Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I love Olivia. I hope it's not getting too common although I've seen it on this thread.

Apparently it's one of the most popular names in the US, so you're too late in hoping it's not common. That said, I have NEVER met anyone named Olivia - child or adult - go figure!

Not sure where you live but there are soooooo many Olivias in Chevy Chase and Bethesda. My daughter is 3 and every girl we meet is Olivia, Sophia, or Amelia.

Anonymous wrote:

I love Olivia. I hope it's not getting too common although I've seen it on this thread.

FYI, there's an easy way to check this. Just go to the Social Security website:

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

Olivia was the #3 most popular name for female babies born in 2009. Only Isabella and Emma were more common. You can also do searches by State. In Maryland Olivia ranked #2 and in Virginia it was #4.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I love Olivia. I hope it's not getting too common although I've seen it on this thread.

Apparently it's one of the most popular names in the US, so you're too late in hoping it's not common. That said, I have NEVER met anyone named Olivia - child or adult - go figure!

This is something I'm dealing with with a few of the names I like. I keep hearing that they're so popular yet I have never met anyone, child or adult, with the name! Aiden is a good example.

Anonymous wrote:
I love Olivia. I hope it's not getting too common although I've seen it on this thread.

Apparently it's one of the most popular names in the US, so you're too late in hoping it's not common. That said, I have NEVER met anyone named Olivia - child or adult - go figure!

Anonymous wrote:Teddy
Langston

Eerie--these were on my list if I had a boy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the poster whose DH is stuck on Maya, my DH was the same way. If our second child had been a girl, he was pretty firm that she would be Maya. Glad we had a boy, because I feel like every other new baby girl is named Maya. Pretty name, but too common for my liking.

How about Myla instead?

He wasn't into that one either. Yeah, I think we're stuck On the plus side, the other name we were considering (Ayla (Isla)) was listed today on the Today show as the big up and comming name for 2011.

Honestly, I think Maya is always a little popular. It's been consistantly in the top 100 for like 15 years. There are some good things to having a well-known name. Anyway, I'm getting too tired to think of other names. I guess I should just be happy I like it!

Boy: Archer
Girl: Lyla

Mylanta.

Anonymous wrote:To the poster whose DH is stuck on Maya, my DH was the same way. If our second child had been a girl, he was pretty firm that she would be Maya. Glad we had a boy, because I feel like every other new baby girl is named Maya. Pretty name, but too common for my liking.

How about Myla instead?

Koen, Minna, Henrik, Rita

Anonymous wrote:Dirk.

Dirk Diggler

To the poster whose DH is stuck on Maya, my DH was the same way. If our second child had been a girl, he was pretty firm that she would be Maya. Glad we had a boy, because I feel like every other new baby girl is named Maya. Pretty name, but too common for my liking.

Anonymous wrote:
Maya is very very popular. Especially is this area. Nina has a very simila ring to Maya, so I'm suprised your DH nixed it. I would try and convince him to go with Nina. And not to start a side discussion with this pp, but I also think Sasha is similar and less popular.

He's a no-go with Nina, and I agree it was weird he didn't like it. He doesn't like a lot of the names that sound like Maya. I also tried Mira and he kept reading it "Myra" and thought it was ridiculous. He gave a VERY odd reaction to Kira. Anyway, the way Nina's been making the rounds on these boards I wouldn't be surprised if it's raising in popularity also. I figure at least I *know* Maya is popular, so I won't be blindsided. When my daughter was born (who is not named Sophia) I didn't know kids named Sophia and have now met a ton of them her age. It was like all of a sudden everyone named their kid the same thing!

I've always thought of Sasha as a really cute name, but I grew up in an area that is heavily populated with Russian people, so Sasha is pretty common there, mostly for boys as a nickname for Alexander, and is often the name people use for their dogs. While it doesn't have the same ring here, that's what it makes me think of.

Teddy
Langston

Neil
Elizabeth (I'm surprised I haven't seen this one mentioned yet)