Anonymous
12/09/2010 12:39
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
okay so what is it?
Anonymous
12/06/2010 20:43
Subject: Re:Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
we are having a girl and the girls' compilation list is almost name-for-name the list we used to select our name. 
thankfully the one we picked isn't on the list, and it's like 240 on the SSA list.
thankfully the one we picked isn't on the list, and it's like 240 on the SSA list.
Anonymous
12/06/2010 20:39
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
I know several ellees or ellas and quite a few connors. aidan is also big. as is amelia. and jackson.
Anonymous
12/03/2010 23:20
Subject: Re:Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Anonymous wrote:Just re-posting the compilation list from this thread, so it's more accessible.
GIRLS:
Sophie/Sophia
Ella/Ellie/Elle
Eleanor/Nora
Stella
Ava
Eva
Evelyn
Mia/Maya/Maia/Malia
Isabelle/Isabella
Olivia
Lily/Lila/Lillian
Layla/Lola
Grace
Claire
Caroline
Julia
Leah
Lucy
Zoe
Maggie
Molly
Emma/Emily
Chloe
Charlotte
Annabelle/Anna
Alexandra/Alexandria
Madeline
Madison
Addison
Hannah
Harper
Quinn
Anya
Alanna (really?)
BOYS:
Jack/Jackson
Liam/William
Aiden (and all that rhyme)
Max
Alexander
Charlie
Henry
Joe/Joseph/Josiah
Benjamin
Owen
Elijah
Sam
Jacob
Finn
Quinn
Mason
Micah
Matthew
Lucas
Noah
Tyler
Theo
Harrison
Gavin
Dylan
Eric
Michael
I haven't read the entire thread, but I find it hard to believe that many names are overused in this area. That list could fill 4 class rosters.
Anonymous
12/03/2010 22:57
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Thanks for reposting, but Malia is no where near Maya, Mia, et al.
Anonymous
12/03/2010 21:46
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hear the name Carter a lot -- and it's my last name so it seems odd to me.
It seems odd to most of us, especially since the three families I know with a son named Carter are staunchly conservative.
This cracked me up. We have a son named Carter and are as tree hugging, liberal, lefty as you can get.
Anonymous
12/03/2010 21:43
Subject: Re:Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
That line should read "Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella".
Anonymous wrote:Just re-posting the compilation list from this thread, so it's more accessible.
GIRLS:
Sophie/Sophia
Ella/Ellie/Elle
Eleanor/Nora
Stella
Ava
Eva
Evelyn
Mia/Maya/Maia/Malia
Isabelle/Isabella
Olivia
Lily/Lila/Lillian
Layla/Lola
Grace
Claire
Caroline
Julia
Leah
Lucy
Zoe
Maggie
Molly
Emma/Emily
Chloe
Charlotte
Annabelle/Anna
Alexandra/Alexandria
Madeline
Madison
Addison
Hannah
Harper
Quinn
Anya
Alanna (really?)
BOYS:
Jack/Jackson
Liam/William
Aiden (and all that rhyme)
Max
Alexander
Charlie
Henry
Joe/Joseph/Josiah
Benjamin
Owen
Elijah
Sam
Jacob
Finn
Quinn
Mason
Micah
Matthew
Lucas
Noah
Tyler
Theo
Harrison
Gavin
Dylan
Eric
Michael
Anonymous
12/03/2010 21:29
Subject: Re:Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Just re-posting the compilation list from this thread, so it's more accessible.
GIRLS:
Sophie/Sophia
Ella/Ellie/Elle
Eleanor/Nora
Stella
Ava
Eva
Evelyn
Mia/Maya/Maia/Malia
Isabelle/Isabella
Olivia
Lily/Lila/Lillian
Layla/Lola
Grace
Claire
Caroline
Julia
Leah
Lucy
Zoe
Maggie
Molly
Emma/Emily
Chloe
Charlotte
Annabelle/Anna
Alexandra/Alexandria
Madeline
Madison
Addison
Hannah
Harper
Quinn
Anya
Alanna (really?)
BOYS:
Jack/Jackson
Liam/William
Aiden (and all that rhyme)
Max
Alexander
Charlie
Henry
Joe/Joseph/Josiah
Benjamin
Owen
Elijah
Sam
Jacob
Finn
Quinn
Mason
Micah
Matthew
Lucas
Noah
Tyler
Theo
Harrison
Gavin
Dylan
Eric
Michael
GIRLS:
Sophie/Sophia
Ella/Ellie/Elle
Eleanor/Nora
Stella
Ava
Eva
Evelyn
Mia/Maya/Maia/Malia
Isabelle/Isabella
Olivia
Lily/Lila/Lillian
Layla/Lola
Grace
Claire
Caroline
Julia
Leah
Lucy
Zoe
Maggie
Molly
Emma/Emily
Chloe
Charlotte
Annabelle/Anna
Alexandra/Alexandria
Madeline
Madison
Addison
Hannah
Harper
Quinn
Anya
Alanna (really?)
BOYS:
Jack/Jackson
Liam/William
Aiden (and all that rhyme)
Max
Alexander
Charlie
Henry
Joe/Joseph/Josiah
Benjamin
Owen
Elijah
Sam
Jacob
Finn
Quinn
Mason
Micah
Matthew
Lucas
Noah
Tyler
Theo
Harrison
Gavin
Dylan
Eric
Michael
Anonymous
12/03/2010 21:11
Subject: Re:Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Anonymous wrote:PP, my mom is Amelia, and she hated her name growing up, so much that she still goes by a rather silly diminutive. When the current crop of Amelias sprouted, she was terribly confused. Couldn't believe that such an antique of a name was making a comeback.
My grandmother Sophia feels the same way!! She hated her name so much her whole life that she goes by her middle name. She can't believe that it's one of the most popular names out there right now!
Anonymous
11/22/2010 08:18
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
We used a very uncommon name and when people ask if it's a family name I say "it is now".
(I think I stole that from Calvin Trillin)
(I think I stole that from Calvin Trillin)
Anonymous
11/22/2010 06:37
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
I am the PP-- as an example, DS was named in the Jewish tradition for his grandmothers--same first letter. It also
happens to be DH's great grandfather's name. I never say "we used a family name." That sounds so pretentious! Why not just say, he's named after _______.". Much more meaningful anyway.
happens to be DH's great grandfather's name. I never say "we used a family name." That sounds so pretentious! Why not just say, he's named after _______.". Much more meaningful anyway.
Anonymous
11/22/2010 06:26
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Anonymous wrote:Question for those of you who chose family names for your DC. Would you have done the same thing if people in your family all had awful names, or did you just happen to get lucky that your family members had great monikers?
It feels to me like there's often this subtle (or sometimes not so subtle) air of superiority among those who pick family names for their kids--like parents who (gasp!) choose names they just happen to like are somehow beneath everyone else.
If you're lucky enough that grandma had a beautiful and (surprise!) suddenly trendy name, congratulations, but please don't look down on me for not naming my kid Bernice or Aloysius.
As a child of immigrants from a culture where this is not the norm, can someone explain this proliferation of "we used a family name?"
Does this mean there are a handful of names that just keep getting reused each generation (see Bushes)?
Are we talking Jr, III, IV?
Is it grandma/grandpa's name?
Or is it some random aunt's name that happened to be Isabelle and you are saying you used a "family name" to sound superior (ie I didn't pick it because it was trendy).
I think saying "i used a family name" means doing something like the Bushes. Just naming your kid after grandma is doing that, not "using a family name.". The latter sounds like you've got a bunch of names recycled.
Anonymous
11/21/2010 23:52
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Anonymous wrote:Hear the name Carter a lot -- and it's my last name so it seems odd to me.
It seems odd to most of us, especially since the three families I know with a son named Carter are staunchly conservative.
Anonymous
11/21/2010 23:24
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Hear the name Carter a lot -- and it's my last name so it seems odd to me.
Anonymous
11/17/2010 13:49
Subject: Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
Hedwig and the Angry Inch!! Not a name to use, unless you want to beg the comparison.
I think that the fad right now is not to give family names, per se, but to use old fashion sounding names. Usually, the best place to start is with the family tree.
I had a great aunt named Shirley and I love that name, I would totally use it for a DD.
I think that the fad right now is not to give family names, per se, but to use old fashion sounding names. Usually, the best place to start is with the family tree.
I had a great aunt named Shirley and I love that name, I would totally use it for a DD.