Baby Names that have been done to death

[NY Disney fan]

When you read a birth announcement for a new baby and its a name that has been done to death along with a middle name that's been done to death, do you automatically see the parents as dull? I do, and I don't like it...trying to find out how abnormal I am. What say you?

 

[clgwli]

No I don't. Then again we have lots of friends and family of all different types of cultures so I don't really see any names that are done to death.

 

[Hoodie]

No - I actually go the other way. If I see a name that is weird or spelled oddly I think that the parents must be daft.

 

[Deb in IA]

I don't mind names that are "done to death" as much as I cringe at names that are "different" or just plain weird.

 

[Allison]

Dull-of course not.

 

[chrisw127]

I wouldn't automatically see them as dull, but there are definitely names that I am very tired of hearing. Case in point: I hadn't spoken to an old friend of mine for years, but I was talking about him one day to a mutual friend and I said that if he had boys, I'm sure he would name them "Connor" or "Colin" because he's very much into being Irish. Fast forward a year or two and he gets in contact with me. He's had two boys. Their names? Connor and Colin. My head nearly exploded wanting to call our mutual friend to tell her "I was right!" I'm not saying they're awful names, but around here, you can't turn around without hearing those names.

On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of "creative" names either or names that sound cute on little kids but not on adults. I'm still scratching my head over Julia Roberts naming her daughter "Hazel", but if she's as cute as her mom, I suppose it won't matter.

 

[dogluva]

If I meet another newborn Aidan, Jayden, Brayden I will cry. Cute babies, but very been there done that names. Girls are just as bad, Ava, Isabella, etc.

Please don't take offense if your child has these names. They are lovely, just so over used. I had a baby girl in 1992, named her Haley. In 2000, when my son was born, this was the "it" name in my area. But I didn't mind, she was eight by then. I know I would not have picked it if she had been born in 2000.

 

[NMAmy]

No, but I do feel a bit sorry for the child who is going to have to use their last initial with their first name in school. My sister was one. She was Sue H. during the 70's. It always sounds like someone in Alcoholics Anonymous or a case study.

I do kind of giggle about the really over the top names, though. I also wonder why I get such a kick out of reading these in the paper but that's another thread.

 

[mom2rb]

I do, but sometimes I don't think it's their fault. I worked with kids for years so I heard all of the popular names many times. When I would have friends that were pregnant they would tell me the names they liked. I would let them now how popular the name was and they would be shocked. If you don't work with kids you just don't hear names that much, then when you start hanging around the play ground you are surprised at how many other kids have your child's name.

 

[mamamary]

No - I actually go the other way. If I see a name that is weird or spelled oddly I think that the parents must be daft.

I agree - although this is coming from someone named Mary

 

[John Smith1]

I don't mind names that are "done to death" as much as I cringe at names that are "different" or just plain weird.

I agree. I don't know about the done to death names but the names that are "in" for the moment make me gag. Back in the 80s it was the "ney" names, Brittney, Courtney and Tiffany, the 90s had every variation of Kate Lynn you could imagine, and nowadays we've gone back to the early century names like Tess, Sara and Sadie. I can't stand the "in" names.

 

[mjkacmom]

I prefer common names over the weirdly spelled ones - stop sticking in random "Y's"!

 

[NY Disney fan]

I'm not saying they're awful names, but around here, you can't turn around without hearing those names.

Yes, that is exactly what I was trying to say (but couldn't). Its like a "pack mentality". Everyone doing the same thing in the same way esp. in a certain geographic area. Its cringe worthy.

 

[mickeyboat]

My name is Denae. My maiden name is German and 13 letters long. I moved almost every 2 years as a child, and spent much of that time pronouncing and spelling my name for every person I came across.

I did not want to do that to my kids. Their names are Hannah and Emily - very popular, I know. Emily will be known as Emily B. her entire school life. But it's o.k. I love the name and it fits her perfectly.

Denae

 

[Hoodie]

If I meet another newborn Aidan, Jayden, Brayden I will cry. Cute babies, but very been there done that names. Girls are just as bad, Ava, Isabella, etc.

Please don't take offense if your child has these names. They are lovely, just so over used. I had a baby girl in 1992, named her Haley. In 2000, when my son was born, this was the "it" name in my area. But I didn't mind, she was eight by then. I know I would not have picked it if she had been born in 2000.

I had to laugh at your post.

I know 3 Haileys born around 1992, including a cousin.

Timing and region play a huge role. Early to mid-09's in our area EVERY girl was either a Haley or an Ashley. Now it seems we've moved onto names ending in "a" although that may be ending since I know 4 pending babies due in Jan-April of next year that will be named "Peyton" (boys and girls - that should be a fun playground)

And you're right about Jayden/Aiden, etc. I know 3 Jaydens under the age of 2 and a couple of Aidens in the same age range.

 

[HM]

I live in an area that is very diverse. We have a lot of 'made-up names' and a lot of very common anglo-saxon names, and many 'foreign' names. Both my kids have what would be termed common names (in fact my high school aged DS has 7 other kids in his class with the same name) but they were names my husband and I both loved and agreed on. I don't think we were dull in choosing their names. Sorry if the OP has that impression of people that do what we did.

 

[HunnyPots]

Give me odd or weird anyday! I absolutely HATE trendy names!
My daughter was born in 1987 in our small town alone, there must have been a thousand little Megans and almost as many Courtneys and Nicoles. I was so glad we chose a "lesser known" name. In twelve years of school, there was never another child with her name.

 

[Galahad]

I don't mind names that are "done to death" as much as I cringe at names that are "different" or just plain weird.

It does seem that a lot of parents just don't get that they are naming adults - for these kids will spend the vast majority of their life as adults, saddled with whatever was trendy back in the day....... These days 'just plain weird" seems to be trendy all by itself.

 

[Hoodie]

I prefer common names over the weirdly spelled ones - stop sticking in random "Y's"!

My aunt did that to my cousin. Poor child is 12 now and I don't think her name has ever been spelled "correctly" by anyone, including family.

She finally gave up and started spelling her name in a traditional way.

 

[NY Disney fan]

Some trendy names aren't so bad. For example "Madison". Nobody and I mean NOBODY was naming their girl Madison before the movie "Splash" but it is a pretty name for a girl and will eventually become a classic girl's name. But no one ever seems to dip below the Top 10-20 names for ideas. People are always sticking to the Top 20 when far down on the list you will find some wonderful classic names for boys and girls.