Baby Names that have been done to death

[dogluva]

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.

I would have named my oldest son Ashley had he been a girl. He would have been the fourth one in his Kindergarten class. This was in 88. I love the name, not so much anymore. Too over done. Thankfully he was a boy and named Adam after his father.

 

[Quiksilvr]

I grew up in the 80s, and I definitely remember growing up with about a dozen Ashleys, a dozen Tiffanys, a few Brittanys, etc. Jessica and Rachel were also quite popular in my area.

Re middle names...I think I was a teenager before I met a girl whose middle name was not Lee, Ann, or Lynn.

 

[blowinbubbles]

LOL about Aidan & Conor! We have and Irish last name, so I wanted to name my child something that would go well with our surname. I named my oldest (14 now) Conor, thinking I had not heard that name much at all. Well Lo & behold. . . .once he was about two, I heard "Conor/Conner/Connor" all over the place!

So, when son #2 was born, I fell in love with the name "Aidan" thinking it was a shoe-in for a unique name. NOT! LOL! I didn't know a single Aidan when I named my son, and they are all over the place now! hehehe!

 

[Jennasis]

I know lots of Haylee's, Kaylee's, Bailey's, Kayla's.

 

[dzorn]

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

Yep I agree. What were they thinking?

Denise in MI

I finally learned how to double quote.

 

[NY Disney fan]

I know lots of Haylee's, Kaylee's, Bailey's, Kayla's.

Don't forget Kylie!

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

I wanted to name DD "Skye" or "Piper" and got shot down all over the place. We ended up with a Bella (Isabella) and it suits her. There hasn't been another one in her class *yet*.

We do have two Katelyn/Kaitlyns on our small cul-de-sac of 14 houses.

 

[Hoodie]

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.

I like the classics. Right now a lot of classic names are the "in" names for girls. Sarah (with an H) is pretty big and very classic. I hated the Britneys, Ashleys, and Brianna's of a few years ago, but some of the ones now are very old fashioned.

 

[A4Disney]

You're not alone lol

 

[rie'smom]

I didn't want my children to have trendy names and I always loved traditional names, so we have an Edward, a Philip, and a Marie. None of them had another child with the same name in any of their classes

 

[okeydokey]

I was at the beach over the weekend and heard Archer over and over again, Archer come here, Archer it's time to go, Archer we have to go now, Archer let's go, Come on Archer we need to leave now. (same kid).

 

[punkin]

My DD15 is named after my Grandmother. My DD9 is named after my mother. They are both unique names that so far not a single girl in any of their classes has ever had, but they are old traditional names.

 

[NY Disney fan]

I was at the beach over the weekend and heard Archer over and over again, Archer come here, Archer it's time to go, Archer we have to go now, Archer let's go, Come on Archer we need to leave now. (same kid).

That's sounds snooty Like "Reginald! Its time to leave now." Or "Come on, Worthington!

 

[lovesmurfs]

My DD15 is named after my Grandmother. My DD9 is named after my mother. They are both unique names that so far not a single girl in any of their classes has ever had, but they are old traditional names.

My DD9 has my great grandmother's name -- we wanted a biblical name. In 1999 it was rather a rarity....Hannah. Next year, it was one of the top names, and then comes along Hannah Montana...If I had to do it over again, I'd find a different one.

 

[Laura]

I'm trying to come up with a name for a girl--they tell us that's what we're having--and it's been tough. A lot of names sound too cutesy, or too old. Some names I do like are very popular, others I worry won't be pronounced correctly (if I name her Ariana, I worry she'll have to hear AIR-ee-ANN-uh her whole life). She'll be getting my hyphenated last name, and while it's a pretty simple last name, like Johnson-Smith, I don't want to give her a long first name like Anastasia. I like my name a lot, it's short, simple, and feminine. So I'm trying to find something along those lines.

 

[chrisw127]

LOL about Aidan & Conor! We have and Irish last name, so I wanted to name my child something that would go well with our surname. I named my oldest (14 now) Conor, thinking I had not heard that name much at all. Well Lo & behold. . . .once he was about two, I heard "Conor/Conner/Connor" all over the place!

So, when son #2 was born, I fell in love with the name "Aidan" thinking it was a shoe-in for a unique name. NOT! LOL! I didn't know a single Aidan when I named my son, and they are all over the place now! hehehe!

At least you spelled Conor correctly! My friend's husband is from Ireland (and a Conor as well) and it drives him crazy when Americans spell it with two Ns.

 

[TomLovesBecky]

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?

All I know is that one in five boys born in our hospital last year were named Aidan, Aiden, etc. ONE IN FIVE! It was insane. The nurses on L&D used to joke in the lounge, "The Mom I'm working with now is having a boy...most likely to be named Aidan!"

 

[HM]

I'm trying to come up with a name for a girl--they tell us that's what we're having--and it's been tough. A lot of names sound too cutesy, or too old. Some names I do like are very popular, others I worry won't be pronounced correctly (if I name her Ariana, I worry she'll have to hear AIR-ee-ANN-uh her whole life). She'll be getting my hyphenated last name, and while it's a pretty simple last name, like Johnson-Smith, I don't want to give her a long first name like Anastasia. I like my name a lot, it's short, simple, and feminine. So I'm trying to find something along those lines.

May I suggest Kate, Julia, Denise, Annabel, Lori

Good luck. You'll eventually figure it out!

 

[happygirl]

We named our kids Ashlyn and Brady. I don't think those are to out there. I don't feel like they are over common. Just perfect for us. Even though I hear more and more Ashlyn

 

[Kath2003]

It goes in waves. I can't tell you how many children named Jack, Connor, Matthew, Bethany, Ellie or Jessica I've taught in the past year - some classes have 5 or 6 students with the same name!