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HelpRe: Nameberry's 15 Hottest Baby Name Trends For 2015
in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
"So it wouldn't put people off Isabella or Maverick, unless the parents in question were trying to purposely not follow trends."
Some just might and perhaps more than you might think. I know I did for that very reason. Granted, my two oldest dds were born before there was the Internet, however, I still would actively read newspaper articles listing the SSA's top 10 names for the previous years whenever I could because I did NOT want to choose a name in the top 10. I did this even before I got married. And because I wasn't around the infant/toddler set and had no access to the SSA's complete info when I was finally pregnant, I really was clueless about how popular some names were (i.e., my dd's name, Katherine / Kate). With my youngest dd, Anna (who is 16), although we had the Internet at that time, my dh chose her name so it wouldn't have mattered if I'd visited their site. I do remember being horrified when I later discovered that Hannah was #2 that year. I know had I read an article such as this before or while I was pregnant, it would have clued me in to the next big thing. It actually would have been helpful to avoid future trends.
Although my kids' names have been more common than I would have liked, at least they never shot up the charts too high. At least there's that.
Some just might and perhaps more than you might think. I know I did for that very reason. Granted, my two oldest dds were born before there was the Internet, however, I still would actively read newspaper articles listing the SSA's top 10 names for the previous years whenever I could because I did NOT want to choose a name in the top 10. I did this even before I got married. And because I wasn't around the infant/toddler set and had no access to the SSA's complete info when I was finally pregnant, I really was clueless about how popular some names were (i.e., my dd's name, Katherine / Kate). With my youngest dd, Anna (who is 16), although we had the Internet at that time, my dh chose her name so it wouldn't have mattered if I'd visited their site. I do remember being horrified when I later discovered that Hannah was #2 that year. I know had I read an article such as this before or while I was pregnant, it would have clued me in to the next big thing. It actually would have been helpful to avoid future trends.
Although my kids' names have been more common than I would have liked, at least they never shot up the charts too high. At least there's that.
This message was edited 12/7/2014, 3:57 PM
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