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HelpPro-common names article
http://nameberry.com/blog/popular-baby-names-an-overlooked-perk-in-the-digital-age
I read this, and it makes a lot of sense. I've tried googling myself, and get people from other states, and I'm no where on the list. Yeah to being Jane Marie Doe.
I read this, and it makes a lot of sense. I've tried googling myself, and get people from other states, and I'm no where on the list. Yeah to being Jane Marie Doe.
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Lauren Johnson makes the comment, "I personally shudder to think of what regrets I’d have if I’d used Instagram or Facebook at age 12, during a time when my thoughts and ideas were forming, and my mind developing. I think about what I’d never be able to take back." Her solution is to give her child an anonymous name, so their history is hypothetically harder to uncover. This isn't really a solution to the issue of children posting or saying regrettable statements online. If you're concerned about what your twelve year old is going to post, how about monitoring their online activity or *gasp* not letting them have an account. Making it easier for your child to go on the run after they land themselves in trouble does not equate to good parenting.
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There's a difference between a very uncommon or truly unique name, and a name that is established and used on a regular basis, yet not very popular and common. I've always been an advocate for avoiding very popular names, yet the names that I would advocate using are not extremely unusual or unique. I still advocate avoiding popular names. There is a happy medium.
I'm just surprised that 38% of white men are arrested before the age of 23. No doubt the majority are for nonviolent "crimes", probably drug offenses. Welcome to the police state. That's really the problem. I'm disturbed that anyone would find it necessary to advocate choosing common monikers to avoid the ease of being shamed for an arrest, rather than addressing the real problem.
I'm just surprised that 38% of white men are arrested before the age of 23. No doubt the majority are for nonviolent "crimes", probably drug offenses. Welcome to the police state. That's really the problem. I'm disturbed that anyone would find it necessary to advocate choosing common monikers to avoid the ease of being shamed for an arrest, rather than addressing the real problem.
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I'm so with this article. Don't avoid names you think are pretty just because they're fairly common; pick the name you like and screw it if your kid is Sophia B. or Alex R. Having the same name as other kids can actually help your kid make friends (look! We're twins, we're both named Bella!) and will not stifle their indivuality. My name is pretty darn common among Greeks (Katerina), and my nicknames (Katie and Kate) even more popular in the US and among English speakers. I've managed to become an independent individual despite that. Being common is not a reason to hate a name. It can be a factor, but if your argument against Ethan or Ava is "oh, it's so common", then thats not really much of an argument. You can dislike a name just because you dislike it, that's fine (ex: I hate Ava. It just sounds snotty and breathy and awful to me and I don't like it).
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Eh, even names that are "uncommon" could return results for multiple people. I have an uncommon first name and uncommon last name and even still, when googling, there are a few other people with the same combo fn+ln somehow. The world is huge and the internet is even bigger, so I think that's the sort of thing that's not so much an issue and will become even less of one as time goes on.
And while I think a name's popularity should be one of the things taken into account (whether it winds up mattering to you or not), I do think it's ridic to rely too heavily on it. I remember a user on here a while ago who was looking for name suggestions, but didn't want anything in the top 1000, and I was just like... really? I get nixing those names in the top 10, especially those in the top 10 in your specific region, but once you get past, like, the top 20, it's doubtful it'll make a huge difference. Unless you're in a tiny country with a small pool of names, I guess. But even still lol
And while I think a name's popularity should be one of the things taken into account (whether it winds up mattering to you or not), I do think it's ridic to rely too heavily on it. I remember a user on here a while ago who was looking for name suggestions, but didn't want anything in the top 1000, and I was just like... really? I get nixing those names in the top 10, especially those in the top 10 in your specific region, but once you get past, like, the top 20, it's doubtful it'll make a huge difference. Unless you're in a tiny country with a small pool of names, I guess. But even still lol
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Question Regarding Top Ten
Is there a good way to figure out what the top ten is in your region in the U.S.? Is this done by state?
Is there a good way to figure out what the top ten is in your region in the U.S.? Is this done by state?
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Hmm,I think she has a point there.
However when I was 12-13 I made a website for a "singing" group I was in, and listed our names... never really thinking it might still show up decades later. However about 4 years ago, I discovered it when googling my not-so-common name. I wrote to the website saying that I was 12/13 when I made it, for privacy reasons and since I was a child then I would like to have the website deleted. The website no longer exists. I'm not naive enough to think it doesn't exist somewhere, but it isn't Google-able, and the website is no longer up.
More to the point is common names are recognizable, and can be endearing or at least comfortable. Having been in on the hiring process, I can tell you from experience, a creative name like Vylet and a classic name like Emma, with the same/similar credentials (experience, education, etc)... the Emma is more likely to be called in for the job interview.
That's not to say uncommmon yet familiar names like... Athena face the same challenges. I think this particularly comes up with "creative" spellings.
However when I was 12-13 I made a website for a "singing" group I was in, and listed our names... never really thinking it might still show up decades later. However about 4 years ago, I discovered it when googling my not-so-common name. I wrote to the website saying that I was 12/13 when I made it, for privacy reasons and since I was a child then I would like to have the website deleted. The website no longer exists. I'm not naive enough to think it doesn't exist somewhere, but it isn't Google-able, and the website is no longer up.
More to the point is common names are recognizable, and can be endearing or at least comfortable. Having been in on the hiring process, I can tell you from experience, a creative name like Vylet and a classic name like Emma, with the same/similar credentials (experience, education, etc)... the Emma is more likely to be called in for the job interview.
That's not to say uncommmon yet familiar names like... Athena face the same challenges. I think this particularly comes up with "creative" spellings.
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