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I've been considering going by Florence for a while now due to pronunciation issues with my birth name.
However, I live in the UK. Currently, Florence is very much on the rise, sitting at n. 23 on the UK top 100 for 2015.
Thankfully, I don't personally know any Florences, and the name was out of the top 100 when I was born.
So, I was wondering, would it strange for me to adopt a name that came into popularity two decades after I was born? How likely am I to meet someone in the top 30? Do you think Florence will become even more popular in the coming years?
However, I live in the UK. Currently, Florence is very much on the rise, sitting at n. 23 on the UK top 100 for 2015.
Thankfully, I don't personally know any Florences, and the name was out of the top 100 when I was born.
So, I was wondering, would it strange for me to adopt a name that came into popularity two decades after I was born? How likely am I to meet someone in the top 30? Do you think Florence will become even more popular in the coming years?
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I know two adult Florences and I'm also in the UK. I don't think it would be weird at all.
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Usually I'm really against popularity, but in your case I think it's fine. Florence is popular, and it's trending upwards, so I think it might rise at least a little. I wouldn't use it for a child because of that, but for an adult it's not like you'll be bumping into loads of Florence's your age as a baby Florence might. Especially if you don't know any, I think it's fine. It's a name that's been around for a while too, so it won't sound juvenile or strange on an adult.
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If you're going to be older than most other Florence people, they'll all assume you're younger. Could be nice!
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I don't get people worrying about their name getting popular now. You're not going to be in typical popular name situations like having 3 people with your name in your class, etc. So I think it's fine, it can actually be refreshing to have a name that's in advance with the fashion.
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At least to me popularity is not important - if you like it and are comfortable with it, I thin youk should use it.
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I don't foresee it becoming crazy popular. I would use it if you like it.
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