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Most liked: Alexander, Daniel, Anthony
Most disliked: Michael, Noah, Joshua

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Most liked: Lily, Emma, Charlotte
Most disliked: Avery, Zoey (just this spelling), Abigail

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Most of the names are just okay for me or just nms.

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Alexander is only one I really love and Michael is only one I really hate.

This message was edited 4/24/2014, 8:50 AM

Like:
Joseph
David
Alexander

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Ava
Ella
Elizabeth

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Dislike:
Jayden
Anthony
Liam

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Abigail
Mia
Aubrey/Chloe - it's a tie

Favorites:
Noah
William
Alexander

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Sophia
Ava
Natalie

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Least Favorites:
Jayden
Anthony
Joshua

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Madison
Chloe
Addison

MOST

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Jacob
Benjamin
Joshua
Sophia
Emma
Isabella

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LEAST

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Jayden
Anthony
David
Madison
Addison
Aubrey

Most liked:

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William
Alexander
James

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Sophia
Emma
Olivia

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Most disliked:

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Jayden - this represents the -ayden trend
Matthew - unattractive sound, also far too popular for too long
Joshua - it's been annoyingly popular for too long

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Madison
Avery
Addison

Least liked boys: Liam, Jayden, Joshua
Most liked boys : Michael, David, James

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Least liked girls: Chloe, Zoey, Addison
Most liked girls: Ava, Elizabeth, Natalie

Boys

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Jacob - like it
Mason - dislike
Ethan - used to be one of my favourite, but it's okay now
Noah - okay but nms
William - dislike
Liam - dislike
Jayden - dislike
Michael - okay
Alexander - nice clasic
Aiden - dislike
Daniel - Lovely
Matthew - okay
Elijah - nms
James - nice classic
Anthony - okay
Benjamin - nice name
Joshua - dislike
Andrew - not a fan
David - classic but i've never liked it
Joseph - nice classic

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Girls:

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Sophia - not into it. Dislike the spelling
Emma - just started loving this
Isabella - never liked it
Olivia - love it
Ava - never been a fan
Emily - pretty name
Abigail - never been a fan
Mia - pretty, prefer it as a nn
Madison - really dislike
Elizabeth - always lovely
Chloe - cute but nms
Ella - never liked this
Avery - dislike
Addison - dislike
Aubrey - dislike it
Lily - love it!
Natalie - pretty
Sofia - Used to love, but not anymore.
Charlotte - not a fan
Zoey - dislike

Most liked boys names:
William
Andrew
James
But I also really like Benjamin, David, and Alexander.

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Most disliked boys names
Jayden - I seriously hate this name with a passion. I don't think I ever heard of it until Britney Spears named her son this.
Aiden - Aidan is better, but I still dislike it. Seriously though, how does a spelling variation trump the standard name in popularity? That would be like Keven being more popular than Kevin!
Liam - it's a nickname. Can't people seriously name their sons William instead?
Also, I dislike Mason.

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Most liked girls names:
Elizabeth - my name. Classic, regal, and honestly one of my top names in general. Sorry for being biased, though I will say that for much of my childhood I would have preferred a different name. Now I'm totally happy with it!
Charlotte - I've loved Charlotte for ages.
Abigail - yet another classic name.
Runner-ups: Emma, Lily, Sophia, and Isabella

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Most disliked girls names:
Madison
Avery - way too masculine. I've known more boys named Avery than girls.
Addison
Too trendy, and I much prefer to see these names on guys.

Boys:
LIKE
Elijah
Benjamin
Alexander

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DISLIKE
Jayden
Aiden
Anthony

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Girls:
LIKE
Ava
Ella
Charlotte

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DISLIKE
Madison
Avery
Addison

Most liked:

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Noah
Alexander
Elijah

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Elizabeth
Emily
Lily

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Most disliked:

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Jayden
Mason
Aiden

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Madison
Addison
Charlotte

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Most liked: Elijah, Alexander & Benjamin; Lily, Elizabeth and Ava. Least liked: Mason, Jacob and Jayden; Ella, Olivia and Emily.

The top 20 is a bit different in the U.S to where I live

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Liked:

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Jacob
Ethan
James

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Lily
Emma
Olivia

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The only ones of these I actually like enough to consider would be Lily and Jacob (Jake)

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Disliked:

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Joshua
Benjamin
Matthew

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Isabella
Abigail
Madison

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I think the difference between the liked in disliked is that I don't know many babies been born in the last few years so names that haven't been in the top 20 for very long aren't tired to me yet because no one my age has those names. But I had 2 Ben's and 3 Josh's in my class in high school and they are so overdone.

Favorites:
James- James is my dad's name, so I'm quite fond of it. It is high on my own list.
Benjamin- I just love the sound of it, despite the popularity.
Joshua- I've always liked Joshua. It is just so friendly and sweet sounding.

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Zoey- But I much prefer the Zoe spelling, I strongly dislike the extra -y. Zoe is my favorite name as it honors my favorite women, my grandmother Zoe.
Chloe- I love the sound and look of Chloe despite its popularity.
Emma- I'm reading Emma by Jane Austen. I love Jane Austen and the book makes this name more appealing, (not that Emma is the greatest character ever, but I do find her enjoyable), even though it is extremely popular near me.

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I'm just so over:
Liam- this is a nickname to me, too cutesy to be a full name
Jayden- no more -ayden name!
Aiden- ditto

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Avery- I see this as a boys name (even though I don't really like it for a boy).
Addison- Sounds so masculine to me.
Madison- I know so many Maddies that it is just ruined (and ruins the pretty Madeline and Madeleine). -son names sound be for boys.

Boys favorite three:
David - ever since hearing I would have been named David if I was a boy, it has a soft spot in my heart
Joshua - love the look, the sound, and I am quite fond of J names for some reason
Elijah - again, love the look and a the sound

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Least favorite:
Liam - William is so classic, I just absolutely hate this because I want William (no shorten version) used more
Aiden - just doesn't sound complete, probably because too many -aiden sounding names out there, all of which I dislike.
Mason - just doesn't sound like a name for a human to me. Maybe a pet, of some sort...

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Girls favorite: Abigail, Zoey (prefer Zoe) and Olivia

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Least favorites:
Lily (probably due to having a flower for a middle name, but I hate flower names
Ella - sounds stupid to my ears, and I have a spoiled cousin named Ella
Sophia - again, sounds stupid to my ears, and knew a horrible girl with this name

Like:
Benjamin, Liam, & Elijah
Sofia, Aubrey, & Natalie

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Dislike:
Mason, Jayden, & Anthony
Abigail, Madison, & Charlotte

Most liked:

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Lily
Isabella
Elizabeth

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Alexander
Benjamin
Jacob

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Least liked:

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Emily
Chloe
Addison

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Aiden
Jayden
Liam

Favorites:
Sophia/Sofia (can I count these as one? If not I'll stick with Sophia)
Olivia
Lily

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William
Benjamin
David

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Runners-up: Abigail and Daniel

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Least favorites:
Madison
Addison
Zoey (godawful spelling, though I don't like Zoe either)

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Mason
Jayden
Aiden (though I do like Aidan)

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Runners-up: Elijah and Chloe (or maybe Mia, I can't decide which I hate more)

Boys Most Fave

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Noah - I'm not religious at all and I actually really dislike the biblical story of Noah, but I've liked this name for a long while. I think it's looks nice, sound handsome, and it just overall a very pleasant name.
Benjamin - Some of my favorite 'sounds' are in this name. It's just very, very pleasant to hear and see.
Alexander - Handsome, sophisticated, cool namesakes, it's just great.

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Boys Lease Fave

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Matthew - every Matt I've known has been a jerk. Plus I don't like the sound or look of it, or of Matt. Just, blah.
Anthony - Never liked it for some reason, can't say why.
Joseph - known and a lot jerk Josephs too

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Girls Most Fave

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Olivia - just a pretty, pretty name, love the nn Liv
Ava - Been a favorite since I heard it on a girl I went to school with years ago. Just sounds magical for some reason
Charlotte - was my gran's name. Love her, love the name. It's old fashioned in a pretty and elegant way imo

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Girls Least Fave

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Madison - not a fan of 'son' girl names generally, plus I know way too many bratty Madisons. The name is so trendy now it just sounds like a joke
Avery - Sounds like the sort of name I'd like but it just comes off pretentious an unpleasant
Addison - ditto Madison, but x1000

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This message was edited 4/21/2014, 2:20 PM

Most liked:

Noah
Elijah
James

Emma
Sofia
Charlotte

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Least liked:

Mason
Ethan
Joseph

Abigail
Madison
Addison

Top:

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Olivia, Emily and Ava. Ava is pretty, even though it is so unbelievably boring.
Alexander, Anthony and Daniel.

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Bottom:

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Abigail, Madison, Avery, Addison, Aubrey, Natalie, Chloe and Zoey (I like Zoe, but this spelling is so stupid). I couldn't pick just one.
Mason, Ethan, Liam, Jayden, Michael, Aiden, Matthew, Joshua, Joseph and Andrew. Once again, so many names that I don't like enough to say that I dislike them, I don't even like them that much when I see them on people. If I had to pick just three, Liam, Mason, Michael (and Matthew). I don't consider Jayden or Aiden worth my attention. I can't say I even vaguely -like- any of my list there, though.

Good boys:

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Daniel
David
William

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Bad boys:

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Ethan
Jayden
Liam (in spite of, or because of, William being on the Good list)

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Good girls:

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Chloe
Elizabeth
Emily

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Bad girls:

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Addison
Aubrey
Madison

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For the record, they're in alphabetical order.

Boys most liked: William, Liam, Anthony

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Boys most disliked: Mason, Joshua, Joseph

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Girls most liked: Lily, Elizabeth, Olivia

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Girls most disliked: Addison, Madison, Sophia

I like:

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Jacob: I'm really sad it's so popular. I love Jake and Jacob.
Benjamin: Not usable for me but I still like it.
Noah: I know this is popular by looking at the stats (obviously) but I've only met one or two.

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I dislike:

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Jayden: I hate this name so much that when someone says they like it, I almost think less of them. Like when someone says they like the show Charmed.
Mason: I've met several really, really cool guys with this name but it still just sounds like a job to me.
Daniel: Ew. Preppy frat bro who will drug girls and then work at his father's Fortune 500 company.

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Girls:

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Sophia: This and Sophie I still like but it is starting to get a bit bland.
Zoey: I love this name.
Lily: Love, love.

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Ava: Stupid princess with no skill set.
Emily: Ugh. All Emilys are evil and must die.
Aubrey: Sooooooooooo ugly. I can't even say why because I love Audrey. That b just ruins it. It's so... curdled milk and stale cereal. Gross.

Boys Like:

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William -- classic, handsome, nice nn options
Alexander -- ditto, the only male name here I'd probably use
Daniel -- tritto

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Boys Dislike:

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Mason -- not into using surnames that are not in one's family tree, also, occupational surname meanings are pretty silly as fns, imo
Jayden -- a nothing, trendy name based on sound
Aiden -- Aidan isn't bad although it's trendy, however, the misspelled version becoming more common truly annoys me (ditto with Zoey / Zoe)

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Girls Like:

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Sophia / Sofia -- classic, great meaning, elegant, exotic
Isabella -- ditto
Elizabeth -- a perennial classic, great nn options, the only name I'd use here

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Girls Dislike:

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Emily -- insipid
Madison -- again, the surname thing
Addison -- ditto

Most liked:

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Jacob
Alexander
Benjamin

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I love all of these names. They are attractive sounding and have a nice image.

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Sophia
Isabellla
Abigail - not really a favourite of mine (unlike the others) but the best of the rest.

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Most disliked:

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Mason
Ethan
Liam

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I don't like the image of any of those names.

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Addison
Avery
Aubrey

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Dislike all of these because they are ugly names.

like:
Alexander, James, William
Charlotte, Olivia, Emily

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do not like:
Aiden - Aidan was a nice name, Aiden is the fake ten-cent dimbo version that's put it out of business
Mason - it's the new Jason, only without the solid history or cool legend or anything appealing whatsoever
Elijah - I dislike most of the trendoid biblical resurrections, this can stand for all of them

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Aubrey - convinced this use on girls originated through some poor confused fool not being able to say Audrey properly
Zoey - stupid stupid spelling of utter stupidity
Mia - whiny blah of a name (what on earth is wrong with Maria? Infinitely nicer)

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Gosh it was hard to stick to three there! but kudos for making us do it - much more interesting.

Like:
Jacob (Jakob)
Joseph (/Josef)
Noah - One of the very few names of which I like the sound for both boys and girls

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Dislike:
Liam
Jayden
Ethan

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Like:
Elizabeth (Elisabeth) - I love the great variety of nicknames for Elisabeth
Mia - Overused in the last few years, but a really great name
Abigail

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Dislike:
Olivia
Zoey
Addison

Alexander, Andrew, Anthony (would be Aidan but it's spelled Aiden). I like Alexander far more than the others, too.

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Charlotte, Mia, Sophia, and there is still a point if I add Olivia because those four are the only ones I'd consider using.

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I really don't like Joseph, Joshua, and ... eh. Those are my least faves. If I have to blacklist another one I pick Liam because it's sort of annoying.

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I really don't like Aubrey (it should be Audrey! whyyyy), Addison, and ... hm. Lily, I suppose. It's pretty, but it's so weak that I accidentally crushed it when I read the list.

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I feel fairly neutral towards the majority of these names. Only two of my real faves are on there (Alexander and Charlotte)

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Next time, please put links in your post.

Boys:
Most liked-
William
Elijah
James
Least liked-
Jayden
Aiden
Daniel

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Girls:
Most liked-
Elizabeth
Lily
Charlotte

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Least liked-
Madison
Addison
Aubrey

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I don't like Liam, Jayden or Elijah for boys. I've never liked Liam, it seems very nerdy to me. Jayden is way too trendy. Elijah reminds me of the profit who comes to drink the wine at Passover, so it's too biblical for my tastes.

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I don't like Sophia, Isabella or Avery for girls. Sophia just reminds me of The Golden Girls. I don't understand it's appeal. Isabella just seems too fancy for me. Avery is a boy's name.

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Boy's names I like are Noah and Ethan. Noah was one of the names I had down for a long time.

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The girl name I like is Charlotte. This was my number one for years. Too bad I didn't have a daughter in 2000 when I first started liking this name to get ahead of the popularity. I'd never use it now. I know about 10 baby Charlotte's under the age of 2.

Most liked boys:
Matthew
James
Benjamin

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Most liked girls:
Sophia
Isabella
Sofia

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Least liked boys:
Mason
Jayden
Aiden

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Least liked girls:
Madison
Addison
Aubrey

I like Elijah, James, Alexander, Addison, Elizabeth and Emma. All of these are actually on my list except Elizabeth and Emma. Addison isn't actually ranked in England - where I live - so I think that makes a big difference, I'm one of the few that like unisex names and I think "Addie" is a cute nickname.

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I don't like William, Anthony, Liam, Charlotte, Chloe, and Aubrey. This probably takes people by surprise as their quite "classic" names (perhaps with the exception of Aubrey) but I either don't like the sound of them, have a negative association with them, or they were all popular when I was growing up; or all three in the cases of William and Chloe!

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Favorites:
Noah, Alexander, Benjamin
Emma, Olivia, Elizabeth

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Least Favorites:
Mason, Jayden, Anthony
Madison, Addison, Zoey

edited because I got cut off somehow

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Most-liked boys' names: James, Michael, Benjamin
Least liked: Matthew, Liam and Jacob

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Most liked girls' names: Natalie, Sophia and under duress, Olivia.
Least liked girls' names: Emma, Chloe and Charlotte.

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It was much harder to choose three girls' names I liked from this list. I think I could have done it more easily with more than twenty names to choose from, even just thirty might have helped.
I too found it harder to pick favorite girls' names from the list. The boys' list was much easier, most of the boys' names, even ones I don't like, I could picture them on males of all different ages and races. The girls' names seemed much more of a type to me, overwhelmingly striking me as white, yuppie/suburban under-10 names. Of the three I was able to say I liked, only Natalie is a name I can say I like without reservations. Sophia and especially Olivia I chose more because I didn't outright loathe them than because I really liked them.

This message was edited 4/21/2014, 7:56 AM

Most liked boys:
William - lovely if a bit boring
James - solid. handsome.
Alexander - I probably wouldn't use it but it's nice and grand.

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Least liked boys (other than the obvious, which have been insulted to death so I'll leave them out):
Michael - bore me to tears
Matthew - bore me to death
Anthony - seems slick.

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Most liked girls:
Emily - always loved it. Simple, old fashioned.
Elizabeth - one of the most beautiful girls' names of all time.
Emma - I like the -Em sound, what can I say

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Least like girls (aside from the obvious see boys. Btw, Aubrey?! Where the eff did that come from?):
Olivia - I think the sound is really unattractive. It's like litter and liver.
Ava - Supposedly this is a classic, but it strikes me more like a Madison-type name. Kind of grating and tacky.
Lily - Just too precious and soft.

Most liked:
William
Michael
Benjamin

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Elizabeth
Abigail
Emily

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Most disliked:
Mason
Jayden
Ethan

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Avery
Addison
Zoey

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I had the same problem where I disliked a whole lot on the girl's list vs. the boy's list.

Most liked boys: Matthew, Benjamin, David
Least liked boys: Jayden, Mason, Liam

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Most liked girls: Natalie, Olivia, Aubrey
Least liked girls: Zoey, Avery, Addison

Three most liked:
William
Joseph
Noah

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Elizabeth
Emily
Charlotte

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Most Disliked:
Jayden
Mason
Matthew - I hate this name soooooo much. -thew has to be the ugliest sound around

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Zoey
Chloe - 'oey' endings have to be up there withe 'thew'
Mia - such a mumble of a name

Top 3 boys: Daniel, Michael and Benjamin. They all look and sound nice. Daniel is one of my favourites. With Michael, I would spell the name Mikael.
Worst 3 boys: Joshua, Jayden, Aiden. With Joshua dislike the sound of the name and I don't like the nickname Josh. Jayden and Aiden are just too... how would say it.. Superficial sounding.

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Top 3 girls: Ella, Lily and Natalie. With Ella I would prefer Elle, but close enough. Lily and Natalie are simply cute and beautiful.
Worst 3 girls: Isabella, Abigail and Addison. Isabella is actually starting to slowly grow on me, but not just yet, I don't like the name Bella, there is something about the letter B. Abigail just doesn't sound or look that nice to me. With Addison I don't like the -son ending. (Madison got out of the list though cuz I still like the nickname Maddy. )

Top three boys (none of the 20 are on my list of favourites):
Benjamin - my husband's and son's middle name
Elijah - don't mind this one at all, although I'd really love Elias
William - with the nn Liam.

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Top three girls:
Natalie - I've loved Natalie for years and years
Mia - I like it better as a nickname, but it is awfully sweet.
Avery - Although I'd rather use it on a boy, I don't mind it on a girl either.

Faves: Ethan, Elijah and Benjamin - Classic, strong, Biblical, masculine names.

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Least Faves: Mason, Jayden and Aiden - Trendy, will not age well and will date very quickly imo.

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Faves: Ava, Chloe and Lily - Obviously all these names are popular and somewhat trendy, but I find them all lovely and quite classic actually.

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Least Faves: Madison, Avery and Addison - Trendy, unisex and nmsaa.

Boys-disliked

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Benjamin-I've never liked this name, it sounds so ugly.
Jayden-It's trendy and unattractive.
Aiden-Same as Jayden.

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Boys-liked

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Michael-Love it, it's my son's name.
Alexander-Very handsome.
William-I have a soft spot for Prince William. Because of him I've grown to like this name.

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Girls-disliked

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Abigail-I can't stand the distinct big sound in the name.
Natalie-So plain and boring and I can't stand the nn Nat, it reminds me of a gnat.
Avery-It reminds me of aviary and ovary.

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Girls-liked

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Charlotte-It's just so pretty and elegant.
Lily-Short and sweet.
Ava-Simple, sweet and elegant.

Most liked boys: Alexander, James and Daniel

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Least liked boys: Jayden, Aiden and Mason

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Most liked girls: Elizabeth, Sophia and Ella

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Least liked girls: Madison, Addison and Chloe

Boys:

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-Like: James, Matthew, Alexander. They're just so timeless and I like the nicknames Matt and Alex (Jamie's okay). And I know some great people with these names, so...

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-Dislike: Joshua, Jayden, Anthony. I don't like how Joshua sounds, Jayden has become a cliché, and Anthony... I don't know. It sounds stuck-up, I guess?

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Girls:

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-Like: Ava, Elizabeth, Lily.

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-Dislike: Charlotte, Addison, Mia. I have bad personal associations with Charlotte and Mia (also, the latter sounds so empty and dull). Addison sounds like a drug.