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Don't get hung up on Ptolemy. 16 uses means 1 person posted it every month and 1 other person posted it 4 times. That's it. Last year it was only posted 12 times (1 person really likes it), and prior to that, it didn't even make BTN's top 100. It has 43 all-time postings; it ties with Emrys and Sidre and Theron (and Mark, heh).

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BTNers typically avoid very popular names. Surely in your time here, you've seen plenty posts saying "I like this name but it's too popular". Sophia did okay, actually (10 postings). Isabella, Ava, and Emily got 2 each.

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Try to think more in terms of movement, rather than where a name ranks now. Is it going up or down? Remember that a large majority of actively posting BTNers don't have children [yet]. And that this is a small sample size and that it's a pretty specific sample (I'd go through our last roll call, but I'm busy comparing name popularities) wherein most of the people are white 18-30sish? educated women. That's what I meant by niche.

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I'm almost done comparing the girls. I'll put the comparisons in a top level reply when I'm done.

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Persephone Evander Hero
Fae Nocturne Silver
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This message was edited 12/10/2016, 11:16 AM