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in reply to a message by summitseeker
Yes, that's what happened with my daughter's name. It wasn't all that popular when she was born, and hadn't been for the previous twenty years, and had only a minor vogue in the 1950s. It had never, at the time she was born, been a top 50 name in the US. But as I said, it was just beginning a rise to popularity the year she was born.
Regarding your statement about classic names, I thought her name, Victoria, was a classic that would never really go out of style, but then that was when it had not really ever been in style.
Regarding your statement about classic names, I thought her name, Victoria, was a classic that would never really go out of style, but then that was when it had not really ever been in style.
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Victoria's been holding pretty steady for the past 30 years. It'll likely go out of style eventually, but I can't see it happening anytime soon.
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Yeah, you followed the right strategy, but it just didn't work out for rareness. Victoria is still a beautiful name and honestly deserves to be popular. And it's been popular for long enough that it never will be truly "dated," even if it's less used in the future.
My name is Cayden, which really *was* rare for the year I was born (just outside the top 1,000). It, and similar sounding names, became a big trend in the 90s. I still like it and wouldn't change it, but it definitely is "dated" and will become an "old person's name" in 40 years or so. At least I'll be an old person then.
You can't predict future trends, and unfortunately that rare, beautiful name might not stay rare.
My name is Cayden, which really *was* rare for the year I was born (just outside the top 1,000). It, and similar sounding names, became a big trend in the 90s. I still like it and wouldn't change it, but it definitely is "dated" and will become an "old person's name" in 40 years or so. At least I'll be an old person then.
You can't predict future trends, and unfortunately that rare, beautiful name might not stay rare.
This message was edited 10/15/2017, 12:30 PM
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