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in reply to a message by Rosalia_Paw
I think top 10 would be my line not to cross even if I love a name. I might have used Alexander - back in 2007. I named my son a name that's been steadily top 50-100 for a while.
I basically eliminated Sophie for my daughter in 2006 because of popularity of Sophia. The most popular name I considered naming her, was Charlotte, at #125 that year. I might still have used Charlotte as late as 2010. But not after I realized how it was taking off.
I never watched local trends - because I don't expect them to matter in the long term. I think it's only really the names that crack national top 10 and stay there for a few years, that become prone to seem too common. Like Rachel Shaina says, no names are as frequent as the most popular names were a few decades ago. Not even Sophia / Sofia / Sophie all taken together, are as frequent as Jessica and Ashley were.
- mirfak
I basically eliminated Sophie for my daughter in 2006 because of popularity of Sophia. The most popular name I considered naming her, was Charlotte, at #125 that year. I might still have used Charlotte as late as 2010. But not after I realized how it was taking off.
I never watched local trends - because I don't expect them to matter in the long term. I think it's only really the names that crack national top 10 and stay there for a few years, that become prone to seem too common. Like Rachel Shaina says, no names are as frequent as the most popular names were a few decades ago. Not even Sophia / Sofia / Sophie all taken together, are as frequent as Jessica and Ashley were.
- mirfak
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