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HelpWhat names would you like to be out of fashion?
Names that are trending or that are simply very common and you don't understand why. Has it ever happened to you that you hate a name but people love it and you realize that it only happens to you?
In my case, I really don't like Mia and Isabella for a girl and Alexander and Oliver for a boy. They are so popular that they start to tire me. I'm not kidding, I have a friend who has named her son Oliver and I also know several children in my neighborhood with that name. I'm not saying it's an ugly name, I actually like it, but it's so repetitive that little by little I feel like it's losing its charm. Everyone loves Oliver as a name and I think there are better ones. Same with Alexander.
In the case of Mia and Isabella, I don't even think they are pretty. Mia sounds bland, seedy, and boring. Maybe as a nickname it works, but not as a full name. I really don't understand why this name is positioned as one of the most popular names in various countries. And Isabella... I'm sorry, but it sounds like a repellent girl to me. Snobbish and vain.
As I am Spanish, there are also names that are very fashionable and that I do not share. They would be María, Laura and Isabel for a girl and Alejandro, Manuel and David for a boy.
I start with María. I am not exaggerating when I say that half the population is called María. It is in fact the most common name in my country and is also used as a compound name, with millions of options such as María del Carmen, María del Mar, María de los Dolores, María Teresa, María José, María Luisa, etc. Even some men have María in their middle name, such as José María or Pedro María. Although these names are considered old-fashioned and it is rare to see someone my age with this name (I am 21) the name only María in girls is still extremely popular. It seems like it never gets old. I see women of all ages with this name and it never falls below the first or second place when it comes to most popular names. Heavens, what a pain.
The same I say about Laura and Isabel. I have grown up with two Lauras at my school, and another three when I went to high school. I think that in total I know about 10 Lauras and that's not counting all the celebrities, youtubers and instagramers who are called like that. Another ridiculously popular name, and while I don't find it as ugly as María or Isabel, I still think it's not so pretty. There are millions of better names than Laura. And Isabel is another old-fashioned name that never goes out of style and, coincidentally, almost all the women I have met who bear this name are around my age. I also know a little girl named Isabel. Is it that parents have no imagination?
I think exactly the same with Alejandro, Manuel and David, although honestly I would include a good part of the most popular boy names here because they are all old-fashioned and ugly.
In my case, I really don't like Mia and Isabella for a girl and Alexander and Oliver for a boy. They are so popular that they start to tire me. I'm not kidding, I have a friend who has named her son Oliver and I also know several children in my neighborhood with that name. I'm not saying it's an ugly name, I actually like it, but it's so repetitive that little by little I feel like it's losing its charm. Everyone loves Oliver as a name and I think there are better ones. Same with Alexander.
In the case of Mia and Isabella, I don't even think they are pretty. Mia sounds bland, seedy, and boring. Maybe as a nickname it works, but not as a full name. I really don't understand why this name is positioned as one of the most popular names in various countries. And Isabella... I'm sorry, but it sounds like a repellent girl to me. Snobbish and vain.
As I am Spanish, there are also names that are very fashionable and that I do not share. They would be María, Laura and Isabel for a girl and Alejandro, Manuel and David for a boy.
I start with María. I am not exaggerating when I say that half the population is called María. It is in fact the most common name in my country and is also used as a compound name, with millions of options such as María del Carmen, María del Mar, María de los Dolores, María Teresa, María José, María Luisa, etc. Even some men have María in their middle name, such as José María or Pedro María. Although these names are considered old-fashioned and it is rare to see someone my age with this name (I am 21) the name only María in girls is still extremely popular. It seems like it never gets old. I see women of all ages with this name and it never falls below the first or second place when it comes to most popular names. Heavens, what a pain.
The same I say about Laura and Isabel. I have grown up with two Lauras at my school, and another three when I went to high school. I think that in total I know about 10 Lauras and that's not counting all the celebrities, youtubers and instagramers who are called like that. Another ridiculously popular name, and while I don't find it as ugly as María or Isabel, I still think it's not so pretty. There are millions of better names than Laura. And Isabel is another old-fashioned name that never goes out of style and, coincidentally, almost all the women I have met who bear this name are around my age. I also know a little girl named Isabel. Is it that parents have no imagination?
I think exactly the same with Alejandro, Manuel and David, although honestly I would include a good part of the most popular boy names here because they are all old-fashioned and ugly.
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Oliver, Harry, Henry, Archie, Oscar, George.
Charlotte, Matilda, Mia, Maya, Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth, Sarah, Sofia and variants,
Charlotte, Matilda, Mia, Maya, Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth, Sarah, Sofia and variants,
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Personally, I think Sophia/Sofia needs a break. I like this name, but I know so many. Yet, it's still increasingly popular.
Also, Liam. As a William, I don't really care for it. I've had people try to address me as Liam, but it's Will. Liam is okay, it's just so popular. Give it a tiny rest. The same goes for Oliver.
Also, Liam. As a William, I don't really care for it. I've had people try to address me as Liam, but it's Will. Liam is okay, it's just so popular. Give it a tiny rest. The same goes for Oliver.
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Sophia seriously needs a break. It's not even a bad name, it's just been so horrifically overused for almost 2 decades now. I am also not a huge fan of Harper. Too many R's.
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So many, but sticking to my top 10 names on the 'irritability' scale:
George, Charles, William, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Sarah - Puritanical and stuffy
Alfie, Archie - Alfred & Archibald have far more scope for nicknames the child can choose themselves, rather than being stuck with these cutesy diminutives for life
Willow - Sounds so quivery and trembling
Harper - My immediate thought is "one who incessantly nags and moans" not "one who plays a stringed musical instrument"
George, Charles, William, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Sarah - Puritanical and stuffy
Alfie, Archie - Alfred & Archibald have far more scope for nicknames the child can choose themselves, rather than being stuck with these cutesy diminutives for life
Willow - Sounds so quivery and trembling
Harper - My immediate thought is "one who incessantly nags and moans" not "one who plays a stringed musical instrument"
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I'm Spanish as well, and I find María, Laura and Isabel pretty, but vastly common, no matter what age.
Same thing goes for Carmen, which the average Spanish thinks it's a grandmother name, but it's currently ranked #15 in the 2020 chart.
Lucía hasn't got off the first place since 2003, yikes. Same goes for Sofía, which is ranked #2 since 2017.
Valeria and Valentina need a little rest and give other V names more importance, like Viviana, Violeta or just Verónica. I could like Valeria only if it wasn't that popular.
On the masculine names, Antonio is like María - extremely common. Alejandro is kind of 2000's dated. I see Hugo still being the top name in the chart until 2030.
In short, I like all of the names I mentioned (except Alejandro, Valeria and Valentina), but I'd like to see more variety in the charts. :P
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In the American list, some of these names have been used in great numbers since the SSA started to record them. In other words, never fell off the top 30 between the late 19th century and presently.
These are James, Alexander, John and William for males.
In the case of the feminine names, these generally got out of the top 100 at a time, but still need to take a break, to give an example - Emily, Charlotte, Anna...
And some are relatively new but rose up in a short period of time, like Liam, Ethan, Mateo, Ava, Mia or Harper.
Same thing goes for Carmen, which the average Spanish thinks it's a grandmother name, but it's currently ranked #15 in the 2020 chart.
Lucía hasn't got off the first place since 2003, yikes. Same goes for Sofía, which is ranked #2 since 2017.
Valeria and Valentina need a little rest and give other V names more importance, like Viviana, Violeta or just Verónica. I could like Valeria only if it wasn't that popular.
On the masculine names, Antonio is like María - extremely common. Alejandro is kind of 2000's dated. I see Hugo still being the top name in the chart until 2030.
In short, I like all of the names I mentioned (except Alejandro, Valeria and Valentina), but I'd like to see more variety in the charts. :P
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In the American list, some of these names have been used in great numbers since the SSA started to record them. In other words, never fell off the top 30 between the late 19th century and presently.
These are James, Alexander, John and William for males.
In the case of the feminine names, these generally got out of the top 100 at a time, but still need to take a break, to give an example - Emily, Charlotte, Anna...
And some are relatively new but rose up in a short period of time, like Liam, Ethan, Mateo, Ava, Mia or Harper.
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