Think we got one!

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I've been incessently bothering my husband about figuring out a boy's name before our ultrasound. He thinks he likes Jayden Paul (which uses my father's middle name), and I like it.

It's not my first choice, but what do y'all think?

Comments

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Jayden is sooo trendy.
Come on, originality! There are going to be a million little [inset own first leter and spelling]-aiden's running around the same age as your son.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I think Jayden is my least favorite name in the world.

[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

It is super trendy at the moment. I still like it but I would spell it Jaden for a boy.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

My opinion: Jayden is a cute name...for a girl.
If you're set on naming him Jayden, spell it Jaden.

Though...
why Jayden? Why do you like it better than Hayden/Caden/Aiden/Brayden?
I'm just curious, not trying to offend. All four of those names go nicely with Paul.
=]

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Besides the fact that it's super trendy, Jayden [in all its various spellings] has always struck me as a girls name. Especially with a y, it looks more feminine. If you still decide to go with it, I'd drop the y and spell it Jaden.

[xanya.livejournal.com]

Like most other people, I think Jayden's way too common (and it always reminds me of this toddler, Jayden Leskie, who was murdered here in Australia, in what remains an extremely high profile case even after 10 years).

I don't know, wouldn't you want something a little more original for your son? Something that wasn't shared by so many other kids of his age?

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

We both loved Aiden, but it's too common. My hubby picked out Jayden as a good alternate, and it's the first one that hes shown any interest in.

My first choice is Gavin, but he hates that one.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I like it spelled Jaden-----unfortunately, the website that the man was on didn't list that as an *acceptable spelling*. *scowl*

My first choice was Gavin.

Hey, I'm the only signature that they accept on his birth certificate, right???

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I offered up both Aiden and Hayden first. He said no. Grrr. We can't use Caden because our last name starts with the hard *c* sound, and I have a friend who named her baby Brycen last year and Brayden is just too close for me-----I think Brycen is horrible.

Hubby hasn't been conducive to ANY names I've offered up. He finally got online to do something & asked if I liked Jayden. I said yes, but I thought he wouldn't go for it. He asked how I'd spell it, and I said Jaden. He said that the site he was on didn't list that as an *acceptable spelling*. I've only ever seen it as Jaden (boy) or Jaiden (girl).

I wanted Gavin or Tristan. He vetoed both of them. Well, he's got some bad taste in names.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

That's the spelling I like, but the damned hubby found this stupid spelling, and he likes it better. Rar. I'm going to pull some *I'm the one creating the kidneys here* card.

Funny----I didn't know it was this popular. I met one little boy named Jaden, and I loved it, but that was last year, and he was 3.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

ouch.

if that's all you had to say, you could've just not replied.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

*sigh* MEN. ;]

Hmm...Ian is always good, and because of hard C, Christian is probably out (similar to Tristan).

Darn.
I swear, when I'm pregnant, if I birth it, I name it. My husband can pick middle names, but first names are up to me. And our last name, of course.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I only ever met one baby boy named Jaden, and he was like 3.

I didn't know it was so popular.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

Ian was my third choice, which he also vetoed.

We already have a baby boy, and he's got his father's name. I told him that I have the rights to this one, so I should just stick up for myself & tell him I'll do what I want. I just have this illusion that we'll pick something together. Guess it's not going that way.

I'm creating fingerprints for this baby, right? I should get total naming rights!

We're trying to use my father's name as a middle name, so that limits us. My hubby's Irish (like his father's off-the-boat), so he'd like something that leans that way. Liam was used by his cousin, Liam was used by his other cousin (both in the past 10 months), and his sister is due in 6 weeks with a boy...and she's not releasing a name.

I wish something would just pop out of the blue that we both like.

My fourth choice was Alexander (using Xander), and he told me that was out because it wasn't Irish.

Men suck.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Colin & Baird are Irish names I like with Brody, Bryant, Kellan & Eamon toping my list as well.

Perhaps your second boy can have two middle names? The first name you like, your father's middle and a name your husband likes?

Good luck though! I hope you figure something out.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I've tried the *two middle names* idea, and he's not hopping on that one, either. Rar.

My last name's Kelly----so Colin, Brody, Brady, Kellan, Kieran, Quinn, and the rest of the lot are out. Nothing that starts with the *ck* sound or ends in *y*.

This is getting to the point of stupid. He's got no suggestions, but he hates everything I like. The only one he brought up that didn't sound idiotic was Jayden, and I hate that spelling.

..the consensus here is that it's too trendy & a girlie name, too.

I'm back to square one.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Ahh and Gavin sounds so nice with your last name.

Mhrrrr. I'd be frustrated too!

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I'm going to keep bugging him with Gavin. I'm hoping I can wear him down. That's the one he disliked the least in my list.

Thanks.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I really would recommend not using a name that has an -ayden sound. With combined spellings Aiden/Aidan is the single most popular boy name. If you had in all the Jaydens/Haydns/Caidens/Braydens etc there are sure to be a bazillion all with practically the same name. Elementary rolls sheets are going to be RIDICULOUS in about 4-5 years.

[scouty.livejournal.com]

I really really like the name..really

I dont kow why they all dont like it..I mean..in the 80s stephanie and co were super trendy...and ??? .. I know a lot f stephanies and they dont care...

its a cute name...
it flows well...its not a crazy spelling or a super kreative name (where you have to ask about 50x how you have to write it)...
and if you like it..I would use it..

[mircalla35.livejournal.com]

Oooh, trust me, having a super-common name is no fun at all. My name was the second most popular for the year I was born -- I was surrounded by people with my name growing up, and I HATED it. Made me feel so...ordinary. My mom had no idea that the name was so common...too bad she didn't have the Internet there to assist her in her choice!

So I, too, would advise against any -ayden-type name.

[zante.livejournal.com]

Ooh yes! Hehe.

[vase-of-acid.livejournal.com]

It's soooo trendy. :S

I can honestly say probably 80% of the people I can think of offhand who have had a little boy in the past two years have named it Jayden/Jaden, so if you stick with it, except him to be Jayden C. throughout school...

[so-there.livejournal.com]

well, you asked what we all thought. if you meant "positive responses only" you could have said so, but then the vote would be biased.

[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

Lol. I didn't know it was that popular either until I joined this community.

I actually got it from a little girl I used to know. (Jayden) Her mom and boyfriend were abusive and we tried to get her out of the home. Needless to say, they figured out what we were doing and moved away. They also had another kid. Sad.

I like the name for a boy better though. :)