For me, it's definitely a list of names to avoid. A lot of people really don't seem to care though. And a lot of people just don't seem to have that much foresight, and only realize they are hearing Mackenzie/Ethan/Emma everywhere AFTER the baby is born. Too late.
It's nice to have such resources available these days -- more people should take advantage. My mom has told me she NEVER would've named me Jennifer in the 70s if she'd had such a list available to her. Amongst her group of friends and neighbors, nobody had a Jennifer, but five years later I entered kindergarten with 5 other girls by the same name. Sometimes you really just need to look a little deeper and what might matter down the road. If the stats say a name is being used a lot, it is!
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It's nice to have such resources available these days -- more people should take advantage. My mom has told me she NEVER would've named me Jennifer in the 70s if she'd had such a list available to her. Amongst her group of friends and neighbors, nobody had a Jennifer, but five years later I entered kindergarten with 5 other girls by the same name. Sometimes you really just need to look a little deeper and what might matter down the road. If the stats say a name is being used a lot, it is!