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Deylahni
Aislynn
Jasilyn
Jaynah

Smh. These 4 moms were late teens, early 20s when they gave birth.

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Your predictions for the future

[chaichilaquiles.livejournal.com]

 So maybe I am being over analytical on the names thing, but when this newest generation grows up, what do you think they will think about their own names and the names around them?  For us, it seems that those of us with the most common names didn't like sharing our names with a lot of other people and the ones with more unique names seemed "cooler". Do you think this will be the case in the future? 

In a recent article from NPR that someone posted previously- an interesting point was made:

 "At the height of the baby boom, nearly 25 percent of all boys and girls had the 10 most popular names. Now, only about 8 percent of all children are given one of the 10 most popular names."

While this may be the case, I am seeing a lot of similar like names. A lot of names ending with en/on/yn for both boys and girls and I wonder if maybe this will "date" them sometime in the distant future? 

Those of you with kids in school already... what opinions do they have about names? What are their favorite names of kids in their classes? Do you think they like the name because the kid is popular or by its own right? Or perhaps the two are even related?

Celebrity/ Pop Culture names

[danne-gerous.livejournal.com]

I went to a graduation ceremony a few nights ago and my ears perked up when the names of fraternal twins who were graduating were announced.

Pfeiffer Michelle & Keaton Michael

Would you ever name your child after a celebrity or pop culture figure? Maybe a fictional character?

Are there any names of famous people or fictional characters that you like but feel the association would be too obvious to ever use for a child?

First baby girl name...

[pbnbananas.livejournal.com]

I have two boys, Jack Allen and Lukas "Lu" Daniel, and we are expecting what appears to be our first girl later this year!

I have loved the name Cordelia for years, ever since I saw it in a book by KA Applegate back in the late '90s. My love for the name encouraged me to get into Shakespeare and it's always been near the top of my list for a baby girl. I've noticed recently though that Cordelia seems to be popping up more and more in online communities and forums, so I'm wondering if it's likely to suddenly become trendy right when I finally get to use it. One thing I love about my name (Natalie) is that it's not very common for my age group, and I want my girl to have a name all her own, unweighted by a number or initial to differentiate her from the other five girls in class with the same name.

So. Am I being paranoid? Is it a good name? I will most likely use it if it feels right when the time comes regardless of popularity, but I'd prefer to avoid a naming fiasco of Aiden-like proportions! Dad's name is Joshua and surname is Baker, for reference =)Thanks for any thoughts!

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[glitterintheair.livejournal.com]

We have a wonderful 5 year old daughter, Felicity at home and 3 year old Theodore and just found out we are welcoming number 3. With my last two it was incredibly quickly decided those were there names, very very early on in pregnancy. This time i'm letting my partner chose, and he has decided on Channing for a little boy, and Indiana for a little girl. The name Indiana is incredibly important to him, and the nickname Indi/Ana I am in love with but i'm not sold on either of them. Opinions? they are definitely different to my usual taste and we'd love something to go with the 'flow' of the 2 other childrens names. Any suggestions/opinions on the chosen names? all are welcome!