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[mscac.livejournal.com]

is it just  me or have a large percent of people recently (in the passed couple years) given their kids names like these:

ayden, caden, jayden, bradon, cameron.. etc??

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[sandtree.livejournal.com]

It's not just you. :P

[mscac.livejournal.com]

i've looked online and sure enough, it's not my imagination:

http://www.babynames.com/Names/Popular/

http://www.babycenter.com/0_top-100-baby-names-of-2007_3637303.bc

These lists aren't quite identical i don't think i saw the few top names in the top of the ssc.gov website

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

lollllllllllllll

[coolteamblt.livejournal.com]

Little bit. :)

Over 63,000 boys, or 3.76% of boys were named something rhyming with Aidan. Only 1% of boys were named Jacob, the most popular spelling of a name.

[mrs-slats.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I am not fond of those names for their sheer popularity. Seeing so many boys named things like Bradon makes me want to name a son "John". LoL.

[janelleandheart.livejournal.com]

Apparently naming your kid ending with "ayden" is the new thing.

[aleadfeather.livejournal.com]

..ugh I hate the new trends. And these kids with all these shitty names are only going to get older and we're going to have to hear about them more and more.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Weren't you the one who liked Colgate? :P

[aleadfeather.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah.

And before being a toothpaste, Colgate was an old, old name. I guess I like old names.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

Zing!

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

you must be new.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

This.

[sailorneptune.livejournal.com]

Our son is going to have an "ayden" name, but the name was picked out over a decade ago.
So although it's trendy, it has a deeper meaning to us.

*shrug*
Name your kid whatever you want... and if someone else complains about it, remind them that they have/can name(d) their kid whatever THEY want.
Unless it's something redekuluzlee kreeaytyve, then they're asking for it.

[djador.livejournal.com]

I don't know why but I never think of Hayden when listing the 'ayden' names. It always slips my mind, and that's a good thing. lol

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I love Hayden. For some reason, it stands apart from the other -aden names for me.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Same with me. That's probably because it was popular before the rest of them came along. And because I've always had a little crush on Hayden Christensen.

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

aw hayden is my brothers name, so i love it. it's a great name, and not used as much as the other ayden names.

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

I have a new one to add to the list. My friend is due any day with her 3rd child, and they are planning on naming him Traden (unsure on the spelling - pronounced Tray-den). She did better with naming her first two - Kylie Anne, and Tysenn (though I would have voted for Tyson).

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

Yikes, you are right. Trade-in is not a cool name... That is almost worth mentioning to her.... I guess I'll call and see if he was born today, and the name has already been slapped on a birth certificate...

I guess my reasoning why Tysenn is better than Traden, is because at least to the ears, Tyson/Tysenn sounds like a good name that a million other kids do not have a twist on, whereas Traden, no matter how it is spelt, is just one of the many -aden ending names that all become a blur after a while.... *shrug* Cute kids, whatever their names are!

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I don't like Traden or Tysenn, but at least Tysenn sounds like Tyson which is a real name.

You should suggest just Trey.

She did a good job naming Kylie Anne, though!

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Trey would be cute, especially considering its tie to the meaning "three" - and it is their third child.

They always call her Kylie Anne - the full name - which I think makes it especially cute!

Thanks for your comment. (And happy belated Valentines!)

[ladyincendiary.livejournal.com]

My brother's name is Cameron, but he was born in 1988.
The only other Camerons I know are girls.

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

My sister just had her second daughter, but if she is ever blessed with a son, his name is going to be Cameron James.