http://mscac.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] mscac.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2008-02-13 08:58 pm

is...

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??

[identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
It's not just you. :P

[identity profile] freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
lollllllllllllll

[identity profile] coolteamblt.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] mrs-slats.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] janelleandheart.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently naming your kid ending with "ayden" is the new thing.

[identity profile] aleadfeather.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
..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.

[identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Weren't you the one who liked Colgate? :P

[identity profile] aleadfeather.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, yeah.

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

[identity profile] searlait.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
Zing!

[identity profile] ifancylust.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
you must be new.

[identity profile] sailorneptune.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
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[identity profile] djador.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] solagirl.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Hayden. For some reason, it stands apart from the other -aden names for me.

[identity profile] freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] thorabrighid.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] sing4th.livejournal.com 2008-02-14 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
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).
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[identity profile] sing4th.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] sing4th.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
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!)

[identity profile] ladyincendiary.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
My brother's name is Cameron, but he was born in 1988.
The only other Camerons I know are girls.

[identity profile] sing4th.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
My sister just had her second daughter, but if she is ever blessed with a son, his name is going to be Cameron James.