Names from my cousin's facebook:

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

These are his friends D: he's 31, I thought they missed these stupid trends D:

Tyelir
Airikah
Melleni

All perfectly lovely names, WTF. I don't understand.

And while I'm here, a question: Are there any names that, for you, just DO NOT WORK on adults? Like, a name you can picture on a child, but not a grown-up?

I ask because I have this immense dislike for Kyle because to me it just sounds like a name for someone under 9. I knew two Kyle's in high school and it just didn't work on a teenager, let alone an adult. Both of them now go by middle names(James and Patrick, for the interested!) now, interestingly enough.

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[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I think Kyle ages OK. Cutesy sounding names like Daisy, etc. don't age very well, in my opinion. My friend's daughter is named Honey (her actual name, not a nickname) and while it is cute for a baby/toddler, it's hard to imagine on an adult, kwim?

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

I so agree with you.
My mom has a friend named Babe, which I'm sure was cute when she was little, but now it just makes me laugh. I have had to call her at work before and I just feel like such an idiot when I call an office and ask "can I speak with Babe?".

[speakingsoul.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if those people were born with normally spelt names but changed them to unique spellings when they were like 18.

I think most nicknames as real names don't age well. That's why they're nicknames and not real names.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Good grief, those spellings are atrocious!

I think Kyle works very well on an adult.

I can't see many of the "aden" names working on adults. "Say good-bye to Grandpa Kaden, Susie."

A lot of trendy names don't seem to fit anyone over 4 - Brooklyn, Nevaeh, Madison, Addison, Austin, etc.

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

By the time all the Kadens grow up, there will probably be so many Grandpa Kadens and Grandpa Braydens and Grandpa Zadens that it probably won't sound weird. :P

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of with all the names I mentioned. There's going to be a whole generation of old folks with crappy names hanging out in the nursing home together.

[myiris.livejournal.com]

I've often thought this same thing, about the -aden names. My SIL named her son Brayden and I hate it even for an 8 month old. I really can't imagine what it will be like when he's 50, 60 or older. Those cutesie names just don't work on adults.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

For me, two names that don't really work on adults are Poppy and Pippa. I'm sure there are more, but those two stand out for me because I like them =).

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with you on Kyle. My best friend is named Kyle, but the name itself has a very juvenile sound to it, and it doesn't seem fit for an adult.

I also feel that way about the names Trevor and Josh, and cutesy girl names like Kylee, Rylee, etc. (Am I going to really going to want to hire a lawyer named Kylee??)

[myiris.livejournal.com]

Kaylee, Zane, most hippie names, Madison, Mackenzie, Kennedy, all those trendy names I think will be horrific when people who have to bear them as their own get older.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Cutesy names like Daisy and Poppy; "creative" names; most nicknames used as real names.

Haha, for me it's the other way 'round. I think Kyle sounds like a teen/adult, but not very much like a baby/child.

[soapfaerie.livejournal.com]

I'm pregnant with a Kyle Jacob as we speak, haha. I understand tho, i don't feel that way about Kyle but i do about Ashley (which is his older half-sister) and Corey. I know one 35 year old Corey and it just...i don't know. haha

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100491
Corey will do just fine.

[soapfaerie.livejournal.com]

Nice! For me, Corey Haim or Corey Feldman are faster to come to mind. ;)

I also have names that are the opposite... where i can picture the name on an adult but not a baby. Bruce comes to mind. I just can't picture somebody cooing over a baby Bruce haha.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I think that many nicknames, especially ones that end in 'y' sound, are a bad idea as given names. Bobby, Billy, etc. Even names that are full names but end in y/ee sound juvenile. Kaylee, Hailey, etc.

[german-e12.livejournal.com]

I've always thought that "Ellie" is a very cute girl's name, but I really hate it for adults.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

It is really difficult for me to picture Tyler on an adult.