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[breazeale1331.livejournal.com]

hi i'm new. My husband and I are trying to have a baby and we've finialized the name choice. For a boy it's Leonard James after his father and my grandfather and Christopher Kaden. For a girl it's Jadie Grace and Cayleigh Christabella. What do you guys think?

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Not just 2006

[neroli.livejournal.com]

The AY sound has been trendy longer than that. About 8-10 years ago I went through all of the names on the Oregon births list (I think the list was from 1996; definitely before 2000 at any rate) and listed all of the "newfangled" names that featured that particular sound. (Specifically I counted two syllable names that were stressed on the first syllable.) Given that this was several computers ago, I have neither the numbers nor the names, but the list was jaw-droppingly long and contained some real doozies.

So I wouldn't say that the AY sound marks a baby as being born in 2006 specifically, but it does seem like a recent and surprisingly long-lasting fad.

Re: Not just 2006

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are right. Ok, "1996-2006 baby!!"
At least, I hope it doesn't last TOO far past 2006 ;)

To me "Cayleigh" seems to be a lovely mix of _a bunch of trends_, including the "ay", which combine to make it particularly unappealing and datable.

It came from the 80s

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Kayleigh is another name that came from an 80s song. (Marillion, "Kayleigh," from 1985.)

"In 2005, it was revealed that 96% of Kayleighs living in Britain were born after 1985 and is undoubted that the Marillion song inspired this amazing rise in popularity of the name Kayleigh" -- from the Wikipedia entry for Kayleigh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayleigh)

Doesn't it make you want to start a band to get some awesome names on people's radar? :)

Re: Not just 2006

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I always just think they're early millennium babies. like 1995 and on.

Re: Not just 2006

[pregosaurus.livejournal.com]

I don't think the end is anywhere in sight.