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[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I just saw my #1 girl name on the previous post and now I'm afraid it might be gaining popularity!  It is the first time I've seen it posted or even heard of another girl with this name so I thought it was super uncommon.  My biggest fear baby naming-wise is picking a name that isn't so popular (because I refuse to pick one that already is) and it becoming popular after it is too late.  Is there a way to see what is going to be trending?  Even if there is I won't predict years to come :/  My friend has a son Elijah (Eli for short) that is 6 and I thought it was such a cool name... now there are Eli's everywhere and I hate it.  Not the name the popularity of it.  

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[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Names go through stages. I named my daughter Sophia, which is like, #2. But I have loved it for years before it was "popular" and couldn't imagine her being named ANYTHING else. I would never let a name I loved get away just because it was a top ten. If you love it, you love it. It shouldn't change because other people like it too. That's just me though.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

maybe i don't love it that much, I am having such a hard time with girl names that nothing is just so wonderful to me that I can get past other issues! we find out the sex tomorrow so no point in worrying about it until then, hopefully its a boy and I don't have to worry about girl names. Picking a name is stressing me out because this baby someday adult will have this name forever so I might be nit picking over things that shouldn't deal breakers. Also I love Sophie, my cat (my furbaby long before I even thought about kids) is Zophia :)

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

When I was pregnant, my husband and I were at odds on boy names (arguing, tears on my end because I was a emotional wreck because he told me my boy name that I loved since age 6 "wasn't his favorite", etc), and agreed on a girl name almost immediately! Next time around, we aren't even going to think about names until we find out what we are having, so there is no stressing like this. Haha. No matter what happens, you WILL choose the perfect name for your baby! :)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

You can kind of see the popularity of a name with the Name Voyager at babynamewizard . com

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

thanks! it didn't rank in the top 1000 at any time period... now I am worried that it is too far out there lol

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what's the name?

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

Duh I should have put that in my post, Alora... maybe Allora or Alaura I'm not sure on the spelling yet.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

I had a friend who named her baby Elora.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I saw that browsing last night, do they pronounce it Eee-lora (sorry I don't know the dictionary pronunciation lingo but like Elaine)?

[ma-ee-uh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think that is the "conventional" spelling - Elora. I have never seen Alora. They are pronounced the same.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

She pronounces it like uh-Lora

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a girl named Alora. I like it spelled that way.

[etacanis.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of Alora as a name before, but I have lived in a town called Alora :)

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I used to babysit a little girl named Alora (which was the first time I'd even heard the name) and I love the name but my husband cannot disassociate it from her (she was a bit of a handful), so I'll never get to use it. I don't think I'd worry about it becoming too popular, though. I named my daughter Stella, which has since moved WAY up in the ranks but I have still never met another Stella.

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

Wow that's neat! My youngest is Moira, her name "peaked" in the 1960's when it was number 24 out of 1,000,000 names. I guess that means it isn't popular. lol :)

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

There was a post right around New Years about... uh, Nameberry, I think? ...saying that they could predict which names would be getting popular in future years based on what names people were looking up the most on their site. I totally trashed it in that post, but if you want to see it I don't see any reason why it wouldn't still be in our archives. I think it was very early January, but it might have been very late December. Good luck.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I found it thanks :)

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

What's your #1 girl pick? We can't really help if we don't know what it is.

Chill out. If you're in America, check the Social Security website (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/) and you find that in 2010, there were 21,875 Jacobs and 22,731 Isabellas, and compared that to 65,384 Michaels and 47,888 Jessicas born in 1989 (the year I was born, just for an example). Fewer kids are being named Top Ten names these days, probably because their parents hated being the 5th/6th/7th Michael/Matthew/Jennifer/Jessica in their class. Check those numbers and realize that if there are 3,642 girls with that name in 2010, that means 3,642 across the entire country. There could be 528 or 294 or 36 girls with that name in your state or area because name popularity does vary by state/province as well as city/town/municipality/village.

And if you really love this name, then popularity shouldn't be your biggest concern.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to add... unless you name your child a completely made up name? Someone will have it somewhere out there =)

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

definitely, i just don't want my kid to be one of eight with the same name in his/her class.

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

Homeschool. ;)

[gemmagic.livejournal.com]

It's up to you, but I think if you like a name then you should just go with it. You could name your kid something you THINK is totally unique, and they could STILL have another kid with the same name in their class at school. Maybe just give them a different middle name (especially if your surname is very common) to make sure their full name will be one of a kind. Good luck with finding out the sex, and try not to stress. :)

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

Personal question....do you love your name Gemma? I'm still toying with it because I think it's so pretty! But since you've grown up with it I figured maybe you can tell me any down sides to the name? I

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

Yes! I like it because I think of a precious gem like a ruby or something and I think its a neat spin on Emma and Jenna :) Did you ever see the movie fools gold? There is a girl with that name in there and even though shes kind of a brat I love her name the way it is said in casual conversation!

[amaranti.livejournal.com]

Just fyi Allora means "then", "at that moment" in Italian.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I love that! I also think it is prettier written out with 2 Ls. Alora means swamp land or something lol

[amaranti.livejournal.com]

^_^ Fair enough. You being happy with the name is the most important thing and also, congratulations! :D

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

where did you find that definition? I really like the meaning and everything i find is about the swamp!

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

It's not a "definition" per se, it's an actual word in the Italian language. Just as we use "so" or "then" in English.

[amaranti.livejournal.com]

I used to do Italian so I just knew it. XD Most online dictionaries will give you the list of meanings. Try wordreference maybe.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I found it that way, much better than swamp land lol. although my brother in law really likes that idea!

[quinnthevixen.livejournal.com]

I don't anything terribly helpful to add, though I do have similar concerns about names in my name bank. Regardless I what I choose, I imagine I'll be doing lots of finger-crossing and breath-holding until I see whether or not my child(ren)'s name(s) become popular. But even if they do, at least I'll still like the name!

But I really just wanted to stop by to give you some icon love!

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

I know its like once its on that birth certificate its done and you just have to hope it doesn't catch on! and thanks for the icon love lol :)

[roxtarrr.livejournal.com]

I think a "popular" name is different than a "trendy" name tbh.
For example Oliver may be a popular name but Aiden is a trendy name.

IMO the popularity of the name at any given time shouldn't necessarily be too important.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

yes I agree, popularity is like for the history of time and trendy is right now. Trendy is what I don't want!

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about Alora getting too popular, it has not been in the top 1000 names for any date on record (the last 132 years).

The Social Security Administration baby names site is my absolute favorite resource for that type of thing. Links are flagged, but you can Google SSA baby names.

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

I agree, Alora is probably safe. But there is NO point stressing about a not popular name becoming popular later. You have zero control over it. And I also agree with another commenter who said a super popular name but legit name is still way better than a trendy name.

I seem to be repeating what others have said but something else that comes to mind is a jewel somebody else posted: You will never regret naming your kid the name you love, but you'll regret NOT naming them it. If your heart is set on Alora, then name your daughter Alora.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to follow up, we had our anatomy scan today and it is a GIRL! I am thinking Allora Elaine will be the name but we are going to think it over a few days before making any announcement. Thanks so much for all of your input it was very helpful and you guys are right if I love it nothing else should matter :)

[clutterbang.livejournal.com]

I've never heard Alora before. It's not too late for you, though. I named my first born Fin, for fucks sake.

[zoe-rules.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, my name was very unusual growing up, never ranked above #500 on the SSA list for the first ten years of my life, and then Zoe came along on Sesame Street and my name skyrocketed in popularity and is now in the top 50. It was really cool growing up and having people comment on my name virtually every time I introduced myself ("oh that's so cool! I love that name!") and now I hardly ever get those comments since it is so common, but it has ALSO been nice to not have to spell it or repeat it too much in the past decade as it has become more common. I guess my point is you should definitely lean towards a less-popular name, and even if it gains popularity, that's ok!

I personally will not give my child a name in the top 50 when he/she is born, no matter how much I love it, for much the same reason you wouldn't. There are so many beautiful names that are under-used, why not add a little spice to the mix? (disclaimer - I like real names, not made up names!)

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

yes I was the only Cara in my classes growing up, there were lots of Sarah and Taras but I always felt a little unique because of my name. I want my daughter to have that same feeling. Now i'm sure worried about an incident like your Sesame Street one coming up and everyone using the name i like!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_geektanic/]

If it makes you feel better, this is literally the first time I've ever heard of the name Alora (the second was when I went back to look at the post you mentioned). I did know an Aloria once in fourth grade, but her name was seen as super-unique and she went by Lori.

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

im really hoping people don't call her lori! its kind of a "proper" name if that makes sense so i know people will want to shorten it or give her a nickname. Allie is also super common and she doesn't feel like an Allie... idk im just going to have to correct everyone!

We are definitely decided on the name now i am just struggling with Allora or Alora... the 2nd L seems unnecessary but it looks prettier to me.