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Help[Opinions] BAs where I live
Was looking at recent births in my area (Austin, Texas) on growingfamily.com
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These were (to me) surprisingly as frequent as any top ten names, at the hospital where I'm supposed to give birth:
Mia
Ella
Hunter
James
Julia / Juliana
Caroline / a
Alec
Viviana
Vincent
Jaylen & variants
Ones I saw and thought were remarkable for some reason:
Demostenes
Desmond
Attoria
Azalia
Lucian
Theo
Gia
Martha
Valencia
Bianca
Mariel
Olive
Mercy
Lilith
Ixiamarie
Mecka
Gentry
Om
Marquis
Da'Courtland
I'm posting this mostly because it's a speck of information about usage, but also because I wonder if anyone else is surprised at the popularity of the names on my first list? I was not expecting to see five Mias in 3 months at 2 hospitals, nor Hunters, for example... yet not a single Hannah, Jessica, Chloe, or Andrew.
Has anyone else seen names that aren't in top 20 showing up really frequently where they live?
- chazda
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These were (to me) surprisingly as frequent as any top ten names, at the hospital where I'm supposed to give birth:
Mia
Ella
Hunter
James
Julia / Juliana
Caroline / a
Alec
Viviana
Vincent
Jaylen & variants
Ones I saw and thought were remarkable for some reason:
Demostenes
Desmond
Attoria
Azalia
Lucian
Theo
Gia
Martha
Valencia
Bianca
Mariel
Olive
Mercy
Lilith
Ixiamarie
Mecka
Gentry
Om
Marquis
Da'Courtland
I'm posting this mostly because it's a speck of information about usage, but also because I wonder if anyone else is surprised at the popularity of the names on my first list? I was not expecting to see five Mias in 3 months at 2 hospitals, nor Hunters, for example... yet not a single Hannah, Jessica, Chloe, or Andrew.
Has anyone else seen names that aren't in top 20 showing up really frequently where they live?
- chazda
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Here's some surprising names where I live that are not in the top 20.
Abbott
Adrian
Benedict
Colton 2
Dalton
Damon
Eli 2
Grayson
Julian 2
Levi
Maddox (probably b/c of Angelina Jolie's son)
Magnus
Quentin
Reese
Richard
Solomon
Spencer 2
Theodore
Angelina 2
Audrey
Bianca
Brenna
Eleanor
Elsie
Hope 2
Marie
Marissa
Mary
Mia
Mira
Piper
Sadie
Shelby
Out of the ones you listed I like:
Ella
Caroline
James
Julia
Vincent
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. - Anne Frank
Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein
Abbott
Adrian
Benedict
Colton 2
Dalton
Damon
Eli 2
Grayson
Julian 2
Levi
Maddox (probably b/c of Angelina Jolie's son)
Magnus
Quentin
Reese
Richard
Solomon
Spencer 2
Theodore
Angelina 2
Audrey
Bianca
Brenna
Eleanor
Elsie
Hope 2
Marie
Marissa
Mary
Mia
Mira
Piper
Sadie
Shelby
Out of the ones you listed I like:
Ella
Caroline
James
Julia
Vincent
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. - Anne Frank
Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein
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Mia surprises me a little but it's not out of the blue, either, imo. Alec I haven't seen much at all lately. Vincent surprises me a bit, but I love it. :) Viviana is quite surprising, actually. The others are also popular where I live atm (esp. Jaylen, et al, for both sexes...ugh), so no biggie. :b
Of the 'remarkable' names -
Good:
Desmond
Azalia - Azalea, like the flower, would be pretty
Lucian
Theo - prefer as a nn for Theodore
Martha
Mariel
Olive
Mercy
Lilith
Gentry
Bad and/or Ugly:
Demostenes
Ixiamarie
Mecka
Om
Da'Courtland
Has anyone else seen names that aren't in top 20 showing up really frequently where they live? -
I work in an NICU, so I get to see the up-and-coming names for our city all the time. Yay for me. LOL! :b Over the last two years, the names I've seen the most that do surprise me--well, at least a tiny bit, because most have just SHOT UP in popularity....
Caleb / Kaleb
Mason
Logan
Ethan
Christian
Isaiah
Jayden / Jaden, etc.
Carson
Caiden, etc.
Kaitlyn with every spelling under the sun (I'm only surprised that it's STILL so popular where I live)
Jalen / Jaylon / Jailyn, etc. + Jayla
Reagan / Raegan
Of the 'remarkable' names -
Good:
Desmond
Azalia - Azalea, like the flower, would be pretty
Lucian
Theo - prefer as a nn for Theodore
Martha
Mariel
Olive
Mercy
Lilith
Gentry
Bad and/or Ugly:
Demostenes
Ixiamarie
Mecka
Om
Da'Courtland
Has anyone else seen names that aren't in top 20 showing up really frequently where they live? -
I work in an NICU, so I get to see the up-and-coming names for our city all the time. Yay for me. LOL! :b Over the last two years, the names I've seen the most that do surprise me--well, at least a tiny bit, because most have just SHOT UP in popularity....
Caleb / Kaleb
Mason
Logan
Ethan
Christian
Isaiah
Jayden / Jaden, etc.
Carson
Caiden, etc.
Kaitlyn with every spelling under the sun (I'm only surprised that it's STILL so popular where I live)
Jalen / Jaylon / Jailyn, etc. + Jayla
Reagan / Raegan
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Yeah, I wasw surprised to see a Catelyn and a Kayla too. What an unfortunately short fad that was - all those poor girls will be so dated.
Ethan was all over the place too, and Caden & versions. Reagan: ugh. Didn't see any of those. I wonder why there seem to be such local trends? It can't be that all the parents know each other.. it must just be those "chaotic patterns" :-)
Thanks
- chazda
Ethan was all over the place too, and Caden & versions. Reagan: ugh. Didn't see any of those. I wonder why there seem to be such local trends? It can't be that all the parents know each other.. it must just be those "chaotic patterns" :-)
Thanks
- chazda
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I like:
Ella
Hunter
Gia (prefer Giaan)
Martha (prefer Marta)
Lilith (prefer Lilly)
Mum to Hayley Anne
Ella
Hunter
Gia (prefer Giaan)
Martha (prefer Marta)
Lilith (prefer Lilly)
Mum to Hayley Anne
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We took a few names off our list when I was PG and browsed the birth announcements - both Luke and Max were in the top 10 in our area, much to my surprise. Just as popular as Aidan and Alexander and Jack/Jackson. There were also a ton of Jadens/Cadens/Braydens/etc and Landons and Logans, but those weren't so much of a surprise.
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