Question on a popular name

Re: Question on a popular name

• 2dBride member

  

  January 2012

  Names seem to go into and out of fashion for no particular reason.  When we named my son, his name was relatively unusual.  A few years later, it seemed like everyone was giving their sons the same name.  I just figure he'll go through life being thought younger than he is.
  
  I, on the other hand, have a name that was popular in the 1950s, and much less popular after that.  I'm figuring that some day, it will be like Mildred or Maude--no one under 80 will have it.

  
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• tenofcups4me member

  

  January 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_40-plus-brides_question-popular-name?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:69dea60c-2319-4015-8380-4a5cc0f18476Discussion:4a48dc34-0877-4bbb-bd10-ab6575aee7e8Post:75ec9191-7e0a-40f8-91a4-7ead1246c347">Re: Question on a popular name</a>:
  [QUOTE]  I'm figuring that some day, it will be like Mildred or Maude--no one under 80 will have it.
  Posted by 2dBride[/QUOTE]
  
  ,,,until the day it becomes hot again and then you'll see all the babies with it! I know a ton of kids who are about 10 now with names that I associate with my grandparents' generation.
  
  I don' t know any Peytons, but I can't think of any really young kids that I know these days so I guess I'm out of the naming loop.

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• Chery-L

  

  January 2012

  My son has a name that was originally a man's name, but has been taken over the girls - Taylor. He gets junk mail for girls sometimes. For a bit he dated a Taylor. Hmm, Taylor and Taylor, now that would be confusing.

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• Marrin713 member

  

  January 2012

  I have a middle name or an old lady name.  It's not my legal name, but if I changed it now to my legal name, I might be accused of jumping on the popular name bandwagon.  And I have to look at my birth cert to even remember how it's spelled.

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• Lisa50 member

  

  January 2012

  *waves hand frantically*  Yes, I would like to know the answer to this:  Why do people get married if they're not excited about it?  That is all.
  
  Oh, and on that name thing ... I have a boring name, not popular for babies anymore, but not an old lady name, either.  I named my son after his deceased great uncle ... the lady in the next room gave her kid the same name.  I learned the name was near the top of the popularity list and has since taken a nose dive.  My (new) husband has the same name but uses a popular derivation, not his given name.

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• Kristin789 member

  

  January 2012

  Dr. Peyton Driscoll was a character on CSI:  NY played by Claire Forlani.
  
  Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer is a character on One Tree Hill played by Hilarie Burton.

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• JostMarried

  

  January 2012

  This is (part) of the reason I named my girls very timeless names: Victoria and Jo Ann. I picked Victoria because in the baby name book it stands for "Victory" which I immediately knew was her name. Jo Ann is named after her father's mother - whom we never see (nor want to) but she goes by JoJo or JLo (her middle name is Lindsay - my mother's maiden name.) Some of these names are obvious of the era the person was born. Here's some names that I think put a person in a specific time: Marsha Brittany Debbie Rose Maude Abby Susan Probably my name - Christine

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• Marrin713 member

  

  January 2012

  I'm probably older than you JostChristine and the popular names for us were:
  
  Debbie
  Cathy
  Sue (it was always just "Sue")
  Christine or any variation thereof
  Donna
  Patricia, Pat, Patty
  Laura
  Linda
  Denise

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