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Is Katie too popular?

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buffythebarbieslayer · 29/03/2014 21:53

Thinking of this name for dd2 (but Katherine on birth certificate).

Dd1 has a very unusual but classic name i.e. Juliet

I love that dd1 name isn't in the top 100 and though I love Katie it seems to be getting popular.

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StrangeGlue · 30/03/2014 10:58

Dd is 2 and I haven't met a Katie yet. Tis v nice name!

TheHamster · 30/03/2014 10:53

I love Katherine- beautiful. Never met a Katie in RL, so don't think it's that popular tbh Smile

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buffythebarbieslayer · 30/03/2014 09:56

Oh no, I'm having second thoughts now.

And I'm 38 weeks, so not long to change.

I love Katherine, classic and elegant like Juliet.

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nooka · 30/03/2014 04:24

I think that Cate looks very odd and a bit 'try hard' different. I like Katherine and Catherine too, nice to give a dd lots of choice for diminutives. I'm not sure it matters having different variations of unusualness for names, my name is very very unusual (never met another) and my sister's names are much more mainstream, but I've never heard them complaining.

Rhythmisadancer · 30/03/2014 02:54

KATY!

NearTheWindymill · 30/03/2014 00:37

Since when has Juliet been unusual? Imogen, Phoebe, Louisa, Claudia, Olivia, Penelope, Helena, Lydia, Flora, Rosamund - all go better with Juliet though than Katie in my opinion.

TheAwfulDaughter · 30/03/2014 00:26

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MojitoMadness · 30/03/2014 00:20

I have a Katie, not Katherine, just Katie. Lovely name. Smile It is very popular around these parts too. There's 3 other Katie's in her year.

squoosh · 30/03/2014 00:03

'I'd be pissed off if my big sister got Juliet and I was called Katie.'

Grin

My thoughts exactly! Nothing wrong with Katie but Juliet is so much nicer.

KnitterInTheNW · 29/03/2014 22:50

I'm a nearly 39 year old Katie, not short for anything, just Katie. I've always liked it. A girl at DS's school's little sister is called Katie too, she's the only other one that I know.
My sister's called Julie, so your names def. go together Smile Smile

andsmile · 29/03/2014 22:41

Katie Price...meh

Kate Hopkins ....meh

stretch to far sorry

Fishandjam · 29/03/2014 22:37

I have a Katherine/Katie. Don't know any others under the age of 40. And as her proper name is Katherine all I have to do is specify that it's with a K; don't care how anyone spells the diminutive.

I sometimes nickname her Katla after the Icelandic volcano, if she's having a particularly stroppy day Grin

Dumplings4ever · 29/03/2014 22:31

My DD is a Katie - so obviously I love the name.

The only thing I'd say is be prepared to "spell it out" every time you register her for something.

This usually goes - "This is Katie, spelt with an IE not a Y".

BE WARNED xxxxxxx

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 29/03/2014 22:27

There is one Katie at DD's toddler group, I really like the name & it's certainly not too overused nowadays.

I would have considered it for DD, but it is also one of my DSis' names & we wouldn't risk offending my other DSis when her name wasn't used (although it's a good name too).

paddyclampo · 29/03/2014 22:20

I have a Katie and she's lovely :) It's a popular name without being too common I think. Go for it!

Beamur · 29/03/2014 22:18

I don't think it's that popular. I only know one young Katie, most of the Kate/Katie/katherines I know are in their 30's or 40's. Maybe it depends where you live.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 29/03/2014 22:18

My dd is Katie short for Katherine. I expected it to be pretty popular but actually in 4 years I've only met one other Katie of her sort of age.

Unlike a good friend of mine who gave both her kids "unusual" names - I know 3 others with her son's name and 4 others with her daughter's name.

hannahwinter · 29/03/2014 22:16

(Now I know my name change worked)

There are loads of us. Remember that lots of catherines become kate / katies too. Please don't add to our numbers! I wish I had an unusual name and wasn't forever known as 'Katie X' so I don't get muddled up with the 3 others in my office.

I know young katies too. Nice name but too common.

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hannahwinter · 29/03/2014 22:12

Yes.

JabberJabberJay · 29/03/2014 22:10

I only know one Katie. She's 5.

JellyMould · 29/03/2014 22:09

I know 3 Katies born in the last year.

Weegiemum · 29/03/2014 22:08

I have a 14 year old Katherine.

TheBeanpole · 29/03/2014 22:05

My DN is Katie. She's 5. She's the only one in her school.

permaquandry · 29/03/2014 22:01

Oh and to answer your question, there isn't one child at my kids' school or a sibling with either name.