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How awful an idea is Jack?

35 replies

owlborn · 17/06/2015 16:38

I know it's a super popular name, but has anyone used it? How many boys would be 'Jack' in nursery school? Is it a bad idea going for a really common name?

DH has decided he really likes it.

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PallasCat · 17/06/2015 21:03

If you like it, use it - don't worry about popularity! Whether or not it's currently in (and I think less so than say, 10 years ago) it's a classic, not a fad, so really won't date.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 17/06/2015 19:37

I love Jack.

Unfortunately it wasn't great with our surname, but I think it's a fantastic first name, especially if he'll have an unusual last name. Maybe not Jack Smith, as jacks have been so popular for 18+ years, there are a lot around.

Sophronia · 17/06/2015 19:34

I love it.

badg3r · 17/06/2015 17:05

Of you like it, use it. I don't know any Jacks. Is Jacob as common? Maybe you could use that, nn Jack?

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/06/2015 16:56

Still very popular but has been popular for at least 20 years now so doesn't feel like a fad name to me.

names.darkgreener.com/#jack

VT82 · 17/06/2015 16:53

I think its popularity is waning, like Alfie (thankfully), and it's not a faddy name like Alfie, so I'd feel happier using it now than five years ago.

BabyOnBoob · 17/06/2015 16:48

I really like Jack. My baby would have been Jack if we had a boy.
I wouldn't worry if it's popular, I think my dd's name is popular but I don't mind.

MabelSideswipe · 17/06/2015 16:44

Is it a really popular name at the moment though? I work with new parents and I am yet to come across a Jack in 4 years....or a Jake which I really like.

The ones that come up all the time are Oliver, George, Alfred, William, Harry, Joshua.

MerryMarigold · 17/06/2015 16:42

Totally depends where you live. I don't actually know any Jacks! (I have 3 children). Hard to believe...well, maybe one who is my mum's friend's son and he's about 13. We live in a very mixed area so there's a massive mix of names where we are. I have an Oliver and I love it. It really suits him. There's none in his school, 1 in the infant school below him, so there will be 2 in the whole school next year (3 classes per year).

grabaspoon · 17/06/2015 16:39

All jacks I've known have been little mobsters