to think that there is no way that kate will be most popular baby girl name in 2011 because of Royal wedding?

[BarbieLovesKen]

Ok, I adore the name Kate and have done for a number of years. Had my last ds been a girl, he would have been a Kate.

I've started a thread in baby names as Im slightly torn between Kate and Gabriella for a girl for DC3.

It had never, ever crossed my mind for one second that this name would spike next year, when this baby is due, because of the royal wedding until it was suggested by some helpful mumnetters. This was also said on my ante natal group thread. After a quick google, I then found this and others like it:

www.examiner.com/kate-middleton-in-national/kate-middleton-to-inspire-baby-girl-name-trend-2011

Surely, there is no way on this earth that people are going to start naming their daughters a particular name just because shes marrying Prince William? Im probably being a little OTT about this but honestly, I cant fathom it for a second .

Is it because Im not in the UK?

I met a Madonna who was born in 1985, but her mother looked at me sternly when I suggested she was named after the star - she insisted her daughter was named after the Blessed Virgin and is another form of Mary! As if....

I thought Katie/Kate/Catherine was a popular name. My name is Katie and I know so many other people with the same name or who shorten Catherine to Kate.

I knew a brother and sister - Scott and Charlene!

I wouldn't worry about using Kate as a name. It's quite enduringly popular (like James for boys) so it won't sound like you named her because of the royal wedding.

My cousin was named John Paul after the pope.

Really, Suncottage? omg

cat64 - I don't know how I would explain it - in 1990 (5 years after neighbours started) neither Kylie nor Charlene were in the Top 100.

I lover the name Kate. It was one of my favourite names ...... and then I met SIL

I have a Kate, named after my mum, now sadly gone, it better not become THE name next year!

Well in the last 3 years, the only really popular version of the name has been Katie (hovering around the 20-25 mark). Neither Kate nor Catherine make the list.

I think it is a good choice for a name, classic, easy to spell, not too popular. Even if it does become more popular, it is not going to jump from below the top 100 to the top 10 just like that - there still won't be that many.

I am a bit worried about this. Our DS was going to be called Catherine, after my late grandmother, so we are keeping that for our (as yet unconceived) daughter, planned for next year!

I don't know why it matters. If you like a name, you like a name. I like Elizabeth-it has nothing to do with the Queen or any other Elizabeth.
In the 90's every other girl appeared to be Kate or Katie. Catherine/Katherine is a classic.

Sorry I think I may have been one of the unhelpful ones on your other thread.

Personally whenever someone suggestions to me that I may want to call my baby Kate if it's a girl (due within days of the wedding) it just annoys me that they think I'd do that, although admitedly it has been people who don't know me that well and they are just making conversation.

I actually really like the name Katharine and would have been tempted to call a DD that but the timing has actually put me off a bit.