Would you pick a name in the top 200??

[nappyaddict]

I've heard a few times that names in the top 200 will date and be the next Sharon/Tracy/Kevin/Trevor etc, unless they are timeless classic names that have remained in the top 200 over decades.

Do you agree with this?

Did it affect your choice of name?

If you liked a name and then found out it was in the top 200 would you change your mind about it?

I have given my dc more and more popular names as we've gone along. I tried really hard not to give ds1 and popular name, but it has become more popular since we chose it (I've only encountered one other though). Dd's name is top 50 - we hear it now and again and there is another at nursery. Ds2's name is very popular, but also very classic - we hear it quite often. I've progressed from caring about it, to not caring very much at all (still care a bit). We tried to find a more unusual name for ds2 and struggled to find something that matched up to the name we chose for ds1 (which I think is perfect), so in the end we just chose the very popular name which we happened to like best. We'd have ended up calling him something we didn't love just to try and be different and that isn't right.

I've never met anyone with the same name as me (it's currently 549th). I don't mind having an unusual name but I get fed up with having to explain it to people and having to spell it all the time. When people ask me what it means I say 'pretentious middle-class parents'. My boys' names are 25th, 23rd and 11th on the list so they'll never have that problem.

There was an episode of the Simpsons where Milhouse met a boy from the next town called Milhouse and he said, "I thought I was the only one."

I gave my dc's names to them becuase I liked them - nowt to do with any lists. I care not for these lists.

My daughters name was in the 700s 10 years ago (when I was pregnant with her). We named her after her Grandmother. How were we to know that 10 years later it would be in the top 10 and slagged off on MN for being over used?!!

I never even thought of or even consulted the top 200 names, I wouldn't / diddn't give a monkeys , I liked the names we chose and really that was that !!!!

I absolutely wanted to avoid overly popular names (although didn't check any lists at the time). DD1's name was pretty uncommon when she was born almost seven years ago (it's a granny name). Anyway, it remained that way until a couple of years ago and then shot up to no.14 in the national stats list. I was pleased to note that it's dropped down a bit this time though. I've come across quite a few babies and toddlers with this name now.

DD2 (2.5yo) also has a granny name but hers remains low down the list, thank the Lord.

hellokitty our plumber is called Steve, as is my cousin (similar ages), your theory holds true on that score.

There will be bands of names such as Melanie, Sharon, Debbie, Paul, Michael and Richard of which there were many when I went through school. There were 4 Sharon Williams in my games group!

Just as there are a band of names such as Teagan, Regan, Riley, Lewis, Madison etc that are doing the rounds now.

Kind of hard not to pick one in the top 200, but I'm trying to avoid picking one in the top 10 as I think these will date really quickly (girls' names at least).

I plan to give my DCs my favourite names, whether they're 1000th on the list or 1st. I would never not use a name I loved just because it was popular.

I've got a common name for people my age and it's never bothered me at all; it's a beautiful name and I love it.

not intentionally pick a top name
discounted names if we thought too popular
followed baby lists when pg to get heads up on popular names