Hunter

[CumbriaMum91]

How popular is it becoming where you live and is it likely to "boom" in the next couple of years?

I like it but I'm worried it will, in my words, "do a Riley" and everyone start using it one year and I really would rather have something more unusual for my blue bump coz my DD's name is very unique

Because these are the pop culture references that people from different generations might mention to him.

I don't dislike the sound but do think about name meanings so wouldn't choose it personally as it would make me think of someone who killed animals.
I had a look at the ONS 2014 stats and last year it ranked 198th; there were 289 Hunters born in England and Wales.

I don't know any if that helps.

To answer you OP, it's not popular round here and I'm hoping that's because it's awful. Try less hard....

Was hunter the one that had a child with ulrika Johnson?

I don't know any around here. I also think if it had been going to 'explode' into popularity it would have done so by now. Personally, I think its one of those names that is always going to fly slightly under the radar in the UK, in that you get a few but it never gets really popular.

I know of one 1yo Hunter, I'm in Scotland, it really suits him I like it! I think it has got slightly more popular but not sure it will explode in popularity!

Urggh

SparklyTinsel I LOVE James for a girl, nice choice

MouldyCheese I havent said anywhere that I like the name Jayden or Riley just that they 'boomed' in my area. Which isn't a council estate I live in one of the most rural parts of England. But anyone who judges a child by class doesn't deserve to know the child in my opinion

NiceGreen I'm not 'trying' I'm just looking at names I like lol, very judgemental. I think a lot of ordinary names are awful but only in my personal taste. Doesn't mean they actually are :)

Thanks to everyone for commenting, unusual names will always get some stick but I've got a pretty crazy one myself that you could spend pages making fun of or poking holes at, I'm a firm believer of "If you don't like it that's your problem not mine"

To everyone who was positive and provided stats to answer my question thanks a lot it was super helpful

Huh.

Well, I'm not huge on surname names or unisex names, but I love Hunter for a girl. Particularly paired with a short but feminine middle name, like Belle, Rose or Grace.

But I'm not British and therefore classless

I don't like it but its not my choice or child. If you do like it, then go for it.

I think Hunter is pretty classic-American, Hunter S Thompson and the like. I don't see it getting too popular and if it does it will always be kinda classic, so I think it can get away with a little bit of popularity. All of these comments about Hunter being a common noun (one that kills!) are really silly. Lots of names mean something literal. If you were thinking of naming him something like 'Meterologist' that might be questionable, but Hunter is obviously a well known name.
We live in the States right now and Hudson and Hunter are names that are on the rise but still unique and very cool I think! Even more so in the UK.

ExBallerina I agree that sounds lovely :)

Mclaren37 Thank you, I think you're absolutely right there

I'm not 'trying' I'm just looking at names I like lol, very judgemental

1. If you like a name, just go for it and stop posting for opinions on MN - because opinions you will get.

1. If you like a name, just go for it and stop worrying about its popularity and whether or not it will boom (which is impossible to predict anyway, given that the UK is not one homogeneous mass). To base a name choice on that factor suggests you're more worried about being youneeq as opposed to using a name you actually like.

I'm a firm believer of "If you don't like it that's your problem not mine"

Quite right too OP. It's the only way forward with this baby name lark.

Totally agree. See 1 & 2 of my previous post.

I love the name Hunter, but I think it is increasingly popular sorry OP

Honestly OP, just go for it.

If you like it, that's enough. There will always be people who are make assumptions of class based on a name. You can't stop that sort of close minded thinking.

I love my dads middle name. I don't know any other hunters though.

You can't predict whether a name will boom. Dd has name that is Greek but popular in America. People kept telling me that it was becoming popular and there would be loads of the same name when she got to school.

She is in year 7 an is yet to meet anyone with the same name yet.

Ds has, what I thought was a fairly popular name. Again it's Greek in origin. He is in reception and we haven't come across another.

You just can't tell.

There are 2 Olafs in ds class. Both born well before frozen came out.

It's not what I would consider popular. It's just so difficult to tell.

SirChenjin At no point did i ask for anyone's opinion on the name? In fact i stated clearly i wasn't interested in anyone's opinion on the name at all and was looking for facts about 'popularity' in various areas. MN being a great platform to ask for this info because we are all from a diverse range of places. Before certain names "boomed" in my area they had already done so further down South in the UK so it made logical sense to base my predictions on that. I am not trying to be "youneeq" but would prefer my DS not to be sat in a class with 5 other Hunters because that's just confusing. If i'd have named my DD Riley it would be the case now, i didn't do that and knocked it off my list as the name seemed to be "booming" in other areas... and i was correct. It's a decision i don't regret. I wonder why you even felt the need to comment at all without a valid input or statistic regarding the name

Tuilamum Yes that's how i'm feeling at the moment :(

Enjolrass You're right, you can never be sure where/when something will boom, i think your dad has a brilliant middle name, his parents obviously had good taste

Cumbrian - I repeat:

If you like a name, just go for it and stop worrying about its popularity and whether or not it will boom (which is impossible to predict anyway, given that the UK is not one homogeneous mass). To base a name choice on that factor suggests you're more worried about being youneeq as opposed to using a name you actually like.

Or put another way - how the hell is MN supposed to know whether or not a name will become popular in years to come, we're not fortune tellers. Just go with Hunter if you like it, and cross your fingers and hope that some film or song or whatever doesn't come out in the coming year or 2 with the name Hunter in it to make it surge in popularity.

Oh - I forgot the

I have a son called Hunter. Haven't RTFT but Just thought I'd share

I'm in the South east and don't know any Hunters. Watch out for unfortunate nicknames like Cunt!
I actually do like it, I have heard of it but don't know any

I have my finger on the pulse and my finger says hunter will NOT become v popular in the uk over the next fifty years.