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using a popular name

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Allthe7s · 10/04/2023 00:26

myself and DW will be starting to TTC soon.

since being together we have had a boys name set, and we did have a girls name but in the 5 years we have been together it has climbed in popularity and now I'm having second thoughts.

My eldest DS has a super popular for his age name and looking back I wish I had chosen something else (although he is named after my grandfather I was gutted it was the most popular name for a few years around his birth)

would you still use a name that's very popular or do you prefer something a little different (or even something totally unusual!)

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Dassams · 11/04/2023 22:54

Obviously the sweet spot is known but not popular. Very hard to do that

Not hard at all - have a look at the names outside the top 100 or top 500. Lots of beautiful well known names that aren't overused!

They often (not always) become popular a few years later though as they sound "fresh". One of my DC has a name like this. The other has a name that isn't popular yet but I think is starting to edge into the top 100.

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