If you weren't called your first name , would you use it for a baby?

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no for myself

No.
As a child I always wanted to call my daughter Jennifer as I loved it so much. She isn’t Jennifer 🤣

No but there are lots of babies with my name at the moment :) not my taste though although I do like my name on myself, weirdly 😄

No, but my sister used it as a second name for her dd
And as a happy coincidence DIL gave it as a second for her first dd.

Yes love my name who wouldn't want to be called Yummy?!

God no! It’s a name that has been consigned to the history books, judging by the number of babies registered with the name - and rightly so

No way

Yes I like my name it's not unusual or a classic but not any worse than I've seen on here.

Same here! Wondering if it's the same name...

I'd be more likely to use it for a boy to be honest.

Definitely. I have an excellent name.

Yes, I’ve always liked my name. It’s a classic and still used for babies today, having been in the top 50 for decades. I don’t mind that it’s popular in the slightest.

Yes, I like my name

No, it's a rather regal name (think Victoria/Elizabeth/Anne) and while I like it, it's not a name I LOVE

No. It was definitely a 'middle aged woman' name when I was in my teens in the 80s. That's because my DM called me after several of her friends - who by then were middle aged women.

It's not really made a comeback. Think Margaret or Jean.

Not popular in the 80s. Not popular now. I'm not keen on it.

Yes, it sometimes comes up on here

Yea, I love my name. It signifies my ethnic and cultural heritage. My daughter is mixed race and her 1st name is from the same "family" of names

I don't even want to be called my name!

No. It's not a horrible name, and is still very popular in the country it originates from, but I don't come from that country, it's virtually unheard of here, and I have spent my whole life explaining it. No idea what my parents were thinking, no way I'd saddle a child of mine with it.

My name is very 80’s and there’s probably not been a baby named it for well over 30 years, so no!

I have a very 80's name so no. However, there was a very famous love island contestant last year with the same name so it may become popular again 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes, absolutely. It’s short, classic without being too common and strong, also it’s clearly a girls name.
One of my close friends just called her baby daughter the same name.

Fuck no

No because it was used as one of my middle names instead.

Yes, it’s a classic name regularly used but not common. However I definitely wouldn’t use my middle name, it’s a filler name of our generation.

Yes, though the ones I know under 10 use the long version (like Elizabeth) whereas I in my 50 s, and my DD's friend's 30 year old mum, use the nickname (like Lizzie), it's come back in waves and waves, just a classic.

If I was having the baby in 2023 then maybe. It's a classic name but was used to death in the 1970's (not Sarah - that's my sister), so I'm one of 4 in a relatively small workplace.

For small children now it's much less common, but still totally usable.

DH's name - no. It was already an old man's name when he was given it, and not one likely to get a revival!