Kaiden/Kayden

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What is it about the name Kaiden/Kayden that people don’t like?

I’ve seen comments like, ‘well at least it’s not Kaiden/Kayden’ or ‘I can’t stand those Kaiden/Kayden/Jaiden names.’ I even saw someone say, ‘all the Kaiden/Jaiden and Mary-Louise act like X in my area.’

I’m just curious really!

Took me a second to get what you meant: "Why is she talking about toilets...?"

I'm a coalminer's daughter, so you're heading down the wrong path.

Some of us working class tykes managed to get into uni, you know...

What is it about the name Kaiden/Kayden that people don’t like?

That it's a modern made up name that is often chosen by a certain type of parent.

I don't like the term chav either, but how else would one describe the opposite of 'classy' or classic?

It’s the Daz / Gaz / Dean / Wayne equivalent of the 1970s. Remember how much stick Sharon and Tracey got? They’re now your Neveahs and Lili-Maes. Ask any teacher.

I think any teacher who judges a child by their name is a shit teacher.

I very rarely hear a name and think, ‘wow, what a classy name.’ That method of thinking doesn’t really make sense to me. How do you hear a name and think ‘well you definitely have X type of parents?’ Still really interesting to read these comments though

Why? were they <shudder> WC kids?

I don't think class has anything to do with it. In fact, class is an outdated concept.

Different people have different tastes and people who happen to like names like Kaiden also often like certain clothes, styles and have certain parenting styles.

Yikes! I've just noticed an errant apostrophe in my original comment: "some lovely lads".

Do you have any examples?

I also know multiple Kayden/Kaiden/Jaydens (mainly teens, I work in education) and they’re all black. None of them are ‘problematic’ 🤔

Teacher here. All Kaidens and variations of this name that I have met are black

Of course it's to do with class.

Every single one that I've encountered has been white. I've been doing supply in the east coast of Scotland.

It's on a par with Mason and Chardonnay.

I very rarely hear a name and think, ‘wow, what a classy name.’ That method of thinking doesn’t really make sense to me.

I definitely think people can dress in a 'classy' way or design their homes in a 'classy' way. I also find certain names more classy than others. But of course we all have different tastes

I just searched the birth records for Kayden from 1900-2000. The first one registered in England was a girl in 1989. Then an influx from the mid 1990s, mainly boys, with thousands born after 2000.

So, made up as in ‘really didn’t exist until very recently’.

I find name snobbery pathetic.

Kaiden or Kayden

You seem out for a fight OP

Both versions are awful IMO

Of course it's to do with class.

Well, I'm not British and don't really understand the supposed class thing...

I still don't like the name Kaiden.

@ReadySetSit @BCBird my experience of the name is the same as you both. To read that the name is considered a ‘chav name’ and is associated with a certain demographic of people is all news to me. I couldn’t for the life of me understand why the Kaiden/Jaiden names are so hated on here!

It’s not about judging, it’s about noticing patterns of behaviour which often stem from home life. Again, ask any teacher. Ask any social worker.

MN is well known for name snobbery.

There's a high percentage of kaydens of various spellings in all the PRUs I've worked in. So maybe it's seen as undesirable by the parents of Hugo and Timothy who would never end up in those places even though they're equally as ghastly children because..... privilege.

But I actually really like the name.

Totally understandable, we’re all different at the end of the day. Do you have any examples of certain clothes, styles and parenting styles are associated with the people that like the name Kaiden? I’m really interested in that sentence

Ahh I see, now that makes a bit more sense!

It sounds a bit too 'made up.' It's also sadly I think associated with a somewhat 'chavvy' situation.
I think of those type names, sticking to the traditional, like Aidan, is the best way.
I have a cousin who changed their name to Kaylen. Again, sounds too low end and made up. It's not utterly hideous though.