OT: Girls’ names for a pregnant relative?

[sdrealtor]

Bambi Francisco on Marketwatch.com seems to have done pretty well for herself

[svelte]

There seems to be more timeless male names that female.

If you *really* want to see what names have staying power, this is a good site:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Scroll down to the bottom..you can look at any year back to 1879. Even going back 50 years, if the name has been highly ranked all those years it stands a good chance of remaining highly ranked.

We went back and forth on whether a common name or an unusual name was better. We ended up with one kid with a common name and one with an unusual one.

Now, 20 yrs down the road, I think the unusual name is better (as long as it doesn’t sound dated). It tends to stick in people’s minds easier, and helps the person stand out from the crowd.

[svelte]

There seems to be more timeless male names that female.

If you *really* want to see what names have staying power, this is a good site:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Scroll down to the bottom..you can look at any year back to 1879. Even going back 50 years, if the name has been highly ranked all those years it stands a good chance of remaining highly ranked.

We went back and forth on whether a common name or an unusual name was better. We ended up with one kid with a common name and one with an unusual one.

Now, 20 yrs down the road, I think the unusual name is better (as long as it doesn’t sound dated). It tends to stick in people’s minds easier, and helps the person stand out from the crowd.

[svelte]

There seems to be more timeless male names that female.

If you *really* want to see what names have staying power, this is a good site:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Scroll down to the bottom..you can look at any year back to 1879. Even going back 50 years, if the name has been highly ranked all those years it stands a good chance of remaining highly ranked.

We went back and forth on whether a common name or an unusual name was better. We ended up with one kid with a common name and one with an unusual one.

Now, 20 yrs down the road, I think the unusual name is better (as long as it doesn’t sound dated). It tends to stick in people’s minds easier, and helps the person stand out from the crowd.

[svelte]

There seems to be more timeless male names that female.

If you *really* want to see what names have staying power, this is a good site:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Scroll down to the bottom..you can look at any year back to 1879. Even going back 50 years, if the name has been highly ranked all those years it stands a good chance of remaining highly ranked.

We went back and forth on whether a common name or an unusual name was better. We ended up with one kid with a common name and one with an unusual one.

Now, 20 yrs down the road, I think the unusual name is better (as long as it doesn’t sound dated). It tends to stick in people’s minds easier, and helps the person stand out from the crowd.

[svelte]

There seems to be more timeless male names that female.

If you *really* want to see what names have staying power, this is a good site:

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Scroll down to the bottom..you can look at any year back to 1879. Even going back 50 years, if the name has been highly ranked all those years it stands a good chance of remaining highly ranked.

We went back and forth on whether a common name or an unusual name was better. We ended up with one kid with a common name and one with an unusual one.

Now, 20 yrs down the road, I think the unusual name is better (as long as it doesn’t sound dated). It tends to stick in people’s minds easier, and helps the person stand out from the crowd.

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ZOE
Simple and Beautiful.

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ZOE
Simple and Beautiful.

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ZOE
Simple and Beautiful.

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ZOE
Simple and Beautiful.

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ZOE
Simple and Beautiful.

[CMcG]

Thanks, svelte, for the link. I scrolled back to my own birth year and found “Mary” was the most popular name. My daughter is about to turn 20 and she has never known anyone her age with that name. We are Irish in ethnicity and there are plenty of “Mary” ancestors. I think that might have been a Catholic “requirement.” Astonishing that “Michael” has held up all these years.

[CMcG]

Thanks, svelte, for the link. I scrolled back to my own birth year and found “Mary” was the most popular name. My daughter is about to turn 20 and she has never known anyone her age with that name. We are Irish in ethnicity and there are plenty of “Mary” ancestors. I think that might have been a Catholic “requirement.” Astonishing that “Michael” has held up all these years.

[CMcG]

Thanks, svelte, for the link. I scrolled back to my own birth year and found “Mary” was the most popular name. My daughter is about to turn 20 and she has never known anyone her age with that name. We are Irish in ethnicity and there are plenty of “Mary” ancestors. I think that might have been a Catholic “requirement.” Astonishing that “Michael” has held up all these years.

[CMcG]

Thanks, svelte, for the link. I scrolled back to my own birth year and found “Mary” was the most popular name. My daughter is about to turn 20 and she has never known anyone her age with that name. We are Irish in ethnicity and there are plenty of “Mary” ancestors. I think that might have been a Catholic “requirement.” Astonishing that “Michael” has held up all these years.

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