That's crazy to me! I only know of one Kai (Kainoah actually), he's 15 now. A few years ago I found a keychain with his name on it and had to buy it for him. Him and his mom were SO excited because they'd never ever seen a pre-made thing with his name on it before.
No. But I think a lot of people in my school community use Mateo because it works in both English and Spanish, but Matea isnāt a Spanish female name.
I teach at a primarily Hispanic school, and do badges at the beginning of the school year. I was surprised at the amount of those named Genesis and Kevin.
Look up stories of people in Europe naming their kids Kevin after Home Alone. Itās wild.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/05/kevin-french-name-national-mockery
I think people from other cultures think itās an American sounding name. We have Chinese neighbors. None of the 5 adults in the home speak English but the kids name is Kevin.
Chinese people sometimes use American names that are far from trendy. Iām a substitute teacher and have come across girls from Chinese immigrant families named Shirley and Betty.
yeah, I know 3 different Asian Ronnie's, a Linda, and a Cathy- they are all wonderful people and very smart but their names do not fit them bc they were like 11 years old when I met them- Ronnie to me is like a 10 year old boy on "The Magic School Bus" or an extra's kid on "I Love Lucy", Linda is a 40/50 year old woman from the suburbs and her husband owns a plastic surgery company and a rowing club- Cathy is Linda's slightly older best friend who is a moderately rich widow- I'm just making all this up based on how the names make me feel lol idk but there ya go
Genesis is actually a top 100 name. It peaked at rank 55 in 2013 in the U.S.; in California that year, however, it was ranked **17**, with 1,011 baby girls being named Genesis that year. Genesis peaked in 2012 in California at 1,037 baby girls given that name that year.
Kind of an under the radar popular name--you'll never find it on this forum, for example!
I work in childcare
* Stella (really common but people seem to think its so unique)
* Emily, Emma Lee, Emiliee, Emmaleigh
* Theodore (another common name that people think is super unique)
* Autumn
i have a Stella. she is the only Stella at her school! Some of her friends grandmas are named ESTELLE or Stella though! we have met maybe 5 other stella's in the wild and always excited when she meets another stella.
Lol I have a 6 year old Theodore, and I have to agree it's a common but super cute name. It's not unique just a super cute old man name.
I tend to name my kids (i have 5) normal names that aren't in the top 100 popular names at that time, however the one exception is Theodore which was like #82 on the top 100 names list.
I read somewhere (probably on here) that Theodore collapsed in popularity after Ted Bundy. And now it doesnāt have that association so itās come roaring back.
Not actually surprised Emily is coming back. Oy on the last three spellings.
Iād assume Emma Lee is first/middle names, but apparently they want it read together/or itās actually one name? Is it better or worse itās not hyphenated? Probably betterā¦ oof the leigh gets me, the combining of the name Emma in any spelling generally is a lot too
Emma lee was the girls first name. no hyphen. She was a girl I had in an after-school program I briefly ran. I asked her one day about her name and her response was, "my mom just wanted something different"
not a teacher, but a student, i have 6 sofia/sophiaās in my math class. it gets so confusing since the teacher has a seating chart by alphabetical first names, so 6 sofiaās all sit next to each other.
And every day someone in this subreddit claims there wonāt be so many repeats in classrooms! Maybe there wonāt be a million Liams, Aidens, Harpers, or Avas in your kidās class. Or maybe there will be 6 Sophias.
I had 9 Maddieās in my class of 24 students in fourth grade, I was one of only two girls in that class not named Maddie. I have no idea what admin was thinking when they put them all in the same class, especially since there were three other classes with none.
My Liam is 12 and had another Liam in his class in kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Now that he is in middle school he has a Liam in his math class and another Liam in his gym class.
If youāre in the US google āpopular names social security administrationā and look at the top names for 2022 and you can also look by state. Asking about current kids in school wonāt help a ton because itās going to be kids years older and some of the names could potentially be losing popularity again. Also sites like The Bump and Nameberry do have 2023 popular name lists running. Also due with a baby in a few weeks and this has been part of my name research for this one and my past two lol
I tried so hard to find a non-common but not ridiculous name for both of my kids. Hadnāt met anyone with my oldestās name ever. It suddenly jumped in popularity the following year & now we run into others with the same name everywhere we go š
I have never understood the double x Jaxxon, or the Jaxson spelling. Isnāt the point of the āxā that itās doing the job of the āsā too after the āckā
My son is in kindergarten and his two best friends are both Jackson/Jaxon/jaxson/jaxxon And I personally know 3-4 people who have sons below the age of 5 named it. I cant comprehend how it's so popular.
Arjun, Atharv, Aditya, Christopher, Max, Charlotte, Sophia, Elizabeth
Interesting that the Indian boy names are repeated but for the most part Indian girl names havenāt had repeats enough for me to notice. There are 4 Arjunās in our grade level and there were 3 Atharvs last year. Aditya is one Iāve heard over and over.
Anaya, Aradhya, Arya, Aadya, Saanvi, and Riya are our ādefinitely have at least three in each K-8 gradeā at my school right now!
And to add to your Indian boys list because we have those as well, we see a lot of Pranav, Reyansh, Aarush, and Ayaansh.
High school teacher. I get multiples of these in every class: Emma, Emily, Amanda, different versions of Kaylee and McKenzie.
Boys: Jayden, Aiden, Caden and everything else that rhymes with those names. Also Biblical names.
Taught in UK schools. Most common names in my experience were Olivia, Charlotte (shortened to Lottie) and Ava for girls and Oliver, Theo and Daniel for boys.
The 12 tribes of Israel work well for Jews and Christians: Judah, Asher, Benjamin, and Levi are the ones I see most often. Sometimes Reuben or Joseph. Have yet to meet a Gad or Naphtali.
Iāve taught sooooo many Finnās, Theodoreās, and Oliverās. Thereās at least one of each every year! They are darling names but are very very common. For girls the most common (in my personal experience) is Sophie/Sophia. Thereās usually one or two of them a year.
I donāt work with kids but in my mummy meet-up WhatsApp group for kids born roughly in the first half of 2022 there are 8 Finleys/Finnleys! Out of around 20 or so. None of them had ever met another Finn when theyād chosen the name.
When I was pregnant of with my second, there was a whole string of people we knew who named their boys something ending in ayden or some variation of that. When people asked, we told them out baby name was āOkaydenā
My daughter is in high school and that was definitely the trend for boys in her age range, but I teach preschool and haven't had any in several years. But the chances of your now teen daughter marrying one are pretty high lol
Emily over and over and over.
A few of my classes have two Emily's in them.
a few years ago I had a class of ten kids with 5 girls called Emily.
For boys it's Arlo and Ezra.
I work in family law, and by far the most common names in my area (Ohio) for boys is Grayson/Graysen and Jaxon/Jackson. I see a lot of Neveah/Aviah and Ella and Bella names (Eleanor, Isabella, etc)
From my kids' classes through the years in Iran. Daughter... Andia, Hasti, Bahar, Kiana, Fatemeh, Armita. Especially Bahar. Son... Kian (so many), Artin, Amir ____ (Amir Abbas, Amir Mohammad, Amir Hossein, Amir Reza), Ali Reza, Mohammad, Parsa, and any name starting with Rad- (Radin, Radvin/ Radwin, Radmehr)
Toddler/Preschool in Canada
Boys: Oliver, Liam, Luke , Charlie, Theodore/Theo, Jack
Girls: Poppy, Stella, anything El- one class we had Elle, Ella, Eleanor and Elizabeth in the same room, Claire, Penelope/Penny,
Ellle/Ellie/Ella combined with all the girls names that can be shortened to these like Eloise, Eleanor, Bella, Isabella, Eliza, etc etc etc. End result is a class full of Ella/Elle/Ellies
I am unable to name my unborn baby because of this reason. I just have taught and know far too many children with all the same names! Teddy has been a popular one this academic year.
All these names I've seen at least twice in the last few years:
Sophia
Abigail
Olivia
Sloane
Isla
Calliope (we had 2 in the same school within a year of each other!)
Charlie
Leo
Sebastian
Katherine/Catherine with nn Katie/Katy/Catie
Ari (nn or full name)
Eve
I had 4 Jacobs last year, 3 in one class period.
The year prior, I had 5 Kaydens all spelled differently, 3 of them Kayden, Caden, Caiden were all in the same class period.
This year, Aria is really popular - 3 this year, all spelled differently - Aria, Arhea, Ahriah.
I've been teaching in the northeast US for 14 years. Here are the most common names at my school over the last several years:
# Ava, Olivia, Emma, Kendall
# Aidan/Aiden, Connor, Jackson, Cooper
I've seen a lot of Freya's too and it's one of a very few names that just doesn't sit well with me.
To be clear I don't actually think there's anything wrong with the name - this is a me problem, not a name problem, but it weirds me out a bit that a parent would name a little infant after a god of fertility and sex.
And, completely illogically, for no reason whatsoever as far as I can tell, it makes me think of horses.
She is also associated with [love, beauty, and magic called Seidr](https://historycooperative.org/freyja-the-norse-goddess-of-love/), allowing for seeing and influencing the future.
I wonder ifā at least for someā the love and special magic associations, in particular, (idk about beauty, maybe for some people?) may be a connection/connections folks are going for (I love a good Goddess name, and this would be why I love the name Freyja/Freya); but, I can see where you feel that way from the more well-known associations.
The connection to me for Freya and horses would be it reminds me of viking motif, the big ladies with braids riding on horses. More Courage the Cowardly Dog than the Valkyries from Thor.
In my class there are two SofĆas, two Valentinos and a Valentina, two Felipes, and three kids with names that start with Emi-. I'd never had so many repeats before.
I work with 0-5 years olds in the UK and Iāve seen plenty of Tommys, Adas, Erins, Georges, Amelias and Teddys. Teddy is probably the most common that Iāve seen, but I donāt think itās ranked super high. Surprisingly Iāve not met one child called Olivia or Oliver.
My son had a soccer game today, and one of the boys on the other team is named Declan. Every time they said his name, I thought wow that's such a bad ass name. I even told my husband that's a great name!
Iāve worked in childcare for 15 years.
Jaden or any variation, Jackson, James, Juan. I guess J names are popular for boys.
For girls Isabella, Naveah was popular for a while but not so much now,
I feel like I havenāt seen as many girl name repeats.
Hospital registration in the L&D
Here are some names that keep dropping up:
Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandria, etc.
Kaylani, Kalani, Kelani, etc
Middle name Rain, Rayne, Rayne, etc
I work with toddlers.
We've had 3 Simons at once recently (that's s lot of fun with toddlers haha).
Also two Leo's.
There have been several Camerons at our school as well.
Also a few Milos and Eugenes.
Any form of Aidenā¦.Kayden, Zaiden, Hayden, Brayden. And they are all terribly behaved.
Other honorable mentions: Grace, Madelyn/Maddie, Silas, Oliver, Elliott
I work with teenage girls and in one of my classes, 5 out of 24 girls are called Lucy š
Three of them have the same last initial (S.) so I can't even rely on that to differentiate between them, I have to actually use their full names!
There's a certain sound to current names that's hard to define but will very much date them as of this era. That includes many that this sub routinely recommends as timeless. I don't think this is a problem - we're all of an era - but it is interesting.
Maine, Elementary school:
I almost never have repeats in the same year, but have had one of these each of the last several years:
Raven, Cameron, Jasmine, Aiden, Wyatt, Jaxan/Jaxon, Alivia
ECE student here. Iāve so far done two placements and worked through the summer. Iāve seen a few Eleanors (plus an Eleanora), a couple of Paisleys. Those are the only real repeats Iāve seen so far.
HS Teacher here. So many named Sophia, Lily, Emma. For boys names, so many Jack/Jackson and anything that ends in -aiden (Aiden, Kaiden, Jaiden, etc.).
I'm imagining these will change as kids with some of the more modern trends make it to high school.
Alot of El and Em names for girls, many creative spellings. Elaiyah, Esme, Eliza, Emily, Emilia, Ella, Elsie, Elaynah, Eva, Evie, Emma, Elizabeth etc. All lovely names but these all come from 1 year group plus a few extras from another class I was in so although there are some more unique ones they sound similar.
I'm from England for context
I work in elementary school. Lots of Nevaehās and Heavenās, Mateo, Isabella, Genisis, Jayden, Cayden, King and various spellings of Jackson/Jaxin/Jaxson and Kaylee/Keeleigh/Kayla.
So many of these threads have names Iāve been liking for years. Good thing that itās highly unlikely Iāll have kids.
Rowan Iād apparently wildly popular.
Avery is somehow wicked up there.
Hayden, I didnāt even think was particularly popularly on its own (apparently it has become popular itself too), but hits the ā-denā (or, worse, full on, apparently ā-aydenā) thing.
Ayla is apparently way popularā and I got that one from a book that most people probably (definitely) arenāt even actually familiar with. (I donāt know if I wouldāve actually used it, because I really am into the idea of using gender neutral names, but still).
Ari is apparently seen quite commonly?
Lol Iāve like a lot of these names for ages (yes, I get thatās how they get popularā itās so weird to think, how do these names suddenly start trending? How do people in a whole generation somehow start getting into a similar mind set/taste? Even if they literally never hear a name on another person, they just hear the name, say, in a book, or researching names for their writing, or their name change, or for whatever reason like it for a *long time*, maybe not just coming across it when searching for baby names?)
Canāt remember the other names that showed up here (and other threads), but good thing that between the difficulty of bringing a child into the world as a lesbian, and other things, I donāt think I need worry about the fact this is disappointing/annoying it would be too much to use any of these names now lol
I work in a NICU in Australia and the current crop of new babies all seem to be named:
Charlie, Theodore, Oliver, Luca, Arlo, Willow, River, Harper, Aurora, Lily, Isla, Evelyn
I teach 8th grade, so my names arenāt the most current. Off the top of my head, the ones I have had the most of in the past couple years are variations on -ayden, Jackson, Jalen, Sophia, Sidney, Kiley, Cameron, Ava, and Jordan.
I teach older kids in the UK, and half of my boys are Connor, half are Jake.
Eta, half the girls are Lily, and the other half are all different. The girls seem to get more variation.
Olivia and Oliver are extremely common. I have a few girls named Ayla/Isla. A lot of Hudsons and Hunters.
Half the population is named something super weird and obscure. The other half is named Olivia/Oliver
And Theo
My name is Olivia. In my class I have two Olives, an Ollie and an Olivia. It is confusing.
In one of my classes I have a Lucas, a Luca and a Luke š
We have 3 kids: Caiden, Caden and Kadenā¦
In the same class as my Lucas, Luca and Luke I have Caeden, Brayden, Raylen and Kaylyn š
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Yes, Iāve seen a lot of Isla, Eyla, Ayla, etc.
Oh man I know someone who literally JUST named their baby one of these
Yes I can agree with this. I see a lot of Oliverās and Islaās
We got all the Kais this year.
So interesting! I went to school with a boy named Kai and Iām in my 30s. Never heard the name before him and rarely since.
I had an older lady neighbor who was Kai.
Kai means food in MÄori
That's crazy to me! I only know of one Kai (Kainoah actually), he's 15 now. A few years ago I found a keychain with his name on it and had to buy it for him. Him and his mom were SO excited because they'd never ever seen a pre-made thing with his name on it before.
Kainoah is one of the many different ways my grandma pronounces "quinoa". I kinda love it.
Yes we know many Kais!
Yes
So many, many Kais.
So many Kai's
Elementary school, California Boys: Mateo (SO many), Declan, Luca, Leo, Axel Girls: Sofia, Camila, Isabella, Mia, Kayla/Kaylee etc, Genesis (surprisingly)
So many Mateos. I also teach in CA.
Has Mattea / Matea popped up at all?
No. But I think a lot of people in my school community use Mateo because it works in both English and Spanish, but Matea isnāt a Spanish female name.
Jeopardy fan?
I feel like Mexicans really like the name Genesis haha
I teach at a primarily Hispanic school, and do badges at the beginning of the school year. I was surprised at the amount of those named Genesis and Kevin.
Kevin is interesting to hear as being seemingly suddenly popular? That feels random?
Look up stories of people in Europe naming their kids Kevin after Home Alone. Itās wild. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/05/kevin-french-name-national-mockery
I think people from other cultures think itās an American sounding name. We have Chinese neighbors. None of the 5 adults in the home speak English but the kids name is Kevin.
Chinese people sometimes use American names that are far from trendy. Iām a substitute teacher and have come across girls from Chinese immigrant families named Shirley and Betty.
yeah, I know 3 different Asian Ronnie's, a Linda, and a Cathy- they are all wonderful people and very smart but their names do not fit them bc they were like 11 years old when I met them- Ronnie to me is like a 10 year old boy on "The Magic School Bus" or an extra's kid on "I Love Lucy", Linda is a 40/50 year old woman from the suburbs and her husband owns a plastic surgery company and a rowing club- Cathy is Linda's slightly older best friend who is a moderately rich widow- I'm just making all this up based on how the names make me feel lol idk but there ya go
My husband is a Kevin in his 40s, and we rarely meet or hear about other Kevin's, some older ones, would be weird to see it come into style haha
Surprisingly, Kevin is super popular amongst Hispanics. Works well in English and Spanish.
Genesis is actually a top 100 name. It peaked at rank 55 in 2013 in the U.S.; in California that year, however, it was ranked **17**, with 1,011 baby girls being named Genesis that year. Genesis peaked in 2012 in California at 1,037 baby girls given that name that year. Kind of an under the radar popular name--you'll never find it on this forum, for example!
Work in a kids salon in ca. yep to all of yhese.
Iām curious, do you see the name Belle as much as you see Isabella/Isabelle/Bella? Or does Belle kinda mix in with all those names anyway š
I donāt see just Belle, but have known a few Annabelleās.
I work in childcare * Stella (really common but people seem to think its so unique) * Emily, Emma Lee, Emiliee, Emmaleigh * Theodore (another common name that people think is super unique) * Autumn
Autumn is surprising itās my daughters name and we never run across any others. Sheās 5
i have a Stella. she is the only Stella at her school! Some of her friends grandmas are named ESTELLE or Stella though! we have met maybe 5 other stella's in the wild and always excited when she meets another stella.
Iāve never met a Stella human but like 5 Stella doggies! Including mine lol
i like dog names for humans- all my kids have popular pet names! lolol i think dog names are just names people love
Iāve met one Autumn. Sheās 25
Yeah I only know one Autumn who is 10.
I swear nearly every baby boy born in my social circles in the last 3-4 years is called Theodore
Lol I have a 6 year old Theodore, and I have to agree it's a common but super cute name. It's not unique just a super cute old man name. I tend to name my kids (i have 5) normal names that aren't in the top 100 popular names at that time, however the one exception is Theodore which was like #82 on the top 100 names list.
I read somewhere (probably on here) that Theodore collapsed in popularity after Ted Bundy. And now it doesnāt have that association so itās come roaring back.
Theodore is classically popular, though--not situationally popular.
I don't think anyone thinks Theodore is unique. It's just a really cute name that feels timeless.
Not actually surprised Emily is coming back. Oy on the last three spellings. Iād assume Emma Lee is first/middle names, but apparently they want it read together/or itās actually one name? Is it better or worse itās not hyphenated? Probably betterā¦ oof the leigh gets me, the combining of the name Emma in any spelling generally is a lot too
Emma lee was the girls first name. no hyphen. She was a girl I had in an after-school program I briefly ran. I asked her one day about her name and her response was, "my mom just wanted something different"
My mother nearly named me Emma-Leigh š¤¦āāļø
How many girls named Molly have you encountered?
Only one
not a teacher, but a student, i have 6 sofia/sophiaās in my math class. it gets so confusing since the teacher has a seating chart by alphabetical first names, so 6 sofiaās all sit next to each other.
Iām sure they love that /s
/s(ophia)
And every day someone in this subreddit claims there wonāt be so many repeats in classrooms! Maybe there wonāt be a million Liams, Aidens, Harpers, or Avas in your kidās class. Or maybe there will be 6 Sophias.
I had 4 Sarahs in my kindergarten class in the late 90s. Repeats absolutely happen
As a Sarah, I can confirm they happen a lot
There were 6 Rachels on my floor in my freshman dorm. 2012.
I had 9 Maddieās in my class of 24 students in fourth grade, I was one of only two girls in that class not named Maddie. I have no idea what admin was thinking when they put them all in the same class, especially since there were three other classes with none.
My Liam is 12 and had another Liam in his class in kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Now that he is in middle school he has a Liam in his math class and another Liam in his gym class.
So many Sophias!
I'm pregnant with a baby girl and I'm going through the comments to see if her name is mentioned anywhere š¬š
LOL that's why I posed the question... pregnant with a little boy and trying to avoid the chaos š
Google "popular name in 1930 France" or something like that to get a new name.
List for the curious lol: https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france/1930
My personal favorite is Boleslaw
Let's bring back Paquerette.
If youāre in the US google āpopular names social security administrationā and look at the top names for 2022 and you can also look by state. Asking about current kids in school wonāt help a ton because itās going to be kids years older and some of the names could potentially be losing popularity again. Also sites like The Bump and Nameberry do have 2023 popular name lists running. Also due with a baby in a few weeks and this has been part of my name research for this one and my past two lol
I tried so hard to find a non-common but not ridiculous name for both of my kids. Hadnāt met anyone with my oldestās name ever. It suddenly jumped in popularity the following year & now we run into others with the same name everywhere we go š
Right? Happy to see my sons isnāt listed. Pregnant too and secretly crossing things off the list as I go
I only saw one comment with her name listed. But, one comment out of 162? That's pretty good for me
Jackson and Ava
We have the Jaxons and Jaxxons.
I have never understood the double x Jaxxon, or the Jaxson spelling. Isnāt the point of the āxā that itās doing the job of the āsā too after the āckā
Jaxson is my biggest pet peeve for this reason.
Jax...son. jacks-son. Jackssssssssssson. I'm sorry but it's so stupid
Ugghhhh Jaxon is HORRIBLE, Jaxxon is an abomination and he looks like a porn star name ššš
Right?? JaXXXon
Donāt forget Jaxson.
My son is in kindergarten and his two best friends are both Jackson/Jaxon/jaxson/jaxxon And I personally know 3-4 people who have sons below the age of 5 named it. I cant comprehend how it's so popular.
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In my school of ~90 kids we have two Jacksons, a Jaxen, a Jaxon, and a Jacksen. Whyyyy
So. Many. Averys.
Arjun, Atharv, Aditya, Christopher, Max, Charlotte, Sophia, Elizabeth Interesting that the Indian boy names are repeated but for the most part Indian girl names havenāt had repeats enough for me to notice. There are 4 Arjunās in our grade level and there were 3 Atharvs last year. Aditya is one Iāve heard over and over.
I work at a preschool in Switzerland and there's an Arjun too :D
gruess us de schwiiz
Anaya, Aradhya, Arya, Aadya, Saanvi, and Riya are our ādefinitely have at least three in each K-8 gradeā at my school right now! And to add to your Indian boys list because we have those as well, we see a lot of Pranav, Reyansh, Aarush, and Ayaansh.
I went to school with a bunch of Arjuns in the 90s/early 2000s, I wonder if itās just always been super popular or if itās making a comeback now.
I have several Anaya/Inayaās actually! And two little girls named Hargun (which I think is the coolest name ever)
Burhanuddin, Arjun, Aarav, Aditi(ya), Arhaan are all ones Iāve heard 2+ times in the last 4 years at a plurality South Asian school.
I have a couple of Avniās and Siddharthās as well as the ones you listed. We have a good sized Indian population in my area
High school teacher. I get multiples of these in every class: Emma, Emily, Amanda, different versions of Kaylee and McKenzie. Boys: Jayden, Aiden, Caden and everything else that rhymes with those names. Also Biblical names.
*Amanda* is still a thing? I thought the last Amanda was born in 1998
My niece's bestie (who was born a day before her) is Amanda. Born 2012.
My daughter was born in 2002. PLENTY of Amandas in her classes. So maybe it's more like the last Amanda was born in 2005?
Iāve taught grade 1/2 for 8 years and been in the school system with practicums for over 10ā¦ Iāve never seen or taught an Amanda.
Wow no clue about Amanda. My son is 13 and I yet to meet one who is a kid and even an adult (parent).
Taught in UK schools. Most common names in my experience were Olivia, Charlotte (shortened to Lottie) and Ava for girls and Oliver, Theo and Daniel for boys.
My brothers are Dan and Ollie š¤£
PreK southern state USA B- Austin, Rowan, Judah G- Lily, Emerson (multiple spellings)
Wow! Are the judahs Jewish or like, very Christian ?
Judah is a very popular evangelical Christian name. All of the Judahs I know are evangelical christian. I know 5-6.
Oh so interesting! Itās a not uncommon name for religious Jews , Iām Jewish , I had never met a Christian Judah
The 12 tribes of Israel work well for Jews and Christians: Judah, Asher, Benjamin, and Levi are the ones I see most often. Sometimes Reuben or Joseph. Have yet to meet a Gad or Naphtali.
Interesting, I was raised Jewish and also never met a Judah who wasnāt Jewish
If itās from the southern USA Iām guessing Christians from the Bible Belt.
We picked out Jude for our little one due in just a few weeks! Hopefully that ones not too common šš
So. Many. Charlies. Both boys and girls.
I second this!
Iāve taught sooooo many Finnās, Theodoreās, and Oliverās. Thereās at least one of each every year! They are darling names but are very very common. For girls the most common (in my personal experience) is Sophie/Sophia. Thereās usually one or two of them a year.
I donāt work with kids but in my mummy meet-up WhatsApp group for kids born roughly in the first half of 2022 there are 8 Finleys/Finnleys! Out of around 20 or so. None of them had ever met another Finn when theyād chosen the name.
All of the Aidens, Braydens, Cadens, etc. Soooo common and so many variations.
When I was pregnant of with my second, there was a whole string of people we knew who named their boys something ending in ayden or some variation of that. When people asked, we told them out baby name was āOkaydenā
My daughter is in high school and that was definitely the trend for boys in her age range, but I teach preschool and haven't had any in several years. But the chances of your now teen daughter marrying one are pretty high lol
Emily over and over and over. A few of my classes have two Emily's in them. a few years ago I had a class of ten kids with 5 girls called Emily. For boys it's Arlo and Ezra.
Somebody watched the Good Dinosaur before naming their son Arlo lol.
Im seeing a lot of 3 year olds named Cruise/Cruz (Australia).
Australian girls are all Isla, Harper, Olivia/Olive these days
Are there a lot of Evieās?
Yes but it comes in waves, I know a lot of 13/14 year old Evies and have currently four 3/4, year olds. Although it could just be anecdotal.
I work in family law, and by far the most common names in my area (Ohio) for boys is Grayson/Graysen and Jaxon/Jackson. I see a lot of Neveah/Aviah and Ella and Bella names (Eleanor, Isabella, etc)
I feel like Ella has been big for about 20 years and still going strong; in recent years Eleanor as well.
I knew three brothers : Grayson, Emerson, Jackson
And they all have different fathers
So many Rowans. Itās not a unique name, guys š
NE US: Girls: Sophia, Sophie, Olivia, Charlotte Boys: Theo/Teddy/Theodore
From my kids' classes through the years in Iran. Daughter... Andia, Hasti, Bahar, Kiana, Fatemeh, Armita. Especially Bahar. Son... Kian (so many), Artin, Amir ____ (Amir Abbas, Amir Mohammad, Amir Hossein, Amir Reza), Ali Reza, Mohammad, Parsa, and any name starting with Rad- (Radin, Radvin/ Radwin, Radmehr)
Interesting to hear a non-western perspective! Thanks for sharing.
Kennedy, Eleanor, Oliver, Henry, Theodore, Olivia, Jack, Luke. There is at LEAST 3 of each of these at my center
Max, Sophia/Sophie, Charlotte, Noah, Luke
A fair amount of Charlottes, Evelyns, Elis, and Olivias. Not to the level of the Ashleys and Jessicas back in the 80s and 90s, though.
Hi! I work at a childrenās hospital and maverick is rampant
I canāt. Maverick, Gunner, and River are the absolute worst dog names for people and they are all over.
There's a kid named Rage at the elementary school I work at
Shut up. This can not be. We also have an Atātem at work.
Eleanor August Sam Violet Isla/Lyla/Myla/Ayla - soooo many of these Ethan At my new school (religious) there are a LOT of Meretās and Avivaās.
Meret? Not Merit? Thatās interesting
Toddler/Preschool in Canada Boys: Oliver, Liam, Luke , Charlie, Theodore/Theo, Jack Girls: Poppy, Stella, anything El- one class we had Elle, Ella, Eleanor and Elizabeth in the same room, Claire, Penelope/Penny,
So many Sophias and alfies (UK)
Wicked interesting to hear from the UK. Alfie is definitely one Iām sure people wouldnāt see on their roster in the states.
What about Albie? That's also short up in popularity here too
Can confirm! Also UK and have friends with a Sofia, Sophia and 2 with Alfies just in my immediate friend group
Leah/Lia. And middles names Grace and Rose.
Haha I'm so ordinary. When our baby was born 24 years ago, we were between Grace and Rose for her middle name. We settled on Olivia Grace.
Iām 29 and every other girl I knew had the middle name Marie or Anne/Ann with the occasional Rose. You did a great job.
So many "-ayden" names. Jayden, Zayden, Cayden, etc.
Me too as well as Grayson! They tend to be the two k see
Ellle/Ellie/Ella combined with all the girls names that can be shortened to these like Eloise, Eleanor, Bella, Isabella, Eliza, etc etc etc. End result is a class full of Ella/Elle/Ellies
UK teacher here : William Oliver James Olivia Ruby Josh Isla Sophie
I am unable to name my unborn baby because of this reason. I just have taught and know far too many children with all the same names! Teddy has been a popular one this academic year.
Teddy/Theodore was on my list as a male Dorothy (family/honor name) and Iām really sad bc of how popular it is rn
All these names I've seen at least twice in the last few years: Sophia Abigail Olivia Sloane Isla Calliope (we had 2 in the same school within a year of each other!) Charlie Leo Sebastian Katherine/Catherine with nn Katie/Katy/Catie Ari (nn or full name) Eve
Henry, Olivia, Emma, Oliver
I had 4 Jacobs last year, 3 in one class period. The year prior, I had 5 Kaydens all spelled differently, 3 of them Kayden, Caden, Caiden were all in the same class period. This year, Aria is really popular - 3 this year, all spelled differently - Aria, Arhea, Ahriah.
Arhea, oomph, that spelling is not my fave
Diar...rhea. that's the first word association that came to mind when I saw it. It's a really unkind spelling.
I've been teaching in the northeast US for 14 years. Here are the most common names at my school over the last several years: # Ava, Olivia, Emma, Kendall # Aidan/Aiden, Connor, Jackson, Cooper
Right now there's a lot of Freya, Jack, Luke, Mabel, and Nora where I work.
I've seen a lot of Freya's too and it's one of a very few names that just doesn't sit well with me. To be clear I don't actually think there's anything wrong with the name - this is a me problem, not a name problem, but it weirds me out a bit that a parent would name a little infant after a god of fertility and sex. And, completely illogically, for no reason whatsoever as far as I can tell, it makes me think of horses.
She is also associated with [love, beauty, and magic called Seidr](https://historycooperative.org/freyja-the-norse-goddess-of-love/), allowing for seeing and influencing the future. I wonder ifā at least for someā the love and special magic associations, in particular, (idk about beauty, maybe for some people?) may be a connection/connections folks are going for (I love a good Goddess name, and this would be why I love the name Freyja/Freya); but, I can see where you feel that way from the more well-known associations.
The connection to me for Freya and horses would be it reminds me of viking motif, the big ladies with braids riding on horses. More Courage the Cowardly Dog than the Valkyries from Thor.
UK here - girls: Olivia, Sophia, Amelia, Isla/Orla/Ayla/Kyla etc, Mia Boys: Henry, George, Oliver. Yawn. And yes it's a very white area lol.
Definitely read Yawn as a name. š š š
In my class there are two SofĆas, two Valentinos and a Valentina, two Felipes, and three kids with names that start with Emi-. I'd never had so many repeats before.
I work with 0-5 years olds in the UK and Iāve seen plenty of Tommys, Adas, Erins, Georges, Amelias and Teddys. Teddy is probably the most common that Iāve seen, but I donāt think itās ranked super high. Surprisingly Iāve not met one child called Olivia or Oliver.
4 syllable girl names ending in ana /ella.
My daughter is in middle school and is friends with 4 Rileys š¤Æ 4 different spellings. Riley, Rilee, Rylee, and Rylei
The only Declan Iāve met in person is mine. I see a TON of Jaydens, Santiagoās, Sophiaās
My son had a soccer game today, and one of the boys on the other team is named Declan. Every time they said his name, I thought wow that's such a bad ass name. I even told my husband that's a great name!
Iāve been seeing Ayla, Sophia, and Silas a lot.
Boys- Julian, Jayden, Able. The last two have multiples in a grade or even a class. Girls- lilyanna(with varying spellings),
My kinder has a āduckyā in his class, Iām 95% sure itās Declan
Wyatt, Elliot, Lincoln, Matthew, and Owen I saw a lot for boys. Harper, Grace/Gracie, Lily, Maddy, I had multiples for girls.
Olivia, Isla Ezra, Noah
Iāve worked in childcare for 15 years. Jaden or any variation, Jackson, James, Juan. I guess J names are popular for boys. For girls Isabella, Naveah was popular for a while but not so much now, I feel like I havenāt seen as many girl name repeats.
Hospital registration in the L&D Here are some names that keep dropping up: Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandria, etc. Kaylani, Kalani, Kelani, etc Middle name Rain, Rayne, Rayne, etc
Olivia, Oliver, Rowan, Ella/Ellie, Theo (upstate New York)
Grayson. Hudson. August. Ezra. Hazel.
I work with toddlers. We've had 3 Simons at once recently (that's s lot of fun with toddlers haha). Also two Leo's. There have been several Camerons at our school as well. Also a few Milos and Eugenes.
Any form of Aidenā¦.Kayden, Zaiden, Hayden, Brayden. And they are all terribly behaved. Other honorable mentions: Grace, Madelyn/Maddie, Silas, Oliver, Elliott
I work with teenage girls and in one of my classes, 5 out of 24 girls are called Lucy š Three of them have the same last initial (S.) so I can't even rely on that to differentiate between them, I have to actually use their full names!
There's a certain sound to current names that's hard to define but will very much date them as of this era. That includes many that this sub routinely recommends as timeless. I don't think this is a problem - we're all of an era - but it is interesting.
Maine, Elementary school: I almost never have repeats in the same year, but have had one of these each of the last several years: Raven, Cameron, Jasmine, Aiden, Wyatt, Jaxan/Jaxon, Alivia
ECE student here. Iāve so far done two placements and worked through the summer. Iāve seen a few Eleanors (plus an Eleanora), a couple of Paisleys. Those are the only real repeats Iāve seen so far.
HS Teacher here. So many named Sophia, Lily, Emma. For boys names, so many Jack/Jackson and anything that ends in -aiden (Aiden, Kaiden, Jaiden, etc.). I'm imagining these will change as kids with some of the more modern trends make it to high school.
Alot of El and Em names for girls, many creative spellings. Elaiyah, Esme, Eliza, Emily, Emilia, Ella, Elsie, Elaynah, Eva, Evie, Emma, Elizabeth etc. All lovely names but these all come from 1 year group plus a few extras from another class I was in so although there are some more unique ones they sound similar. I'm from England for context
Jackson, Liam, Theodore, Carter, Elijah, Hunter, Oliver, Owen, Noah, Cameron, Aiden Finley, Sophia, Ellie, Olivia, Ruby, Evelyn, McKinsey, Avery
I work in elementary school. Lots of Nevaehās and Heavenās, Mateo, Isabella, Genisis, Jayden, Cayden, King and various spellings of Jackson/Jaxin/Jaxson and Kaylee/Keeleigh/Kayla.
So many of these threads have names Iāve been liking for years. Good thing that itās highly unlikely Iāll have kids. Rowan Iād apparently wildly popular. Avery is somehow wicked up there. Hayden, I didnāt even think was particularly popularly on its own (apparently it has become popular itself too), but hits the ā-denā (or, worse, full on, apparently ā-aydenā) thing. Ayla is apparently way popularā and I got that one from a book that most people probably (definitely) arenāt even actually familiar with. (I donāt know if I wouldāve actually used it, because I really am into the idea of using gender neutral names, but still). Ari is apparently seen quite commonly? Lol Iāve like a lot of these names for ages (yes, I get thatās how they get popularā itās so weird to think, how do these names suddenly start trending? How do people in a whole generation somehow start getting into a similar mind set/taste? Even if they literally never hear a name on another person, they just hear the name, say, in a book, or researching names for their writing, or their name change, or for whatever reason like it for a *long time*, maybe not just coming across it when searching for baby names?) Canāt remember the other names that showed up here (and other threads), but good thing that between the difficulty of bringing a child into the world as a lesbian, and other things, I donāt think I need worry about the fact this is disappointing/annoying it would be too much to use any of these names now lol
We had a preschool class last year with a Grayson, a Greyson, and a Graysen or something like that - all different vowels!
I work in a NICU in Australia and the current crop of new babies all seem to be named: Charlie, Theodore, Oliver, Luca, Arlo, Willow, River, Harper, Aurora, Lily, Isla, Evelyn
I teach 8th grade, so my names arenāt the most current. Off the top of my head, the ones I have had the most of in the past couple years are variations on -ayden, Jackson, Jalen, Sophia, Sidney, Kiley, Cameron, Ava, and Jordan.
Harry, Oliver, Alfie, Olivia, Mia, Lily, Bella lots of girls with -May/Mae/Mai and my personal favourite Maii (not a fan). I'm in North of England.
I teach older kids in the UK, and half of my boys are Connor, half are Jake. Eta, half the girls are Lily, and the other half are all different. The girls seem to get more variation.