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February 25, 2006

Oh yeah, the names again

Adam (#64)
Alan
Andrew (#10)
Ben (#97)
Brendan (#84)
Colin (#68)
Jack (#8)
Jonas
Simon

The numbers following the names are their position in the top 100 baby names for 2005. For comparision, Evan was #62 in 2002, and #24 in 2005. Yikes. You may also notice that Declan and James are off the list. Declan is one of those names that I love in theory, but it just wasn't going to work for us, and I think James would be better as a middle name. During the week, Mike added Colin and Brendan, and I added Jonas, lest we think we're narrowing things down at all.

Let me do my little rant about name origins. Jonas was on my list before, but I took it off because it's a form of the name John. Evan is also a form of the name John. So I figured we shouldn't use a two names that are technically the same name--though George Foreman got away with it, I thought we should pick something else. I have the same objection to the name Jack (also from John), but Mike really seems to like it so it has stayed on the list. I know I'm being picky, and Mike thinks this is a stupid reason for eliminating a name. He says not many people would know they're both John, and I should just get over it. And I'm trying, I really am.

As for the popularity thing, I'm not sure how much it should play into our decision making. I think Lora pointed out that Michael and Jennifer were the #1 most popular names for most of the 70's and 80's, and Mike and I are none the worse for wear. But I will tell you it was annoying always being one of 8 Jennifers in every classroom--that's why I still insist on being called Jenny. And it continues today. My last two OB visits I've been one of four Jennifers in the waiting room at the same time, and we all stand up when our name is called. Totally irritating.

So we're still struggling with the name thing. My hope is that we can get it down to maybe three or four good names and pick the right one when he arrives. Either that or he loses his penis somewhere along the line and we can use one of the girl names we fell in love with and both agree on. I really didn't think this was going to be so hard!

Posted by jenny at February 25, 2006 8:15 AM

I've been meaning to write all week about the names. Thanks to everyone for their opinions and suggestions. We've reworked the list a little bit, with some different information, so I thought I'd just post it for your enjoyment. Adam (#64) Alan Andrew (#10) Ben (#97) Brendan (#84) Colin (#68) Jack (#8) Jonas Simon The numbers following the names are their position in the top 100 baby names for 2005. For comparision, Evan was #62 in 2002, and #24 in 2005. Yikes. You may also notice that Declan and James are off the list. Declan is one of those names that I love in theory, but it just wasn't going to work for us, and I think James would be better as a middle name. During the week, Mike added Colin and Brendan, and I added Jonas, lest we think we're narrowing things down at all. Let me do my little rant about name origins. Jonas was on my list before, but I took it off because it's a form of the name John. Evan is also a form of the name John. So I figured we shouldn't use a two names that are technically the same name--though George Foreman got away with it, I thought we should pick something else. I have the same objection to the name Jack (also from John), but Mike really seems to like it so it has stayed on the list. I know I'm being picky, and Mike thinks this is a stupid reason for eliminating a name. He says not many people would know they're both John, and I should just get over it. And I'm trying, I really am. As for the popularity thing, I'm not sure how much it should play into our decision making. I think Lora pointed out that Michael and Jennifer were the #1 most popular names for most of the 70's and 80's, and Mike and I are none the worse for wear. But I will tell you it was annoying always being one of 8 Jennifers in every classroom--that's why I still insist on being called Jenny. And it continues today. My last two OB visits I've been one of four Jennifers in the waiting room at the same time, and we all stand up when our name is called. Totally irritating. So we're still struggling with the name thing. My hope is that we can get it down to maybe three or four good names and pick the right one when he arrives. Either that or he loses his penis somewhere along the line and we can use one of the girl names we fell in love with and both agree on. I really didn't think this was going to be so hard!

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