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Help[Opinions] Ryan + question
in reply to a message by TeamPeeta4ever
It's fine. I don't get all the hate for it.
I have a question: Why do you people associate Ryan with little boys when it was most popular in the 80s and early 90s (20+ years ago)? Don't any of you know teenage or adult Ryans? I think something like Brayden be more appropriate to complain about as a little kids' name.
I'm just saying...my son recently turned 3 and his daycare doesn't have a single Ryan.
I have a question: Why do you people associate Ryan with little boys when it was most popular in the 80s and early 90s (20+ years ago)? Don't any of you know teenage or adult Ryans? I think something like Brayden be more appropriate to complain about as a little kids' name.
I'm just saying...my son recently turned 3 and his daycare doesn't have a single Ryan.
This message was edited 7/6/2012, 12:34 PM
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I associate Ryan with guys my age, personally.
However, there are some names that just don't ever stop feeling like "little kid" names to people. For me, Hannah is perpetually an 8 year old girl in pigtails and pink overalls, despite me knowing an 18 year old Hannah. Ryan could be that name for others.
However, there are some names that just don't ever stop feeling like "little kid" names to people. For me, Hannah is perpetually an 8 year old girl in pigtails and pink overalls, despite me knowing an 18 year old Hannah. Ryan could be that name for others.
This message was edited 7/6/2012, 11:10 PM
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It's all in associations. Hannah was my Grandmother's name.(pretty trendy!)so to me, it's an older lady's name. Though I like it, given that I loved my Grandmother.
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Well, I've only known two Ryans. I said it was overused and tired based upon the popularity statistics, not because I've known a lot of Ryans. I certainly haven't known a ton of Ryans the way I've known a ton of Matthews and Joshuas and Justins and Jasons.
The two Ryans I did know would be adults now. One was a little boy back in 80s. The other was a baby back in the early 90s. But I knew them when they were children, and then stopped knowing them, so even though I know that they are now adults, in my mind when I think of them, they're still children.
The thing is, Ryan is still popular. It has declined a little in popularity, but last year it was #25. That's popular. So there are still a lot of little Ryans out there, even though you may not happen to know any personally. I still think of a name as being overused when I know it's popular, even though I may not know anyone with the name. For instance, I don't know any Isabellas, and I don't know anyone who has named their child Isabella, but I would still advise anyone considering Isabella to avoid it because it's too popular. If one cares about popularity, that is. I do.
The two Ryans I did know would be adults now. One was a little boy back in 80s. The other was a baby back in the early 90s. But I knew them when they were children, and then stopped knowing them, so even though I know that they are now adults, in my mind when I think of them, they're still children.
The thing is, Ryan is still popular. It has declined a little in popularity, but last year it was #25. That's popular. So there are still a lot of little Ryans out there, even though you may not happen to know any personally. I still think of a name as being overused when I know it's popular, even though I may not know anyone with the name. For instance, I don't know any Isabellas, and I don't know anyone who has named their child Isabella, but I would still advise anyone considering Isabella to avoid it because it's too popular. If one cares about popularity, that is. I do.
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