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[Opinions] Your 2023 name
It's time to figure out our new names!Look up here (https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/ -> Popular Names by Birth Year) where your first and middle names ranked the year you were born and find the name that ranked the same in 2023 to come up with your new name. For example, my name is Emma Johanna and I was born in 1992. In 1992 Emma was ranked 104th and Johanna 391st, so my new name would be Ayla Julieta. My new masculine name would be August Russell (Raymond Beau in 1992).If you can't find your name, you can try another spelling or variant. Please share your thoughts about your new name.*
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*I think I'm lucky this year since I find both Ayla Julieta and August Russell quite decent :)~*~*~*~kuin metsäorvokki laaksossa

This message was edited 5/10/2024, 9:22 AM

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1993
Emma (first name) - 80
May (actual middle name)- not on the list
Mae- not on the list
Mai - 935
Maya - 2711993 boy name
Jesus Storm or Jesus Enrique 2023
Eloise Bailee or Eloise Lena 2023 boy name
Eli Zen or Eli Derek
Late to this, but here's mine:
As a girl: Aliyah Lara - Not too bad. Not a huge fan of Aliyah but I like Lara and I think they flow well together.
As a guy: Abel Gage - I like this. I like the name Abel, don't dislike Gage and I like the flow.
I used the spelling Tawny since my name variant wasn't in the top 1,000 in 1989. In 1989, I would've been Ken Joe if I was a boy. In 2023, I am either Janiyah Adalyn or Leif Maddox.
Matthias Parker, which i love! I actually have a specific fondness for Parker in the middle spot, following a fn ending in S — it just sounds sparky!
Penelope Sadie or Asher Nathan
Daisy Kaylani
Jace ZaynDaisy Kaylani is interesting. I like Jace on its own, not sure how I feel about Jace Zayn as a combo though.
Fernanda Lillian & Lewis Christopher. Both ok, Fernanda Lillian is quite interesting to me.
Ooh yeah Fernanda Lillian is FUN
1993 - 276/264Londyn Talia
Jorge ColtThe combos don't really go together. I'm not a big fan of any of the individual names.
I would be Nora or Ethan. Not bad!
Holland Ella
Kaysen Matthew...not my favorites! I guess Holland is better than Kaysen though!
Ellie Sofia. Ehh, not my thing, but inoffensive.
My 2023 name is Luna Sadie!I love Luna. Sadie is my dog's name, lol. The combo sounds very cutesie celebrity baby name.My masculine name the year I was born would be Andrew Jason and my 2023 masculine name would be William Nathan.Andrew Jason is boring and I don't much care for either name. William Nathan is extremely handsome and William is the name of my grandfather and my great-grandfather, so it's likely I would've been given that name either as a first or middle if I were a boy.
I don't really like Sadie, but Luna Sadie is a cute combo!
Emma Zara or Noah Kyrie.I much prefer Noah Kyrie as a combo. I like Zara but as a first name and not paired with Emma.
Lily Nyla
Luna Ayla
No stats for my country, so I'll briefly be American.Girl: Addison Natalia
Boy: Waylon LukaI find all four completely alien and unappealing.
My new name for 2023 is
Chloe Esther.If I was male, it would be John Jaxson.
Chloe Esther is stunning!
Chloe Esther is really sweet.
I got two ties for mine
first: Alayna or Kendall
middle: Matilda or Miracle
In alphabetical order, it would be Alayna Matilda or Kendall Miracle. It could also be Alayna Miracle or Kendall Matilda. I could be all four with Alayna Kendall Matilda Miracle, Kendall Alayna Matilda Miracle, Kendall Alayna Miracle Matilda, or Alayna Kendall Miracle Matilda. If I could pick, I would go with Alayna Matilda. At least it's better than my 2022 name, Journee Nadia.
The masculine version would be Reid Clark.
My sister is Paisley Bella or Isaiah Myles as a boy.
My parents would be Isabella Alaia and Gatlin Zachary. Their opposite gender equivalents would be Theodore Vincent and Pearl June.
One of my dogs would be Andrea, or Emmanuel as a boy, which I think would actually make great dog names.

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My 2023 name is Linda Natalie. Not bad! Pretty cute, not that exciting, very retro.My male name is Massimo Angel, LOL.
Linda Natalie is so cute!
Naomi CoralineIt's ok. It's only one spot away from my real name, same as last year, but I think last year it was Emilia, which has risen 2 spots, and my name has fallen 2 spots. I prefer Naomi to Emilia.Also looked up...
Mom: Genesis Amira
Dad: Declan Jack
Sister: Adaline Lucia

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I would be Emilia (no MN). I'll happily take it. I think it's very pretty, and I like the association with Emilia from Othello.If I was a boy, I'd be Isaac. I like it too - it's friendly and sunny.

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Mw, my husband, and our two daughtersSarah Evelyn and Parker Lucas
Evelyn Isabelle and Lucas Arlo
Ezekiel Daniel and Maya Scarlett
Elaina Adalynn and Muhammad EzekielWith our 2023 names, one of our daughter's first name and my middle name, are my mother's birth name - Evelyn
Surprisingly, most of them have a good flow
The SSA site is freezing, but luckily BtN has the list up now: https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/united-states/2023I would be... Lucy Adriana. While I've never been a fan of Lucy, objectively speaking this isn't a bad name at all. Feels quite Italian-American!Male equivalent would be... Aiden Ali. That one feels Turkish, or Central Asian. (Also, wow, I didn't realize Aiden dropped so much!)
I was christened Paul Benjamin in 1990; in 2023, I’d be Jayden Julian or Valentina Isla.Coincidentally, my dad’s name was Valentino!