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Help[Opinions] Names common for trans people
Happy pride month!
One thing that I am particularly interested in in naming, is the differences of trends/priorities in naming a child compared to people naming themselves. As far as I know, there aren’t any charts for popularity in names that people have chosen for themselves (as lots of people don’t do it legally anyway), but I am in a few LGBT spaces both online and in real life, and I have still noticed trends in the names that trans people pick for themselves. Of course, as I said, this is based on my own experience and people I’ve met, and it likely varies depending on location (I am in an anglophone country).
Still, here are the names I’ve noticed that seem particularly common :)
Transmasc:
Ace
Aiden and the -aden names
Alex
Asher
Caleb
Charlie
Cody
Edward
Elijah / Eli
Elliott
Ezra
Finn
Isaac
Jack / Jackson
Jake
Jonah
Leo
Levi
Liam
Luca / Lucas
Max
Micah
Miles
Noah
Oliver
Owen
Ryan
Sam
Theo
Vincent
Zachary
Biblical names seem quite common, as well as names that are/were popular at the time of coming out (as opposed to choosing names popular at the year of birth).
Transfem:
Alice
Amber
Amelia
Aurora
Bella
Brianna
Cassandra
Chloe
Delilah
Elise
Ella
Emily
Emma
Evelyn
Hazel
Juniper
Katie
Lily
Luna
Madison
Megan
Mia
Natalie
Rose
Riley
Sophie
Violet
Willow
There seems to be a larger variety than with the boys, and trends seem less obvious. But, while names popular at the time of coming out are still popular, I’ve noticed girls seem more likely to choose names that were popular in the year they were born than boys.
Nonbinary people:
Ash
Grey
Kai
Robin
I’ve noticed that for nonbinary people choosing their own name, there seems to be lots more variety and much less obvious ‘popular names’ compared to trans boys and girls choosing their names (hence why this list is significantly shorter). I’ve noticed that nature names, astrological names, mythological names and word names seem particularly common, as well as ‘typically boys’s names’ such as Micah, Elliott, Ace and Finn.
What do you think of the names here? Are there any trends you’ve picked up on in people choosing their own names?
One thing that I am particularly interested in in naming, is the differences of trends/priorities in naming a child compared to people naming themselves. As far as I know, there aren’t any charts for popularity in names that people have chosen for themselves (as lots of people don’t do it legally anyway), but I am in a few LGBT spaces both online and in real life, and I have still noticed trends in the names that trans people pick for themselves. Of course, as I said, this is based on my own experience and people I’ve met, and it likely varies depending on location (I am in an anglophone country).
Still, here are the names I’ve noticed that seem particularly common :)
Transmasc:
Ace
Aiden and the -aden names
Alex
Asher
Caleb
Charlie
Cody
Edward
Elijah / Eli
Elliott
Ezra
Finn
Isaac
Jack / Jackson
Jake
Jonah
Leo
Levi
Liam
Luca / Lucas
Max
Micah
Miles
Noah
Oliver
Owen
Ryan
Sam
Theo
Vincent
Zachary
Biblical names seem quite common, as well as names that are/were popular at the time of coming out (as opposed to choosing names popular at the year of birth).
Transfem:
Alice
Amber
Amelia
Aurora
Bella
Brianna
Cassandra
Chloe
Delilah
Elise
Ella
Emily
Emma
Evelyn
Hazel
Juniper
Katie
Lily
Luna
Madison
Megan
Mia
Natalie
Rose
Riley
Sophie
Violet
Willow
There seems to be a larger variety than with the boys, and trends seem less obvious. But, while names popular at the time of coming out are still popular, I’ve noticed girls seem more likely to choose names that were popular in the year they were born than boys.
Nonbinary people:
Ash
Grey
Kai
Robin
I’ve noticed that for nonbinary people choosing their own name, there seems to be lots more variety and much less obvious ‘popular names’ compared to trans boys and girls choosing their names (hence why this list is significantly shorter). I’ve noticed that nature names, astrological names, mythological names and word names seem particularly common, as well as ‘typically boys’s names’ such as Micah, Elliott, Ace and Finn.
What do you think of the names here? Are there any trends you’ve picked up on in people choosing their own names?
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To add to your list, I’ve met several nonbinary people named Aspen, Mars, and Morgan.
Thank you! I think I’ve come across a few people called Mars
The female list overall feels very much fancier, fluffier and more flowery (literally) than the male list. Of course, names like Chloe, Violet, Willow, Aurora and Luna are already very popular now so it stands to reason.
I remember when Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn. It was cringey on many levels, one of them being, a sixty-something-year-old Caitlyn? Please. Better off to choose Katherine or Kathleen (which would have fit in with all the Kardashians, but maybe good sense did sort of prevail in that one area.)
I suspect a lot of name choices also have to do with the image one wants to project. We have a trans member of congress here in Delaware who goes by Sarah. Now maybe Sarah was the name of a favorite aunt or somebody, but I'd expect different name choices from someone who was hoping to get into politics versus someone who wanted to be a performer.
Ace just sounds like a dog's name to me. Or the kind of flirty come-on type name a woman in the 1940s might use on a sailor she's trying to pick up in a USO club or something. Ace, Tiger, Handsome, that kind of thing.
I remember when Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn. It was cringey on many levels, one of them being, a sixty-something-year-old Caitlyn? Please. Better off to choose Katherine or Kathleen (which would have fit in with all the Kardashians, but maybe good sense did sort of prevail in that one area.)
I suspect a lot of name choices also have to do with the image one wants to project. We have a trans member of congress here in Delaware who goes by Sarah. Now maybe Sarah was the name of a favorite aunt or somebody, but I'd expect different name choices from someone who was hoping to get into politics versus someone who wanted to be a performer.
Ace just sounds like a dog's name to me. Or the kind of flirty come-on type name a woman in the 1940s might use on a sailor she's trying to pick up in a USO club or something. Ace, Tiger, Handsome, that kind of thing.