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in reply to a message by Domestic Engineer
It's something I consider. It's not because of name frequency, as Rachel Shaina said that is not a huge factor anymore. It's because I think high popularity tells me that a name will have a certain image. Or at least, a certain aspect to it, that less relatively-popular names don't have. And it's almost like, the less that popularity means great frequency, the more that seems true.
But, it is usually not something that would stop me from using a name - especially one that wasn't a trendy-style name like Mason, Liam, Mia, Ava. I would have used Alexander for my son if my husband hadn't agreed on something else, and I think of that as a really popular name (it's even one that is perceived as overused in some demographics).
I feel like Noah is more overused than that even. But, for guynames a little blandness can be appealing, in a way that I don't feel it is for girlnames. So I don't know if I would use Noah or not. It's really hard to say because it's not my style. I start to think I probably wouldn't, but then, I don't love it, so I don't know.
I think I would have used Charlotte or Sophie if we hadn't been able to agree on other names, and Sophie definitely has Noah-level popularity-effect. But I do like it enough that I would have used it if compromising made it necessary, so ... yeah. There you are.
- mirfak
But, it is usually not something that would stop me from using a name - especially one that wasn't a trendy-style name like Mason, Liam, Mia, Ava. I would have used Alexander for my son if my husband hadn't agreed on something else, and I think of that as a really popular name (it's even one that is perceived as overused in some demographics).
I feel like Noah is more overused than that even. But, for guynames a little blandness can be appealing, in a way that I don't feel it is for girlnames. So I don't know if I would use Noah or not. It's really hard to say because it's not my style. I start to think I probably wouldn't, but then, I don't love it, so I don't know.
I think I would have used Charlotte or Sophie if we hadn't been able to agree on other names, and Sophie definitely has Noah-level popularity-effect. But I do like it enough that I would have used it if compromising made it necessary, so ... yeah. There you are.
- mirfak
This message was edited 12/6/2015, 11:00 AM
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