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Although this might sound selfish, I don't want my kids to "fit in". A part of growing up for me was realizing that fitting in did not make me happier or make things easier. Conformity is not always good. I'd like to lower the chances of my children being confused with other people just because they share a name.

I think it's fine, at least it's a know name, pronouncable and people know how to spell it. So many weird names and spellings these days

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At schools it's a welcome relief by staff and students wouldn't be an issue, they have more issues with weird and misspelt names

I think this might actually be much less of an issue nowadays. There's so much more diversity in classrooms (where I am, at least).

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My mom is a retired teacher, and she still substitutes often. Her class lists are seriously all over the place, they are incredible. There are so many different types of names being used. They look like this:

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Tegan
Abdul Hamid
Margaret
Aisha
Peyton
Olufemi
Taissa
Caulder
Fred
Xiang
Willow
Kohana
Orlando
Noah

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Which of those names looks like it doesn't belong? There's no real pattern, it's like a random assortment. It would be so much harder for a kid to feel out of place because of their name these days. Which is nice! My generation had no resilience. We thought names like Sophia and Abraham were freakishly hideous because we were raised on a strict diet of Jennifers and Jasons. But that's just not the case anymore, things are changing.

My children were named Peter, Caroline and Beatrice. I think they are classic rather than dated, but I didn't choose them for popularity. And I also think there's a big difference between, let's say, Peter and Percival or Beatrice and Barbara.

Did you mean to ask, “What do you think about naming children popular names from other generations”? I’m so sorry, but I can’t seem to understand what you’re asking 😅. As for the response to that question, I feel the exact same way; despite that, I feel that pros outweigh the cons.