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I find them a bit pretentious. Junia is nice

I love Roman names but I can understand why they aren’t more popular. As others have said many of them sound like medical/scientific terms or a bit pretentious. Julia is a pretty popular Roman name as are Octavia and Felix.

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Some Roman names I like: Hadrian, Lucilla, Trajan, Marcus, Augustus, and Leo.

I think many people associate Latin words with medical terms, so that probably turns a lot of people off of masculine Roman names. They feel a bit clinical... and also a bit goofy. I mean, I love Roman names because they do feel a bit goofy, but most people seem to want to avoid wacky colorful names.

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I think they can be perceived as over the top.

Not sure! I think Roman names sound great! Some of my favorite underrated Roman names are Aurelius, Cicero, Cornelius, Evander, Fabiana, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Pollux, and Seneca.

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They look and sound a little pretentious. I like them, but they definitely stand out. At least the boy names. Plus, I think it's either a hit or miss with personality. I once met a jokester country kid (don't know another way of saying it, haha) named Thaddaeus (greek, I guess, but same vibe). It honestly grew on him but felt very strange at first. I think it would feel like that for a lot of people. There are always nicknames (Tad, Auggie, Cassy), but some of those would be strange nicknames (Octo? Tavy? Amadeay?? Lucy?) and if you're calling Augustus, Auggie, then why would you call him Augustus instead of August or Augustine? I think they're a bit too risky for most people. Most people don't want to risk looking pretentious or giving their child a name that might not suit them at all, I would guess. Generally, I like these names. I just wouldn't use them on children.

Some things just go out of style and never come back in again. Like togas.
And not everyone likes the Latin look and sound of Roman names, which can sound like diseases or scientific terms rather than names.

I wouldn't say Roman names aren't popular; Julia, Leo, Carina, Clara, Felicia, Barbara, Octavia, Aurelia, Angela, Cassian, Claudia, Luna and Felix are pretty common/popular or are starting to be and Alba and other such names are quite trendy in much of Europe. They certainly aren't too rare.
The reason I would say the names you have just mentioned are not super popular is 1- a lot super popular boys names today are ones that have been popular or at least well heard of for centuries (James, Jacob, William, Henry, John, Daniel, Michael, Thomas, Luke, Matthew), because they are either biblical names or English names that have always been quite common in the English-speaking world. Those Roman names are not biblical or traditional English names. 2- They are a little long, or a little "too much". The feminine forms of those names, like Octavia and Lucia, are pretty popular, but because similar long, hyper-feminine names (Amelia, Sophia, Isabella, Valentina, Victoria, Eliana, Aurora) are super popular right now, but more elaborate boys names have not been joining the bunch just because it's not a trend.

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