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Help[Opinions] Re: Curious about BTN's version of Nameberry's Back to School and Playground Analysis; what's yours?
in reply to a message by Chrisinliberty
My name is Emma and I can't believe it's still so popular. I'm old enough that I could have had a baby going into kindergarten this year.
Evelyn still feels dated to me even though it's popular for kids.
Liam, Oliver, Noah, and Elijah don't even feel that popular to me yet, as in when I meet someone with one of these names it still feels interesting because I know they're common but I just haven't met many of them myself. I didn't even think of "Noah" as a real name for a long time, I thought it was too closely associated with Noah's Ark. When I first met someone called Noah I thought it was a bold move for his parents to give their baby a name that would just make people think of an old man on a boat.
I've met people named Eli but they ranged from 'just Eli' to 'Eli short for Elias' to 'Eli short for Elizabeth'. I can't think of anyone I know for sure who is 'Eli short for Elijah', and I don't know anyone who goes by Elijah.
Olivia is everywhere but I've met maybe one Oliver in my life? I know of more Olivers than I've actually met. And I also know of many people named Liam but don't directly know any myself, I mostly know Williams from the Will and Bill generations.
ETA: I'm also surprised that Olivia is still popular. I feel like Emma and Olivia should be mom names by now but maybe they're just timeless?
Evelyn still feels dated to me even though it's popular for kids.
Liam, Oliver, Noah, and Elijah don't even feel that popular to me yet, as in when I meet someone with one of these names it still feels interesting because I know they're common but I just haven't met many of them myself. I didn't even think of "Noah" as a real name for a long time, I thought it was too closely associated with Noah's Ark. When I first met someone called Noah I thought it was a bold move for his parents to give their baby a name that would just make people think of an old man on a boat.
I've met people named Eli but they ranged from 'just Eli' to 'Eli short for Elias' to 'Eli short for Elizabeth'. I can't think of anyone I know for sure who is 'Eli short for Elijah', and I don't know anyone who goes by Elijah.
Olivia is everywhere but I've met maybe one Oliver in my life? I know of more Olivers than I've actually met. And I also know of many people named Liam but don't directly know any myself, I mostly know Williams from the Will and Bill generations.
ETA: I'm also surprised that Olivia is still popular. I feel like Emma and Olivia should be mom names by now but maybe they're just timeless?
This message was edited 9/22/2024, 7:24 PM
