Most Hated Baby Names - Page 3

[FiveLittleMonkeys]

None of the 5 are on the list.  We tried to choose names that were not trendy, but not so unusual that the kids didn't blend in.  We also wanted names that would grow with the kids - we also used the "What would this name look like on a business card?" test.

[donutmolly]

None of mine are on the list!  But I'm not surprised to see that so many very popular names are also "hated".  But unless a name is something truly rude or terrible, I don't understand why anyone cares what name someone else chooses for their kid.

My kids' names are very unusual, but not "weird" or "unpronounceable" -- but I have had the funniest reactions to my new baby's name, several people have looked surprised and asked, "is that really her name?!"  I can't be shocked or hurt by their reactions, after all, it is a unique name! 

[Viola]

 "Destiny (people dislike names that confer a virtue onto a child, Wattenberg said -- and many associated this name with exotic dancers)"

I think this is interesting because I don't think destiny confers a virtue, and the names that do, like Patience, Honesty, Charity were not on the list. 

I always disliked the name Crystal as a child, but my sister always wanted to be named Crystal and thought it was great. 

[pammysue]

Originally Posted by KempsMama 

One gal in my family named her kids Jayden, Brayden and Cayden.  Her cousin named her son Dayden.  It annoys me.  It's too difficult at a family get together to address the child you need to speak to, because they all answer whenever they here the last part of their name. 

Really!?! That just seems soooo weird.

My boys names were not on there, but their names are very unusual, so I am not surprised.

I knew even before I opened the thread that nevaeh would be on the list. 

[treeoflife3]

I didn't even know dayden was a name.  Honestly, it sounds like a name someone would make up to make fun of all the aiden names hehe.  sorry to anyone here who actually named their kid dayden.

[MamaofLiam]

Originally Posted by KempsMama 

One gal in my family named her kids Jayden, Brayden and Cayden.  Her cousin named her son Dayden.  It annoys me.  It's too difficult at a family get together to address the child you need to speak to, because they all answer whenever they here the last part of their name. 

That is CRAZY! I can't believe all three pretty much have identical names. Why oh why would you do that? 
 

[rightkindofme]

My mom's best friend named her kids: Sean Michael, Seana Michelle and Shane Matthew.  You never knew who was actually the one getting yelled at.

[lindberg99]

I have a Hayden and I love the name! My mom had an uncle Hayden so it is not a new name (mom is 77). I've loved the name ever since I watched Coach way back when (Yes, I'm old. I'm sure some of you never even heard of that show.) I do know one other Hayden, my friend's nephew, but that's it. There is a Jayden in the neighborhood and an Aiden at church. It must not be very popular around here.

[Tigeresse]

I have a Tristan and have gotten more compliments on his name than the other 3 (whose names are not on the list, 2 of which don't even make the top 800 on the SS site). He is 15 years old now so we thought of it long before it became trendy. It's actually a very old name, one of the Knights of the Round Table, so I have heard. His biggest gripe is that his name is now becoming a girl's name. There is even a Bratz doll with the name and he is not pleased.

[Cascadian]

Originally Posted by Tigeresse 

I have a Tristan and have gotten more compliments on his name than the other 3 (whose names are not on the list, 2 of which don't even make the top 800 on the SS site). He is 15 years old now so we thought of it long before it became trendy. It's actually a very old name, one of the Knights of the Round Table, so I have heard. His biggest gripe is that his name is now becoming a girl's name. There is even a Bratz doll with the name and he is not pleased.

I think many of the -den/din/dyn names are unisex now.

[Lamashtu]

I think Tristan is a wonderful name for a BOY but unfortunately, a few new moms around here have co-opted it for their daughters.  I guess they figure it rhymes with Kristan, so why not? lol

The same thing has happened to other boys names such as Kiran and Sasha but I suppose if someone can have a daughter named Ryan (true story), they can have a dainty, pretty little girl named after Tristan!

 

Originally Posted by DariusMom 

I was surprised about Michael and Tristan being on the list. I mean, OK, maybe not someone's cup of tea, but most hated? Seems odd . . .

 

[new2this]

A lot of those names I don't care for and don't like the whole Ayden, Jayden and so on type names they are just way to popular. Hunter I do like. Michael to me is and always will be one of those classic names..lol 

Tristen I think is a cute unisex name. 

But we are trying to come up with a girls name and I can't find anything I really like. I want it fit with DD's name in that its an older uncommon name. And some of the older names I like have suddenly become popular that I don't want to use them either..lol So I am really hoping we have a boy because we have that name and would be just so much easier..lol DD was easy because we knew no matter what we were using the name..lol 

I also think its important to think ahead of what it would look like when they are older. We hear about so many parents who don't do that and have names leaving a person going what were they thinking.

[ElizabethE]

Originally Posted by Mama2Kayla 

Our 3rd childs name isn't on the list (Evelyn), but almost everyone we meet has no problem telling us it's a strange choice.

Now that she's here, most of the comments have stopped, but when I was pregnant it was bad.

Honestly, I dont' get how someone can be that rude!

Evelyn has really gained a lot of favor in recent years. I think most people are coming around to finding it cute. During pregnancy, people seem less reserved in giving their opinions probably because they feel they may still influence your choice, and that this isn't actually a real person's name yet.

I have an Eve and was aware that it was considered a "strange" choice to some. Lots of people thought it wasn't fitting for a little girl, but they didn't have my feeling and connections to the name. Now that she's a real person (ha), most people think she seems like an Eve and they enjoy seeing it on a little girl... it's refreshing. Although I get misunderstood often! One time a guy I'd just met asked her name. When I told him, he said, "HEAVE? That's different..."  Um, yeah. It's not heave. That would certainly be interesting.

Yeah, people can be pretty rude. Even if I hate someone's choice for their child's name (unborn or not), I can't say anything to them unless we are really close, and even then I try to be much more delicate with my opinion.

Anyway, in pregnancy, I tend to not tell people the names at all. :)

[AngieB]

I have an Aidan. When we were picking names almost 11 years ago we had originally picked Austin because it was a family name. Then one of the Austin Powers movies came out and everyone was making jokes about the name. plus Austin was a pretty popular name so we went with Aidan because we liked it and didn't know anyone else with that name. Pretty much everyone we knew questioned the name, asked where we had come up with it, etc....about 4 years later it was the most popular boys name, go figure .  I still like it, it fits him and he has never had another Aidan in his class. One year there was another Aidan on his baseball team, but there was also 2 Wyatt's.

[ElizabethE]

Originally Posted by philomom 

Originally Posted by Bokonon 

I've never understood "Nevaeh".  One, I think it's kind of trashy.  Two, spelling a word backwards kind of implies that it's the opposite, and why would you want to name your child the opposite of Heaven?

I agree, it is awful.
And the Mac thing for little girls drives me nutty. Mac means "son of".
The rhyming Ayden thing is way overdone too.
I agree with the list!

That drives me nuts, too. Plus the -son suffix on girls for the same reason. And the "ayden" sounds, I also totally agree. I pretty much agree with these lists. But like another poster said, funnily enough, the most hated names are also the most loved names.

In response to the Nevaeh thing, I think they aren't going for "opposite" so much as "speaking in code". Like if you could do Heaven in pig Latin or something. :) It's like when people use Semaj instead of James. Maybe a better idea would have been to make a new name out of the letters in Heaven, like Vehena (ummm, hmm.) or something.

I find it amusing when there are Navaeh's or Neveah's, etc. Either they missed the point of the name, just overheard it somewhere, or can't spell.

[Agatha_Ann]

I grew up with three girls named Tristan. I think so much is regional.

[Lamashtu]

Originally Posted by Agatha_Ann 

I grew up with three girls named Tristan. I think so much is regional.

Yikes!  Please tell me they don't have brothers named Isolde?

[DariusMom]

Originally Posted by Lamashtu 

Yikes!  Please tell me they don't have brothers named Isolde?

[TEAK's Mom]

 

Originally Posted by Lamashtu 

Yikes!  Please tell me they don't have brothers named Isolde?

[treehuggingmama]

DD's name is Brooklyn (which I had some regret over), but thankfully hers isn't on there.