Totally stealing this from Erin...
Here's a top-100 boy name list I found (completely different from the SSA Name Index, but I thought this was a better list). Help me eliminate names! Post a comment with one name at a time, and why you don't like it, but come back and do it again, until we get down to one name!! I'll remove names from the list as they're eliminated.
4 ETHAN
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Damian
its a great list and that was at the bottom for me?!
I'm gonna remove #1 - Aidan. For reasons that it is #1 (and as my husband would claim, I like to be different), and we know enough kids with -aden names.
Christopher...too popular
Jared -- reminds me of David Bowie in Labyrinth
Heh. Good call, Erin. Great movie, and I wouldn't have thought to associate that name with him. I was thinking Subway and the jewelry store. :)
Jaden - I know too many girls with that name
Hayden - there's something about it that doesn't sound right with the last name.
Oh and Hayden reminds me of the girl from Heros.
I took off Kaden. It's just made up to me, and it's another -aiden name. And we know a kid with that name.
#93 Gage... because seriously, who can pull that off as an adult? (or a child, for that matter)
Conner (or). Do I have to give a reason?
also Keegan. With your last name, I would totally make fun of you!
#85 Finn -- so trendy. Blech.
trevor - reminds me of neville's toad in harry potter!!
I am getting rid of #35 Isaac and #46 Ryan ... also I am surprised Isaac is more popular than Ryan hmmm
I took off James. Because "Jim" with our last name is a no-go.
Can I just say all 'J' names. Since you alrady have one kiddo with a J name. Not that I don't like the J names but I come from a family of J's and it is hard to break the trend.
Sure! Hehehe...my MIL is one of 7 'J's born to a J & J. And my mom is a J. I think we've agreed that we're not going with a J for this one (but the middle name will probably be a J!)
#76 - Asher... because... seriously?!
Erin, totally! I know of an ad agency with that name...because it's the owner's last name!
Holden - just not feeling it either
#24 - Logan...do I have to give a reason for that
Also, if you are planning on using a "J" for the middle name...I might get rid of "T" names..cuz then they will be called TJ...unless you want that!!!
get rid of austin...
(and hey! i like asher!)
I'm not opposed to "TJ" but I am going to remove Tyler. Don's got a little cousin with that name.
Tristan...knew a girl in elementary school named Tristan so it will forever be a girl name to me.
and I'll go for Noah too since he can't have the same name as his cousin.
True that. For Tristan, too.
So far, the three names we've been talking about are still on the list...
77 MADDOX/MATTOX
You don't want to be an Brangalina wannabe ; )
Thank you, I was gonna say the same thing about Maddox but I lost it on the list.
blake... too many memories for the better or worse. my local PH friends can commiserate.
Owen -- I have this thing where every time I hear the name, I think of "Throw Momma from the Train" with the gross old woman yelling OOOOOOOOWWWWWWWEEN!!!!
Otherwise, I like the name... I wish I could block out that part of that movie.
Erin - that is hilarious...
#69 - Reece/Reese/Rhys = everytime I hear that I think of Reese Witherspoon.
Landon. Reminds me of Michael Landon and his big hair.
Grayson. Batman reference...and it's just weird to call a boy "Grayson"...maybe if he was 50 years old.
Braden. Same reasoning that there are too many -aden kids.
LOL Tracy - me, too, about Landon! And I swear I worked with a mentally handicapped guy with that name once. He was totally perverted. Or maybe I just associate that name with him for other reasons?
I took off Zachary and Lucas. More cousins of Don.
i'll veto Oliver. i would just start singing about a poor orphan boy who wanted "more" everytime i saw him. ;)
xander....unless you give birth to a superhero, then it's okay
#29 - Matthew, I like the name but it is very popular
#57 Michael - same reason - too poplular
henry and bradley.. boring =) (no offense)
44 SEBASTIAN
I like the name but I will always think of the crab ; )
Xavier - because it's stamped on CPKs' butts?
Cody because it sounds like a dog name to me
Brody because it reminds me too much of Mattrats
Adrian because it will forever be mistaken as a girl name. And because I think of Rocky screaming it.
Also Parker... because it's the name of that annoying kid on Desperate Housewives. I definitely watch too much tv these days, apparently.
Back! Ready to nix, Collin (#38). I actually have always loved this name and it has made our official list both times around, but now a kid has surfaced in Ben's gymnastics class named Collin and I can't stand him. So it's ruined for me. :(
I took off Brian, Sean, Brandon and Adam. All too plain/ordinary IMO.
Erin, LOL @ Parker. I love that name, but it's a good thing I don't watch that show!! Don wouldn't go for that name anyway...
Are you going to stick with the "J" middle name??
If so I would nix the "B" names...do you really want your son being called BJS???
And if you are ok with it, I would nix Brian - it's too popular. Unless you use the other spelling.
Also, Alexander...remember he has to learn to spell your last name at the same time. As well as Nathaniel - I would keep Nathan, but #51 Nathaniel should go.
take of anthony and aaron...too old?
Hunter... too soap opera-y...
Cameron. It reminds me of Kirk Cameron who is now weird.
33 DOMINIC
12 ELIJAH
17 GABRIEL
28 LIAM
53 ISAIAH
90 CHRISTIAN
I'm taking these out, all to speed up the list elimination, but the first three b/c they remind me of actors, Isaiah b/c it just doesn't sound right to me, and Christian because I'm not.
#5 Caleb - I like biblical names a lot... but I've heard a lot of this one lately.
#14 Dylan - only because I know one and eh...
#41 Mason - eh. Plus it sounds kinda strange with your last name.
Wyatt -- Ben and I watch a lot of SuperWhy on PBS and all I can think of is the animated Wyatt character when I here this name. Don't get me wrong, he's cute and all... but he's CGI. ;)
Sorry, that was me!
i say take off micah =)
chase and gavin.
your list has definitely gotten much smaller. are your favs still on the list??
#19 - Benjamin
#25 - Nicholas
#32 - William
While I like all 3 of these, I think that if wanted to use them it should be the shorten versions of them. I went through the same thing naming Logan cuz of our last name. There is just to much name there.
Colton - weird...but I second Janelle's question - are your three favorites still there?
52 SAMUEL
Sorry, forgot to check in here all day!
When I first looked at the list, I essentially added a 4th name into consideration. Only 2 of the 4 are left on the list now. :)
Miles - short for Miley (Cyrus) and reminds me of the uptight dude from that old Candace Burgen show. Am I dating myself?
47 Seth
83 RILEY
garrett...um reminds me of carrot? i don't know! just a name to come off!
I took off Luke and David.
#37 Ian - knew one and everytime I hear that name is reminds me of him and he was a jerk (no offense to those that know any that aren't)
#74 Thomas - my BIL's name
#63 - Brice/Bryce - are little preppy for my liking - don't know just something about them
And no I did not follow the rules on this one either...I got tired of sending more than one comment
#21 - Andrew - too popular
67 CARTER
I always think of the clothing brand.
#23 Nathan - I'll think of the hot dog's
#30 Cole - not feeling that either.
evan
i didn't look at the comments before writing, but now that i have, ETHAN is the last one standing!! lol =)
Yup - looks like Ethan is the last man standing!!!!
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