Posted on 04/29/2011 4:07:30 PM PDT by decimon
When it comes to names, everybody's got an opinion. But while figuring out what names people like is pretty simple -- the U.S. Social Security Administration keeps a list of the most popular baby names each year -- figuring out what people hate is trickier.
It turns out that in the case of names, love and hate aren't mutually exclusive. A new informal survey of the most disliked names in America finds that popularity often breeds backlash, as a quick track to baby-name fame seems to also trigger hate for that name. Among the most-hated "trendy" names are Jayden, Brayden, Madison and Addison.
The most commonly cited name that put people's teeth on edge was Nevaeh, or "heaven" spelled backward. That name didn't exist until the 1990s, but it took off in popularity in 2003, shooting from the 150th most common baby name in that year to the 31st most popular in 2007 (as of 2009, it stood at No. 34).
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The survey also turned up a few interesting trends. The first is that people hate gender-bending names, particularly when a masculine name becomes feminine, as with Madison (which tied for second-most-hated for boys with 16 separate mentions) and Addison (which tied for sixth with eight mentions). They also hate names they can't spell, including Kaitlyn, which got eight mentions and tied for sixth. (People say "Caitlin" is fine because it's traditional, Wattenberg said, though the original Irish pronunciation of that spelling would be closer to "Kathleen.")
...The most hated boys' names -- Jayden, Brayden, Aiden and Kayden -- all rhyme and all shot up from obscurity during the last decade. Among girls, a spate of "Mc"-names sparked annoyance: Mackenzie, McKenna and Makayla all made the top 10.
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my late grandmother’s name - Byressa (?) never seen that name anywhere else very odd
My Daughter and S.I.L. named my first Grandson Thorne. It sounds like she got it out of one of those romance novels.
At least his initials are TNT.
A guy asks his blond sister to name her kids after him, so...
boooooooo
How about “Seven?”
Our nephew was born in October. His name is - Jayden.
I agree, but what do I know?
I named my daughter Jensen, and it never occurred to me that anyone would think that it was a boys name. However, that's exactly what everyone thinks.
So, maybe it's me that doesn't know the difference.
La-ah, you know the rest...
There once was a girl named LaTrina
Charged with knee-capping a young ballerina
When she couldn't make bail
They kept her in jail
Where she's held back by wire (concertina).
Is there a full moon tonight?
What annoys me the most is when parents spell the name of the child so strangely that when you call it out you get the stink eye for getting it wrong.
I wish there was a standard vowel pronounciation for names. Seriously, what is the correct way to pronounce Lea, Rylan, Kyan, Maya, Larissa, Dara or Lila?
The receptionist where I used to work named her daughter Tarjea. We all cracked up because we always talked about that fine “French” store we all loved. You know the one ladies - Target.
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I have a granddaughter named Jaidyn, another named McKenna, and another named Kaitlyn. All three are hated names, but all the girls are popular, and pretty. I have two more granddaughters, Samantha and Sadie Rose, but I didn’t see them on the list.
All most of the made up names are good for is to demonstrate the immaturity and ignorance of those who make them up.
They enjoy being PITAs.
Ah, so the same reasoning as Neveah (Heaven) has fell out of favor #1 for girls?
Inigo Montoya.
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