https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:44:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby/page/2#post-1276311 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:22:19 +0000 artsyfartsy 1276311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well. When I picked T's name I was aiming for something a little different but not trendy or too out there. I didn't know it was completely off the list though. Lol</p> <p>[attach=3847/13/mxpex8.600x505.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby/page/2#post-1276188 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:57:51 +0000 birdofafeather 1276188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it's funny because R's name is on the upward trend, but it's only in the 200/million range, so the graph looks skewed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby/page/2#post-1276111 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:44:08 +0000 MamaMoose 1276111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: OMG in the past week we've seen TWO television shows have story lines referencing the drug. BLEH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1276073 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:35:42 +0000 lawbee11 1276073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: My brother (who's in college) asked why I was naming her after a drug :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1276070 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:34:57 +0000 rawrasaur 1276070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Loved this. It is pretty much every thought that went through my head when we named our LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275993 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:15:33 +0000 MamaMoose 1275993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I love our name. I think we did GREAT :wink: When she was born my brother asked me if we were spelling it with a 'y' or an 'ie'. I said 'y' and he said "good, we wouldn't want her to end up dancing on a pole". Ummm..... thanks bro. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275955 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:07:27 +0000 LovelyPlum 1275955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: name meaning is super important to us, too!</p> <p>@Mae: @Adira: another thing to keep in mind is that these charts don't really go back very far, relatively speaking. Alexander has been around for a very, very long time (Alexander the Great, anyone?), and so have names like William, Julia, Catherine, Mary, etc. Truly "timeless" names go back much farther than just the 1880s or 1890s. It doesn't make them better, necessarily, but it also doesn't mean that just because they may have recently surged in popularity again that they are trendy.</p> <p>Again, it doesn't make much of a difference to me, but I agree-Alexander is timeless! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275943 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:04:38 +0000 HazelEyes 1275943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad you all found it as interesting as I did!</p> <p>I had to re-read the section on Elizabeth being a boy/George as a girl name a couple times, haha. I thought they were going to go with Georgia George or Joan for John, but nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275932 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:00:11 +0000 lawbee11 1275932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I totally agree with you about timeless but popular. Charlotte is another that comes to mind. It's recently shot up in the charts but I think it's definitely a timeless name. </p> <p>@Adira: Alexander is definitely not a fad name! Timeless for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275927 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:58:04 +0000 nana87 1275927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm kind of obsessed with Name Voyager and I love seeing all these charts!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275925 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:58:01 +0000 lemondrop 1275925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great article, I love the science behind names! We are currently knee deep in names, it's harder the second time around finding something that fits our style, works well with his brother's name, and makes us both happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275892 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:49:37 +0000 lawbee11 1275892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Based on the voyager wizard we did good! Though apparently our spelling wasn't always the most common! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275854 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:43:32 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1275854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting article! I have an uncommon name and always thought I would want the same for my children. I love biblical and timeless names for boys and a lot of those are popular right now. So popularity isn't as important to me as I thought it would be.</p> <p>ETA: name meaning is the most important to me. I don't want my kids name to mean killer or something like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275807 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:33:50 +0000 LuLu Mom 1275807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: That is true, I forgot about Frankie for a girl that's not uncommon! But straight up "frank" is strange to me! Just like George for a girl but Georgia/Georgina is common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275764 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:24:22 +0000 Adira 1275764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I agree with you! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275754 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:21:12 +0000 Mae 1275754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I mean… it is just my opinion! And a biased one at that since my preference lies heavily with those names I'd classify as "timeless but popular"! I just don't feel it is fair to lump Sophia/Emma/Jacob/William type names together with Jayden/Aiden/Madison/Addison type names and call them all a fad because they are totally different IMO. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275736 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:14:49 +0000 Adira 1275736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Ahh, based on your explanation, Alexander truly IS timeless, even though it had a huge surge in popularity in recent years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275715 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:09:14 +0000 Mae 1275715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting article. I think it is sort of impossible to pick a girl's name that is always timeless though. Some choices for boys NEVER go out of style (joseph, william, etc). But girls have definite extreme peaks and valleys for all of the names. </p> <p>Especially right now when a lot of "timeless" names are "trendy" I think there should be another category. Example, sophia. Yes it is suuuuper popular right now, but its been on the charts basically forever. This is in stark contrast to a name like Madison that came out of absolutely nowhere and skyrocketed. IMO Madison is a "fad name" and Sophia is a "timeless name" that happens to be popular. </p> <p>I suppose this difference matters to me because I do like a lot of the top 20 names but I don't think he's correct in calling them fads because although they are peaking in popularity right now, they've been around forever and will continue to be around forever. </p> [attach=4140/13/mxp8rf.600x346.Screen-Shot-2013-12-12-at-10.04.53-AM.png] [attach=4140/13/mxp8rg.600x342.Screen-Shot-2013-12-12-at-10.06.59-AM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275712 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:08:24 +0000 Ra 1275712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently Brady is a fad. Oh well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275669 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:59:27 +0000 mediagirl 1275669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: @Dandelion: exactly! Fads come and go, names you love are important for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275658 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:57:25 +0000 Dandelion 1275658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: If you like a name, then use it! Don't worry about fads and stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275646 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:55:42 +0000 rachiecakes 1275646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: I looove Frankie for a little girl NN - I'd go with Francesca for the full name though. But a big part of the reason I love it is the NN Frankie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275644 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:54:51 +0000 Adira 1275644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: Not YET, but it's only a matter of time until it starts falling!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275640 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:54:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 1275640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: I loved the name Jack for years and years, and now it's so popular (apparently everyone of y generation also loved it). Sounds bad with our last name anyway but I understand your fear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275634 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:53:09 +0000 Shutterbug 1275634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: not a witch's hat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275631 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:52:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 1275631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love name trends and things like this- but it does make it even harder to choose bc you overthink things even more! </p> <p>We totally fall into the "great grandmothers names" category. But it was never super important that her name be totally different, just not top ten (Dh and I both have very popular names for our generation, especially him. One of those go by your last name because even name last initial is too common). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275628 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:51:46 +0000 Adira 1275628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: Just check out the results on voyager though! </p> [attach=340/13/mxp7yb.600x392.alexander.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275626 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:51:43 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1275626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the most fascinating thing I read all month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275608 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:47:46 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1275608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Funny article! I see "my" future name for a DD on there...I hope it doesn't get too popular before I ever have a chance to use it! :o/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-name-your-baby#post-1275593 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:43:06 +0000 Kimberlybee 1275593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Alexander is timeless and not a fad. So much history with that name! </p>