https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 14:51:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441825 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:46:18 +0000 LibbyLou 2441825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: I'm a self proclaimed name nerd and the theory on naming websites is that every 100 years name trends come back. Hence the granny chic! Names that sounded old suddenly sound fresh to people of same generation. Using this theory our kids could be naming our grandkids Linda, Debra, Bob. ;) </p> <p>I don't think it's terrible to be identified with a generation. Names are so less popular as a whole- more names are accepted so it would be very unlikely to have a "jessica" name again! The only way to get around being tied to a decade is to use a name that you know/can see on a 50yr old, 30yr old, and baby. William is one of those names for me. Elizabeth, Thomas, John, etc. The nicknames could make it seem more now! Eliza instead of Beth or Liz for example. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441774 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:17:55 +0000 Meowkers 2441774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me the names Linda and Patricia are strongly tied to the '50s and '60s..</p> <p>Names like Amanda, Heather, Kim, and Jennifer are tied to the '80s.</p> <p>Names like Kayla/McKayla, Madison, Aiden, Braeden, Jayden, are 2000s</p> <p>So far for this decade I think of names like Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Liam. Also names that end in "ella" even when totally unnecessary, i.e. Elizabella, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441702 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:32:30 +0000 gilmoregirl 2441702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: My name is Lisa which was hugely popular in the 60s and 70s. So in that sense it's a very dated name. But I think the association wears off because I don't think of my name as dated (because I wasn't alive in the 60s and 70s to carry that association). I think for me, I would use a name if I really loved it, regardless of its decade. </p> <p>It's tough, though, because I grew up in the 80s &amp; 90s, so there are number of those decade's names that I just don't love (Tiffany for example). Maybe the reason I don't love them is the association. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441608 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:31:37 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2441608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: Same. We used a family name for DD1 and then just had another timeless name for DD2 to go with it. I didn't think about whether it was set to a decade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441431 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:51:55 +0000 Ree723 2441431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I like a name, I'd use it regardless of whether or not it is closely linked with a specific decade. As it turns out, in general I don't tend to like names like that (never got on board with the Madison, Brooklyn etc trend of the 2000s, or the Aiden, Caden, Braden etc trend of the same time, and so on). But our DD1 is named Emily, which to me is a bit timeless, but could I suppose eventually be seen as a 2000/2010s name. Doesn't bother me, I still love the name :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441369 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:52:35 +0000 looch 2441369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's name is strongly tied to a decade, but it's actually the 1960s, so when we're out and about and I am calling his name, you wouldn't believe how many grown men turn around and stare at me, thinking I am calling them. </p> <p>There are two guys in my office with the name too, they're a good 20 years older than my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441368 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:39:04 +0000 Mrs. J 2441368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: haha well I guess I prove your theory correct! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441145 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:20:48 +0000 LCTBQE 2441145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what freaks me out is the prospect of choosing a name now that sounds modern and different, only to find out years after the fact that I've got a Madison or a Jessica situation. so I gravitate towards traditional names, but granny chic is also so popular right now! (hello Sophia and Ruby and Eleanor). if anyone has advice I'd love to hear it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441132 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:08:42 +0000 autumnleaves 2441132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think of Zachary as a 90s name. DH nixed it because it reminds him of Saved By the Bell though.<br /> The names I liked in 90s (Madison) and 2000s (Tyler, Kayla) I wouldn't pick today but I don't think we are ruling out names that were popular in certain decades if that makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441064 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:39:50 +0000 Greentea 2441064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Because I am from the midwest and in the 1990s it seemed like everyone where we lived was naming babies that name, so it is an association I have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441047 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:31:45 +0000 farawayyama 2441047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vetoed Caitlin and Briana for this reason. Caitlin felt to 90s and Briana felt too early 2000s. I actually like both names </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441042 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:29:34 +0000 Keybee 2441042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Britany is super 80's... I like old names so I picked names popular in the early 1900's. I don't love any 80's or 90's names, but that doesn't mean other people can't like them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2441028 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:18:24 +0000 Mrs. J 2441028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: why is Kaitlyn a Midwest name? (In my case it's totally an 80s Midwest name...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440995 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:59:13 +0000 rachiecakes 2440995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: my mom is a Jennifer and she was born in the 50s - grandma was ahead of the trend ;)</p> <p>My grandmother and great-aunt are Natalie &amp; Caroline and I think those names are very 'in' now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440865 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:21:57 +0000 skipra 2440865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer old fashioned names and I thought Zachary was an old fashioned name? It's not one I would directly link to a decade like all the Aidens, Bradens, Cadens, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440853 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:10:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 2440853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LibbyLou: well Howard is my dad and grandfathers name. So it's always been and older man name to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440851 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:09:30 +0000 Greentea 2440851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the one thing- I hope my children's names don't indicate their age.</p> <p>80s to me is Sara, Jessica, Megan, 90s is Kaitlin/Kaitlyn/Kailin/Kailyn/Catelyn/etc., 80s is Jason, Jeremy, I could go on and on.</p> <p>I also tie certain names to certain places, like Kaitlyn to the midwest, and Charity to the west... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440781 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:11:24 +0000 LibbyLou 2440781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I just suggested Howard nn Howie to a friend! lol </p> <p>I agree with the jessicas\Ashley.. I had a friend who scoffed at Vivienne because it was too 70s. I'm like, no, that name is back! She didn't buy it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440363 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:48:58 +0000 Applesandbananas 2440363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I feel the same about Jason! I like the name but too 80s to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440344 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:39:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 2440344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say i try to avoid it but it just sounds funny to me- like a baby Howard would just seem funny. That said DH liked Jason if we had a boy and it felt too 80's or 90's to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440308 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:19:01 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2440308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: I know a 5 year old named Zachary :) </p> <p>If a name screams a different decade to me (like Jennifer) it turns me off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-strongly-tied-to-a-decade#post-2440294 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:11:49 +0000 Applesandbananas 2440294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What names do you think of as being strongly tied to a decade?</p> <p>Jennifer is very 80s to me, Ashley is very 90s, Jayden/Kayden/Zayden is very 2000s or 2010s</p> <p>Did you avoid names with a strong tie to a decade?</p> <p>I really like Zach, but it feels very 90s to me, so I'm not sure if we will use it. </p> <p>Did you avoid names that you felt were strongly tied to a decade? </p>