Hellobee Boards Topic: Which is better your maiden or married last name?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Which is better your maiden or married last name? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:52:31 +0000 delight on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-656358 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:54:43 +0000 delight 656358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haha. Both of our names are in the top 15. How boring. I took his last name and only fell a couple spots... Sadly I'm not in top 10 anymore. Kimo on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-656183 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:43:00 +0000 Kimo 656183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I absolutely love my married name. It's much catchier and I feel like it makes it easier for people to remember me. My maiden name was pretty boring. prettylizy on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-656125 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:16:44 +0000 prettylizy 656125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I prefer my maiden only because it's less generic. My married name is super common. marionberry on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-656116 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:13:45 +0000 marionberry 656116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both my maiden name and my married name are very well known and common. So I can't say either of them is interesting. It's really like switching Smith for Jones or vice versa. Maiden #136 Married #3 anonysquire on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655884 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:30:59 +0000 anonysquire 655884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I like my maiden name and that's why I kept it. I'm sure my husbands name (Anderson) is number one or something. MediaNaranja on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655816 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:00:42 +0000 MediaNaranja 655816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never changed my name, so my maiden name is my married name :) It is ranked #166, so not too popular but not terribly uncommon. Easy to pronounce! DH's name is #5686. Not very common here, but a popular surname in Latin America. Again, easy to pronounce, easy to spell. Our kids will have it easy, ha. mrs. 64 on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655780 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:46:06 +0000 mrs. 64 655780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: I have the same problem and it drives me crazy! I can't fit "The ABCS Family" on a doormat or return address stamp. I loved my maiden name and liked how well it went with my first name. My married name is fine, but not as awesome. :) mrskc on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655771 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:41:04 +0000 mrskc 655771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I liked my maiden name better. My DH is Asian and I'm white so I don't feel my married name fits me. We've been married 2 years and I'm finally starting to get used to my married name. I kind of wish I would have just kept my maiden name. Pepper on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655759 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:31 +0000 Pepper 655759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my maiden name is much easier to say, and way more common. It's in the top 100 on that website. My married name is harder to pronounce (everyone gets it wrong), and it's fairly uncommon... it's in the 14,000 range. Maysprout on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655750 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:27:07 +0000 Maysprout 655750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I kept my last name because it's way cooler than DH's last name. The nurse at my drs appointment today said 'oh, wow that's a great last name'. Wasn't getting rid of that one, though random Italians want to be facebook friends because we share a common last name that's not even that common in Italy. Dandelion on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655745 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:26:08 +0000 Dandelion 655745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maiden name is uncommon and hard to pronounce and spell. When I married my first husband, I was grateful for a more common name, and when we divorced, I kept the name (more for ds's sake). My now married name is even better, not just cause I'm biased, but it's less common than my former married name, but more common than my maiden name. In 2000, maiden name was ranked #115845. You are the first visitor to this site to enter that name (out of a total of 1888896 name entries). In 1990, first married name was ranked #78. In 2000, first married name was ranked #75. The name has been searched 433 times out of 1888897 total searches on the Popularity Index. In 1990, current name was ranked #171. In 2000, current name was ranked #152. The name has been searched 93 times out of 1888900 total searches on the Popularity Index. runsyellowlites on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655732 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:20:35 +0000 runsyellowlites 655732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maiden name not in database & I was the first to search it Married name ranked #2290 & only searched 7 times. My first name is about as unique in popularity as it gets so I'm fine with either surname. GrapeCrush on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655690 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:54:00 +0000 GrapeCrush 655690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Pen: you and my sister have the same maiden name. :) My married name wasn't too common. My maiden name I was the first to search it. I like my maiden better, but only because its not popular Pirouette on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655657 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:33:02 +0000 Pirouette 655657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my maiden name is apparently way less common (searched 55 times v. 760 times!) but growing up, i knew a ton of people with my maiden name, and i've never met anyone outside DH's family with my married name. so weird! as for preference, i THINK i prefer my married name, because it sounds nice with my first name. But, it is a common first name, and people often get confused. That will also make it a little harder with baby names. kokobee on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655586 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:09:56 +0000 kokobee 655586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i like my maiden name because it's just 2 letters :). married name is longer and too common. Emsmems on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655585 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:09:40 +0000 Emsmems 655585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maiden name is #1 (I bet you can guess what it is). Since my first name is popular and common, it was annoying. My married name is much better at #762. I'll keep that one :) Anagram on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655584 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:09:17 +0000 Anagram 655584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband's last name sounds and looks nice enough, but it is spelled differently than it's pronounced, because it's not english, and that's extremely annoying to me. My maiden name is in the top 10 most popular surnames in the US and everyone knows how to spell it. Mrs. Jacks on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655575 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:06:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 655575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maiden is my married name. That was easy! teamjse on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655566 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:04:55 +0000 teamjse 655566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both are hard to pronounce so there's no winner in my case. Happygal on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655531 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:57:08 +0000 Happygal 655531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maiden name is great. I love it so much. My DH's last name sounds really southern and is such a boy name. This is why I still haven't changed my name! lovehoneybee on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655528 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:55:48 +0000 lovehoneybee 655528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maiden name: In 2000, D***** was ranked #4438, searched for 0 times (well now 1 :) Married name: In 2000, McK***** was ranked #980 and has been searched for 21 times. I liked my maiden name well enough, attached enough to make it my middle name when I took DH's name, but I LOVE my married name. PrincessBaby on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655517 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:51:19 +0000 PrincessBaby 655517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I love both my maiden and married name:) Reese on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655506 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:45:58 +0000 Reese 655506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maiden #3689. Married #10637 I like my married name more because it is unique but easy to pronounce (unlike my maiden name) cascademom on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655504 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:45:14 +0000 cascademom 655504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Married Name: In 1990, was ranked #36728. In 2000, was ranked #22968. The name has been searched 5 times out of 1888766 total searches on the Popularity Index. Maiden Name: In 1990, was ranked #81712. In 2000, was ranked #43424. You are the first visitor to this site to enter that name (out of a total of 1888772 name entries). I like my married name way more than my maiden name. My maiden name is a long Polish one. LindsayInNY on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655497 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:43:18 +0000 LindsayInNY 655497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would take married name hands down! Maiden name was ranked #9668 in 2000 and #17444 in 1990. Was searched 2 times. Married name was ranked #2 in 1990 and 2000 (bahaha!) And it's been search 4,468 times. bushelandapeck on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655488 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:41:23 +0000 bushelandapeck 655488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I like my maiden name more but DH has a good last name too. I took his in the end. sarac on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name/page/2#post-655482 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:40:07 +0000 sarac 655482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maiden name was cooler by far, but I like having one family name for all of us. tororojo on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name#post-655468 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:35:42 +0000 tororojo 655468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My maiden was way cooler! More common too, but neither is very common. sera_87 on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name#post-655441 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:26:56 +0000 sera_87 655441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I like my maiden name better, I kept it. Married isn't ranked. Sweet T on "Which is better your maiden or married last name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-better-your-maiden-or-married-last-name#post-655373 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:03:36 +0000 Sweet T 655373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I like my maiden name better. I wish I had kept it as a middle name. Maiden: #920, searched 26 times Married: #3027, searched 13 times