Naming a baby

Few aspects of pregnancy are as emotional as picking out your baby's name. But nothing's quite as pleasurable as settling on the perfect moniker for your little one.

 So,it seemed like the right time for a post about names, trends, and the things expecting parents need to think about as they make this decision.

After many hours on The Baby Name Wizard (and the government’s official name database), here are my thoughts (focusing on the US unless otherwise stated)—

Parents choosing a name have a few options:

1) Go Timeless

Examples: John, James, William, David, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth

There's both benefit and drawback for these kind of names. 

The Benifit is it’s classy and there’s something cool about a common bond with centuries of previous humans.

On the otherhand its kind of boring because these names are often biblical, or sometimes those of famous royalty and they're always popular.

2) Go Super Weird

Examples: Winter, Namaste, Jameliah, Stormy, Cameo, Grudzel

In this the benifit is that no one will ever question your balls; If the kid is awsome , then it's awsome.

The main drawback is they will have to spell out  their name on phone calls 2 trillion times throughout their life.;They’ll get made fun of at school; If the kid isn’t awesome, the whole thing is awkward.

Despite several drawbacks, it’s a nice chance to say, “P.S. We don’t give a shit about what other people think.” And again, if the kid’s awesome, a weird name just makes them even more awesome.

3) Go a Little Weird But Not Too Weird

Examples: Ashton, Wyatt, Luca, Brooklyn, Delaney, Alexia

Benefits:- You’re being nonconformist but without most of the drawbacks in Category 2; If it’s a really good name people will be jealous and you’ll be all thrilled with yourself; It says “My parents are cool but not too annoying.”

Drawbacks: You might be a little too pleased with yourself for someone who still let the Top 200 names dictate their choice; There’s a chance a lot of other people feel the same way about that “unconventional” name.

4) Just Dive Into the Current Honeymoon, Knowing You’re Picking a Popular Name

Examples: Anything from the current Top 20.

Benefits: Safe; Hip; Bonds your child with his/her whole generation in a broad sense.

Drawbacks: There will be three other kids in the class with the same name and they’ll be referred to along with their last name initial; Your child will one day have a Middle-Aged Name, and one later day, an Old Person Name.