Are these too common

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Are these too common
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Wed, 12-22-2004 - 8:00pm
Are Hayden and Caden too common for boys right now? What are some nice names that aren't too out there but not too common? Thanks!!
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Registered: 11-25-2004
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 8:49pm
They are not my style, but I don't know too many of them.
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Registered: 04-28-2003
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 9:51pm

There are getting more popular, but I think that it is just there there are so many that sound alike that it seems like they are everywhere (Caden, Hayden, Brayden, Aiden, Jaden). Ssme boys names that I like that aren't overused:

Owen
Adrian
Julian
Sebastian
Liam (cute as a fn or as a nn for William)
Grant
Graham
Eli
Elliot
Tate
Ian
Drew
Miles
Griffin (Finn is a great nn)

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Registered: 04-06-2003
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 9:54pm
Hi there! I don't think that Hayden and Caden are too popular right now, *but* I have noticed a big jump in both boy and girl names that have the "aden" sound in them: Braden, Aiden, Caden, Jaden, etc.
It sounds like you may be looking for a boy's name that is unisex, but masculine, that would go with Riley :-)
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Registered: 11-29-2003
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 10:20pm

I think that there is a growing trend to use "aden" names for boys and girls. I definitely like Aidan the best out of all those type of names, and I think it goes well with Riley.

Owen was the first name that popped into my head, and I saw a previous poster already suggested it.

Other ideas that you might like:

Breckin
Brendan
Brennan
Colby
Collin
Colton
Declan
Gavin
Holden
Ian
Keegan
Kevin
Logan
Nolan
Sean
Tucker
Wesley

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Registered: 11-14-2004
Thu, 12-23-2004 - 5:15am

Hi,

Personally, i really dont care what names are popular or not, unless its like Micheal or john but you can go to the social security websites or do a search for popular names in any search engine. I dont think Kyle is to popular, its all your personal preference unless you are going for family names. If mines a boy i will name him Jacob Hamilton after my grandfather jacob is on the top 10 list of last year , although i never hear it. Also i wanted to name a girl Haley, but its on the top 10 list and my hubby says it way to overused, but i rarely hear it.

Good luck!

M

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Thu, 12-23-2004 - 10:59am

I only know one child named Hayden and it's a little girl, about 5. I don't personally know any Caden's, but it appears to be semi-popular when you read the boards.

here are some that I like that aren't overly popular, but aren't "out there" - Keegan, Derek, Colton, Conner, Colin, Brennan, Garrett, Holden (nice alternative to Hayden), Ian, Hunter, Kyler, Landon, Preston, Parker, Rory, Rhett, Spencer, Tanner, Trevor.

good luck

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Registered: 12-23-2004
Thu, 12-23-2004 - 4:48pm
My son's name is Aidan and I am finding that any name that ends with that sound is way too common right now.
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Registered: 10-17-2003
Thu, 12-23-2004 - 7:39pm

I think all those "_aden" names are not only getting popular, but they are all so much the same that it's easy to mix them all up.

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Registered: 08-03-2004
Mon, 12-27-2004 - 9:26am
i don't think they are too common! i love them both!!!

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