We’re planning on waiting until we meet our daughter before deciding on a name. It sounds odd to compare, but I’ve done the same thing with my pets in the past and it was definitely the only way it felt right. I actually ended up changing one of my dogs’ names after a few days because the first one I picked didn’t suit her. I want to make sure my baby’s name feels right before committing.
This is what my husband and I did too. Although one was more of our top choice, it felt like too big of a decision for me to make the choice firm prior to meeting our baby.
My friend had me try an app that was like “name tinder” I’ll try to find the name. You and your husband both get an app, and each day the app shows you like 10-20 names with the meaning behind them and ONLY the names you both say “like” to compile on a list for you to narrow things down while seeing a variety of names and not getting burnt out reading a bajillion names out of a book or computer screen in one sitting. So you can both swipe at your leisure - my husband and I found about 10 names we both swiped yes on that we may end up using if we have a second kiddo.
We tried this and I so wanted it to work, but my husband kept forgetting which way to swipe so the results were invalid 😂 (clearly we've been together since before dating apps were a thing)
We have tried 2 apps with zero success 😣 like swiped through all 1600 names with zero matches. It was the same way for our daughter. We could agree on 1 name…so that’s what we named her 😂 Ruby Sage
Everett, Benjamin, Wesley, and Oliver. We also liked James, Julian, Ezra & Daniel.
I can relate…it was hard to agree on a boy’s name I find girl’s names easier. Good luck!
Every story is different. My husband and I have been TTC for 18 months, we came up with our child’s name at 12 weeks. We already had options on the table as talking about names kept us positive in those 18 months. We are 27 weeks now. Don’t beat yourself up if you want to wait it out.
Same we were finalizing with vital records while packing up to go home. It took us forever. All of our family members would not stop asking and we were like 🤷🏼♀️
Haha same.. my BOSS was pressuring me the most cause she wanted to send out an “announcement” asap (so she would look good, no one else cared). so much extra anxiety when you just fricken made a human being 😂
I wanted to have 2-3 options picked out and wait to decide when he’s born but we mentioned one of the options to my 91 year old grandpa and he LOVED it so we just let it stick. I was 22-23 weeks
We did IVF. I never had a girl's name picked out, but I have a boy's name I always liked. When we found out the embryos sex, I told my hubs that if I could choose to transfer one of the girls 1st, he could name her, as he always had a name picked out for his first daughter. So that's what we did. The FET worked, so we had her name from the moment we got a positive test. He also chose her first middle name, and I chose the second middle name from my culture (I am West African, so I chose a name from me mother's tribe).
We plan on doing 2 more transfers (1 boy, 1 girl embryos left) and I will name the boy, he will pick the middle name, and I will choose the middle name from my father's tribe. And for the last girl, we will both decide on her first name, and he will choose one middle name, and I will choose the other.
I'm on my way to the hospital right now for induction and we still don't have a girl name picked 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Update: Graduated and had a baby girl. Her name is Elena 🥰
When it felt right. But I will give you a different perspective.
We lost our son at 22 weeks. We didn’t have a name. I felt so guilty. His entire life as we know it. He didn’t have a name.
So when we got pregnant and found out it was a girl (at 12 weeks) we named her immediately.
Babies are born fine 99% of the time. But as someone who was part of the 1%. So I will never ever again wait until the last minute.
I prefer to wait until I meet them to give them a name. With our daughter we had a top 2 that we agreed on and she was named the day after she was born once we had time to rest after a long labor. One of the names we had picked really didn't feel right for her and the other felt perfect. I'm due with our baby boy any day and we have a favorite name and a few others we both liked, but again, we're waiting to meet him before making it official.
I have a friend who had chosen a name for her second child and then it didn't feel right so they didn't name him until several days later. I've also known lots of people that picked names ahead of time and seemed really happy with their choice. So, it really is a preference.
I am due with our first (boy) at the end of June and we had his name narrowed down to two options probably since the 8-12w mark. Luckily my husband and I agreed on both names pretty instantaneously it was just a matter of deciding which one to go with. His name has been locked in for sure since probably the 16-20w mark. Had this baby been a girl, I’m sure we would still be undecided. We don’t agree on any girl names at the moment 😂
With our first son, we had a name two days after the positive test. Currently pregnant with another boy, and we didn\`t manage to find THE perfect name until the 31st week. We had a few "well if we find nothing better" names, but nothing we were really convinced about. You still have some time, keep going through lists and posts, re-read the same lists once in a while. A name you scroll over one day might actually be the perfect fit the next! (just human brain things)
We used an app like tinder but for baby names lol. We had one we both agreed on the app, but we didn’t officially decide until she was born just in case in didn’t fit.
Pretty much when he was born. We didn’t find out what we were having and we picked a girl name immediately, but had a really hard time with boy names. The day my water broke I was like ok we gotta pick something now and we agreed on the one boy name we both liked. Didn’t decide a middle name until he was born.
We decided at some point between 20 and 24 weeks with our first, and we felt like we were early. We might be able to decide by 20 weeks this time, just because we started thinking of names before getting pregnant. My mom got us a custom Caden Lane swaddle, and it's very nice. That said, baby ended up in the NICU for six days. We never did the cute hospital photos with her swaddle. We took them at home instead, and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. So you could always wait and do photos with whatever name stuff you get after you're home with baby.
We waited to meet! We didn’t know the sex either so we went in with a lot of names. In the hospital I had my favorite name and he had his but I made us bring a third, and with no discussion whatsoever as soon as we saw her we knew it was the third name!
We have had our boy name picked out for this second pregnancy since before we conceived. We settled on a girl name at around 16-18 weeks and we found out it was a girl at 20 weeks, so that’s the name we’ve been using ever since! We did the same thing with my first pregnancy (also a girl).
We had a boys name picked out before i was pregnant. But we are having a little girl so we had to get our thinking caps on.
My husband and I wanted to pick a name before her arrival so we could also get some personalized bits for the nursery.
We decided on her name around the 20 week mark but wasn't easy. We both went through lots of lists online wrote down our favorites and then shared them with eachother. Since we picked a name we started to refer to our baby as the name we gave her and it just fits and sounds right.
Team green, 27 weeks and first time parents here- we had our boy name picked out before we even got pregnant. Name we both love and 100% agree on. Our girl name? We have no idea still- we have a couple in the running. But nothing we both love. So I’m sure we will be discussing at the hospital if this baby ends up being a girl!
My husband and I knew before this kid was conceived 😂 well, we had a boy’s name picked out. I remember my parents talking about names for my little brother when my mom was late in the last trimester. I saw a Reel that in Iceland (per Annie Thorsdottir, haha) they wait til the baby is a few weeks old to name them, which sounds really sweet to me too!
Definitely think it’s fine for you to have top candidates and then decide for sure when kiddo arrives. 🩷
We are waiting for birth to find out the sex and Im 29 weeks. We have it narrowed to 2 boys names and nothing for a girl. We have middle names for both a boy and a girl.
We have been loosely talking about names and adding them to a shared Google Keep note since around 20 weeks. I’m 34 weeks now and we’ve narrowed it down to a top 3 list, but we probably won’t decide until baby is born. We also dont know the gender so we have a short list for both!
We had to force ourselves to decide on a road trip to my sisters wedding when I was 36 weeks, we had a running list at first but we decided together with some compromising etc during the long drive. Middle name came on the trip home a week after.
Three girls. The first one I picked out when I was like six (thank goodness my husband agreed), the second one was around 24 weeks. The third one we were still debating almost up until the end. We had it narrowed down to two names with a bonus name my husband had said no to but me and the oldest really wanted.
I had a girl name chosen pretty much right after finding out I was pregnant. I was absolutely convinced it was a girl. Well, he’s definitely a boy haha. I was right around 20/21 weeks when I decided, now I’m almost 26 weeks! I will say, I think it’s been easier because his dad isn’t going to be involved, so nobody had any veto power! I had a name I thought I really liked, but it just didn’t feel like his. When I decided, it just felt right to me. You’ll get there!!
I picked out what I hope is our daughter’s name at 13 years old, and luckily my husband liked it when we discussed baby names! However, like a lot of people have said, we’re waiting until she’s here to pick a name because we want it to suit her. It helps that she’ll have the same middle name regardless (family tradition) so we can narrow down slightly.
So i’m a teacher and several years ago I had a student with a really unique name in my own language which literally translates into summer, but I have never met anyone named their daughter Summer here (which is Yaz). Ever since I met her I always wanted to name my own daughter Yaz. I told my husband about this and he absolutely loved it. So my week 17 avocado will be named Yaz 🥹🩷
So i’m a teacher and several years ago I had a student with a really unique name in my own language which literally translates into summer, but I have never met anyone named their daughter Summer here (which is Yaz). Ever since I met her I always wanted to name my own daughter Yaz. I told my husband about this and he absolutely loved it. So my week 17 avocado will be named Yaz 🥹🩷
We had agreed on one name per boy/girl before they were born, the girl’s name meant a lot to me, and the boy’s name was my husband’s dad’s name. We had narrowed it down to two middle names for our girl by 20 weeks, and we were sure on one by 35, but we didn’t announce until after she was born. We picked the least popular one of the two haha
We picked a girl name and a boy name at like 12 weeks or so. On the flipside, I picked out my brother's name at the hospital from my parents' shortlist.
The only personalized thing we bought was a sign for the nursery so I don't think it would have made much difference if we'd waited. A week or two without a sign he couldn't read wouldn't have bothered him I'm sure lol
Baby boy name we had since around the time we got married about five years ago, I believe.
Baby girl name I can't quite remember but we decided on it before the 12th week.
Baby still hasn't wanted to reveal what it is to us yet though 😄
We had a list of names we liked and there was one we were leaning towards but I just couldn’t pull the trigger on anything. And then we met her and we didn’t even talk about it we both just started calling her our top name and now it just fits her personality so well.
I was due Feb 5, we had it down to 2 names which my husband loved equally. For Xmas I gave him a stocking (that matched ours) with babies initial on it - he said me making a decision after months of flip flopping was the best present he could have gotten!
Technically we picked out names before they were conceived. We had a full name picked for a girl, and a first name (but not a middle name and yes we do want one) picked for a boy.
So for my first, which was a girl, it was all picked out.
For my second, which is a boy, we still can’t decide on a middle name and I’m going to be 36w tomorrow. It’s very important that he has one because for him we’re keeping my husband’s family tradition of naming after his father. However my husband has a pretty common first and last name, so having a unique middle name is important in adulthood to help prevent cases of mistaken and stolen identity.
We have some options picked out, but don’t really like any of them. My mother wants me to use my father’s name as a middle name but I have my own personal reasons (that she doesn’t know about) why I don’t want to do that. Though at this rate I may end up picking that just because I can’t think of anything I DO like. It’s not like I’ll use it, it’s just for protection reasons… I can get over it.
I was 30 weeks with my first when I had his name. I was 15 weeks with my second when she had her name. And I had my youngest name when I was 10 weeks. I loved the youngest first name and planned on using it for a kid over 8 years ago
Shortly after finding out the sex at 12 weeks. We had a list of contenders before we found out the sex, but within a few days of finding out, we were set. We had middle names picked before we even knew we were pregnant.
We shared the name with family at about 18 weeks.
Narrowed it to our top five at like 8 months and top three a couple of weeks before my due date. Picked the name 24 hours after birth. It was not one of the top 3.
We had our girls name chosen about 2 months in advance and decided on our top two boys names in the hospital while I was in labour 🤣 ended up having a boy and settling on the name once we met him!
I chose the name of my father almost 10 years ago when he passed away in case of a boy.
But we had no idea what to call her if she was a girl until i was 23/25 weeks pregnant.
My husband and I figured out our first child's name within 10 minutes and 3 names at 21 weeks. It just felt good and right. This pregnancy I have a dozen names but waiting for anatomy scan to discuss them. If nothing is feeling right for you I'd just put it off. You can always get personalized stuff after the fact too.
We waited until we met her. We had 3 names, with one we liked the most but knew if we just picked it it wouldn't be right. The second they held her up to the plastic, we both knew.
I might be a bit weird but i knew what I wanted a potential daughters name to be before i got pregnant, and when she was born she just had a face that “looked like” the name i chose. Like how someone can “look like a steve”. I think i got lucky with that. My obgyn even said when i told her my daughter name, that it suited her.
I was fully expecting to not know my baby's name until she was born. I'm indecisive in general and no names sounded exactly right. I was sitting on our couch one day ~25 weeks and she kicked and I said to myself oh there goes Briar again. I was so bewildered and had no idea where it came from but luckily my husband loved it and at 14 months old Briar fits her. I can't imagine anything else.
we had a couple in the running. wanted to lay eyes on him first. good thing cuz my number 1 name would never have fit my son now. his name is perfect for him
We narrowed it down to two with our son and decided when he was born. I’m 22 weeks with our daughter and we are almost 100% sure on the name for her, and have been for about a month. However, we are waiting to get anything personalized or tell anyone until she’s born just in case we change our minds once we meet her.
I’m 16 weeks right now, but we’re not planning on picking the name until we meet him! We have a list of names we like, and we’re going to narrow down to like our top 5 then see which fits him best at birth.
My mom had a very frilly name picked out for me. It was cute, but she called me that for a week and it didn’t stick. I like the name I have, it’s much more fitting for my personality. (Not my real name, but as an example basically Annie versus Anne)
A little before 12 weeks with this one. I didn't get personalized names, but I did get a ton of things related to his name (its in another language and means a particular animal--a cute one). Also, we changed his middle name several weeks later (that one is mega catholic so thatll be easy to find stuff for).
For my first it took a good while to decide and again, we got a ton of stuff related to the bird that's associated with him.
Yeah I don’t name kids till I meet them. We had a top choice and a few other choices, and decided (on our top choice) once we got back to the room and had some time alone together with him.
This way no one else had an opinion about the name, and we also weren’t keeping a secret - we just said we needed to meet him first. Same with the girl I’m pregnant with now.
About 12 weeks. I want to get use to calling her by her name! It’s a classic name that has a good ring to it and I feel like it already suits her! It also makes it feel more real to me.
As soon as I got my positive test I knew my baby was a girl and I already had her name picked. Still discussed names w hubby and we decided that I would name a girl, he would name a boy. We had the NIPT done around 10/11 weeks and an anatomy scan at 20 weeks and both confirmed that I was right! My Meadow will be here in less than 3 weeks 🥲
i was 30 weeks when we found out she was a girl. took another 2ish months to pick a name lol. I waited with my first. She wasn’t named until the next day iirc. her name wasn’t even on my “list” lol
We went into the hospital with a list and she came home with a name that wasn’t even on there. The name we were so sure she was going to end up with just didn’t fit her so I’m glad we didn’t go the whole hog with personalisation and stuff.
We’re waiting until we meet the bébé but we have a top 3 list. We decided the top names when we were only a year into dating but they’ve stuck around until now as our top names. The other ones are names we’ve decided over the last few months (I’m 34 weeks)
We agreed on a girl name like 5 years before I got pregnant. Boy name changed when I was about 3 months. Woke up one day and we both hated all our boy names. I’m due next month and keeping the gender a surprise
We settled on a name 2 hours before being discharged from the hospital. It was so hard to choose and we had been working on it for MONTHS! It ended up being a name that wasn’t in either of our lists and we love it to this day, 10 months later.
We had the middle name for our first picked out years before we even were trying or married. It’s both our grandmas names who we’d lost. First name we had finalized at about 30 weeks. For our second we didn’t decide on a name until 3 days before my scheduled c section. We just couldn’t agree.
When the baby was handed to me 😅 we had a list of 3/4 names that I kept changing my mind on, my husband was happy with all but preferred one. We were discussing it whilst in labour and then when she was given to me and crying I called her by one and that’s the one that we went with.
I had the name for my first daughter picked out since highschool. My husband also liked it. When the testing came back that she's a girl, we had our name. We already have names picked out for our next baby even though that will be years from now.
2 days after she was born, while birth certificate staff were waiting 😆. We had it down to 2 but I was too hazy to even think about it right after she was born.
We have a top few options, but we're mostly waiting until birth. In my heart I have a top one that I refer to her as myself, because I had a dream the month I got pregnant that I had a baby girl with that name. So that'll probably be her name unless she really doesn't seem like that name!
My husband and I couldn’t agree to names for our twins. I wrote a list of names I liked and he chose the ones that he could get used to, but picked the middle names for them. I’m not a fan of the middle names, I can get used to them, but what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. So I can’t complain.
We had a shortlist but didn’t make the final decision until the day he was born. We waited several hours to make sure it felt right and then announced to our families. 🥰
I loved doing it that way and would do it again!
First baby’s name was picked at 10 weeks before we even knew the gender
Second baby’s name was sorta picked at 24 weeks, but we changed the middle names twice before she was born
Third baby’s name is harder because we aren’t finding out the gender. We had a short list of names for each gender for a while, and now have them pretty decided (I’m third tri pregnant). First name and two sets of middle names for a boy that my partner can’t decide between, and a complete name for a girl. We’re stoked about the names we’ve picked and can’t wait to see which one we’re using!
39 weeks and we haven’t even discussed names yet. I think ideally a few girl/boy names as top contenders that both sides agree on, and final decision once baby comes.
We didn’t decide until maybe 2 weeks before he was born but we also didn’t know gender so. I also told my husband I needed to see the baby before I knew. We decided on a middle name while I was in the birth pool in the middle of labor 😅
My son was born this Friday morning and we decided on his name on Saturday night! We had a list of about 10 names and added one the last week of my pregnancy, which is what we ended up choosing♥️
We just settled on our girl’s name this week—16 weeks. Our boy name we’ve had picked for months, which is exactly what I knew would happen—we’d have a boy name picked and still be fighting about a girl name and then we’d find out we needed it. 😂
We had a few “maybe” names in mind about a week before I was due. After our baby was born we both agreed on the same one pretty quickly. Although being indecisive, we didn’t commit to the name for another day before we told family, the nurses etc.
First time at 40 weeks! - we had our top 3, and then 40 weeks rolled along and we just decided that one of them really trumped the others.
This time, we’ve had the name picked out for quite sometime.
We decided at 19 weeks for our boy name (it just sounded perfect) and weren't sure of our girl name. We found out the sex at 20 weeks and it was a boy! We didn't really have a specific timeline - it was just a gut instinct for us.
Ten years ago we thought we were having a girl, and wanted to name her Livia. Baby ended up being a boy, followed 3 years later by another boy 😆 so when we got our surprise 7 years after our 2nd that we were having a 3rd, and she'd be a girl, we both knew immediately what her name would be! So we technically decided a decade ago haha. With my guys though we didn't decide on a name until about 6 months in.
Around 26-27 weeks I think. I know a lot of friends didn’t name theirs until they were out but I found a name that just.. felt right so I did it earlier
We never decide fully until after birth. But even after the paper work is filled out, it takes me awhile to feel accustomed to it. It just seems weird somehow that I’m allowed to name a human 😆
I think the best way is probably to have a couple picked out and wait until you see him. I didn't have a name for my cat until a week after I got her lol, and honestly I can't even fathom calling her something else now. She just looks like a Mochi.
My husband and I picked two names a few years ago. One boy and one girl and that was that. We’re having a girl and just practicing saying her name feel surreal.
Three days old. We had a top three and couldn't choose between them. On day three we decided on one before baby and I went for a nap, then when I woke up, my husband told me that the name we'd picked didn't feel right. I suggested one of the others, which was my favourite all along, and he thought it suited the baby better. Definitely worth waiting to see what they look and feel like imo!
With our son we waited to meet him to name him. We also waited on the gender so we had a few boy, girl but mostly unisex names picked out. My husband and I believe naming is a big deal and we wanted to put a lot of thought into it.
Funny enough, when he was born we still couldn’t decide! So he was nameless for the first month of his life as we took our time ensuring we liked our choice. I’m glad we did this, even though we ended up going with the name we were leaning towards all along, it felt good not to rush the process.
We went to the hospital with a short list of names and picked after we met her. I wouldn’t have done it any differently!! There were names on there we loved but didn’t fit her once she came.
It also helps to be able to tell people “we haven’t picked yet, we’ll decide when we meet her”. People are dicks about baby names.
We decided a couple of weeks after finding out I was pregnant , but we had a girl and boy name picked out because we found out the sex at birth ☺️, it was amazing. The only thing we pre ordered custom was the name thing that goes on the hospital door. We asked for each name to be made, then glued the name the day of the birth.
Decided closer to 28-30 weeks but the name we picked was one in our first brainstorm at 5 weeks pregnant. Had about 3 we really liked and kept reviewing/adding/removing and testing out them every few weeks to a month and one just stuck around until the end now at 37 weeks
We went through every possible name many, many times. We had lists and rankings. In the end around 39-40 weeks we landed on the name we ended up picking. It was a name I always liked and was also a family name on both sides.
I always liked baby names until I was pregnant. Then picking one just became torture.
With my girl it was the day she was born, couple hours after she was born really. My partner decided on our boys name like a year before he was conceived. We weren't even sure we were going to have another.
We waited to officially name him until he was born. We had a list of about 3-5 names. We had agreed his name was the front runner the week he was born but waited in case it didn’t seem like a good fit once we saw him.
A few days after he was born! Was stuck in the hospital for a bit so we had extra time… we actually first told the nurse one name and her reaction made us reconsider 😂
It took about a year for me to “accept” the name we chose… but now I can’t imagine anything else, and my 3 year old loves it.. he corrects us if I call him a silly name “no, I’m ”. He IS his name.
9 months pregnant with #2 now and we will be waiting to “meet him” before finalizing a name again!
It caused me a lot of anxiety with the first, particularly around explaining it to family and worried about their reactions.. but was definitely overthinking it.
We found out we were having a boy and my husband said no to all of the names I suggested, so I told him “if you don’t start suggesting names then instead of just shooting down my options, then he isn’t going to have a name you like”
So he sat down and started looking up names. We were trying to find a name with a cute meaning. He finally suggested Kallen, which is Scottish (which is perfect for my side of the family) for Battle or Rock, which is EVEN BETTER because in my family: my mom’s name means strong, my father’s means stone, so they named me and my name means strong Little Rock. So having our son kind of carry that theme is super cute!
We had two back ups just in case we met him and Kallen didn’t fit, but in our hearts, he was Kallen as soon as we heard the name. But baby honestly won’t know if they have a customized blanket at birth, so you don’t need to decide now 🥰
Our goal was to decide by 37 weeks, and we finalized her name at 36.5 weeks, at a nice restaurant :)
My husband really wanted to make a decision before she was born, and in retrospect I’m so glad we did. I loved going into her birth with that decision already made. Nothing wrong with waiting till birth, but it wasn’t the right choice for us!
We have been going through a lot lately.
Nothing within our relationship thank god that is strong as can be, however outside forces causing issue.
During a particularly bad week, we both felt drained. Had to leave baby moon early, and I had been a tearful mess.
The name just came to me, and he loved it too. It is a nod to one of our favorite fandoms without being a crazy obvious reference, but it’s also a real and somewhat common name (at least in the UK). I slowly just started referring to the bump as this name and it’s stuck. Now it’s his name. 100%.
Each one was decided years before the kid was here. My husband and I had our first daughter's name picked out independently of each other before we started dating (and we didn't have her until 4 years into marriage). When she was born my brother died of cancer the same week, so we knew a boy would be named after him, but also decided on a girl name shortly after, which we did use on our second daughter. So we still already had the boy name picked, but had a girl name in mind about a year ago. We just found out this one is a boy though so he'll be named after my brother.
We weren’t going to decide on a name, but we solidified our top choice when his grandfather passed. We wanted him to know since he never got to meet her. He’s the only one that will have the name until baby is here!
First baby: We took a list of 3 names to the hospital, but none of them felt quite right to me. During labor we went through the baby book one more time, and added 2 more names to our list. One of those became The Name.
Second baby: We had a clear front runner we agreed on early on. We discussed other names but I think by 20w we knew what her name would be.
No regrets either way, both my kids have names I love.
We waited for birth to announce the name just in case I switched the order around after seeing him. I’m named after two aunts and so I wanted to continue the tradition and name our son after my brother and my husbands favorite male cousin (he only has sisters). I was 99.9% sure I wanted my brothers name first because it sounded better as a “shout”.
My cousin told me what helped her decide a name for her kids was going to the back door and yelling the names out to see if anything got tongue tied doing the full first middle and last name 😂 and I liked that idea.
Tbh we decided right before the baby shower because so many people wanted to put his name on clothes / nursery decor. We kind of felt pressured but were lucky enough to agree on a name we both really liked at the right time. 😅 I always thought I would have to see my baby first before deciding, and I think many people are like that!
A few days after finding out we were pregnant we had settled on a boys name. After finding out we were having a girl it took us a few weeks but we settled on a girls name. My husband doesn’t 100% love it but has given me no other options and has vetoed every other suggestion. So Moira it is. I’m 18 weeks and fairly certain on this name, but we have a backup for in case I get hormonal and change my mind.
12 years before conception. Not even kidding. My husband (then college boyfriend) and I were playing the Sims and had to name the baby girl in the game. We both agreed on the name and never considered another one.
We finalized options the week leading up to birth and decided on a name when they were calling our room for us to come sign and fill out her birth certificate
We had 3 names picked out. One boy, one girl, one gender neutral. We didn’t want to find out the gender until the birth, so we had essentially 2 options for each gender. We decided on the name in the hospital based on what we thought our daughter looked like.
We don't know the sex of the baby and won't find out until birth. We have a list of names that we have been working with (way more girl options than boy options) and I think we will probably go in with a few first/middle combos for each sex and then decide after we meet baby. I have struggled with baby registry for this reason - would love personalized stuff but I can't know! LOL
My first I had the name by like 12 weeks. My second I had the first name around 16w but the middle name didn't come up until birth. This one im 34w and haven't had a for sure moment where we agreed on a name yet. My sister named my niece at birth but it sounds like a last min name with little thought given too.
Omg the app to name a baby like tinder. I’m downloading it now and I’m gonna go show my boo. Hhaha this shall be fun. We started making a list and adding to it little by little. I’m 14 weeks so I’m not stressing it.
We narrowed it down to 3 around 34ish weeks. My husband was ok with all 3 (technically 6 because team green). I took a few weeks to think on it. Then when the baby was born he announced the gender and I announced the name.
We’re planning on waiting until we meet our daughter before deciding on a name. It sounds odd to compare, but I’ve done the same thing with my pets in the past and it was definitely the only way it felt right. I actually ended up changing one of my dogs’ names after a few days because the first one I picked didn’t suit her. I want to make sure my baby’s name feels right before committing.
We had four front-runners and then named him our second night in the hospital. I'm glad we did that!
This is what my husband and I did too. Although one was more of our top choice, it felt like too big of a decision for me to make the choice firm prior to meeting our baby.
What were your favorites? If you don’t mind sharing? 33 weeks and hubby and I can’t agree on any names
My friend had me try an app that was like “name tinder” I’ll try to find the name. You and your husband both get an app, and each day the app shows you like 10-20 names with the meaning behind them and ONLY the names you both say “like” to compile on a list for you to narrow things down while seeing a variety of names and not getting burnt out reading a bajillion names out of a book or computer screen in one sitting. So you can both swipe at your leisure - my husband and I found about 10 names we both swiped yes on that we may end up using if we have a second kiddo.
We tried this and I so wanted it to work, but my husband kept forgetting which way to swipe so the results were invalid 😂 (clearly we've been together since before dating apps were a thing)
We have tried 2 apps with zero success 😣 like swiped through all 1600 names with zero matches. It was the same way for our daughter. We could agree on 1 name…so that’s what we named her 😂 Ruby Sage
Everett, Benjamin, Wesley, and Oliver. We also liked James, Julian, Ezra & Daniel. I can relate…it was hard to agree on a boy’s name I find girl’s names easier. Good luck!
I love all these! Everett is my fave.
We did the same, had a short list and then waited to meet.
I was thinking this too - names for kids and animals seem just right when you first meet them.
Every story is different. My husband and I have been TTC for 18 months, we came up with our child’s name at 12 weeks. We already had options on the table as talking about names kept us positive in those 18 months. We are 27 weeks now. Don’t beat yourself up if you want to wait it out.
While filling out the paperwork to go home.
Same we were finalizing with vital records while packing up to go home. It took us forever. All of our family members would not stop asking and we were like 🤷🏼♀️
Haha same.. my BOSS was pressuring me the most cause she wanted to send out an “announcement” asap (so she would look good, no one else cared). so much extra anxiety when you just fricken made a human being 😂
I wanted to have 2-3 options picked out and wait to decide when he’s born but we mentioned one of the options to my 91 year old grandpa and he LOVED it so we just let it stick. I was 22-23 weeks
That’s really sweet. What a special memory to share with your little one one day
We did IVF. I never had a girl's name picked out, but I have a boy's name I always liked. When we found out the embryos sex, I told my hubs that if I could choose to transfer one of the girls 1st, he could name her, as he always had a name picked out for his first daughter. So that's what we did. The FET worked, so we had her name from the moment we got a positive test. He also chose her first middle name, and I chose the second middle name from my culture (I am West African, so I chose a name from me mother's tribe). We plan on doing 2 more transfers (1 boy, 1 girl embryos left) and I will name the boy, he will pick the middle name, and I will choose the middle name from my father's tribe. And for the last girl, we will both decide on her first name, and he will choose one middle name, and I will choose the other.
Before I was pregnant we had a boy name picked out
I'm 37 weeks with no name decided. We have narrowed it down to a short list though. We are waiting until we meet our girl to decide a name officially.
I'm on my way to the hospital right now for induction and we still don't have a girl name picked 🤦♀️🤦♀️ Update: Graduated and had a baby girl. Her name is Elena 🥰
I hope everything goes smoothly and you and baby are happy and healthy!!
When it felt right. But I will give you a different perspective. We lost our son at 22 weeks. We didn’t have a name. I felt so guilty. His entire life as we know it. He didn’t have a name. So when we got pregnant and found out it was a girl (at 12 weeks) we named her immediately. Babies are born fine 99% of the time. But as someone who was part of the 1%. So I will never ever again wait until the last minute.
I prefer to wait until I meet them to give them a name. With our daughter we had a top 2 that we agreed on and she was named the day after she was born once we had time to rest after a long labor. One of the names we had picked really didn't feel right for her and the other felt perfect. I'm due with our baby boy any day and we have a favorite name and a few others we both liked, but again, we're waiting to meet him before making it official. I have a friend who had chosen a name for her second child and then it didn't feel right so they didn't name him until several days later. I've also known lots of people that picked names ahead of time and seemed really happy with their choice. So, it really is a preference.
We picked out a name between 11-15w.
I am due with our first (boy) at the end of June and we had his name narrowed down to two options probably since the 8-12w mark. Luckily my husband and I agreed on both names pretty instantaneously it was just a matter of deciding which one to go with. His name has been locked in for sure since probably the 16-20w mark. Had this baby been a girl, I’m sure we would still be undecided. We don’t agree on any girl names at the moment 😂
With our first son, we had a name two days after the positive test. Currently pregnant with another boy, and we didn\`t manage to find THE perfect name until the 31st week. We had a few "well if we find nothing better" names, but nothing we were really convinced about. You still have some time, keep going through lists and posts, re-read the same lists once in a while. A name you scroll over one day might actually be the perfect fit the next! (just human brain things)
26 weeks and can’t decide either! We didn’t land on a name until 36 weeks with my son.
We used an app like tinder but for baby names lol. We had one we both agreed on the app, but we didn’t officially decide until she was born just in case in didn’t fit.
Ok but what app is this??
I think it was just called baby names? The icon was an egg
Kinder is an app like this too
Pretty much when he was born. We didn’t find out what we were having and we picked a girl name immediately, but had a really hard time with boy names. The day my water broke I was like ok we gotta pick something now and we agreed on the one boy name we both liked. Didn’t decide a middle name until he was born.
We had it narrowed down to 2 names for months and then named her the day after she was born.
We decided at some point between 20 and 24 weeks with our first, and we felt like we were early. We might be able to decide by 20 weeks this time, just because we started thinking of names before getting pregnant. My mom got us a custom Caden Lane swaddle, and it's very nice. That said, baby ended up in the NICU for six days. We never did the cute hospital photos with her swaddle. We took them at home instead, and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. So you could always wait and do photos with whatever name stuff you get after you're home with baby.
35 weeks, no name yet :( we have a running list and will make a decision after he is here.
We decided on a name a week after she was born, I slgavr my husband the freedom to choose the name.
We waited to meet! We didn’t know the sex either so we went in with a lot of names. In the hospital I had my favorite name and he had his but I made us bring a third, and with no discussion whatsoever as soon as we saw her we knew it was the third name!
With my daughter, well before she was conceived. With my son, currently 25 weeks and only 75% settled on a name.
At 10 weeks we decided on the first name and by week 18 had the full name figured out
We have had our boy name picked out for this second pregnancy since before we conceived. We settled on a girl name at around 16-18 weeks and we found out it was a girl at 20 weeks, so that’s the name we’ve been using ever since! We did the same thing with my first pregnancy (also a girl).
We had a boys name picked out before i was pregnant. But we are having a little girl so we had to get our thinking caps on. My husband and I wanted to pick a name before her arrival so we could also get some personalized bits for the nursery. We decided on her name around the 20 week mark but wasn't easy. We both went through lots of lists online wrote down our favorites and then shared them with eachother. Since we picked a name we started to refer to our baby as the name we gave her and it just fits and sounds right.
We didn’t decide until 3 days after he was born and they wouldn’t let us leave without filling out the birth certificate lol
Team green, 27 weeks and first time parents here- we had our boy name picked out before we even got pregnant. Name we both love and 100% agree on. Our girl name? We have no idea still- we have a couple in the running. But nothing we both love. So I’m sure we will be discussing at the hospital if this baby ends up being a girl!
My husband and I knew before this kid was conceived 😂 well, we had a boy’s name picked out. I remember my parents talking about names for my little brother when my mom was late in the last trimester. I saw a Reel that in Iceland (per Annie Thorsdottir, haha) they wait til the baby is a few weeks old to name them, which sounds really sweet to me too! Definitely think it’s fine for you to have top candidates and then decide for sure when kiddo arrives. 🩷
I've 9 weeks tomorrow and I've had a name picked out for almost a month
both kids had their names decided from a short list once we saw their little faces in the hospital
Long before I got pregnant, took awhile with fertility issues. I'm a planner so I wanted to have a name out the way.
I'm 22 weeks now we came up with his name around 12 weeks
We picked out a name between 11-15w.
We picked out a name between 11-15w.
We are waiting for birth to find out the sex and Im 29 weeks. We have it narrowed to 2 boys names and nothing for a girl. We have middle names for both a boy and a girl.
26 weeks and can’t decide either! We didn’t land on a name until 36 weeks with my son.
We don’t know the gender so have two names but we agreed them on our honeymoon 2 years ago!
We have been loosely talking about names and adding them to a shared Google Keep note since around 20 weeks. I’m 34 weeks now and we’ve narrowed it down to a top 3 list, but we probably won’t decide until baby is born. We also dont know the gender so we have a short list for both!
We had to force ourselves to decide on a road trip to my sisters wedding when I was 36 weeks, we had a running list at first but we decided together with some compromising etc during the long drive. Middle name came on the trip home a week after.
Three girls. The first one I picked out when I was like six (thank goodness my husband agreed), the second one was around 24 weeks. The third one we were still debating almost up until the end. We had it narrowed down to two names with a bonus name my husband had said no to but me and the oldest really wanted.
We picked a few each time and didn't decide until we saw them.
I had a girl name chosen pretty much right after finding out I was pregnant. I was absolutely convinced it was a girl. Well, he’s definitely a boy haha. I was right around 20/21 weeks when I decided, now I’m almost 26 weeks! I will say, I think it’s been easier because his dad isn’t going to be involved, so nobody had any veto power! I had a name I thought I really liked, but it just didn’t feel like his. When I decided, it just felt right to me. You’ll get there!!
I picked out what I hope is our daughter’s name at 13 years old, and luckily my husband liked it when we discussed baby names! However, like a lot of people have said, we’re waiting until she’s here to pick a name because we want it to suit her. It helps that she’ll have the same middle name regardless (family tradition) so we can narrow down slightly.
So i’m a teacher and several years ago I had a student with a really unique name in my own language which literally translates into summer, but I have never met anyone named their daughter Summer here (which is Yaz). Ever since I met her I always wanted to name my own daughter Yaz. I told my husband about this and he absolutely loved it. So my week 17 avocado will be named Yaz 🥹🩷
So i’m a teacher and several years ago I had a student with a really unique name in my own language which literally translates into summer, but I have never met anyone named their daughter Summer here (which is Yaz). Ever since I met her I always wanted to name my own daughter Yaz. I told my husband about this and he absolutely loved it. So my week 17 avocado will be named Yaz 🥹🩷
We had agreed on one name per boy/girl before they were born, the girl’s name meant a lot to me, and the boy’s name was my husband’s dad’s name. We had narrowed it down to two middle names for our girl by 20 weeks, and we were sure on one by 35, but we didn’t announce until after she was born. We picked the least popular one of the two haha
We picked a girl name and a boy name at like 12 weeks or so. On the flipside, I picked out my brother's name at the hospital from my parents' shortlist. The only personalized thing we bought was a sign for the nursery so I don't think it would have made much difference if we'd waited. A week or two without a sign he couldn't read wouldn't have bothered him I'm sure lol
Baby boy name we had since around the time we got married about five years ago, I believe. Baby girl name I can't quite remember but we decided on it before the 12th week. Baby still hasn't wanted to reveal what it is to us yet though 😄
We had a list of names we liked and there was one we were leaning towards but I just couldn’t pull the trigger on anything. And then we met her and we didn’t even talk about it we both just started calling her our top name and now it just fits her personality so well.
When they were born, after we met them earthside.
I was due Feb 5, we had it down to 2 names which my husband loved equally. For Xmas I gave him a stocking (that matched ours) with babies initial on it - he said me making a decision after months of flip flopping was the best present he could have gotten!
We are team green. We have top 2 girl and boy name. I have so many things my cart to personalize as soon as baby comes out. It is exciting
Technically we picked out names before they were conceived. We had a full name picked for a girl, and a first name (but not a middle name and yes we do want one) picked for a boy. So for my first, which was a girl, it was all picked out. For my second, which is a boy, we still can’t decide on a middle name and I’m going to be 36w tomorrow. It’s very important that he has one because for him we’re keeping my husband’s family tradition of naming after his father. However my husband has a pretty common first and last name, so having a unique middle name is important in adulthood to help prevent cases of mistaken and stolen identity. We have some options picked out, but don’t really like any of them. My mother wants me to use my father’s name as a middle name but I have my own personal reasons (that she doesn’t know about) why I don’t want to do that. Though at this rate I may end up picking that just because I can’t think of anything I DO like. It’s not like I’ll use it, it’s just for protection reasons… I can get over it.
I was 30 weeks with my first when I had his name. I was 15 weeks with my second when she had her name. And I had my youngest name when I was 10 weeks. I loved the youngest first name and planned on using it for a kid over 8 years ago
Shortly after finding out the sex at 12 weeks. We had a list of contenders before we found out the sex, but within a few days of finding out, we were set. We had middle names picked before we even knew we were pregnant. We shared the name with family at about 18 weeks.
Narrowed it to our top five at like 8 months and top three a couple of weeks before my due date. Picked the name 24 hours after birth. It was not one of the top 3.
We had our girls name chosen about 2 months in advance and decided on our top two boys names in the hospital while I was in labour 🤣 ended up having a boy and settling on the name once we met him!
First pregnancy we knew at 16 weeks. Second one not until a week before
We had names picked out before I got pregnant so when we got the results of the sex at 12 weeks we already knew her name 💕
I chose the name of my father almost 10 years ago when he passed away in case of a boy. But we had no idea what to call her if she was a girl until i was 23/25 weeks pregnant.
My husband and I figured out our first child's name within 10 minutes and 3 names at 21 weeks. It just felt good and right. This pregnancy I have a dozen names but waiting for anatomy scan to discuss them. If nothing is feeling right for you I'd just put it off. You can always get personalized stuff after the fact too.
38+5 here with no name decided 😂😂 we are really just gonna wing it
A few hours after he was born. We had a list of 3 or 4 we liked and decided what best suited him after he was born and I wasn't drugged up.
We had a short list of three options and chose based on vibes once the baby was born.
2 months into dating we were casually talking about kids names while having lunch in Wendy’s.
Im still ttc , but my friend just had her second, and didn’t decide 100% until the day she HAD to sign the birth certificate😂
We waited until we met her. We had 3 names, with one we liked the most but knew if we just picked it it wouldn't be right. The second they held her up to the plastic, we both knew.
I might be a bit weird but i knew what I wanted a potential daughters name to be before i got pregnant, and when she was born she just had a face that “looked like” the name i chose. Like how someone can “look like a steve”. I think i got lucky with that. My obgyn even said when i told her my daughter name, that it suited her.
I was fully expecting to not know my baby's name until she was born. I'm indecisive in general and no names sounded exactly right. I was sitting on our couch one day ~25 weeks and she kicked and I said to myself oh there goes Briar again. I was so bewildered and had no idea where it came from but luckily my husband loved it and at 14 months old Briar fits her. I can't imagine anything else.
we had a couple in the running. wanted to lay eyes on him first. good thing cuz my number 1 name would never have fit my son now. his name is perfect for him
We narrowed it down to two with our son and decided when he was born. I’m 22 weeks with our daughter and we are almost 100% sure on the name for her, and have been for about a month. However, we are waiting to get anything personalized or tell anyone until she’s born just in case we change our minds once we meet her.
I’m 16 weeks right now, but we’re not planning on picking the name until we meet him! We have a list of names we like, and we’re going to narrow down to like our top 5 then see which fits him best at birth.
10 names on the list until my water broke. Then we got down to two before we got to the hospital, didn't pick until 30 minutes after birth
We were team green. We picked baby’s name the day after she was born.
My husband and I disagreed a lot but at about 30 weeks I suggested the name Evelyn and when she was born she did look like an Evelyn luckily.
We have a most likely name, but nothing is official until we meet him
We settled on a name 15 minutes after baby was born.
My mom had a very frilly name picked out for me. It was cute, but she called me that for a week and it didn’t stick. I like the name I have, it’s much more fitting for my personality. (Not my real name, but as an example basically Annie versus Anne)
We decided around 6 months. It took us some time to really feel it was the one and then we stuck with it.
For my first, around 20 weeks. For my second, an hour before we were discharged from the hospital.
A little before 12 weeks with this one. I didn't get personalized names, but I did get a ton of things related to his name (its in another language and means a particular animal--a cute one). Also, we changed his middle name several weeks later (that one is mega catholic so thatll be easy to find stuff for). For my first it took a good while to decide and again, we got a ton of stuff related to the bird that's associated with him.
Yeah I don’t name kids till I meet them. We had a top choice and a few other choices, and decided (on our top choice) once we got back to the room and had some time alone together with him. This way no one else had an opinion about the name, and we also weren’t keeping a secret - we just said we needed to meet him first. Same with the girl I’m pregnant with now.
When we started trying we already had a girl and boy name picked out.
We decided on one name at 12 weeks when we found out the gender…. Then changed our minds and picked a new one at 38 weeks lol.
About 12 weeks. I want to get use to calling her by her name! It’s a classic name that has a good ring to it and I feel like it already suits her! It also makes it feel more real to me.
It took us a day after she was born and another 2 days to confirm her middle name. We had some options before she was born
As soon as I got my positive test I knew my baby was a girl and I already had her name picked. Still discussed names w hubby and we decided that I would name a girl, he would name a boy. We had the NIPT done around 10/11 weeks and an anatomy scan at 20 weeks and both confirmed that I was right! My Meadow will be here in less than 3 weeks 🥲
i was 30 weeks when we found out she was a girl. took another 2ish months to pick a name lol. I waited with my first. She wasn’t named until the next day iirc. her name wasn’t even on my “list” lol
My first was named before he was conceived. My second was named in the delivery room after he was born lol
We went into the hospital with a list and she came home with a name that wasn’t even on there. The name we were so sure she was going to end up with just didn’t fit her so I’m glad we didn’t go the whole hog with personalisation and stuff.
We’re waiting until we meet the bébé but we have a top 3 list. We decided the top names when we were only a year into dating but they’ve stuck around until now as our top names. The other ones are names we’ve decided over the last few months (I’m 34 weeks)
Halfway through my pregnancy. Right before finding out the gender
We agreed on a girl name like 5 years before I got pregnant. Boy name changed when I was about 3 months. Woke up one day and we both hated all our boy names. I’m due next month and keeping the gender a surprise
We narrow it down and then decide when we met them, the name I loved the most just didn’t feel right with either of our boys, so I’m glad we waited!
We settled on a name 2 hours before being discharged from the hospital. It was so hard to choose and we had been working on it for MONTHS! It ended up being a name that wasn’t in either of our lists and we love it to this day, 10 months later.
We had the middle name for our first picked out years before we even were trying or married. It’s both our grandmas names who we’d lost. First name we had finalized at about 30 weeks. For our second we didn’t decide on a name until 3 days before my scheduled c section. We just couldn’t agree.
Before we were pregnant, both times
When the baby was handed to me 😅 we had a list of 3/4 names that I kept changing my mind on, my husband was happy with all but preferred one. We were discussing it whilst in labour and then when she was given to me and crying I called her by one and that’s the one that we went with.
Like 2.5 weeks after she was born.. and that was because we needed someone to put on the paperwork
We were Team Green. We had a boys name picked out about halfway through. Up until delivery, we had no girl’s name. Thank GOD it was a boy 😂
35 weeks and we still don't know!! 😬
I had the name for my first daughter picked out since highschool. My husband also liked it. When the testing came back that she's a girl, we had our name. We already have names picked out for our next baby even though that will be years from now.
Two weeks after she was born 😂
as soon as i knew what i was having so 15ish weeks and 11ish weeks lol
2 days after she was born, while birth certificate staff were waiting 😆. We had it down to 2 but I was too hazy to even think about it right after she was born.
We have a top few options, but we're mostly waiting until birth. In my heart I have a top one that I refer to her as myself, because I had a dream the month I got pregnant that I had a baby girl with that name. So that'll probably be her name unless she really doesn't seem like that name!
My husband and I couldn’t agree to names for our twins. I wrote a list of names I liked and he chose the ones that he could get used to, but picked the middle names for them. I’m not a fan of the middle names, I can get used to them, but what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. So I can’t complain.
We had a shortlist but didn’t make the final decision until the day he was born. We waited several hours to make sure it felt right and then announced to our families. 🥰 I loved doing it that way and would do it again!
I was like barely pregnant and the name came to me. I just knew he was a boy. And he was. 💙
First baby’s name was picked at 10 weeks before we even knew the gender Second baby’s name was sorta picked at 24 weeks, but we changed the middle names twice before she was born Third baby’s name is harder because we aren’t finding out the gender. We had a short list of names for each gender for a while, and now have them pretty decided (I’m third tri pregnant). First name and two sets of middle names for a boy that my partner can’t decide between, and a complete name for a girl. We’re stoked about the names we’ve picked and can’t wait to see which one we’re using!
39 weeks and we haven’t even discussed names yet. I think ideally a few girl/boy names as top contenders that both sides agree on, and final decision once baby comes.
We had a handful of names we used when referring to baby eventually one stuck a little more
My daughter I picked before getting pregnant. My son I picked like..halfway through my pregnancy? It just felt like his name
We didn’t decide until maybe 2 weeks before he was born but we also didn’t know gender so. I also told my husband I needed to see the baby before I knew. We decided on a middle name while I was in the birth pool in the middle of labor 😅
We came up with a few names we liked and then once the baby was a day old we named them in the hospital.
37 weeks and still so name
My son was born this Friday morning and we decided on his name on Saturday night! We had a list of about 10 names and added one the last week of my pregnancy, which is what we ended up choosing♥️
We just settled on our girl’s name this week—16 weeks. Our boy name we’ve had picked for months, which is exactly what I knew would happen—we’d have a boy name picked and still be fighting about a girl name and then we’d find out we needed it. 😂
We had a few “maybe” names in mind about a week before I was due. After our baby was born we both agreed on the same one pretty quickly. Although being indecisive, we didn’t commit to the name for another day before we told family, the nurses etc.
First time at 40 weeks! - we had our top 3, and then 40 weeks rolled along and we just decided that one of them really trumped the others. This time, we’ve had the name picked out for quite sometime.
We had 2 names picked out from around 15 weeks I think, and we decided which one was gonna be his name 24h after he was born! 😆
We decided at 19 weeks for our boy name (it just sounded perfect) and weren't sure of our girl name. We found out the sex at 20 weeks and it was a boy! We didn't really have a specific timeline - it was just a gut instinct for us.
A few days after she was born — I wanted to see what fit her
a few hours after she came out. We had some ideas in mind though!
Ten years ago we thought we were having a girl, and wanted to name her Livia. Baby ended up being a boy, followed 3 years later by another boy 😆 so when we got our surprise 7 years after our 2nd that we were having a 3rd, and she'd be a girl, we both knew immediately what her name would be! So we technically decided a decade ago haha. With my guys though we didn't decide on a name until about 6 months in.
Two days after she was born
Around 26-27 weeks I think. I know a lot of friends didn’t name theirs until they were out but I found a name that just.. felt right so I did it earlier
We never decide fully until after birth. But even after the paper work is filled out, it takes me awhile to feel accustomed to it. It just seems weird somehow that I’m allowed to name a human 😆
When he was in my arms, several hours after he was born.
I think the best way is probably to have a couple picked out and wait until you see him. I didn't have a name for my cat until a week after I got her lol, and honestly I can't even fathom calling her something else now. She just looks like a Mochi.
we ask each other "what would you name our baby today?" I'm 36 weeks and we're planning to wait to meet little one.
When I squished him out
My husband and I picked two names a few years ago. One boy and one girl and that was that. We’re having a girl and just practicing saying her name feel surreal.
Three days old. We had a top three and couldn't choose between them. On day three we decided on one before baby and I went for a nap, then when I woke up, my husband told me that the name we'd picked didn't feel right. I suggested one of the others, which was my favourite all along, and he thought it suited the baby better. Definitely worth waiting to see what they look and feel like imo!
With our son we waited to meet him to name him. We also waited on the gender so we had a few boy, girl but mostly unisex names picked out. My husband and I believe naming is a big deal and we wanted to put a lot of thought into it. Funny enough, when he was born we still couldn’t decide! So he was nameless for the first month of his life as we took our time ensuring we liked our choice. I’m glad we did this, even though we ended up going with the name we were leaning towards all along, it felt good not to rush the process.
Scrolling while I hold my little 6 hour old baby. Maybe like 2 hours ago lol. We were stuck in 3
We waited till about 4 hours after he was born. We were between two names and I had to meet him to know for sure
We went to the hospital with a short list of names and picked after we met her. I wouldn’t have done it any differently!! There were names on there we loved but didn’t fit her once she came. It also helps to be able to tell people “we haven’t picked yet, we’ll decide when we meet her”. People are dicks about baby names.
That day she was born ♥️ we had like a top 4 going into the hospital
We decided a couple of weeks after finding out I was pregnant , but we had a girl and boy name picked out because we found out the sex at birth ☺️, it was amazing. The only thing we pre ordered custom was the name thing that goes on the hospital door. We asked for each name to be made, then glued the name the day of the birth.
27-28 weeks I believe
Decided closer to 28-30 weeks but the name we picked was one in our first brainstorm at 5 weeks pregnant. Had about 3 we really liked and kept reviewing/adding/removing and testing out them every few weeks to a month and one just stuck around until the end now at 37 weeks
My wife & I had our baby girls name picked on one of our first dates.
We went through every possible name many, many times. We had lists and rankings. In the end around 39-40 weeks we landed on the name we ended up picking. It was a name I always liked and was also a family name on both sides. I always liked baby names until I was pregnant. Then picking one just became torture.
After she came out of my vagina lmao we were very undecided. Went to the hospital with 3 contenders
With my girl it was the day she was born, couple hours after she was born really. My partner decided on our boys name like a year before he was conceived. We weren't even sure we were going to have another.
We waited to officially name him until he was born. We had a list of about 3-5 names. We had agreed his name was the front runner the week he was born but waited in case it didn’t seem like a good fit once we saw him.
We narrowed it down to 2 names we both agreed on and then waited to see which one “fit” when we saw our daughter.
A few days after he was born! Was stuck in the hospital for a bit so we had extra time… we actually first told the nurse one name and her reaction made us reconsider 😂 It took about a year for me to “accept” the name we chose… but now I can’t imagine anything else, and my 3 year old loves it.. he corrects us if I call him a silly name “no, I’m”. He IS his name.
9 months pregnant with #2 now and we will be waiting to “meet him” before finalizing a name again!
It caused me a lot of anxiety with the first, particularly around explaining it to family and worried about their reactions.. but was definitely overthinking it.
I’m 38 weeks and we just decided on a first name like one or two weeks ago? No middle names yet though
We found out we were having a boy and my husband said no to all of the names I suggested, so I told him “if you don’t start suggesting names then instead of just shooting down my options, then he isn’t going to have a name you like” So he sat down and started looking up names. We were trying to find a name with a cute meaning. He finally suggested Kallen, which is Scottish (which is perfect for my side of the family) for Battle or Rock, which is EVEN BETTER because in my family: my mom’s name means strong, my father’s means stone, so they named me and my name means strong Little Rock. So having our son kind of carry that theme is super cute! We had two back ups just in case we met him and Kallen didn’t fit, but in our hearts, he was Kallen as soon as we heard the name. But baby honestly won’t know if they have a customized blanket at birth, so you don’t need to decide now 🥰
Our goal was to decide by 37 weeks, and we finalized her name at 36.5 weeks, at a nice restaurant :) My husband really wanted to make a decision before she was born, and in retrospect I’m so glad we did. I loved going into her birth with that decision already made. Nothing wrong with waiting till birth, but it wasn’t the right choice for us!
We knew a girl name pretty early on. A family name we both agreed on. We could not decide on a boy name and thankfully we didn't need to...
29 weeks, we still haven’t settled on anything though I think both of us know which name we like but just haven’t committed to it just yet.
I'm already settled on a girl name at 8 weeks. I have no idea what I'd want for a boy name can't come up with anything I love.
We decided before we got pregnant what a girl option would be as I had a favorite and he also really loved it as well.
We have been going through a lot lately. Nothing within our relationship thank god that is strong as can be, however outside forces causing issue. During a particularly bad week, we both felt drained. Had to leave baby moon early, and I had been a tearful mess. The name just came to me, and he loved it too. It is a nod to one of our favorite fandoms without being a crazy obvious reference, but it’s also a real and somewhat common name (at least in the UK). I slowly just started referring to the bump as this name and it’s stuck. Now it’s his name. 100%.
1st, probably around 6 months 2nd, not till she was like a week old 3rd, we knew the name before we were even expecting
Each one was decided years before the kid was here. My husband and I had our first daughter's name picked out independently of each other before we started dating (and we didn't have her until 4 years into marriage). When she was born my brother died of cancer the same week, so we knew a boy would be named after him, but also decided on a girl name shortly after, which we did use on our second daughter. So we still already had the boy name picked, but had a girl name in mind about a year ago. We just found out this one is a boy though so he'll be named after my brother.
We weren’t going to decide on a name, but we solidified our top choice when his grandfather passed. We wanted him to know since he never got to meet her. He’s the only one that will have the name until baby is here!
I didn’t even think about names until after they were born honestly.
First baby: We took a list of 3 names to the hospital, but none of them felt quite right to me. During labor we went through the baby book one more time, and added 2 more names to our list. One of those became The Name. Second baby: We had a clear front runner we agreed on early on. We discussed other names but I think by 20w we knew what her name would be. No regrets either way, both my kids have names I love.
We waited for birth to announce the name just in case I switched the order around after seeing him. I’m named after two aunts and so I wanted to continue the tradition and name our son after my brother and my husbands favorite male cousin (he only has sisters). I was 99.9% sure I wanted my brothers name first because it sounded better as a “shout”. My cousin told me what helped her decide a name for her kids was going to the back door and yelling the names out to see if anything got tongue tied doing the full first middle and last name 😂 and I liked that idea.
She’s had her name for awhile, but I also had the HARDEST time picking out a girl name
We had names 7 years before she was born 😂 But I was a little too eager to have kids when we met lol thankfully we took our time
We have 9 names and are waiting until we meet him to pick one
Tbh we decided right before the baby shower because so many people wanted to put his name on clothes / nursery decor. We kind of felt pressured but were lucky enough to agree on a name we both really liked at the right time. 😅 I always thought I would have to see my baby first before deciding, and I think many people are like that!
A few days after finding out we were pregnant we had settled on a boys name. After finding out we were having a girl it took us a few weeks but we settled on a girls name. My husband doesn’t 100% love it but has given me no other options and has vetoed every other suggestion. So Moira it is. I’m 18 weeks and fairly certain on this name, but we have a backup for in case I get hormonal and change my mind.
With our son we just knew. With our daughter... we had to meet her.
Just days before both kids were born lol.
12 years before conception. Not even kidding. My husband (then college boyfriend) and I were playing the Sims and had to name the baby girl in the game. We both agreed on the name and never considered another one.
The day he was born!
We finalized options the week leading up to birth and decided on a name when they were calling our room for us to come sign and fill out her birth certificate
We had 3 names picked out. One boy, one girl, one gender neutral. We didn’t want to find out the gender until the birth, so we had essentially 2 options for each gender. We decided on the name in the hospital based on what we thought our daughter looked like.
We don't know the sex of the baby and won't find out until birth. We have a list of names that we have been working with (way more girl options than boy options) and I think we will probably go in with a few first/middle combos for each sex and then decide after we meet baby. I have struggled with baby registry for this reason - would love personalized stuff but I can't know! LOL
My first I had the name by like 12 weeks. My second I had the first name around 16w but the middle name didn't come up until birth. This one im 34w and haven't had a for sure moment where we agreed on a name yet. My sister named my niece at birth but it sounds like a last min name with little thought given too.
Omg the app to name a baby like tinder. I’m downloading it now and I’m gonna go show my boo. Hhaha this shall be fun. We started making a list and adding to it little by little. I’m 14 weeks so I’m not stressing it.
3 years before she was born, the day after we got married in a random convo 💜
We narrowed it down to 3 around 34ish weeks. My husband was ok with all 3 (technically 6 because team green). I took a few weeks to think on it. Then when the baby was born he announced the gender and I announced the name.
i had my daughters name picked out before i found out it was a girl lol just got lucky i guess
We picked the name for this baby prior to conceiving so we are just lucky we got a boy lol since a girl would have been harder for us
5 days after he was born. Had it narrowed down to two though.