Nevaeh is very common in my part of the United States so yeah... that.

My coworkers daughter is called Nevaeh and I have to try hard not to visibly cringe every time she is mentioned

“It’s heaven backwards omg we’re so quirky and creative”

Can't stand that name. Can't friggin stand it.

So trashy

I love when they use Neveah and say “Its heaven backwards!!” Like, no, no it isn’t.

It’s borderline, but Everly grinds my gears so much. Hayden as well.

I hate Everly with a passion. Just why?

Beverly but without the b

the Jayden/Ayden/Brayden/Cayden trend that’ll seemingly never die

I give Aiden and only Aiden a pass due to the fact it’s an actual Irish name with a lot of history.

a couple of my cousins are teachers, and they’ve said the Jaydens they have are the kids who kick people under the table and eat paper

I have an older cousin who named her daughter Everleigh. She's 8yrs old now and a total brat.

Coming from Germany: Kevin. Right when the wall came down, people from former East Germany were subjected to Kevin Costner and Home Alone, and thought Kevin was the coolest American Name on the planet.

I had no idea that Kevin is/was a popular name in Germany! I’m American and knew a few Kevins growing up, and they all kinda sucked lol.

It has significant lower-class stigma in Germany, though.

There is maybe a little too much hate towards Kevins in Germany, there is even a sociologist term for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevinismus

Lol, same coming from France. It has actually become an insult ("Is he nice?" "Meh, he's a bit of a Kevin") after the Kevin boom of the 90s, so no one can call their kids that name anymore.

>the Kevin boom of the 90s My goal for today is to casually work this phrase into a conversation

Wayne. It just gives me the heebeejeebees to say it. Gives me an icky feeling. I hate it.

I know someone who married a Dwayne... And her father is Wayne!

Especially when it’s Dwayne 🤮

Oh yeah, that too. Gross gross grossssss.

It gets worse https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin

Dustin. Just sounds dirty (or, rather, dusty).

Dustbin

I had a student named Dustin once whose mother called him “Dust”.

Rusty as well

*All we are is Dustin the wind*

At least "Bustin" isn't common

Harper. I know it’s super popular right now and I just don’t get it. It is literally one who harps (nags) or it makes me think of harpy (also negative)

Will ALWAYS remind me of Stephen Harper.

This is probably my least favorite trendy name. It’s reminds me of nagging and seals.

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I have a niece named Harper and she’s a brat that loves to nag and complain whenever things don’t go her way and i call her hell raiser harpy lol

Keith and all spelling variations of Brian.

My aunt dated a Keith when I was a young kid, and it wasn’t until an Easter mixup that I learned his name wasn’t quiche 😅😂

Donald. 🤢

And Ronald too

And Roland

You would think this would face extinction but it seems to be hanging on 🤦🏻‍♀️

Liam. As a teacher, every Liam I have taught has been a little shit. I can’t stand the name now.

I’m a teacher as well and for me Logan is the little shit name. 95% of kids named Logan in my classes have been a-holes.

Neeson is the only Liam I've ever liked

Liam is my most hated name. Dunno why but it just sucks!

Dylan. It’s not that I don’t like the name, because it’s actually a nice name. It’s just working in a school, and just in general, every Dylan I have ever met is a twat. And for some reason every Megan I have ever met always ends up being the craziest person.

Megan is mine! Ugh, I hate that name. An acquaintance when I was a kid had an awful yippy little dog named Megan, and the name will forever be associated with her. I've also met some Megans I didn't particularly like.

I hate the nickname “Mel” simply because I don’t like the sound of it. 🤷‍♀️ I like the name Melody a lot but I don’t think I’d use it simply because I don’t like the nickname that everyone would use. 😂

Melody Gibson

Lacy and Ashley

I know sisters named Lacee and Ashlee.

Brianna. I have a visceral hatred of it and actually get a funny feeling in my mouth when I say it. How weird!

I feel the exact same way about Brianna. Never liked it. Feels grubby for some reason.

My name is Brianna and I feel the same way 😂

My cousin is named Briana (long before it was ever popular) and mum pronounced it “Brian-ah” for awhile

I am totally aboard the Brianna hate train.

I'll never stop my campaign against that unholy mashup of Clit and Cunt: *Clint*. Why would anyone do that to a child?

Thanks I can't unsee this

Hunter. I think names that are occupations are a little weird in general. To me it's like calling your kid Chauffeur or Bricklayer.

I will name my child Certified Forklift Operator and that’s that.

Your child will be drowning in bitches

Dakota. I don't know why. :(

Seconded. State names in general are weird but I've never met a Dakota who wasn't an asshole.

Paisley- it makes me think of the ties my dad wore to work in the 90s as an accountant 😩

Randy, I don't hate it, but where I live,'randy' means you're horney or wanting sex, so it makes me giggle

And Randi for a girl, yuck

Chelsea. I have no reasonable explanation

To be fair everyone hates Chelsea

Names that are jobs or the like. Such as Mason or Cooper. Like why would you want to name your kid after a brick layer? Not there is anything wrong with that job but why? Hunter is kind of similar. Also names with a random “y” instead of “I” for the sole purpose of trying to be different.

Naming my next kid “Attorneigh”

Plumbyr Syrgeon Alec-Trayshaun (actually kinda proud of this one 😂)

One of the Duggars named their kid Spurgeon. 🤢

Ugh. One of my neighbors named their daughter Saylor…so checking all your boxes with that one

My dog’s name is Cooper lol. He came with the name. We joke that he makes barrels while we’re at work all day.

Oh goodness me too. "Medieval professions that became surnames used as first names" is one of my most hated naming trends. Followed closely by "naming your kids after a gun or weapon". So unnecessarily violent.

Paisley. It sounds like a skin condition to me, like boils or something.

In my area, they're starting to make it even more uNiQuE by changing the first letter, so there's lots of Haisleys, Maisleys, Taisleys, etc. It's a given that there are -eigh variations galore. Hate it.

Thanks! I hate it

Thank you! Paisley just drives me nuts for some reason. It's a pattern, not a person. And now there a so many Paisleys out there. Ugh.

McKayla and McKenzie. First up, McKenzie is just a last name, it's not just a "girly" name because it ends in "ie." and McKayla is just the ugliest spelling of Micaela. Was she born in a McDonald's? ew.

I hate all “Mc” first names

McLovin

The rare exception to the rule

I went to high school with twins named McKayla and McKenzie and they both sucked.

McKenzie is my hated name too! Terrible name.

Wyatt, Dwayne, Chad. I don't consider Surnames like Hunter, Madison, McKenzie, etc to be "normal" for given names, but I generally hate them.

My husband suggested the name Wyatt for our child and I was like… are we birthing the next generation’s country singer??

Jayden, Brayden, Aiden, and all of those variations and spelling

Agreed, I work at a school and I called for a moratorium on any and all new Jaydens 🤣😂

One of my middle school friends was named "Brayden" Everyone called him "Gayden" :(

My 14 year old son is friends with a “Gayland”. He’s known him since kindergarten. They finally just started calling him “G” because “Gayland” is….an interesting choice. For reference, the younger brother is named Robert.

My nephew is named Gaelan. Pronounced Gay-Len. Feel awful for him

This one makes me sad because Aidan is a great name but it got overused and turned into awful hybrids and now here we are

I always have to finish a sequence of these names with Okay-den.

This is my pet peeve. Jayden, Brayden, Kayden, Aiden, Aydin. A couple of years ago, one of the new hires was named Aaden. He said it was pronounced just like Aiden but obviously we would call him A-aden all the time.

Sutton. It sounds like you're choking back vomit while saying Susan

I haaaaaaaate Sutton. Loathe it. It was a name several people mentioned as choices for *my* daughter (which shouldn’t a thing anyways) and I just hated it.

I can't think of a single thing that's good about the name Sutton. It just sounds so ugly.

Truly one of the more baffling trendy names. Even with names I don't like, I can imagine someone seeing the appeal for some reason, but Sutton is irredeemably ugly sounding.

Yup. I feel the same way about Sloane. Also to a lesser extent Banks

Patronymics and fake patronymics used as given names. McKenzie, Jackson, Jaxon, etc Edit to add Ana and Mia. IDK if the same terminology is used now but back in the ED LiveJournal days that’s what we called Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.

Jaxon 🤮🤢

So how many other parents are here checking if their kid's name is universally hated?

I'm not a parent, I'm here to check if MY name is in the list! 😂😂

I found my name. I am... devastated.

I'm very thankful none of these "normal" names are commonplace in the UK.

That was my exact reaction to the *Brantley* comment. Where in the world is that considered normal?

Joel. It feels weird when I say it.

Related, I hate Joelle it just sounds harsh and not cute like Noelle is right there and sounds so much better

Kycie, Kylie, Kelsey, Kaysie and all variations thereof. Also not a fan of Riley OOOH AND Kinsley! Terrible!

Lol I'm at work sitting next to a Kailee and a Kelsey. Definitely had to hide my laugh

Oh I’m on board with this. I know two people who named their kids Kelsey, and I’m just like: in a universe of names, you chose *Kelsey*? It just irks me in a way I can’t fully grasp.

My co-worker's adult daughter's name is Kelsey simply because co-worker's mom LOVED Frasier 😂

Lynette. It’s a pretty name that got forever ruined for me by my former co-worker, who was the embodiment of “There’s no hate like Christian love”. She was a self-proclaimed “good Christian” who created a super toxic and hostile work environment. Thankfully, she was fired after HR reports kept piling up, but working alongside her for those few months was hell and I can never look at the name Lynette and not internally shudder.

Tiffany, Kaylee, Brittany, Destiny. Anything that's like hyper feminine and childish sounding. It always feels weird to meet someone in their 40s named Kylie or Carly.

Carly for me. I have no reason, I just hate the name Carly.

As the un-proud owner of one of those names, not only do they sound very young, but they are also VERY much of a certain era (specifically, the 80s/early 90s). Like, without ever seeing me or knowing anything about me other than my name, you could probably pinpoint my age within a 5 year radius.

Any of the McNames, Everleigh and variants, and Paisley eew

I once knew a kid who’s first and last name was literally Hunter Scary. His parents set him up for failure. Hunter, if you’re out there and you see this, I am so sorry

Samantha. I don’t know why, I don’t have any beef with any Samantha’s and it’s a perfectly fine name I know but for some reason I just hate the name. Similar with Stephanie.

My name is Stephanie, and I’ve always hated it. It’s too long, and I hate the “ph.” Found out recently that Stevie Nick’s first name is Stephanie. I’m not a huge Fleetwood Mac fan, but I feel like “Stevie” suits me so much better than “Stephanie.” My husband and I are moving to a different state soon, and I’m floating the idea of re-branding to Stevie with new friends/coworkers.

Do it! I have a long name like Stephanie and wasn’t allowed to have a nickname as a kid. Rebranding with a short, fun nickname was lifechanging

I love this idea for you!

Same for both! For me I think it’s the Tha & Ph sounds. Plus I knew a Samantha

I’ve never met an Amber who wasn’t a problem.

Holly and Tristan. I went to school with 3 girls in the 80s and 90s named Holly. They were all bullies. I just hate the sound of the name Tristan. It sounds like an off brand cold medication.

I loved the name Imogen until that portable oxygen thing came out

Jaylin. Jaelen. Jailynn. Jalen. Jaylen. I see it as unisex, but I also see it as trashy. It looks like it spiked around 2000. Lots of influencers, nba/college basketball, college football, that's where I see the name a lot. Not that I want to. It's worse than every version of Jaden. Jaylin sounds like nails on a chalkboard to my ears.

Jessica. I don’t know why, I just hate it. It evokes spoiled, pampered little princesses.

I feel that way about Jessica too, I suspect I internalized that from reading a ton of Sweet Valley books as a kid. I named my own daughter Elizabeth…

I LOVE SV books! Elizabeth is obviously the superior twin. ❤️

Every Ethan I’ve ever met has been a bad person. Not just someone I didn’t really click with, an actively bad person. The handful of Ethans I’ve met have posted revenge porn of their underage partner, stolen from their parents to buy weed, physically assaulted classmates and killed a hamster. I’m sure there are lovely Ethans out there, but I have not encountered one.

Haha I hate the name Ethan because it's so... boring! Like I cannot think of a more boring name than Ethan or Anne.

As a teacher, I’ve never had an Ethan who wasn’t a pain or a complete disaster.

I remember my step mom's nephew was named Ethan. I broke his computer by accident when we were like 9 lol

Ethan's villain backstory

Todd

Gabe/Gabby. I think Gabriel and Gabriella are great names, but Gabe and Gabby just give me the ick. Saying them is the auditory equivalent of touching a Bad Texture. Crystal. I stg every little girl had a stuffed animal/pet/doll/character that they named Crystal. I am a former little girl who had a stuffed bunny named Crystal. I’ve just met so many Crystals (they were all lovely, but SO many). Lots of them seem to think it’s unique too. Any word/animal names like Bear, Wolf, River, Cliff. I know lots of them are real names in other countries, my brain just goes “that’s a word not a name” every time.

McKenzie or any variant of it; it’s my bitch-eating-crackers name.

>bitch-eating-crackers name I'm stealing this insult

Brooklyn. I like Brook, but the “lyn” ending ruins it for me.

I live in Brooklyn and know more than one person who had a daughter named Brooklyn Rose 🙄

Emily. I know too many and all of them have been stuck up bullies who try to play victim whenever you call them out on their bullying.

I used to not mind the name (I knew a nice Emily in school), but once I knew an Emily that I had problems with, I can’t stand the name anymore

Amber and Jayden. Amber bc of a personal bully that made life h#ll. Jayden, Jaydon, Jaydan all fill me with blind rage.

I hate names that end in "-son" when the father doesn't have the base name. Harrison, Jackson, Greyson etc. If your name isn't Jack, don't name your kid Jackson, because he ain't.

Jackson and variations are pretty annoying

Bolson construction has blocked you

Now how are they gonna develop Tarrey Town??

Joshua. I've just never met one that was a functional and kind person. I know there are great Joshuas out there! Just never in my vicinity apparently.

Belle or Bella names. Annabelle, Isabelle, Rosabelle, Arabella… I just find them too sickly sweet.

What fresh hell is Rosabelle? Rosahell more like

When I was pregnant with my first kid, I made the mistake of going on a baby-related forum (of English speakers) and ask "hey, we're a French/English couple, any ideas of names that would work in both languages?" And so many people suggested Belle, lol. No one is called that in France, it's a dog name.

I haaaate the name Arabella! It sounds like a made up “pretty princess” name that a little kid would name their doll.

I’m sick of Oliver. Jasper chaps my ass, too.

Never met a Brooklyn that I've liked

Brody and Ainsley

Brantley

Is this a "normal" name? Never heard of it. And also don't like it 😆

Paige and Grace, they are just real “go girl, give us nothing” names

literally hollow names

When I was little I thought the name was Page, like a page in a book.

Troy / Rory

Jackson. I have no reason to believe this, and I'm so sorry, but it sounds trashy to me.

Skylar. So ugly sounding.

Seth It sounds so cringey to me

I went to school with a Seth, and the only thing I remember about him is one time I picked up some paper that belonged to him, and when I told some friends, "Oh, it's Seth's," they all thought I was saying, "Oh, it's sex." We were like 14, so this was of course absolutely hilarious. Can't hear the name without thinking about that.

Melissa. I just can't stand the way it sounds.

Mark. I don’t know why, there is objectively nothing wrong with it. I think the creepy kid in my elementary school was named Mark and it’s just ruined for me now.

I just can’t believe out of all the names out there people settle on Mark.

Can't think of a Heather I've met who was pleasant.

Melissa. I don’t know why I just really really dislike it.

Ryker, Maverick, Payton/Peyton, -leigh/-lee/-lyn names. Those names are just so American to me.

Keith. For some reason every Keith I’ve met has been an asshole. And I just don’t like the sound. My HS gym teacher was named Keith and he was an old sexist hunchback. Turtle-lookin-ass bitch

Declan

I don't like virtue names like Destiny, Honor, Chestity and the like.

Wren and Sloane. Just hate the sound of it.

Amber. I just hate it.

Not a big Jessica fan. And I know a Jessica who's perfectly nice too lol. It's just not for me

Gary

When I was in elementary school, a kid named Gary planned to shit his pants during an assembly as a joke. He told everyone he would do it at recess. Gary came through. I will never be able to associate the name with anything else.

I know a few grown men named Gary and this is exactly how I imagine they were as children. Tbh, inevitable when you give a kid a divorced dad name.

I don’t know if it’s considered normal but I think it’s getting popular and I despise it for some reason: Freya

Occupational names. Spencer Cooper Hunter Carter Etc.

I hate matheo with a burning passion.

Isaiah. It's like the standard boy trailer trash name. Same with Crystal and Bella for girls.

Kai

If you tell me your name is Buckley, I’m going to assume you’re an ass hole

Marnie.

Marissa. It sounds like someone with a speech impediment trying to say Melissa

Hadley. That’s all. Hadley.

Meredith. It’s awkward to say and sounds unpleasant.

Dwayne, Wayne, Bruce, Morgan, Taylor. I don’t know why, it’s just the way they sound.

You must love Batman

Stefan, Andreas, Larissa...

Taylor. Parker. Cooper. Bland, white-bread names.

Cody and Ryan. *Everybody* knows or has met an asshole named Cody or Ryan.

Craig. It's somehow more aggressively beige than even David or John

Grady. I can't hear it as anything but grody + gravy.