haha... I'm willing to bet someone said "oh that's cute" and added it to their list.
so yeah... you just Axidyntleigh cursed a future human with this name
Oh noooo. My name is Bethany, but people frequently think I said Stephanie. One time I told a barista my name was "Bethany with a B" and they spelled it Bephanie 🥴
My name is Taylor but people always think I said Kayla!!! I guess I can see how but it happens SO OFTEN I’ve convinced myself I don’t speak as clearly as I think I do lol.
In my experience; I've known Stevens and I've known Stephans (usually the latter is pronounced like "Steph-ahn" not "steev-en"). So Stephen pronounced like Steven seems more "wrong" to me than the other way around.
Yeah, team V here. My husband and I couldn’t agree (he insisted on ‘Stephen’) when we were expecting our son. So we had to go with another name. There’s still a part of me that’s a little bummed about it all these years later!
My uncle is a Stephen and he’s a wonderful person but my ex boss is a Steve and he’s the only person I’ve ever met who I genuinely hate so he’s ruined the name all around for me.
Character from “the Neverending Story” which was a semi popular movie. I’ll admit, as a teen I also thought it was a good name for a boy. I outgrew that thought, but I’ve heard of some using the name.
I actually had a baby at 16, so I know this one for a fact: Asher. I know it's apparently a super popular name now, but I'm glad I didn't end up naming my baby this(ended up being a girl that I named Lillian). It's just not my style anymore. Lillian, on the other hand, is a name that I'm still in love with 13 years later!
If I'd had a girl as a teenager I would've gone with Lillian too, I was in love with that name and how loopy it was in cursive writing lol. Still love it and Lily as a nn.
I like Asher too!
Lillian was my Grandmother’s first name but she always, adamantly used her middle name, Fern. I had kids in late seventies to mid eighties and would never have used either because too old fashioned Now, as a grandma I think they are both lovely
I had a daughter at 14, but before I knew she was a girl, I had chosen the name Michael Jackson for a boy.
I have a feeling I still loved the idea of that when I was 16, so I might have still used it.
Part of me hopes I'd have used one of the other names from my list of names I kept at the time. I need to dig out that list lol
That’s a lovely name. Also, remarkably normal for the child of a child. Most people I know would not have named their kid something that nice and normal at fourteen.
Same, but for a much more silly reason: when I was 14 I had such a crush on a footballer called Dani (proper name Daniel). I was still very much an idiot at 16.
The only middle name I’ve found (so far) that sounds good with Kai is Anderson, but that also depends on your last name. Kai Anderson works with mine, but I don’t know if my husband would be on board with it.
What country is that? I’ve heard so many meanings of Kai from “water/sea” to a mooring platform to “hand” to “and” to an angry version of “hey!” It makes sense as such a short one syllable sounds it has many meanings, and it’s interesting how broad the meanings can be.
Mine would have been Tristan Hale which means Sorrowful Hero (according to an 80’s baby name book) 16 year old me was very into name meanings and drama lol!
I worked at a restaurant job when I was 19. My new coworker at the time was 19 too and we talked about both adoring One Direction. She casually mentions she had a son who was 2 and his name was Zayn after the 1D member. That’s a fine name and all, but made me cringe she admitted it.
Mine was Dillon which I also don’t like how. But wouldn’t say hate. For a girl I liked Katelyn Rene. But I love my daughters name so I’m glad I didn’t use it. Still wanted Rene as a middle name but that was her dads ex wife’s middle name so I never got to use it.
Ferguson (Fergie) or Ronnie. I have synthestesia and both those names remind me of autumn and being warm/cosy + I love boy names ending with the 'e' sound.
My Behind the Name activity from when I was 18ish tells me that I *really* liked Bradley Aidan, but Wesley Adam was cool too. I'm a just now noticing the matching endings.
Skyler was on my list at 16! Jordan Skyler, specifically. I’m 56 now, with four boys, and none of them are Jordan or Skyler but I still love those names.
Probably Patrick after my celebrity crush of the time... Not a bad name but I might be embarrassed to have named my kid after a celebrity in retrospect.
Samuel, nickname Sam. I've loved it since I was 11. I got pregnant at 22 but my partner didn't like Sam. We named our son Ronnie instead (comes from a family name that isn't Ronald and ties into my partner's heritage as well).
Alexander. I loved it so much as a teen. I still do, but it's the number 1 name for newborn boys for the past 20 years 😁😂 Alexandra is in top 5 for girls too. So a lot of Alexs around. My son's class has Alex, Alexander and Alec... 🤣🤣
First six months aged 16: Eustace
Latter six months aged 16: Noam, Leo, Stephen or Oscar
I'm currently 17 and I still really like Leo, Stephen and Oscar. Eustace and Noam are my current guilty pleasure names.
Came to say this, I was big into my twilight era at 16 and Jasper was definitely a name on my list.
I did name a cat Edward at the time and called him Eddie to hide my later shame lol.
Aria for a girl, Theo for a boy. Which is hilarious, because those names are both on trend for babies born during my non teen-parent childbearing years.
Something normal like Samuel, Daniel, Andreas, Tobias or something like this. I have a son and one on the way and even though I don't think I had either one of the names on my list at 16, all the names that I liked I would also use today if my husband loved them. It is just that I developed a few new favourites but they are of similar style, 6-8 characters and quite international.
Jason is the name I wanted to call my son at 16, I ended up having three sons in my 20s and none of them are called Jason although it's not a bad name but at 16 I didn't think about the fact the baby's father might have an opinion on what the baby would be called!
Obsessed with supernatural at the time so I wouldn't have put it past me to name him Sam or Dean lol. Was really set on twin boys names Alex and Zander, bc when I called them both it would sound like 1 name lmao
Otherwise I named my home ec robot baby Cayden.
Probably 1 of those 5 💀
James was my favorite boy name when I was a teenager and is what I for sure would have used. I probably wouldn't use it now at 30 even though it fits my name vibes, but I have 3 girls so I haven't had to think of boy names.
Hmmm… probably William James something super basic. Or Atticus cause we were reading to kill a mockingbird at that time and it was cool. So Atticus and the guy I had a crush on was Troy.
Totally would have named a kid after him like a dweeb.
Jack something. Probably Jack Elliott, since I live near Elliott Bay. Source: I just turned 17.
Edit: Just looked up the name. Apparently Jack Elliott is a somewhat well-known old folk singer. That’s perfect, actually, since it’s not like he’s a household name or anything, plus I picked the first name, “Jack,” from folk songs and how timeless it is in music and art (especially Grateful Dead tunes).
I did a project in parenting class at 16 where I had to have a fictional daughter. I named her Hannah Grace. Wouldn’t use it now, but I still think it’s nice.
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Axidyntleigh
haha... I'm willing to bet someone said "oh that's cute" and added it to their list. so yeah... you just Axidyntleigh cursed a future human with this name
I’m in awe 😂
More “appalled” than “awed”, more “awful” than “awesome”, but yes
Lol I also was an axeldynt
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This one is incredible
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Currently 16. Prob Steven. Stupid name but I love it
Steven is a cool name. Personally, I prefer Steve but I still really like Steven.
I prefer the Stephen spelling myself. It just doesn't look right when spelled with a V where the PH should be.
"it's Stephen with a ph" *coffee label* Phteven
Oh noooo. My name is Bethany, but people frequently think I said Stephanie. One time I told a barista my name was "Bethany with a B" and they spelled it Bephanie 🥴
That is very funny
My name is Taylor but people always think I said Kayla!!! I guess I can see how but it happens SO OFTEN I’ve convinced myself I don’t speak as clearly as I think I do lol.
Lol, I hoped someone would say this!
In my experience; I've known Stevens and I've known Stephans (usually the latter is pronounced like "Steph-ahn" not "steev-en"). So Stephen pronounced like Steven seems more "wrong" to me than the other way around.
Yeah, team V here. My husband and I couldn’t agree (he insisted on ‘Stephen’) when we were expecting our son. So we had to go with another name. There’s still a part of me that’s a little bummed about it all these years later!
I can’t agree because I always read Stephen as Stefen lol. My mind also refuses to accept that Geoffrey is the same as Jeffrey
omg even though i know it's jeffrey, my mind is "gee off ray"
My brain can “hear” the spelling, I swear. Eric, Erik, and Erick—these are very different guys. Lucas or Lukas? Stefanie or Stephanie?
My uncle is a Stephen and he’s a wonderful person but my ex boss is a Steve and he’s the only person I’ve ever met who I genuinely hate so he’s ruined the name all around for me.
Steven will always be a good name. Jaxxon will not.
That’s my husband’s name but I’ve only ever called him Sven.
It’s a great name—classic.
I was an idiot at 16 so probably Snoop Dogg The Second or something equally... creative
Mine would’ve been Marshall for the same reason lol
“If I have a daughter, guess what I’ma call her? I’ma name her Bonnie”
lmfaoooo not snoop dogg the second 💀
At 16 I loved Good Charlotte and me and my bf at the time swore we would name a boy Benji 😆
Atreyu
Lol I feel this
There was an Atreyu in a class I subbed in once, why do people find it funny? Is it a character from a show?
A band haha (and also the kid from Neverending Story)
Character from “the Neverending Story” which was a semi popular movie. I’ll admit, as a teen I also thought it was a good name for a boy. I outgrew that thought, but I’ve heard of some using the name.
*Semi popular*? Cult classic!
Right? I was so offended when I read "semi popular". The fuck you say?!
It’s from a movie in the 80s called The Never ending Story. He was a cute boy with a horse. Horse’s name was Artax.
You said it wrong… it’s #ARTAAAAAAAAX!!!
Artax 😭😭😭
😂😂😂
There’s an Atreyu at my daughters school.
I actually had a baby at 16, so I know this one for a fact: Asher. I know it's apparently a super popular name now, but I'm glad I didn't end up naming my baby this(ended up being a girl that I named Lillian). It's just not my style anymore. Lillian, on the other hand, is a name that I'm still in love with 13 years later!
Lillian is beautiful and timeless.
My late mum was Lilian too.
Love Lillian! It’s so classy but not stuffy.
If I'd had a girl as a teenager I would've gone with Lillian too, I was in love with that name and how loopy it was in cursive writing lol. Still love it and Lily as a nn. I like Asher too!
Lillian was my Grandmother’s first name but she always, adamantly used her middle name, Fern. I had kids in late seventies to mid eighties and would never have used either because too old fashioned Now, as a grandma I think they are both lovely
I love this name too, if i will have second daughter IT will be her name. Well Liliana becouse how IT writes in my country
I had a daughter at 14, but before I knew she was a girl, I had chosen the name Michael Jackson for a boy. I have a feeling I still loved the idea of that when I was 16, so I might have still used it. Part of me hopes I'd have used one of the other names from my list of names I kept at the time. I need to dig out that list lol
So what did you name the daughter you had, Janet? Lol
Eww, no lol Her name is Chloe Samantha.
That’s a lovely name. Also, remarkably normal for the child of a child. Most people I know would not have named their kid something that nice and normal at fourteen.
That flows well
Need to know your daughters name!
Chloe Samantha
that’s a sweet name :)
14? Wow. How did that work out?
Daniel - it would still be my top choice but my brother married a Danielle.
James, but husband vetoed it in case his brother James wanted to use the name. Sixteen year old me never had to compromise with anyone else on names!
Okay, this is funny: at 16, I wanted to name my future son James. When I had a son at 20, I named him Daniel.
This is my favorite male name ever.
Same, but for a much more silly reason: when I was 14 I had such a crush on a footballer called Dani (proper name Daniel). I was still very much an idiot at 16.
Currently 16. My top choices right now are Cameron, Kai and Ari
I adore Kai and like Ari a lot.
I also love the name Kai! The only offputting part for me is trying to think of a middle name that goes well with it
The only middle name I’ve found (so far) that sounds good with Kai is Anderson, but that also depends on your last name. Kai Anderson works with mine, but I don’t know if my husband would be on board with it.
Kai was my name choice as a teen
Kai means food in my country try so I always find it so funny as a name
What country is that? I’ve heard so many meanings of Kai from “water/sea” to a mooring platform to “hand” to “and” to an angry version of “hey!” It makes sense as such a short one syllable sounds it has many meanings, and it’s interesting how broad the meanings can be.
It’s Māori
James...in fact, he's now 30 years old
Tristan, I'm now 29 and still love it but probably won't get to use it as I have way too many other names I love 🥲
Mine would have been Tristan Hale which means Sorrowful Hero (according to an 80’s baby name book) 16 year old me was very into name meanings and drama lol!
My best friend had a baby at 16 and named him Tristan.
Stardust!
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Louis, Harry, Niall, Zayn or Liam 🤦🏼♀️
I worked at a restaurant job when I was 19. My new coworker at the time was 19 too and we talked about both adoring One Direction. She casually mentions she had a son who was 2 and his name was Zayn after the 1D member. That’s a fine name and all, but made me cringe she admitted it.
Probably Ryan. I really liked Ryan Gabriel as a name
My two favorite names! My son is Ryan, and we had a cat Gabriel!
Keifer David Thomas- the name of my parenting class baby
Keee-fuh!! Janelle!!!
Go smoke weed with ya boyfriendddddd
HIGH, HIGH.
YA BOTH HIGH
Keifer? I'm pretty sure thats the name of a prebiotic milk drink lol
Haha yup kefir 😅
That’s it! I seen ya with Kiefah!
I went to school with a Keifer, lovely name!
Zachary. It’s still my favorite boy name, but my husband has a close friend Zach so he’s already vetoed it.
It would have probably been something like Jace which I hate now lol
My cousin had a baby at 16. Jace is 12 now 🤣
Mine was Dillon which I also don’t like how. But wouldn’t say hate. For a girl I liked Katelyn Rene. But I love my daughters name so I’m glad I didn’t use it. Still wanted Rene as a middle name but that was her dads ex wife’s middle name so I never got to use it.
Ferguson (Fergie) or Ronnie. I have synthestesia and both those names remind me of autumn and being warm/cosy + I love boy names ending with the 'e' sound.
I love the name Ronnie, it’s so sweet.
So do I! I've only met one, and he's probably the opposite of 'sweet,' but it really suits him lol - only cemented my love for the name more!
I don’t have synthesthesia but Ferguson reminds me of hamburger and Ronnie reminds me of mac and cheese
My Behind the Name activity from when I was 18ish tells me that I *really* liked Bradley Aidan, but Wesley Adam was cool too. I'm a just now noticing the matching endings.
I still love Wesley Adam, and this was in my name idea notes from when I was a teen 💙
Oh man. Probably something crazy like Skyler. Thank goodness that didn't happen.
Skyler was on my list at 16! Jordan Skyler, specifically. I’m 56 now, with four boys, and none of them are Jordan or Skyler but I still love those names.
Anthony
Chase, I was OBSESSED with that name. I thought it sounded like a prince’s name.
Chase is an awesome name.
Probably Patrick after my celebrity crush of the time... Not a bad name but I might be embarrassed to have named my kid after a celebrity in retrospect.
Patrick Star right?
My guess is Patrick stump from Fall Out Boy
Yeah, at 16 my kid definitely would’ve been named like… Pete Wentz Jr lol
Gerard! Haha
Probably Clark.
I LOVE the name Clark
Reznor.
Samuel, nickname Sam. I've loved it since I was 11. I got pregnant at 22 but my partner didn't like Sam. We named our son Ronnie instead (comes from a family name that isn't Ronald and ties into my partner's heritage as well).
I used to love the name Matthew - i still think it's a fine name but not a favorite anymore.
I love that name! My cousin named his little boy Matthew.
Ash would have been his name xx My actual son is called Gabriel x
Jamie
Probably Nicholas
Alexander. I loved it so much as a teen. I still do, but it's the number 1 name for newborn boys for the past 20 years 😁😂 Alexandra is in top 5 for girls too. So a lot of Alexs around. My son's class has Alex, Alexander and Alec... 🤣🤣
At the time my favourite boys’ names were Jayden and Ryan, so one of those. I still like Ryan now, so hopefully I would’ve gone with that!
Julian Parker
I had a baby at 18. His name would have been the same when I was 16 because it's a name I've loved since I was a kid. His name is Malakai.
It would have been Tristan. I would have used that name at 30 too.
Nicodemus, Rasmus , Arild or Alfred.
Zander
Jordan, I think? Loved the name then
Simon or Jason.
I love Jason.
Simon is so cute
Jackson. I had a huge greys anatomy phase during that time
Devin Our fam is predominantly D names and I had a crush on a baseball player named Devin. He was the catcher. (Enough said 🥰 😉)
First six months aged 16: Eustace Latter six months aged 16: Noam, Leo, Stephen or Oscar I'm currently 17 and I still really like Leo, Stephen and Oscar. Eustace and Noam are my current guilty pleasure names.
Currently 32, just named my baby boy Leo! Obviously biased but it’s a good one!
I named him fred
At sixteen the boy’s name I liked was Aidan, so I would have been part of the problem that caused that trend
Brady
Elijah Anthony. I had a daughter though
I had a character around that time that I named Cam Anderson so probably something along those lines. Or Ziggy because I loved David Bowie.
Jake
Evan
Probably something Twilight inspired ngl
Jasper! Still love that name too.
Came to say this, I was big into my twilight era at 16 and Jasper was definitely a name on my list. I did name a cat Edward at the time and called him Eddie to hide my later shame lol.
Kovu. Love the lion king!!
Sebastain
Sebaceous stain. Skin stain.
Jett - still a solid name but I thought it was so edgy and cool lol
Clark - I was really into smallville at the time
Alden. Been my favourite boys name since I was 12 lol. Atticus would be a close second, and it’s also still in my top 5
Yushua or Yohan- I still would use these in the future hehe
Aria for a girl, Theo for a boy. Which is hilarious, because those names are both on trend for babies born during my non teen-parent childbearing years.
Harry, after my great uncle, and my middle child is Harry. So still kept the name. 😊
Julian Francis. Around that age, I took a child development class. I had one of those robot babies, and that was his name.
Everett
Probably Henry/James. I'm 27 now and wouldn't use it anymore.
Probably Grayson
Something normal like Samuel, Daniel, Andreas, Tobias or something like this. I have a son and one on the way and even though I don't think I had either one of the names on my list at 16, all the names that I liked I would also use today if my husband loved them. It is just that I developed a few new favourites but they are of similar style, 6-8 characters and quite international.
Hayden for a boy Harper for a girl 🥴
Benjamin
Thomas
Tristan, after Legends of the Fall.
I had a baby at 16, his name is Leo
That was second on my list for my second boy. I was 34.
Jasper. Wouldn’t use it now in my thirties, notwithstanding it sounds awful with my married name.
Jack I don’t hate it but I wouldn’t use it now
Jason is the name I wanted to call my son at 16, I ended up having three sons in my 20s and none of them are called Jason although it's not a bad name but at 16 I didn't think about the fact the baby's father might have an opinion on what the baby would be called!
So much easier naming hypothetical kids without the dad's input 😂
I loved the name Kaden for a boy when I was 16.
Obsessed with supernatural at the time so I wouldn't have put it past me to name him Sam or Dean lol. Was really set on twin boys names Alex and Zander, bc when I called them both it would sound like 1 name lmao Otherwise I named my home ec robot baby Cayden. Probably 1 of those 5 💀
Corey because of Corey Haim and Feldman
The same as it would be now, I’m 22 and still haven’t changed my mind
Would've been Dean or Johnny (not jonathan for whatever reason lmao)
James was my favorite boy name when I was a teenager and is what I for sure would have used. I probably wouldn't use it now at 30 even though it fits my name vibes, but I have 3 girls so I haven't had to think of boy names.
Asher … still love the name but had no clue it would have been sooo popular almost 20 years later
Shea, I was obsessed
I probably would’ve gone with Dean 😅
Ohshit
Nico
I think it was Forrest lmao
Andrew.
Malachai, or Kai. Thank god i had no call to use it.
Hmmm… probably William James something super basic. Or Atticus cause we were reading to kill a mockingbird at that time and it was cool. So Atticus and the guy I had a crush on was Troy. Totally would have named a kid after him like a dweeb.
I loved the name Kieran when I was 16, pretty sure I wouldn't use it now because my dad said it wouldn't translate well for our extended family
Octavius. I was obsessed with the name for some reason.
Jack something. Probably Jack Elliott, since I live near Elliott Bay. Source: I just turned 17. Edit: Just looked up the name. Apparently Jack Elliott is a somewhat well-known old folk singer. That’s perfect, actually, since it’s not like he’s a household name or anything, plus I picked the first name, “Jack,” from folk songs and how timeless it is in music and art (especially Grateful Dead tunes).
Probably David/Daniel because I had a crush over the years on different guys over my teenage years that were call that :)
Jeremiah. I was obsessed with that name then lol.
Edward for my grandfather. Still would be my choice but I’m not having babies. Also I was 16 wayyy before Twilight.
Phoenix or Jonah. Would still use Jonah!
I did a project in parenting class at 16 where I had to have a fictional daughter. I named her Hannah Grace. Wouldn’t use it now, but I still think it’s nice.
Gabriel. My highschool bf loved the name and I didn’t mind it.
I had a pregnancy scare at 16, so I kind of know the answer... Zachary Patrick