I know a baby William, and a baby Charlotte born this year.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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My daughter is bummed that she can never find her name when they have personalized stuff. Is Marcy that much out of vogue now?

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 It's actually seeing a surge right now - but has never been a very common name.  It has never cracked the top 200 before, although it is on track for that the first time this year, with a ranking so far of 186.

 

Popularity in the United States

Year	Rank	Babies per million named Marcy
1988	#927	95 babies
1987	#933	94 babies
1986	#914	95 babies
1985	#840	105 babies
1984	#687	135 babies
1983	#723	129 babies
1982	#607	163 babies
1981	#540	195 babies
1980	#460	259 babies
1979	#468	249 babies
1978	#489	242 babies
1977	#488	237 babies
1976	#428	298 babies
1975	#384	343 babies
1974	#325	436 babies
1973	#333	427 babies
1972	#281	569 babies
1971	#256	659 babies
1970	#346	405 babies
1969	#348	381 babies
1968	#382	338 babies
1967	#405	299 babies
1966	#410	292 babies
1965	#430	262 babies
1964	#405	296 babies
1963	#390	306 babies
1962	#369	318 babies
1961	#418	261 babies
1960	#424	253 babies
1959	#418	246 babies
1958	#424	238 babies
1957	#428	229 babies
1956	#464	194 babies
1955	#434	210 babies
1954	#458	186 babies
1953	#455	187 babies
1952	#423	216 babies
1951	#433	202 babies
1950	#564	125 babies
1949	#582	116 babies
1948	#687	84 babies
1947	#678	84 babies
1946	#699	83 babies
1945	#695	86 babies
1944	#822	63 babies
1943	#840	60 babies

if we were ever blessed with a daughter, would name her Persephone-- ancient, elegant, beautiful--have met only one with that name my entire life

If I could sire children, I would most certainly give them Welsh names, and if they are in the States, I would give them the more popular Welsh names which are easier to pronounce and spell.  Otherwise it will be chaos.  In the UK, it would not matter greatly.  I also take into account the meaning behind the names.  My name is Welsh, and is very uncommon here.  Very few people can pronounce it correctly, much less spell it.  When I say it, people respond with "What?".  Of course, in the UK, still not a popular name, but no raised eyebrows there.  LOL  I myself definitely do not want a common name.  I am an uncommon type of being.   My name reflects that.   And I have no family, so no traditions to follow in the naming department.   

burns07 wrote:

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if we were ever blessed with a daughter, would name her Persephone-- ancient, elegant, beautiful--have met only one with that name my entire life

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 and the wife of Hades.  Interesting choice.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Emma is also the name of the heroine on Once Upon a Time.

I would have thought Bella would have won out in our state.

I really thought hard about naming Caitlyn, Penelope. I love it. But I found Caitlyn in a book I was reading. Caitlyn was a Celtic warrior in the book. And it is a spin on an a great aunts name. And I didn't want her to be stuck with Penny. Grew up with a Penny.

I still love Penelope.

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 Lily, I also love the name Penelope but would be loath to use because I wouldn't want her called Penny.

Lexxy wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Emma is also the name of the heroine on Once Upon a Time.

I would have thought Bella would have won out in our state.

I really thought hard about naming Caitlyn, Penelope. I love it. But I found Caitlyn in a book I was reading. Caitlyn was a Celtic warrior in the book. And it is a spin on an a great aunts name. And I didn't want her to be stuck with Penny. Grew up with a Penny.

I still love Penelope.

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 Lily, I also love the name Penelope but would be loath to use because I wouldn't want her called Penny.

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 DD is named Kate. Not Katherine, not Katie. We all loathe Katie. When people call her Katie, she politely corrects them. She started doing that at about age 2. "It's just Kate please, not Katie".  I know several Roberts who loathe Bob, an Edward not an Ed, and a Vincent who hates Vince or Vinny.  They all seem to ma age to get people to call them by the name they prefer.

If you like a name, use it. Your and your child can correct people who don't call them by their name and it won't "stick" unless the child chooses to answer to it. 

My Kate actually broke up with a boy who called her Katie when he was mad at her. She thought that was a low blow and an indicator of what he really thought about her. 

I knew a family who named every kid with a K. Mom and dad were Kelly and Kevin and the kids were Kyle, Kristen and Kourtney.

Barf.

Conor is actually Wayne Conor. I didn't want confusion between Conor and his Dad, so he has always gone by his middle name.

Mere is Meredith Lesley.

And the youngest is Paul William. He is named after me, my Dad, and Wayne's Dad.

I like their names. Not too common. But, not too out there, either.

Mellow Momma wrote:

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I think people forget their kids won't live in their home as a family unit forever. In fact, they spend the least amount of their life living at home. The fly the nest and will be stuck being Kourtney with a K forever.

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I don't see that as a problem.  So what? 

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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Mellow Momma wrote:

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I think people forget their kids won't live in their home as a family unit forever. In fact, they spend the least amount of their life living at home. The fly the nest and will be stuck being Kourtney with a K forever.

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I don't see that as a problem.  So what? 

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 Just making the point that naming your kid something cute because it matches the rest of the family is shortsighted. Kourtney with a K hated her name being spelled that way and complained about it every chance she got. Until the Kardashians came about, there were not a lot of other K Courtneys known where she grew up. But it was CUTE darn it! Lol. 

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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Conor is actually Wayne Conor. I didn't want confusion between Conor and his Dad, so he has always gone by his middle name.

Mere is Meredith Lesley.

And the youngest is Paul William. He is named after me, my Dad, and Wayne's Dad.

I like their names. Not too common. But, not too out there, either.

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Oh, I like Mere and Meridith.  That is pretty.  We thought our DD was going to be a BOY as I had 2 ultrasounds that confirmed that!  So, her name was supposed to be Charles Elijah!  lol  We came up with Marcy on the fly.   

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Thanks LGS. We like their names, too.

What a surprise for you on the ultrasound.

My first two were shy. We didn't know what they were, until they were born.

We had a pretty good idea with Paul. But my doctor warned us, that sometimes the ultrasound is wrong.

In his case, it was right. (Good thing too. We didn't have a girls name picked out!) 

My brother thought my younger niece was a boy until she was born. They had planned to name the baby boy Tyler. They quickly switched it to Taylor. She is one of about a million Taylors now.

My name is not common, and never has been. I have met two my entire life, one spelled it differently, but pronounced it the same, and one spelled it the same but said it differently.

Mellow Momma wrote:

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burns07 wrote:

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if we were ever blessed with a daughter, would name her Persephone-- ancient, elegant, beautiful--have met only one with that name my entire life

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 I used to live in a town with a large Greek population. Lots of Persephones there. But in a typical town, not many at all! 

All the Emmas I blame on Friends. When Ross and Rachel named their daughter Emma, the name exploded and hasn't stopped. 

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Friday 22nd of May 2015 11:56:51 AM

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 That makes me want to hate the name...but if I had had a daughter, she would likely have been Emma Bethany.

flan

flan327 wrote:

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Mellow Momma wrote:

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burns07 wrote:

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if we were ever blessed with a daughter, would name her Persephone-- ancient, elegant, beautiful--have met only one with that name my entire life

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 I used to live in a town with a large Greek population. Lots of Persephones there. But in a typical town, not many at all! 

All the Emmas I blame on Friends. When Ross and Rachel named their daughter Emma, the name exploded and hasn't stopped. 

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Friday 22nd of May 2015 11:56:51 AM

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 That makes me want to hate the name...but if I had had a daughter, she would likely have been Emma Bethany.

flan

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 Don't be hating on Friends!

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flan327 wrote:

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Mellow Momma wrote:

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burns07 wrote:

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if we were ever blessed with a daughter, would name her Persephone-- ancient, elegant, beautiful--have met only one with that name my entire life

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 I used to live in a town with a large Greek population. Lots of Persephones there. But in a typical town, not many at all! 

All the Emmas I blame on Friends. When Ross and Rachel named their daughter Emma, the name exploded and hasn't stopped. 

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Friday 22nd of May 2015 11:56:51 AM

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 That makes me want to hate the name...but if I had had a daughter, she would likely have been Emma Bethany.

flan

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 Don't be hating on Friends!

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I think I just did...

flan 

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Emma is also the name of the heroine on Once Upon a Time.

I would have thought Bella would have won out in our state.

I really thought hard about naming Caitlyn, Penelope. I love it. But I found Caitlyn in a book I was reading. Caitlyn was a Celtic warrior in the book. And it is a spin on an a great aunts name. And I didn't want her to be stuck with Penny. Grew up with a Penny.

I still love Penelope.

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 Lily, I also love the name Penelope but would be loath to use because I wouldn't want her called Penny.

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 DD is named Kate. Not Katherine, not Katie. We all loathe Katie. When people call her Katie, she politely corrects them. She started doing that at about age 2. "It's just Kate please, not Katie".  I know several Roberts who loathe Bob, an Edward not an Ed, and a Vincent who hates Vince or Vinny.  They all seem to ma age to get people to call them by the name they prefer.

If you like a name, use it. Your and your child can correct people who don't call them by their name and it won't "stick" unless the child chooses to answer to it. 

My Kate actually broke up with a boy who called her Katie when he was mad at her. She thought that was a low blow and an indicator of what he really thought about her. 

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 Caitlyn is Celtic form of Kathryn. 

 

The only change I made was a Y instead of an I. Lynn is a name shared by my dad, me, and my brother. I wanted to include it in her name as well.

 

Caitlyn is named after her grandmothers too.

All my kids have family names.

And they all have 3 names plus a last name.

-- Edited by lilyofcourse on Friday 22nd of May 2015 07:54:45 PM

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Sorry - here's the more recent.

Popularity of Macy
Back to the Macy name page
Popularity in the United States
Year Rank Babies per million named Macy
2014 #363 458 babies
2013 #361 454 babies
2012 #338 481 babies
2011 #295 550 babies
2010 #292 569 babies
2009 #286 571 babies
2008 #281 584 babies
2007 #281 580 babies
2006 #275 582 babies
2005 #242 675 babies
2004 #233 702 babies
2003 #219 739 babies
2002 #221 734 babies
2001 #242 664 babies
2000 #232 690 babies
1999 #312 506 babies
1998 #337 450 babies
1997 #355 408 babies
1996 #366 385 babies
1995 #343 401 babies
1994 #380 342 babies
1993 #401 317 babies
1992 #432 290 babies
1991 #458 263 babies
1990 #641 171 babies

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Not MACY but MARCY 

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 Oops. Sorry. 

See, I noticed the chart I used was only up to 1988, so I went back and searched for the more recent years and it must have changed it to Macy b/c the use of Marcy since after 1988 is so negligible as to not be in the rankings. 

The name peaked in the 1970s. 

I love name talk. I think names are so interesting.

We went with both A names for my girls. DH's mom named all of her kids with A names so we continued in the tradition for her (actually, we found a name we liked for DD7 and it happened to start with an A and his family was so happy we stuck with the tradition, we didn't have the heart to tell them we didn't mean to).

Lee is a family name- it is my mom's middle name, my middle name and DD7's middle name. I picked Grace for Baby A's middle name, just because I've always liked it.

I don't know what we will do if we ever have a boy. DH does not like any boys names. He didn't even have any he would consider. He also does not want a Jr. so that's out, even though I really like his name.

Raymond is a family name for my dad's family. My parents were told I was a boy, so my middle name was to be Raymond. Shocker for them, so my middle name became Rae. I'd only met one other person with the name, until I started this job. There are two other woman who's middle name is Rae :)

I've said that with all the weird names now, I was going to be unique when I named my kid William. Guess I was wrong lol

TD, when I was a kid I loved the name Sarah. I had an imaginary friend I called Sarah.