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What r/Names is talking about this week

r/Names has 59,262 members and 42 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 27 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

59,262members
42posts in the last 24 hours, newest 12 min ago
27comments an hour right now, newest just now
378points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Names this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Privacy Reminder

    Recently, there have been numerous posts featuring extensive lists of names associated with entire school classes or daycare groups. Even though the mentioned geographic regions are somewhat...

    378 points26 comments3 d ago
  2. I'm a Woman With a Man's Name - These Are the Problems I've Had in the US

    With the very frequently discussed rise of boy names for girls as of late, I thought it would be interesting for people to hear the experience of someone who technically has one. I say technically...

    276 points226 comments2 d ago
  3. Am I the only one who hates Sawyer as a girl name?

    I don’t know why anyone would want to do that, it’s not pretty at all. If any female sawyers are reading this post, don’t worry, I’m not insulting you personally. I feel very bad for female sawyers…

    216 points148 comments7 d ago
  4. How do you pronounce Elias?

    I live in Texas and just had my first almost two weeks ago, his middle name is Elias. His name came up several times between different doctors, the birth registrar, etc while at the hospital and...

    179 points668 comments6 d ago
  5. I miss 90s names

    I know there is the 100 year theory where names popular 100 years ago come back into style but as a 90s baby I miss the names I grew up with that I never hear anymore. Listing all my faves and...

    141 points115 comments2 d ago
  6. Full girl names for the nickname Ollie

    My friend finally found out the gender of her baby, for some reason her and her husband have been calling the baby ollie for the entire pregnancy so they want a name that has the nickname of...

    127 points852 comments1 d ago
  7. Baby names in Slovenian maternity ward

    Hello, I have seen a few similar posts so I decided to post names of babies born in October in one of maternity wards in Slovenia. They post the names every month on Facebook. I would like to see...

    121 points33 comments4 d ago
  8. So, after being told we were having a boy and choosing a name, she is actually a girl . . .

    We thought this would be our first son because we'd been told that the baby was a boy, but she's most definitely not. She has sisters named Yevheniya, Vitaliya, Zinayida, and Vesna. We're from...

    111 points182 comments13 h ago
  9. This has probably been asked here before but I haven't seen it so thought I'd ask: Has anyone been put off a name because you don't like the shortened version that people will inevitably call your child?

    I'm my opinion, you can tell people "I don't like that," but chances are it'll happen anyway as they get older. For example, my name is Valerie, and my mum always made a point to let people know...

    98 points383 comments5 d ago
  10. What names have aged like milk?
    78 points398 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. What Do you think?
    1 points6 comments12 min ago
  2. Name match
    1 points0 comments35 min ago
  3. Opinions on the name "Charlene"
    0 points4 comments42 min ago
  4. Advise for middle name inspirations
    2 points22 comments2 h ago
  5. Due in 2 weeks
    5 points79 comments4 h ago
  6. No idea what to name our baby
    3 points19 comments5 h ago
  7. LORENA
    4 points34 comments5 h ago
  8. Send baby names ideas!
    2 points28 comments9 h ago
  9. What do you think of my favourite names?
    7 points20 comments10 h ago
  10. What are some Russian female names that sound fine in English-speaking countries?
    2 points35 comments11 h ago
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