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I don't think you can just blame Aidan. Aidan first appeared on the top 1000 in 1990. Caden showed up in 1992, Jaden in 1994. Aidan was still quite an uncommon name in 1994, being only #441, so I don't think the parents who used Caden and Jaden were just copycatting Aidan. Something made the sounds of those names become popular all at the same time.
In fact, when our friends named their son Cade in 1995 (they were UCLA fans and named him after the football player Cade McNown), it was the first time I'd heard Cade, and I'd never heard Aidan, Caden or Jaden on an actual person before.
We have a friend whose son is named Jadon, born in 2001. They say they got the name from the Bible, and it does actually appear in the Book of Nehemiah. I'm sure many other parents say the same thing. But Jadon has always been in the Bible, and no one ever found a reason to use it until recently. It's a popular sound, that's all.
I'm not blaming, I'm saying "Aiden" seemed to spawn a lot of other rhyming names. Working in pediatrics, I'd heard those names. They may not have been extremely common, but common enough to show up in a doctor's office.
If it's a boy, no feminine names.
If it's a girl, no masculine names.
No gender neutral names.
I agree. I understand that boyish girl names are seen by parents as spunky and strong, but I have a philosophical objection.
Why is it that girls are quite often given names which are considered masculine, such Dylan, Cameron, or Brady, but boys are rarely given names which have switched to being feminine, such as Allison or Leslie?
Clearly the message is that no boy wants to be girlish, but it's desirable for a girl to be boyish. In other words, it's better to be a boy than a girl. If you're a boy with a girl's name, you're embarrassed. If you're a girl and your name might trick people into thinking you're a boy, that is desirable. I'm offended by that.
I wanted my daughters to have girl names they could be proud of----not boy wanna-be names. And my son has a name that is definitely male.
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