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Names are usually generational in how often they are used. I know like 90 Jacobs. Name usage isn't static. Frankly, most Taylor's I've met in my life have been female, same with Casey, Madison, and Ashely. I've actually never met a male Madison, and I'm not sure I've met a male Ashely either. I've never met a female Tyler or Hunter; those have all been males.
The reason I thought of Madison as a male name is because someone from my work had a grandfather named Madison and was told many years ago, it was exclusively a man's name.
Do you remember Ashley Wilks from Gone with the Wind? Obviously, in the 1920s-1930s that was still a man's name.
I find it interesting how these trends change.
I'm just curious. It doesn't affect my life one way or the other. Do people think it gives their female child a head start in life? Did they want a boy and get a girl instead?
I'm referring to names that were once given exclusively to boys such as Hunter, Madison, Taylor, Casey, Tyler, Ashley and there are many others.
I recently met someone who named their adorable little girl Grey. I feel sorry for the sweet little girl. If everything is going towards gender neutral then why isn't the reverse true? I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
I know of a male Madison; he is a great cook. See him often on Food Network.
There were/are Stacey's and Casey's in NASCAR.
My uncle's middle name was Leslie.
I pity the poor kids growing up in the Aidan, Braiden, Caidan, and Zayydin era. I know kids with each of these names. It's not that the names are bad (ok, some are) it's the fact that there are so many of them. School will certainly be fun for them.
I'm kind of wondering if some people might be reading a lot into the original post. I kind of did, too, at first, but it seems to me, after reading some of the follow-up comments, that there really wasn't any criticism of "boy names for girls" implied, but simply curiosity about how it happened. It *is* interesting. Most trends are interesting.
I'm just curious. It doesn't affect my life one way or the other. Do people think it gives their female child a head start in life? Did they want a boy and get a girl instead?
I'm referring to names that were once given exclusively to boys such as Hunter, Madison, Taylor, Casey, Tyler, Ashley and there are many others.
I recently met someone who named their adorable little girl Grey. I feel sorry for the sweet little girl. If everything is going towards gender neutral then why isn't the reverse true? I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
"A rose by any other name is still a rose..."
All names were made up at some point and at some point names take on different meanings or ideas. I could say I feel sorry for all the James, Roberts, Michaels and Williams of the world because they are generic, boring, repetitive. I don't really think that but just showing an argument could be made either way.
Let's not forget the names of many Puritan children way back when:
Cotton, Innocence, Mercy, Sincere, Temperance, Wisdom, Persis, Thomasine, Thankful, Zephaniah, Concurrence, Experience, Mindwell, Wait, etc and so on. Names fall in and out of style all the time. There really is no other explanation. Just like clothing, home decor, hairstyles, etc change so do names.
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