I Named Him...?

Question

I named my son Jayden. When I was in hospital with him a nurse commented and said she had been working there for 30 years and only heard of 3 Jaydens before.
It wasn't very popular. Now 3 new babies in Playgroup have been called Jayden one spelt Jaiden another Jaydan the other Jayden.
I'm worried that he's going to get upset becuase his name isn't "original" Like i'm a Cassandra and I never had another one in my schools {High and Primary}
Is he going to be upset?
What if when I have a sibling for him that the next and their name is "original"?

Answer 1

i also have a son named jayden. spelled jaidyn. when i named him that i really thought it was more original then it has turned out to be... i still dont know any other jaidyns but i work in a photography studio for children and hear it once in a while, my name is Breea and growing up i loved that i didn't have the same name as anyone... my husband is Adam and he really disliked his name since there were several others in his class with the same name. i guess the good thing about jayden being more common then we thought is that it is more accepted. less raising of the eyebrow. which you probably got when he was a baby. i still love the name even though i really dislike when people say "oh, like Brittany's boy?"

Answer 2

I do know 3 Jayden's all 6 yrs and under but at the time you named your son maybe it wasn't as popular then. If he gets upset about it just say that you started the trend and everyone realised how much of a great kid he was and wanted to call their kid the same.

I don't think he will get upset over it though. Kids usually don't care about that stuff.
When we had our daughter 5 years ago we were going to call her Aiden if it was a boy and I knew no-one with that name at the time. Now there are heaps of aiden type names but the good thing about that is at least they may have a common thread with other kids and feel secure with that name. 'Original', made up and 'unique' names can make kids feel alienated from other children as they get older.

Don't stress about it, in another 5 years there will be a new fad with names!

Best of luck

Answer 3

You shouldn't worry. For one, your son will meet other kids who may have the same name as other people he knows. I think most of my friends have names as other people i know, even my name, Jaime. I am a female but know many guys with my name.

My son's name is also Jaiden. I picked his name when i was only a few months pregnant. An associate of mine was also pregnant with a boy and at the last minute named him Jayden, and he was born a few weeks before my son, which was a little upsetting, and then another girl I knew named her son Jayden and he was born the same day as my Jaiden. I guess the name Jaiden (how ever you spell it) comes in three's, and is not as original anymore.

I had wanted to name my son Donovan but new two people somewhat close to me that already had a son with that name. Sometimes you don't know how unoriginal a name is until you decide to use it.

Answer 4

It really isn't that big a deal if other kids have the same name or not , do you really think he's going to be worried by that ?

my sister named her son Jayden when it wasn't so popular , he's now 7 years old and has 5 other Jayden's in his class... spelt differently but pronounced the same, there are also a lot of Brayden's and Cayden's in his class too lol must be confusing

My little nephew isn't phased by the fact that a lot of other kids have his name

Answer 5

Unless you literally 'make up' a name, you can never be guaranteed others won't have it... and even then you'll probably find someone, somewhere that does have it!

Also whenever a celebrity uses a name, it seems to really take off in popularity. Maybe Jayden is so popular now because one of Britney Spears' kids is called that...

Maybe call your other son Sean Preston? hahaha

Answer 6

That was the reason why i named my son a name no one else had. I named him Julian and i don't know one single person in the whole county named that.
I am proud of his name and i am glad he is the only Julian.
There are 4 Jayden's In his class (Kindergarten) Their names are spelt differently like you mentioned and there is one that is a girl named Jaiden.

I wanted to name him something different because i know what it is like to be in school and so many others have your name and my name is Jessica and there was like 3 Jessica's in my class in elementry and even more in high school.

Just a week ago i had put my camera in at wal-mart and someone had picked up my pictures, paid for them and took them home. They had the same exact name as me. Thank god they called me and returned them to me.

Your son may get upset when and if there are others with his name in his class and the teacher has to call them all by different names for example in school with my name and the other Jessica's, they called me Jessie (I didn't like that) the other one Jessica R and the other Jessca C

Answer 7

hi there, i would say jayden has become a very popular name. my sister in law has just called her 3week old son jaiden. and i know a few ppl that have called there child this. i wouldnt think your son would get upset. infact he may be excited at the fact hes got 3 new mates with the same name. just think of it as you've picked a really nice name that everyone else wants. (",)

Answer 8

A name can be "original" one day and popular the next because everyone is wanting to go original. It isn't a big deal and really the ones that have the original names that are hard to say have a lot more issues in school because the teachers can't even say their names.

Answer 9

don't worry about it. my parents named me emily without knowing that it's been the #1 girl name for the last few hundred years. i've never felt bad about it, i like my name. if he feels bad about his name (which, maybe he will but he probably won't... i hardly know anyone around my age [12] that doesn't like their name). to make him feel better you can tell him he was named after jaden smith, who is about the cutest little boy actor i've seen in a while. even though it's not true. yes, jayden is kind of a popular name now, but i really wouldn't worry. after all there are always name changes if he really hates it ;)

Answer 10

most kids hate their names anyhow so it shouldn't be a problem...I named my middle son Cory not knowing any but when he got in school there were 3 more! It's just a popular name at this point and don't sweat it. As long as you are happy with it it shouldn't make any difference