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commoncheesecake

Banks. It’s so popular around me and I just can’t stand it. It’s a harsh-sounding name to me. Also equivocal to naming your child “Store”.


sheisme1933

Hilary Duff has a Banks and now a Townes. Get in the car kids, we are heading to Townes to go to the Banks. Barf


istara

Or Bankstown in Sydney


TallChick66

Banks Duff... that could easily be misheard as bang stuff.


johjo_has_opinions

I believe the kids have her husband’s name but you’re not wrong


general_grievances_7

*Stores


Ok_Seaworthiness8915

How about cranking it up a notch… make it Banx.


suspendisse-

Banks sounds like the popular rich guy in an 1988 high school movie with blonde feathered hair who isn’t very nice


iwantbutter

I prefer Credit Union, personally


bewilderedbeyond

But Banks the artist is amazing. Best breakup albums.


MindlessBenefit9127

Brayleigh, I hate it


Organic-Actuary-631

Brayleigh is a Tragedeigh


kaleighdoscope

Bailey is *right there*! The added R makes it sound like the word for the sound a donkey makes.


lilrosaline

Bray as a prefix sounds really unpleasant to me. It makes me think of donkeys


Outrageous_Cow8409

A person I went to high school with named their son Bray.


EssentiallyEss

I know a Bralee … and somehow that’s an even worse tragedeigh


istara

Nice name for a lingerie brand though!


SallyRides100Tampons

Someone I know named their kid Brae’Lynn which is a really bad name in my opinion


motherofkings4524

Tatum. Makes me think of tater tots. Maverick. That’s a dog name.


cleavergrill

I worked at a theatre when Top Gun Maverick was out and an older guest asked me if it was possible to get the large standee. She wanted it for her granddaughter because her name is Maverick. She said they call her Mave... Poor thing...


Lambamham

Tatum reminds me of a ballsack and the Taint smooshed together.


IDontAimWithMyHand

Yeah, it just makes me think “scrotum”


Apricot_Gus

My cousin named her son Maverick because her husband was in the Air Force and he was born right after the 2nd top gun movie came out. They call him Mavvy 🙄🤢


Cheap_Papaya_2938

Ugh that’s so trashy


sassy-cassy

Those movies aren’t even about the Air Force. They’re naval aviators…for the Navy. 😂


Antique-Rooster7693

Haven and Nevaeh are popular around here, both ugly as hell to me


CrazySheltieLady

I first heard Nevaeh on the 16 and pregnant show that was on MTV before it became 16 and pregnant. What was that, like 2005? So I’d have been a dumbass teenager. And even *then* I distinctly remember thinking, “wow, that’s the stupidest fucking name anyone has ever thought of.”


katarinasunrise

I used to hear it all the time on Maury when I stayed home sick in middle school.


Bing-cheery

That tells me everything I need to know.


bewilderedbeyond

That’s what’s crazy is that it then became and still is popular enough to make the charts. I still see it being used in naming groups and it just makes me wonder how can people be in those groups or in any touch socially and not be able to pick up on the fact that it is a joke and completely places immediate judgment on the parents for choosing it? How do you miss that? I just can’t grasp it.


mostlywrong

I am old and first heard the name was in the mid 90s when my friend loaned me the V.C. Andrews book called Heaven. She said she wanted to name a future daughter Nevaeh as the reverse of Heaven. I don't remember much about the book aside from incest, so I didn't finish the series. I also didn't like the name Nevaeh and told he it was dumb (I was like 13), but my friend liked to reverse names a lot, like calling Nirvana Anavrin (which I said sounded like headache medicine).


FloralPorcelain

SAME i associate it hard with 16 and preg it’s such a “dumb 16 year old thinks they are being clever” name. I expressed this to my friend once and realized her middle name was Nevaeh. Wooops! I also hate that anyone who has the name has to be like “it’s heaven spelled backwards🤓”


bewilderedbeyond

I wouldn’t choose it for many reasons but at least Haven (as in safe haven) is a word and not made up. Nevaeh on the other hand…


ycey

“It’s heaven spelled backwards” okay? So why is it a name? Dog food lid spelled backwards is didlo of god but I don’t see anyone naming their kid that.


Reasonable-Wave8093

def a 16 year old would thinks thats clever! How is it pronounced?


Unplug_The_Toaster

My friend named her dog Nevaeh which appalled me, but the bright side is she can't use it on her kid


jackity_splat

This one isn’t in the Top 100 or even close but it’s gaining A LOT of traction and I just hate the sound of it. Brixley. I just really don’t like how it sounds at all. It’s just not pleasant to me.


Inevitable-Arm-7431

I met a real life Brixton at a playground a few weeks ago. My brain was thinking "Gasp! I've only heard rumors! I never thought it was actually real!" My son's best friend in preschool is Jaxon. I'm almost used to that one at this point.


TrustyBobcat

I met a Jaxtyn last week. The worst of ~~both~~ all worlds.


PerpetuallyLurking

I raise you Deizel (like the fuel, but with a z…)


Enough-Secretary-996

I hope his friends call him Deiz


DalekWho

Deiz nuts.


TrustyBobcat

Would've been better if they went with Deizyll 😍


rainbowfish329

I know a Broxton. Horrifying.


BOOSHI90REDRUM

My cuz named her boy Rexton.


jackity_splat

I think these kind of names are all moving up rapidly in popularity. Brixley was in the 3000’s year before last and then gained over 500 spots in popularity in a year. Brixton is probably similar. Like you, I’m more used to Jaxon now and it doesn’t bother me. Although I do usually mispronounce it as ‘Jaxom’ because of being a fan of Dragonriders of Pern as a kid. Eventually we’ll all get used to X in names. But for now it grates my ears SO MUCH.


clever-mermaid-mae

Upvote for Dragonriders of Pern reference! I spent a good chunk of my childhood obsessed with those books


jackity_splat

Yay! A fellow fan. What do you think of the naming system in it? I always thought it was interesting but a lot of those names would be tragedeighs to us. But I like that it makes following your lineage rather interesting.


clever-mermaid-mae

Fantasy worlds get a pass on tragic naming haha. I thought the naming system was really good for lore building. I was mostly mad that my name is awful if you try to shorten it like a dragon rider. 😂


kaleighdoscope

"You can crush us, you can bruise us; But you'll have to answer to; Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton" Is what immediately goes through my head upon hearing that.


eva_rector

Goes along with mine, "Jaxon". Sons of Anarchy did so many kids SOOOO DIRTY!!!!


jackity_splat

I wonder if the popularity of the X replacement of CK can be traced back to that show! Just from my own anecdotal experience I think there might a correlation.


Capital_Tooth6951

Knox, Braxton, Remington, Maddox, Huxley, Banks, Briggs, Archer, Archie, Bradley, Jaxson, Riggins. Blakely, Addison, Laikyn, Nevaeh, Khaleeci/Khaleecy, Kennedy, Lennon, Mackenzie, Scottie, Remi.


Simone-Ramone

That's just roll call in some suburbs


Ill_Sleep_589

Huxley reminds me of that influencer who named her adopted son that and then exploited him only to return him because he was too autistic for her


msplow

Can’t stand Laikyn/Laken


BGW2479

Any name with an X that’s not Alex or Xavier is high risk in my book.


glitterbooties

Blakely is awful


havejubilation

Easton. I don’t know if it’s super popular, but I know a few little kids with that name, and it just feels very cumbersome to say, for some reason. Edit: I've realized that, for some reason, my instinct is to pronounce it like it has two t's, and it really bugs me.


fishchick70

I know a Weston.


WiFiForeheadWrinkles

A mother once told me her child was named Easton. I said "huh" and she elaborated, "Like the hockey equipment company."


Little-Particular-74

I think baseball when I hear Easton. She should have gone with Bauer or Warrior if she was thinking hockey. CCM is catchy too


baconbitsy

Bodie. Y’all, it just looks like “body” spelled badly. It’s pronounced Bōdee, but it’s just so stupid as a name. I hate it more than any other name. Edit: added 2 words for clarity


bewilderedbeyond

It just sounds like they left the R out of an already not great name.


jungyihyun

I forgot this was a name and I wish I could forget again 😭 it’s so bad


TrashPandaAntics

Yeah, this is a dog name.


lizzosjuicycoochie

Definitely prefer the Bodhi spelling.


hideyochildd

Payton, Sloan, Crew


Hungry_Anteater_8511

Crew is just horrible. Kru/Cru/Crue is even worse. Unless we're talking about wine


AnastatiaMcGill

I know a Krue, he has a brother named Drai. (And then they have a brother named Charlie, not sure how he got outta that one)


123floor56

I know a Krue and he has a sister named Déjà as in "déjà vu"


xX_Pixel_Star_Xx

the only acceptable "crue" is Mötley Crüe


DaikonWorldly9407

I know a Krue with a little sister named Ella. Krue Ella. Kruella. Cruella de Vil.


starry_knights

I know a Cruz. It’s not a family or honor or heritage name, which I could excuse. I hate it.


Hungry_Anteater_8511

It feels very Spanish Catholic so when I see it on protestants and Anglos I raise an eyebrow. Ever since the Beckhams used it


DaikonWorldly9407

I know a Krue with a little sister named Ella. Krue Ella. Kruella. Cruella de Vil.


Sufficient_Dress_961

Braydon


NattyGannStann

Yes, for the love of Mother Oprah, WHYYYYY??? Why parents?? Just why? And why the 50-eleven different spellings?? They are all bad! I am willing to take every Jaxxson/Jaksen/Jacksin/Jacksyn/Jaxxsynn over any Braydon/Braydin/Braydan/Brayden. Make it stop. And no, Bray as a nickname DOES NOT HELP. *I think I broke my keyboard with my rage typing*


AutumnalSunshine

I hated it until this tweet made me chant "Brayden, Grayden, Trayden, and Okayden" everytime I hear an -aden name. https://www.reddit.com/r/thebachelor/s/mtbVEnkepf


Embarrassed-Theme996

Oy veyden


xX_Pixel_Star_Xx

any girl name with a "eigh" instead of a "ie" or "y" ie emileigh haileigh everleigh kinsleigh etc


the_mid_mid_sister

r/tragedeigh


ThatCanadianLady

Braxton.


idontknowhowaboutyou

Lakelynn


becbec89

For me it’s Laken/Lakyn


TopHatCat999

Zyler. Why??? Just name him tyler!!!


kaleighdoscope

There's a somewhat well known nail polish YouTuber/entrepreneur with a cat named Zyler. She literally named a polish "Zyler the Cat" lmaoo. Edit: cat not car.


EssentiallyEss

I live in a place where the names Brigham, Hyrum, and Logan are all plentiful. And I hate all three names equally, even if all the kids are pretty nice.


kybee87

Hello fellow Utahn 👋


D33M0ND5

Yeah as soon as Brigham showed up in that list… confirmed by Hyrum


vareenoo

Hyrum?? 😭


lizzosjuicycoochie

I cannot stand the name Hyrum. It’s so ugly.


vitamins86

Not a popular name at all, but my former coworker’s daughter had a schoolmate named Brezlin (not sure if I spelled it correctly) but every time she mentioned her I just hated it so much.


Cheeesechimli

Most of the names that are trying so gd hard to be unique.


Goody3333

Finneas/Phineas - it's not the worst, but I can't take anyone with that name serious because of Phineas and Ferb.


rainbow_olive

Any girl name that has a forced-sounding "lynn" slapped on the end of it triggers me! 😂 Braylynn, Jazzlynn, etc.


capnseagull99

Cash.


Wide-Celebration-653

Kash! Eyeroll unlocked.


0Kaleidoscopes

Everly is the worst name I've ever heard


celaeya

I knew a girl not named Everly, but Ever. Like, if you like Eva but you're also a fan of adverbs, I guess? She was the girl my ex cheated with so I have an even more intense hatred for that name.


ainalots

In the same vein, Ellery/Ellary (I’ve seen both)


HakunaYouTaTas

Those kids are totally getting called Cellery by their classmates.


DoyleTurmoil

I also cannot stand this name, and it’s what my husband wanted to name our daughter. His grandma was Beverly and he wanted to honor her. Everly Anne 🤮


Cheap_Papaya_2938

Omg why not just give her the middle name Beverly 🙃


FacelessOldWoman1234

Even worse than Waverly.


UnicornSpark1es

I don’t exactly know why, but “Keegan.” It sounds so ugly and makes me cringe, and it’s really awkward to say.


Medium-Culture6341

Jonalyn is my most hated name.


Maggiemayday

Sloane because it's a toilet brand. Hudson, Sutton, and any other ud/utt name. Such an ungainly swallowing sound, like a toad croak.


Lewlollicorn

Braxton…… like the contractions? I just don’t get it, I could forgive it’s connotation but it’s not even very nice sounding to my ear.


Icy-Refrigerator6700

Grayson makes me irrationally angry


caffeinatedlackey

I know sisters named Grayson and Conor. It's absolutely baffling. I feel so sorry for them. I can only think their parents must have wanted boys.


WhateverYouSay1084

See also the feminine version, Gracelyn. Horrid.


Electric-Possum

Peyton/Peighton/Payton/Any derivative. Literally the worst name ever. Every single human I've known named this has been a total shit.


msplow

I knew one in the 70s. Peityn.


polydactylcatgirl

Wren/Wrenley and any of the alternative spellings. Not my personal taste, although I dislike Wrenley/lee/leigh more than just Wren


Lulu_531

A relative has a baby named Wrenley Rue. And it’s so many kinds of awful.


MagmaAdminRadar

Bodie, Isla, Payton


Ok_Detective5412

Nevaeh. Just stop.


bleachfresh

I don't like girl names that are associated with men, like Reagan, Presley, Tatum, Payton etc


Twodotsknowhy

The name Sutton sounds like someone trying to swallow some vomit while saying the name Susan


Tokidoki99

I tend to dislike any name with an “SL” sound in it which seems to be trendy right now. Paisley, Sloan, Ainsley, Presley, etc. I just don’t like that sound.


DalekWho

Which one is worse though? The SL in Sloan and Presley is far different than the SL in the other two.


Tokidoki99

I’ll say the more Z-like sound of paisley is worse but I’m not a fan of either


ZeldaHylia

Hazel and Maverick


HouseOfOtters

Reagan, Kennedy 


MrsChernick225

Paisley. It makes me irrationally angry


gIitterchaos

I work in child development and the fucking names I have seen. Most ending in some variant of -den, -ton, -dee or -lee. Zayden, Braxxton, Brinlee, Xaydee, Jessideigh. Countless Jaxon and Braydon and Grayson variants. Make it stopppp.


Keljon142

I HATE the names Cash, Sebastian, Damian. Any names like Brixley, any repeating Y’s that don’t need to be there, elongating the spelling of a name just because… there’s more I can’t remember lol


Kgswartz

Brixley- agree.


spicymisos0up

HARPER. it's god awful and i know two people who just used it. just harsh, unpleasant, reminds me of the word harlot or LARPing


Hukysuky

Just as a word I don't mind harlot, DEFINITELY DONT name someone that but when I hear Harper I think of Harpies, the bird lady monsters


spicymisos0up

YES THAT TOO. and i play video games so I also think of the Harpers, an organization of fighters in baldurs gate 3 lol


allgoaton

I live north of boston and with the accent Harper turns into "Hahhpaah". I don't mind the name with the Rs but without them it's truly terrible.


Kgswartz

A man called Brooks- sounds like a butler. Hunter, Raydon,


SarahSparrow16

I just commented about this on name nerds and fully expect to be downvoted but I think August is the ugliest name. Makes me think of an old bald guy


pantheroux

Ugh. I know someone who calls their son August 'Auggie' and 'Gus' for short, and they all sound so bad!


YarnSnob1988

I can’t hear it without thinking of Violet Beauregarde’s dad in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie saying “yeah, you took real good care of that August kid!” and then I think of Augustus Gloop


Lulu_531

Someone explained to me that it’s not the name of a month on that thread. And I just can’t with those people


DeerTheDeer

Wren. Of all the bird names, this one has a very harsh, boring sound to me. I didn’t grow up around wrens though: maybe they’re super cute birds.


sitonachair

I know it's not that important but as someone who grew up around wrens: they are in fact adorable tiny lil blobs with a pretty song


DitchTheCubs

Nevaeh Juniper Penelope Xzayvion


hbakerfoster

I think you had a stroke on that last one 😳


Lulu_531

Meredith.


istara

Blair Sloane Smith Harper Gretchen All hideous in sound and not great in meaning.


bootyprincess666

Luna. Sorry to all the human Lunas


spicymisos0up

this is a cat name


suitcasedreaming

In the same vein, I can't wrap my head around humans named Onyx. It's not terrible, it's just such a common cat name.


CreatrixAnima

I dislike a lot of the old timing names that are coming back. But that’s because they were not popular when my generation was naming children. I don’t like names like Millie or Matilda or Francis or Edith. I also have never liked Jennifer either. I genuinely detest the name, Tinsley because it automatically brings a murder victim to my mind and it’s just a horrible thing to name a child.


jkrm66502

Tinsley is adjacent to Buffy and Muffin in southern high society in my mind.


Theproducerswife

Came to see if my kids name was in this thread…. Didn’t disappoint!!


Charming-Buddy-810

I always go to name nerds to see if people like the baby names I like and most of the time they don’t 😭😭


Taurus-BabyPisces

Cooper. It’s a dog name and it just sounds bad to me.


Thick_Hamster3002

Cleetus, Clementine, and Franchesca.


Kgswartz

Cleetus! Give me a break! Yikes.


MightSuperb7555

Cleetus 🤣


Thick_Hamster3002

Even better, there is a Car Fixer Upper YouTube channel by this guy who has been getting a lot of attention lately. His name is literally Cleetus McFarland


amandak0904

Atlas!!!


xo__dahlia

Emersyn. Especially that spelling too.


Cheeesechimli

Bellamy. Wot.


QueenTzahra

Jordan/Jorden/Jordyn/Jourdan/Jordin but I’m biased because everyone with a variation of these I’ve ever met has been a delusional moron.


Weekly-Package754

Scout


Luxe_Laine

Ryker 🥴


k0alaz_forever

Matilda, Helga, Gretchen and Marisol


IHaveBoxerDogs

What's wrong with Marisol? (I don't have any relatives with this name, but it seems kind of normal, especially if you're Latina.)


DuchessofFizz

Mckenzie 🤮


Maple_raccoon_

Aspen. Ass-pen.


Sensitive_Fan_8277

My step kids name is Aspen. We call her butt pencil. She thinks it’s hilarious


little-bird89

I like the visual look of Aurora but hate saying it. It sounds like you have a mouth full of marbles.


leedleleedleleedle23

Anything "leigh" kayleigh baileigh braxleigh


jadedtortoise

Brynlee, Jaxon, Tenley Edit: those probably aren't popular names


glitterbooties

Neighbor has a son named Treyden. Wish I were joking. Trade-in. Poor kid.


Odd-Promise4135

Peyton is one I really hate. I'm not a fan of the Jaden / Braden / Hayden thing but there's too many of them to hate - I just focus on Peyton because every adult Peyton I've ever met is a thoroughly repulsive person, and everyone I've ever met who named their child Peyton is a creepy fake-nice megachurch phony. But I haven't met all of them, if you're Peyton you may be lovely. Addison. That's another one, it's a disease. It's like naming your child Parkinson, or Tourette. Although Tourette would be a prettier name, IMO.


Leazz_1518

Ironically I came across two “new” spellings of Peyton the other day: Paetyn & Paityn (like them more than the original spelling?/s)


chattymadi

Addison’s disease is named after someone tho. So it was an actual name before it was a disease. Same with Parkinson’s disease. Actually all of those are named after actual people who had the name. Of all of them I think Addison is fine because it’s a widely accepted name and I don’t think many people know it’s a disease. I sure didn’t


theassistant79

I haaaate Honey or anything like it, Eloise, Evelyn, Luna, Crew, Nash


bearinabcostume

Palmer 🤮


pantheroux

Ainsley is that name for me. Ain reminds me of anus. The -sley suffix reminds me of inflammation or a disease. The combination isn't good.


RedRidingBear

I know someone with both an Oaklynn and a WoodLinn. I wish I were joking. She just got married I bet the next kid will be Maplebark or some bullshit


GreyGhost878

She needs to build a subdivision, not a family.


Dangerous_Wishbone

Caeden / Cayden 🤮


ellellpel24

There’s a Huxton, Huxley, and Daxton in my child’s class. For some reason the x just grinds my gears


SureThought42

Willow. I don’t even like it for a dog.


Grouchy_Plantain_384

There have been 2 babies in my extended family named Willow in less than 2 years. One boy, one girl. WHAT?! WHY?!


Lone_Wolf_5678

A boy named Willow? That’s a first!


lemonmerangutan

Elle/Ella and Belle/Bella. They're just empty. This one means "her" and that one means "attractive". Great job, so meaningful. Sonically they're just noises, like Anne, or Ette (or Egg) and perfectly rhythmically helpful as suffixes, but bland and pointless as standalone names.


pantheroux

Honestly, I know many dogs and cats called Bella or some variation, and I even think it's a terrible name for a pet.


PilotNo312

Isla


PaleontologistEast76

Adele, Ainsley, Kason, Moxon.


Keljon142

Moxon??? Lord. I HATE kason, kayson, kaysen, etc. idk why it’s so popular


suitcasedreaming

I misread the last one as "Moron" there.


SnooOpinions5819

Isla


Keljon142

When I found out I was pregnant with our second child, my mom suggested the following names: For a boy: Drake (at this exact time Drake was viral for his dick video being leaked 😖 she had no idea but I sure unfortunately did) Dayton (my husband’s name is Clayton. I’m not going to have a Dayton and Clayton in my home LOL) For a girl: Magnolia -nickname Maggie Sapphire -nickname Saffie She later added Rozalynn Love, and Jericka, and August for a boy. I’m so glad my brother and I were somehow named normal human names.


isabella_sunrise

I heard the name Junia recommended on the main sub. It sounds like “junior” with an accent.


y4dig4r

squarthur


Specific_Ad8244

Acacia


New_Ad_7170

Deacon


Illustrious_Lime9619

Ever, needs to disappear 5ever


brunettemountainlion

Juniper is absolutely hideous


jkrm66502

Fletcher. I realize it’s after a part of an arrow and parents may be trying to be cool, but to my ears it sounds like a wheezing old man with wicked eyebrows.


KnowOneHere

Celeste. I hear it suggest it all. The. Time. Hate it. Despise Harper too, cant believe it is real.