Parents would be afraid to give these 15 bold names, according to an expert (the reason is surprising)

The trend of first names in 2024 was revealed by the Official First Names and, surprisingly, according to the organization, the old first names of grandmother and grandfather are becoming more and more popular. It’s the time of Achilles, Lucien, Madeleine or even Edgar, chosen by the singer Vianney for his last son, without forgetting this first name which made a sensational entry into the Top 10 of the most given first names in 7 departments French: the Marceaus. But that’s not all !

Short first names still remain very popular, first names ending with the letter A for little girls, Alba, Alma, Emma… as well as mixed first names always popular with parents like Camille or Charlie. But if the choice of first names remains a fairly simple problem for some future parents, for others making this choice can turn out to be a real headache! More or less long lists of their ideas, theme to respect, parents can also proceed by elimination and according to the influencer SJ Strum, creator of a podcast dedicated to first names, certain first names would even scare parents.

The list of first names that scare parents the most

It was in her podcast that the influencer Sj Strum, who created a first name consulting service, revealed her list of first names that scare parents the most. To reach this conclusion, this 43-year-old mother carried out a survey on her Instagram account followed by more than 41,000 subscribers in which she asked what the first names were “ guilty pleasure» that parents secretly adore, but which they will never dare to attribute to their children.

Bold, even daring, first names which come to the top of this ranking produced thanks to the responses of more than 7,000 people, as revealed by the magazineThe Mirror. As for little girls, the names Tallulah, Honey, Tigerlily, Clover, Lavender (Lavender in French) as well as Calliope, worn by 206 little girls in France, come out on top. For little boys, the first names are more numerous with Wilder, Atlas, Ziggy, Cosmo, Pereginje, Chase, Wulfric or even Rex or Ernest worn by 6,128 boys in France.

Why do these names scare parents?

Quite surprisingly, the influencer and content creator around first names reveals that these first names are highly appreciated by parents, but that they do not feel confident enough to assign them to their children. Indeed, even if the trend is for rare first names, or even not too popular, they still want the first name chosen for their child to be appreciated by everyone: “People think, “Am I cool enough to give my child a bold name?” In the playground, children are used to seeing children with more unique names. It’s not because a first name is used less that it is less loved.» reveals Sj Strum in his video.

Another equally important reason why parents do not dare to give this type of first name to their children is that they are afraid that it will be mispronounced, this is the case for example with the first name Calliope. However, she affirms that some of these first names called “bold» can gain popularity, especially with the fact that celebrities are increasingly giving this type of first name to their children, like the presenter Fearne Cotton who named her daughter Honey. For anyone who wants to take the plunge, but who does not yet feel completely comfortable with the idea, SJ Strum advises using a middle name: “With the middle name you can be a little braver. You don’t have to say it, it’s not often asked, but you’ll know it’s there“.

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