Trendy Names

Many of our friends and their friends are having babies now. Maybe there's something in the water. Anyways, a disturbing pattern that is emerging is most of these babies were given a "trendy" name such as:

• Ethan
• Aiden
• Caiden, Kaiden
• Jaden, Jaiden, Jayden
• Rylan
• Raiden

The formula is simple...pick some random letters and then add "an" or "en" at the end. Voila, you have a name.

It's one thing to try to give your child a somewhat unique name. It's another when every parent has the same idea with using the same trendy names.

I can picture Daniel at school in a few years and when the teacher checks the attendance, there will be 4 Caidens, 2 Rylans, 3 Ethans, and only 1 Daniel.