How to Choose a Baby Name
- April 19, 2017
- by Melissa Lawrence
A mom wrote in asking for baby name help! Since I did have to find five baby names in six years, I was happy to discuss our approach in today’s video.
How did you go about choosing a baby name? Comment below since we’d love to hear about it!
To start, head online. For classic baby names or ideas for names that tie into your cultural background (in our case, Sweden, Ireland and Russia), niche baby name sites are a great resource. The Social Security Administration also publishes a list each year of the most popular baby names in the U.S. – check that out for ideas!
Tips for Picking a Baby Name
We had a very particular baby naming strategy. We chose unique names for first names, and classic family names for second names. We figured that our kids could always opt to use their middle names should they not like their first names – sort of like having “name insurance”! This allowed us to pay tribute to our beloved relatives some of whom are no longer with us.
For more on baby naming, watch today’s video and thanks so much for following CloudMom!
Melissa
Comments
Courtney
I never thought about name insurance, but I suppose we did that too! Our first names are unique and middle names are more common.
cloudmom
Sounds like we were pretty similar in how we went about choosing baby names. Thanks for sharing, Courtney!