Dunno about you, but I'm oh-so-tired of kids named Tyler, Carter, Winston, Madison, and such. Even the "nature" line (i.e. Sierra, Dakota, etc.) isn't as bad.

It's the WASP thing. I'm waiting for (or more likely missed) the movie scene where some parent introduces their four kids and they all have those icky last-names-first, and it sounds just like a Philadelphia law firm.

You ever hear of a kid with a JEWISH last name as a first name? "Hi, this is my son, Klein Rosenberg." Sure. (Never mind Strauss Zelnick, he's an anomaly).

So...I guess I'm mostly heartened by this news, courtesy of MSNBC, that naff WASP-y names are on the outs. Only one makes the top ten for girls, Madison (sigh); and just one for boys, Carter.

FYI, our son is named Max. We needed something short, punchy, classic, and Jewish-last-name-compatible. I still can't believe my wife wanted "Fiona" for the girl. Lovely name. But with "Rosenberg?" I suggested "Nola", but my mom said no, sounds like a New Orleans hooker (not good).

So we chose Ava, a lovely name if I say so myself. "So Eastern European," my mother-in-law said, of both our kids' names. Yes, I suppose so.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at February 3, 2004 08:35 PM

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