The Cutest Baby Names To Avoid
Girl names that end with the "ee" sound
The cutest baby girl names are those ending with long E sound, which is spelled in a variety of ways: -y, -ie, -ee, -eigh and more. Unfortunately, that cuteness factor tends to hang on way past childhood. Is it possible that some girly names are just too cute?
Abby, Allie, Annie, Ashley
Bailey, Blakely, Braylee, Briley, Brinley, Britney
Callie, Carlie, Casey, Charlee
Destinee, Dixie, Ellie, Emmy, Evie
You Want To Avoid Names That Won't Be Taken Seriously In Your Child's Teen Years To Adulthood
Finley, Gracie, Hailey, Hattie
Jaycee, Jaylee, Jenny, Jessie, Jolie, Josie
Kailee, Katie, Kelsey, Kenley, Kensley, Kenzie, Kiley, Kinsley, Kynlee
Lacey, Lexie, Libby, Lily, Litzy, Lucy
Maci, Maggie, Marley, Mattie, Miley, Millie, Molly
Raylee, Ryleigh
Sadie, Tiffany, Tinley, Zoey
Girl names that get no respect
Can a girl — no matter how learned or professional she is — be taken seriously if her name is Daisy? These names, actual names from the Social Security Administration's list of the nation's most popular, are off the cuteness chart:
Amber, April, Asia, Aspen, Autumn, Azalea
Brooke, Brooklynn
Charity, Cherish, Cheyenne
Dallas, Diamond, Faith
Harmony, Haven, Heather, Holly, Hope
Jazzlyn, Jewel, Journee, Juniper, Justice
Kadence, Kennedy, Krystal
Liberty, Londyn
McKinley, Meadow, Melody, Mercedes, Miracle
Nova, Paislee, Paris, Patience, Phoenix, Piper
Reagan, River, Sage, Serenity, Skyla, Summer
Temperance, Trinity, Willow, Winter
Going straight for the boy's nickname
To prevent confusion with family names like Robert Jr. or John III, more and more parents are going straight for the nickname. Names like Bobby and Johnny are among the nation's most popular, but can they stand the test of time?
Instead of putting a cute nickname (e.g. Charlie, Danny, Jimmy) on your son's birth certificate, consider giving him a name he can grow into (e.g. Charles, Daniel, James):
Benjamin: Benji
David: Davy
Donald: Donny
Edward: Eddie
Frederick: Freddie
Joseph: Joey
Martin: Marty
Richard: Ricky
Samuel: Sammy
Steven: Stevie
Theodore: Teddy
Thomas: Tommy
Timothy: Timmy
William: Billy or Willie
Boy names that might not be taken seriously
Where boys are concerned, it's not just nicknames that might be considered "too cute." Some of the trendier baby names for boys (Aiden, Braeden, Caden, Hayden, Jaden, Zayden) might not translate into names that suit a grown man, such as these monikers from the Social Security Administration's Top 1,000 Baby Names for 2012:
Brady
Bridger
Brogan
Jalen
Lyric
Rylee
Sincere
Skyler