Finding a suitable first name can be a mammoth task for new parents. In 2022, however, everyone agrees: these five names are definitely not popular.
Munich – It usually takes nine months from the pregnancy test to the contraction recorder. While parents-to-be are primarily concerned about how to wrap the apartment as completely as possible in bubble wrap and contact their trusted Volvo dealer in an almost frantic rush, conversations – especially those with relatives – are repeatedly dominated by two questions during this time, namely “Do you already know what it will be?” and “Do you already have a name?”.
Baby names: The choice is often a challenge for parents
Despite what a popular TV series once claimed to the contrary, neither herrings nor lemons have any effect on a child’s sex. When it comes to naming, on the other hand, the door opens up to an almost endless field of possibilities. While it is traditional in many regions to name the child after a relative, at least with a middle name, it is not uncommon for a first name to be like a hairdresser’s: you know less what you want than what you don’t want.
Unsympathetic film characters, historical figures to be rejected, archrivals from childhood or unpleasant colleagues – a bunch of names are blacklisted from the start. Then it should be a beautiful one, one that suits both a cute toddler and a respectable adult. And it should be abbreviated, but please not in a disadvantageous way; rare but not too freaky; timeless, but not stuffy. It’s surprising that parents still find names for their offspring and maybe Elon Musk’s son is only called something like the product name of a vacuum cleaner because his father just couldn’t think of anything else.
Most unpopular baby names 2022: These could be the reasons
But, as I said, while the search for the right one – as in so many situations in life – is difficult, this year there is oneYouGov survey according to at least agreement on which rows of letters are rarely threaded onto the bracelets in the maternity wards. The most unpopular baby names 2022 are namely Chantal, Kevin, Alexa, Mandy and Jacquelinewhich again shows how fast our brain processes information and evokes associations.
chantal makes one think of Jella Haase in her signature role. In the series of “Fack ju Göthe” films, the 29-year-old Berliner mimed the schoolgirl Chantal Ackermann, who developed from pimpkie and partying to willpower and science. The exclamation “Chantal, howl quietly” can still be described as a formulation that should have been irrevocably burned into the memory of all viewers.
Kevin has even brought it to its own, albeit not officially recognised, category of names: For almost 20 years, Kevinism has been used to describe the case in which children with inconspicuous-sounding German surnames are given eccentric, possibly also unusual first names, which mostly come from the American . A master’s thesis published in 2009 by Julia Kube, a graduate teacher at the University of Oldenburg, showed that in the collective subconscious at schools – of course without any basis – Kevin is considered a synonym for abnormal and underperforming children – or as one teacher interviewed put it: “Kevin is not a name, but a diagnosis.”
alexa turn off the light. Alexa, add flour to the shopping list. Alexa, turn it down. There is nothing more to say about it, the potential problems associated with the name for all users of the Amazon service should have become clear.
Mandy sounds like an abbreviation, but it’s a full name and probably reminds older generations of glitter eye shadow, Hubbabubba chewing gum and pink Nicci suits with a clamshell cell phone with a sparkle pendant clipped to the waistband – and not just because cell phone rhymes so wonderfully with Mandy . The most famous Mandy in this country should be Özil-Ex Mandy Capristo, who became famous with the girls band Monrose – and even the singer preferred to be called Grace at times.
Jacqueline would not be a bad name in principle if it were not mispronounced in most cases. Tschakeline unfortunately does not have the same flair as it surrounded namesake Jaqueline “Jacky” Kennedy. And at the latest in puberty, when the first parties are celebrated, the name becomes a silly perennial favorite when it says: “Take it easy, Jaqueline, otherwise you’ll throw up again.”
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