Popular and Unpopular names

[Beth]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Terry James" 
<terryljames at h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> When my first daughter was born, the name Jordan was popular for 
boys, but 
> not girls.  So we named her Jordyn, thinking that it was 
sufficiently 
> unusual.  Apparently everybody in the South had the same idea, 
because out 
> of 27 kids in first grade last year, six were named some variation 
of 
> Jordan--one boy, five girls.  At least she was the only one with 
a "y".
> 
> Terry LJ

I had to smile because, while I think your daughter has a lovely 
name, I remember that as a Kindergarten aide, some classes would 
come in with several children with the same name, but with different 
spellings (do you know how many ways you can spell Kayla??). It was 
fine for their little name cards on their desks, but made no 
difference for calling on them in class--you always had to 
say "Ashley B" etc. And in preparation for my HP class, I received a 
roster, but have no idea whether "my" Jordan is a boy or a girl...

Beth, who, thanks to Cindy C.'s link, found that Elizabeth is making 
a comeback ;o)