The list comes from Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby. She conducted an “informal” study and came up with the list. In general she found people hate “gender-bending” names in which a masculine name becomes feminine — like Addison or Madison. As well, people despise trendy names … though obviously not everyone does or they wouldn’t be trendy, right? Also on the list of hate are names that are difficult to spell (Kaitlyn) and those that are similar versions of other names (Jayden, Brayden, and Kayden). Here’s the full list (with notes from Live Science) … brace yourself: Girls Boys I’m surprised to see some of them there — especially Michael, and Kaitlyn doesn’t seem that strangely spelled to me. But some of them, yeah … “Bentley,” really? Still, if you love a name, it’s your baby, and you get to decide. Don’t let the haters color your opinion of a name you love … just know that your child may be among those who hate it too. What do you think of the baby names on this most hated list? Are your children’s names on it? Do you care? Image via Julien Haler/Flickr
