Picked our baby names too soon?

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Me and my husband started planning on a baby last year and at that time we already had our boy name picked out. "Jackson" after his grandfather. Now Jackson is the most popular name of 2014 and it seems like even in my small town I've heard of a couple babies being named "Jackson." I get that there can't be just one of any name out there but I grew up with a million "Ashley's" and it was kind of annoying. Now I don't know what to do. Stick with the name we chose or start all over?

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I'm naming my son Jackson. Who cares if it's popular right now?

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Having that problem with the name Asher right now. I feel totally heartbroken.

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Maybe change the spelling to Jaxon or call him Jax.

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I always wanted the name Noah for when I was having a son. Had it in my head for the last 5 years!! Now it's got soooo popular! I'll still use it though. I'm 26weeks pregnant with a little girl at the moment :) I'm going to isla :)

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If you really like it, I say keep it! Or, you could make it a middle name, so that way you still have the family meaning behind it but it isn't necessarily "following the trend."

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That's the exact problem I'm having, same name even. I fell in love with Jackson years ago- so did my husband. Jack was his dad's nickname so we thought it was cute. But now the name is everywhere and someone I went to school with is naming her son that- I am only 11 weeks so I don't even know what I'm having but if it's a boy I'm torn now- I don't want it to have a super common name but I love it. Tough situation! Best of luck! Either way it's an awesome name!

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If you love the name keep it or maybe make it a second name?

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If you love it stick with it! That's what I did before I was even pregnant, I told my bf of a girls name(Jayla Marie) and boys name(Jayden Christopher) for sure! Then once we found out we were having a girl my brother said a name and it was all over lol Kennedy Marie is what we are naming her now! Things may have a way of changing.