Mary is not really that common anymore, but its a beautiful traditional name. Its amazing the shifts in popular names from say 1975 to 1995. Now Brittany's and Kaitlyn's are popular over Mary's and Linda's.Originally Posted by katiemae1277
Oh good gracious! poor child is rightthat's worse than Pilot Inspektor
A lot of people pick more common names to honor relatives like a favorite Aunt or grandmother, just because they pick common names does not make them conformist, that's a ridiculous statement. If I ever have children and I have a girl, her name will be Mary, which is about the most common name in the world, but I will name her that after my grandma, which to me means more than picking a random name that sounds pretty or has an unusual meaning or spelling, even if it is "common"