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Trendy baby names, those that are out of fashion, those that suit the older brother and even those recommended by Feng Shui.
American nurse Collen Slagen’s hobby was Find perfect baby names for friends and cousins who got pregnant. So many names were running through her head that one day, while still shy, she decided to make the game her career while on maternity leave.
until they posted his detailed analysis on the topic on TikTok and everything changed.
“Shortly afterwards I already had a busy schedule,” said Slagen g1.
Currently, the nurse divides her time between consultations with families and videos on her TikTok account where she gives tips and even asks her followers for their opinions.
But in addition to finding hobbies, Slagen also found a way to respond to a current demand: Many couples, he said, want original names, but most people tend to repeat names that are “in vogue” or of the time are equivalent to.
“Although there is definitely a move towards using more unique names now, people tend to like things that sound familiar. And popular names that we have heard before give us a feeling of security we know that they are already well received and accepted in society.
The biggest demand for “baby naming” comes from parents expecting a baby second, third or even fourth child. “They come to me because they want a name that they think is as ideal as the name of their first child, or because I find a name that is not as popular.”
In her TikTok videos, she also addresses her followers, who give their opinion on a series of names that she finds for each case, taking into account a number of factors.
“The most important part of this work is understanding parents’ objective and subjective criteria. Objectively I want to understand their preferences, such as: Popularity of names, phonetics, preferred letters and syllables and if there are any Family name or with meaning that they want to include (in the United States it is common for people to have a first name and a middle name),” he reported.
Regarding the subjective aspect, Colleen analyzes whether parents identify more strongly with names:
- Vintage;
- Modern;
- Classic;
- Creatives.
“Once I have all this information, I start working, using the variety of names that take up a lot of space in my head, as well as baby name books and the Internet,” he says.
For the research, Slagen considers the following questions:
- Names that are on the rise this year what they consult in the annual reports of the registry office;
- Names dropped based on same reports;
- Sound off with siblings’ names if customers have more children.
Even though she is now a professional namesake, she admitted that it was difficult to choose her own daughter’s name.
“I have a son and a daughter. The boy’s name was easy because we already had one in mind, we already did.” The girl name was difficult because there are many girl names that I love. I came to the hospital with two ‘finalist’ names and ended up picking the one that had meaning to my family.”