You’re at the mall, doing some early holiday shopping, when a nice lady who happens to be pregnant strikes up a conversation with you. After a few minutes she mentions that she and her husband haven’t been able to settle on a name for the baby. Then she tells you what they’re looking for:
We like boy names like Graham, Maxwell, and Tanner. Would love something that has never been (and will hopefully never be!) in the US top 100.
You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give her dozens of great suggestions on the spot. But you’ve got more shopping to do, so you only have time to give her five baby name suggestions before hitting the next store.
But here’s the fun part: Instead of blurting out the first five names you come up with (which is what you’d be forced to do in real life) you get to press a magical “pause” button, brainstorm for a bit, and then “unpause” the scenario to offer her the best five names you can think of.
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you brainstorm:
- Be independent. Decide on your five names before looking at anyone else’s five names.
- Be sincere. Would you honestly suggest these particular baby names out loud to a stranger in the mall?
- Five names only! All names beyond the first five in your comment will be either deleted or replaced with nonsense words.
Finally, here’s the request again:
We like boy names like Graham, Maxwell, and Tanner. Would love something that has never been (and will hopefully never be!) in the US top 100.
Which five baby names are you going to suggest?
