Many of you have asked if we have picked a name yet for our little Plankton. Apparently you don’t think that Plankton is a good enough name. It’s ok, B doesn’t either. And the answer is no we don’t have a name, but kind of, but not really and I’m not sure. All of those answers.
Here’s the deal. I had the SUPER PRESIDENT KING RULER of all girls names picked out and I sososososo wanted to use it. But that’s not happening. And I know by the time B gets around to producing female sperm, that name will be so popular that Justin Bieber will have twin daughters and 2 dogs, all with the name. No I’m not telling you so you can go and swipe it for your own dog.
Back to Plankton. Boys names are HARD. Like stupid hard. I like names that are unique. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not naming anyone Carrot. But I like maybe 20-30% uniqueness. You see I was one of 3 Amanda’s in my class at all times. I literally thought my name was Amanda G for 4 years. And I don’t wish that on Planky’s future. But boys are dicey. You can’t call a boy Fig Newton and expect to get away with it. But names like Brian and Jeff and Mark make me want to stab an eyeball.
So here’s where you come in. I need help and suggestions. If you have a cool boy name stored away in the secret folds of your brain, you need to spill it. And the double catch is that I’m not going to tell you what I choose until Plank face is here. He has to hear it first. But If someone does give us the winning name, I will send you a gift of my choosing once Planky gets here. I swear it.
Now just so we don’t get ahead of ourselves, here are some names I’m NOT choosing. So don’t suggest them:
1) Danny Tanner (or any other form) B says no way.
2) Brandon Dylan (B doesn’t share my 90210 passions)
3) Mike TV (with Charlie and Willy I thought we could continue with the theme, again, that’s a no)
4) ANYTHING BUSY, like with more than 2 syllables. My last name is busy and long and weird. Keep it short and cute
5) Dexter (I love it but B said we can’t name it after a fictional murderer. Whatever)
Oh nothing about Jesus either. He’s a Christmas baby but let’s not go wild with it. Thanks.
As a reminder, this is what he looks like. Just in case you’re like “how about Captain Baby Head?” And you can look at the picture and be like, no he doesn’t look like a Captain Baby Head.
Ok now make with the names. I’m seriously counting on you.
Especially you double hearts club. Bring it.
Hi I’m MODG. But you can call me MODG. You say it like Modg, like a Grandma name. Not like M.O.D.G. That’s a lot of syllables and I don’t have that kind of time. 
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Hello MODG. I’ve been busy with Sephora stuff, and just getting caught up on your blog.
My mom’s dad was named Alden. I always thought it would be good for a boy or girl.
Hey, not that you don’t have enough suggestions, but my best friend’s brother has a family name that I think is awesome: Tandy.
And my uncle’s name was Fender… which I just always thought was cool… even though it’s a car part. Good luck! I’m sure whatever you pick Planky will love. Just please don’t make him go by his middle name. I’ve had to deal with that my whole GD life. It’s awful. Just make the first name the one.
we have 4 girls & a boy [so far] and i agree that boy’s names are SO much harder.
our son’s 1st name is after his grandpa & his 2nd name is the name that he went by when we met him. i love it so much:
clayton elijah
we also love: zeke, trey, lucas, (an)drew, jude & mason (wish that one weren’t getting so popular!)
[this is my 1st visit here from zakary's blog!] =)
Rowan
I thought of another one- Leopold (Leo for short)
Hugo
Ki-Jana
Courtney
Walker
Elliott (my daughter’s name)
My absolute favorite boy’s name is Axel. I hear it’s rising in popularity, so you may want to avoid it. But I’m going to fight tooth and nail (someday) to name a son that.
leo
angus
elvis
jake ryan
seven
wiley
finn
romeo
sam
axel
Cove
Grayson, Mack, Carter, Reece, Parker, Christian, Max
Jeremy ( you can tease him and call him Germy…sounds almost the same!)
Andrew ( lots of potential here: Andy, Drew, Drewfus, Drewby, Drewbius Maximus, etc.)
O hello! Am I a little late to the name party? Eh, whatever, I’m just trying to kill time till happy hour.
Anywho…. a friend of mine has two sons named: Cecil and Quincy.
So far, the SF hipsters that have come in contact with the “chosen ones” have flipped over those names. Of course, you are going to have to get over the constant Arrested Development references with the name Quincy… or is that just me?
Regardless, keep up the good work, fellow mean girl!
I keep seeing “Leo,” which my brother-in-law’s ever unpopular name -he’ll be thrilled. Hubs is Jeremy -solid. Our “maybe baby” will be John [Robert] if it’s a boy. (You see we’re not even TTC yet.) I also like Arthur.
Late to the party, but I have to say… some of these names are good, but some are really terrible! As another Amanda I can certainly appreciate not wanting to select the world’s most popular name for my baby, but if it’s so unique that no one else has it, hello – there’s probably a good reason!
Here’s my trick for putting a name’s popularity in perspective: I look up its current ranking on the social security site someone suggested, and then find that number for my birth year. For example, I really like the name Liam. Yes, it’s been pointed out that it’s popular now, but it was ranked #49 in 2009. Comparatively, #49 in my birth year (1981) was Shawn. Sure, I know a couple Shawn’s, but it’s not as bad as Chris or Mike.
I know you’ve already had your son, but these are if you ever plan on having another.
We named our son Ezekiel Killian. Our second was a girl (Adalae [ada-lay] Bleu), but the boy name we had picked out was Elias (e-lie-us) Calvin.
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