When Did You Have Your Baby's Name Picked Out?

I was six months pregnant when i picked my first son's name, and I picked out my second son's name before I got pregnant.

My first son's name was one I picked when I was 12. So 10 years later, I just had to wait to know he was a boy, which was about 16 weeks into the pregnancy. My second son's name was picked about halfway through pregnancy. My youngest son's name wasn't until the day after he was born, mostly because we couldn't settle on a middle name.

With my first we decided sometime before birth. With my second, we were down to two names and when she was born, I went with the one that seemed right. :)

We had a by name and a girl name. But one weekend, my husband threw out a new middle name for the girl. We decided it was a good name, but we would give it a week or 2 and see how we felt.. A few days later (Iwas 3 weeks early) as we were in the hospital, my husband said, hey, what are we going to do about a name if it is a girl?

We decided to see the baby and then decide. Let the baby that came show their personality and then make the decision..

Sure enough it was a girl. When the nurse asked, well, what is her name?

We looked at the baby and both of us said the same first middle and last name. Our daughter lifted her head and turned it towards me, stretched her legs and peed! . I knew her name was perfect. Hee, hee..

We knew what we wanted to name our oldest son before we even conceived. Our 2nd son was more difficult ~ I wanted one name and he wanted another. When they put him on my chest (after c-section) I looked at my husband and said "I suppose we should give him a name" and told him it was his choice. I am happy he picked the name he did b/c it totally fits him whereas my choice wouldn't have nearly as well.

We decided when the social security lady came in to fill out the paperwork. We had it close to narrowed down a day or two before but certainly not conclusively.

With the first, we picked his middle name first - a paternal grandparent name. That was easy. His first name took until towards the end of the pregnancy. Everything we picked, we started to hate. We used a friend's name when I realized I liked it.

When I was pregnant with my second, the middle name was easy - a maternal grandparent name. I didn't even try to pick out a first name. We asked the same friend what HIS middle name was, and that is how our second son got his first name.

Each of my children's names were picked out prior to birth. My daughter's was picked out a few years before she was born.

we knew before we knew the sex, so before 20 weeks. We just kept throwing names out there and eventually one just felt right in my gut, so we chose it for whether it was a boy or a girl.

We had a name picked out within a couple of months, then changed it during month 7 of my pregnancy. I fell in love with a different name and we went w/ it. Poor grandma, she had already bought a bunch of stuff engraved w/ the old name, though, haha. OH well, grandpa was happy as he later revealed he never liked the first choice. :)

My first son was going to be Anthony. I was expecting him to come out with black hair and dark eyes just like his Italian father. Instead he came out with blond hair and blue eyes. (A very recessive gene) lol. He ended up an Andrew instead. Second son, so now I'm ready for another blond blue eyes boy and got you guessed it black hair and Brown eyes. That one got Joseph, third son was named after the actor Sam Neil. Had it picked out months before he came along

heck, we didn't even know what sex they were going to be!
actually, we did have our older's picked out (along with a girl's name) by a couple of weeks beforehand, but we didn't settle on the younger's until he showed up. once we saw him we knew, though!
:) khairete
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We had our daughter's name picked out 3 years before I was even pregnant. Our first son was named when I was about 26 weeks pregnant. Our second son was named when I was 37 weeks pregnant.

Once I decided to carry the pregnancy, I started researching names, and had a boy and girl name picked out within a couple of weeks.

We had my son's name picked out before he was born. In fact, we decided the night we found out he was a boy. We would have changed it, if it did not fit him. Thank goodness, it fit...we didn't have another name we liked!!

My daughter (d), never.

My son (first live birth), 3rd trimester.

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LOL... Just reading through the others (mom expecting dark but baby born fair)... My sons ultrasound he looked JUST like his dad (same bone structure in his face) so I was expecting a red head with pale skin. Instead... Dads bones but MY coloring. Brown hair, blue eyes, and olive skin. SUCH a major disconnect.

My first son at about 12 weeks, my second we had 2 names picked out. When he was born, the nurse said "what is his name?" and my husband said one of the two. I was too high on endorphins to think about objecting :)

After birth. We had a "list" but I didn't want the name finalized as I figured I'd get final say after all I went through to push a human out.

Turns out, I was exhausted - he suggested the name and I said - let's talk about it tomorrow (and i was only laboring in the hospital for 45 mintues before our daugther was born.. pansy).

My son had one name until about the 7th month of pregnancy, then I told my husband it didn't fit him and we needed another. Luckily, we had a back-up name that was perfect for him.

For my daughter, I had three names picked out and was never sure between the three of them which I would go with. One was my favorite - I had loved it since high school - but it's now a trendy name, and I hated that idea. After she was born, I was very concerned because I didn't think any of the names fit her! My husband chose our favorite of the three names - the trendy one. I agreed it fit her best, but I still didn't like it. It ate at me. I would rock her to sleep, looking down at her and thinking, "That's not your name. What is your name?"

When our daughter was 5 months old, we legally changed the spelling of her name to reflect (I feel) her personality, and now I love it, even though the pronunciation is the same. It's funny how the spelling, like Katherine vs. Catherine (for example - that's not actually her name), can actually feel like two different names.

If I would have a third, I would like to say that I've got the names all picked out. For a boy, I have two names I love and one in particular I am leaning toward. For a girl, my new favorite changes every couple of months, but I cycle between three or four. But judging by my past history, even if I had a name all picked out right now, I know there is no guarantee that I'll think it fits when the baby is born.

I had my kids' names picked out when I was a little girl! Seriously!! I always knew I'd name my daughter after my favorite TV show character - Samantha from "Bewitched"; and my son's name was going to be my husband's (so he'd be a "Jr.") with my Daddy's as his middle name. My husband was of the mindset that he didn't really care plus he liked the names so there was no problem.

Fun question!!

For my first child she was going to be Shyanne Rayne. About two weeks before I had my baby my mom told me I better think of a boys name just in case ( I didn't know the sex). A week later I came up with Tyler James. Good thing cause my girl came out a boy..

When I became pregnant with our second baby, I learned my lesson and by 20 weeks we had Bryce and again Shyanne. Again didn't know the sex until they came into the world... Second boy, Bryce David (same middle name as his dad)

Third child came along and we had Devyn ( mix of my two brothers names) and Shyanne picked out about 16 weeks.. third time not knowing the sex... along came my 3rd boy Devyn Andrew ( after his brother)

Forth baby... my husband had his heart set on Josyah. He heard the name years before and loved it. I still had my heart set on Shyanne. We found out at 22 weeks that we were having a boy. Being it was his first child, we went with Josyah and my husband's dad's middle name, William.

Fifth baby... if it was a girl it was still going to be Shyanne for the girl and Brady if it was a boy. We found out at 21 weeks we were having a girl. After alot of talking, I wanted her to have my and my mom's middle name, knowing this was my last baby. Well I didn't like Shyanne Lynne so I got thinking and knowing that this would also be my dad's last grandchild and none of the other 9 were named after him at all, we decided to give her my dad's middle name in a feminine way.. Dayle and switch Shyanne to Shaelynne so she could have my middle name also. Funny how for 13 years I had my heart set on a name and when the time came it just didn't fit her. Plus I love Shaelynne Dayle so much better than Shyanne Rayne :)

Ten years before she was conceived. :)

As soon as we found out we were having a boy, we started picking names out. By 18 weeks, I knew his name :)

Before they were conceived.

My first is due in 6 weeks and we picked at her name around 16 weeks because my sonogram showed early signs of her being a girl already. We had a couple boys' names too, but were pretty sure to concentrate on girls' names. We are naming her Kayla Nicole.

My fiance and I had made a list of boy and girl names we had both liked and starred the ones we both liked the most. We are now married and planning on having our first child. We have a boy and a girl name picked out already!