I know a lot of younger folk are choosing names that to me, sound like someone’s great uncle. Like, I know two young kids named Oscar. I’m used to it now, but originally I was very–huh? So, if it helps, what sounds awful to you may not raise eyebrows in the world the baby grows up in.
I think both my grandsons’ full names sound like white shoe law firms, but don’t mind. Their first names aren’t in the current top 10, but I do know several kids with the same names.
OT but fun - remember when Ross and Rachel argued over naming their baby? https://youtu.be/Jx28xWYV7aI
^The first name I lobbied for for GD was vetoed because, when put together with the decided middle and last names, sounded to D like a founding member of the DAR and/or future SC justice (and is that so bad???)
I lived next door to a boy named Todd. His father always called him Mike. His middle name was not Michael so I don’t know where Mike came from but I never heard him call his son anything else. There were 2 other boys and they were called by their given names, but Todd was always Mike.
So call the babies anything you want.
I’ve only heard this name a few times. All of the men with this name that I have heard of are in their 40s and 50s. I told my co-worker what they were planning to name him and she said, “I used to have a dog named that!”
My cousin’s daughter has a boy’s first name and New Orleans (long deceased) musician’s. My aunt was always like what where they thinking! She has always gone by a nickname which is a shorten form of her first name. Now at the age of 13 it is just who she is and I don’t think anyone even know what her real full name is.
My 14 week old grand daughter has an old name, just something the kids liked. As we are Jewish, but my DIL is not; the joke is her full name sounds like the 80 year old woman who is the past president of the synagogue 
I knew my DIL would not select a trending name as that just isn’t her; I just never expected such a Jewish name!
My married kid and spouse have a rule that they won’t discuss names with anyone before birth. The name is announced when the child is born and there is no discussion allowed at all before that. NONE.
I’m not crazy about my oldest grandchild’s name. I don’t mind her real, formal name, but I don’t like the nickname she’s almost always called. I think of it as a boy’s name. Not the actual name, but it’s sort of like her real name is Roberta, but she’s known as Robby. I’m getting used to it though. It’s funny because once when I was visiting, we went to a toddler class where there was another little girl with the same name–but in her case, it was her “real” name, not just her nickname. Her grandparents had brought her to class and went on and on about how much they hated the name until the teacher called the roll call and they realized the people they’d been complaining to had given their child the same name.
I genuinely like the boys’ names they gave to their younger kids.
Names come and go. Take it from me…as a long term public school employee. There are a lot of families naming their kids names that were popular in the 40’s and 50’s. And yes…some people have named their animals these names…because they weren’t popular people names for a generation plus.
For example, i hadn’t heard the name Oscar for a baby boy in a gazzilion years…and I know three of them now…all under the age of two.
Zachary is an old-fashioned name but there were several around S’s age. Emma was also a grandmother’s name but is also very popular now, ditto Rachel.
I grew up with Rachels–never thought of it as a Grandma name.
Thumper–I mentioned the sudden popularity of Oscars all of sudden, too.
And some people name their children after places.
My D was born in 1987. She had several classmates named Megan (Thorn Birds had recently been on tv). Now there aren’t many Megans, but lots and lots of Madisons!
I don’t think this name my S has chosen has ever been popular. Think of the vacuum cleaner that starts with a K.
I had 12 kids in my daughter’s Daisy troop in 1995, including an Allyson, an Alyson, an Allison, and an Alison.
@musicmom1215 - I knew many dogs with the K name of the vacuum cleaner. Never a child, but I think it’s kind of cute.
I teach college freshmen. Sometimes I think half the young women are Alexandra, Allison (or some version) or Alyssa. The A’s drive me crazy. I had one class a couple years ago with, besides the usual suspects, an Ariana, Ariadne, and Adriana.
Also if not an A name, they are Brianna. But no one spells it the same way. also half pronounce it more “American” like rhymes with Anna, and half pronounce it more like Briahna.
FWIW, here in Seattle we have one local well-known radio talk show personality named “vacuum cleaner with a K”. He is a devout Republican and was the Chairman of the Republican Party here in my state at one point. So… if your son is not a fan of said party, mention the guy to your son - he might reconsider. 
One year we had eight Sarah’s with a variety of spellings in our kindergarten…and eight Jennifer’s. We only had four classes so ther was no way to split them all up…and to complicate things…a lot had the same last initials too.
Neither of those two names is particularly popular now.
Your precious new grandchild will be the darling of the family regardless of whatever name the parents choose…and you will love that name!
DH coached a basketball team in S2’s elementary school. We had Evan, Devin, Zaren and Aaron.
In the mid 70s, seems like everyone was naming their girls Jennifer. Then came Crystal, Kristin, Christine, Krista and every other variation. And the Jessica’s. And Emily’s. And my generation seemed to name their boys Christopher Michael a lot and Jason, Justin, Jeremy, Joshua.
My D and her friends are Sarah’s, Leah’s, Megan’s and Rachel’s and Katie’s. MANY of them.
I mentioned last fall that I dislike our G’s son’s nickname that D and SIL insist on calling him. BEAR
I try to text it on occasion but he is Benjamin or Benji to H and myself. They want him to go through life as
Bear —and then think the most common last name in the country in addition .