Have there ever been names that somebody made up and then became common?

Like let's say 400 years ago I decied to have a child and make up the name Katie. And now it's popluar.





Has that ever happened?





Duh I know all names started some how but I mean whats the most recent one?

Have there ever been names that somebody made up and then became common?
I think Jayden was
Reply:Actually, the answer posted by "Heb. 12:1-3" is wrong. According to the "Think Baby Names" website, the name Jaden IS a modern invented name.





Jaden/Jadon is NOT in the Bible.





Jalon is. (In the Bible, Jalon was a descendant of Judah).





"Forever Love," Leah is also a name in the Bible.





Hope this helps.





Edit: Other (girl's) invented names include, Neveah, of course, and...





--Acquanetta


--Aida


--Anitra


--Araminta


--Arnelle


--Beyonce


--Clea


--Cora


--Dulcinea


--Fiona, Fiora


--Jazzlyn


--Kanisha


--Melba


--Meryl, possibly (as a combination of Muriel and Cheryl)


--Norma


--Perdita


--Tisa


--Tivian


--Vanessa


--Wendy (created for a "Peter Pan" character), and


--Zola, possibly.








Other (boy's) invented names include...





--Coby, possibly


--Danar (from a "Star Trek" character)


--Daquan


--Darian


--Darold


--Rip


--Tannon, and


--Villard.
Reply:Neveah.





In 1991 there were only 8 in the entire USA. And now its getting more popular. I think its 200th-ish most popular.





The variations on Aidan (which is actually a rather old Irish name) are new - Hayden, Jadeyn, Kadeyn, Graydon.





A lot of these lynn-names have been made up too - like Avalyn. Their getting more popular although theyre not really that commonplace.





The geographical names like Boston, Paris, London, Cheyenne, Washington - whatever.
Reply:Recent: Jayden-it's a form of Jaydon that is also of American origin. I'd say most names in baby books that have American origin are made up.





Edit: Aidan is actually an Irish name so it's not made up, just not common in the US.
Reply:Michaela/Makayla/Mikala, etc. I hear that one all the time lately, and it is just a feminization of Michael. By the way, Aiden is not a made up name. It is a very old Gaelic name that just became popular here recently.
Reply:Unfortunately, Nevaeh is the epitome of what you just described. It was the 31st most common girls name for 2007. What a shame and a perfect example of the lemming mentality of Americans.
Reply:Nevaeh. Heaven spelt backwards.


Its become really popular, and someone somewhere decided it sounded nice and used it as a name.


Other people heard it and liked it too, it became popular.


Personally I can't stand it.
Reply:Jayden is not made up, because it's in the Bible, except it is spelled Jadon. I think that Jace would probably be one of the made up names. It sounds like Chase and Jason combined.
Reply:Most of the girls names that are botanical are probably made up.


Rose, Jasmine, Holly, Ivy, Violet, Daisy, Lily, etc...
Reply:Jayden for a boy or girl


Cameron for a boy or girl


Leah for a girl





sooo yeah


it happens often
Reply:Nevaeh


"Heaven" spelled backwards


someone just made it up and now its in baby name books.
Reply:Well names llike Kah'lil and Canyon
Reply:Neveah.. yuck
Reply:I'd have to say Aidan.