What do you think of the name "Blue Ivy" for a child? | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

I am always grateful for parents who do not choose the names that I do for my kids. I do not want a class with 10 named Lars…that is the name of my first born son.

Marissa said:

I left the same comment on your blog.

 

I maybe in the minority, but I like that name. Its different and creative. And in all reality that kid will never have make a resume or apply for a job. I may be biased tho, since I have a friend named Ivy. 

 

In all fairness, its a name. Its unique and may just become socially acceptable after this. How many of our names were "normal" when they were first used.  The kid is a few days old and we are already commenting on her name just for the sake of writing something about it, even tho it really has no impact on our lives.

I would rather have my kid have an interesting, and creative name that stands out, rather then whatever the flavor of month name is.

Sorry for the rant. I will get off my soapbox now. :)

I understand where you're coming from but the post covered more than the name Blue IVY and my opinion of it.  Hell I even go on to say that Blue Ivy is 100% ok for a celebrity child.  I then go on to discuss the possible impacts of a non-celebrity choosing a unique name for their child and provide some evidence supporting my theory. 

Glen Craig – Free From Broke said:

Didn't Freakonomics cover the issue of names?  Been a while since I read, but I think the conclusion was something along the lines of their economic upbringing had more to do with future than the name (I don't quite recall though).

There was 2 pieces done by freakonmics.. the book covered names and concluded that friends and parenting is a huge factor in success.  The movie went a bit further and tested names and the perception of employers.  Essentially, they sent out identical resumes with different names.  The results were that the unique names we less likely to be called in for an interview.

Frugal Confessions said:

YFS–I didn't realize there was a freakonomics movie. Woohoo! I am going to look it up. thanks

Yes the movie wasn't as good as the book but, they did cover a few topics the book didn't get into.