Do "Bad Names" For Boys Doom Them to a Life of Crime?

1. Ashley
   July 7th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

   Luke? I like the name Luke.

2. Mey
   July 7th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

   I have a feeling that this study is skewed by not taking into consideration the people who are already prone to such "bad boy"-ness due to their socio-economic status.. which usually means minorty status, which often includes names which are not in the "top 100" names list anyway...

   Except Luke. Huh?! I know a zillion lukes growing up, that's not even an unusual name.

3. Leonora
   July 7th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

   How about a boy named Sue?

4. JustinButNotTHATJustin
   July 7th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   Don't ever give your boy a middle name of Wayne...

5. phoghat
   July 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

   HARRY vs DRACO ?

6. Jack-Booted EULA
   July 7th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

   Wayne's world!

   newsoftheweird.com/wayne.html

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7. Skipweasel
   July 7th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

   Anyone who's worked in a school will find it hard to choose names for babies - almost any name you can think of will have at least one ghastly child associated with it.

8. Tim Giachetti
   July 7th, 2009 at 5:08 pm

   " I don't think it's done my boy Dipshit no harm at'all."

9. ted
   July 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

   How about Bruce, Blaise, and Lance?

10. Him
    July 7th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    What about Xander, Max (just Max, no Maxwell, Maxine, or Maxamillion), or Izaak?

11. Miss Cellania
    July 7th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    My late husband's middle name was Wayne. He could recite all the famous men with the middle name of Wayne and they were all serial killers.

12. Granturista
    July 7th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    There's Malcom (in the middle..)

13. quinnnchick
    July 7th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    I know several Alexes and they have all been hell on wheels.

14. Victoria
    July 8th, 2009 at 2:47 am

    What a stupid article. Kids are cruel, and they are going to be so regardless of what name they have. If they don't make fun of their name, it will be the way they look. The real issue isn't the name, it is how these children are taught to deal with peer-pressure and bullies in school.
    I do agree that your name can negatively affect a perspective job.
    I also don't think that the list of "bad-boy" names are really that rare or "girly."

15. GuardianOfChaos
    July 8th, 2009 at 7:58 am

    I was a bit surprised to see Garland on there. He's the main villain from a couple of the Final Fantasy games.

16. Lamb
    July 8th, 2009 at 8:40 am

    My husbands name is Jotham, he hates it(though I love it) and growing up he took plenty of crap for it but he grew up to be a respectable and well mannered man. I'm sure it's in how someone was raised, I've known a few too many bad Davids, Mikes and Johns.

17. sadtomato
    July 8th, 2009 at 9:28 am

    As a teacher I would like to add names that start with J and Cody. These kids always seem to be a bit of a frustration in the classroom.

18. MisterE
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:11 am

    When I was really little, there was a kid on our street named Attila. I always wonder how his life turned out.

19. Pineywoods
    July 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am

    The study stated the following: "Unpopular names are likely not the cause of crime but correlated with factors that increase the tendency toward juvenile delinquency, such as a disadvantaged home environment and residence in a county with low socioeconomic status." Therefore, it's not the name, its the condition of the environment. Shame on David Katlist and anyone else for indicating otherwise!

20. Marly
    October 20th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Check out my post on this topic (www.namelymarly.com) - a bad name is really more a reflection of the parent than the child.

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