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As if naming a baby isn’t hard enough, a teacher has now revealed the names we should avoid giving our kids – and her reasons are giving us the ick!

Jaclyn, a former teacher, has shared a TikTok video detailing the names we shouldn’t give our children and why, based on her experience with students.

“These are names you should not name your child, from the perspective of a teacher,” she says. “I have taught for over seven years, no longer teach now, but these names will forever be ingrained on my brain.”

“Names have power, and I’m doing you a service,” Jaclyn adds.

She starts with a bunch of boy names, many of which regularly appear on most popular baby name lists, and reveals why you should avoid them.

“Any name that sounds like Aiden, Kayden, Jayden, Braden. These boys are a lot. They’re on the hot mess express.”

“J names are toxic”

She continues with another list of boys’ names that are nothing but trouble.

“Be careful of Jake, Kyle, Dylan, Josh. They may be common names but they inherently have that frat boy energy. Be careful of boy names that start with J. Julian, Jayden, Jordan, Jaxson. J names are toxic.”

@teacherinreallife Teachers, do you agree? *former students watching this: I’m not talking about you. Obviously ???? #teachersoftiktok #babynames ♬ original sound – Jaclyn

Jaclyn didn’t leave out the girls, detailing the names not to give you daughters.

“Every single Emily or Emma I’ve had is afraid of the whole world. They may be sweet girls, but they are timid and fragile, fragile girls. That name is just too soft.

“And the ‘ia’ girls. Mia, Sophia, Olivia. They’ll give you a run for your money.”

The former teacher has followed up her original video with another, this time outlining the names you should give your child.

She says these are the boys you can find late at night in the library and that are, ‘just so darn sweet':

  • Theo
  • Arthur
  • Finn
  • Griffin
  • Simon

“These are the best boys, they’re adorable.”

Jaclyn says these are the girls’ names that belong to students you’d find, ‘on the field playing a sport like lacrosse or soccer':

  • Sydney
  • Riley
  • Alex
  • Quinn
  • Morgan

What do you think of this teacher’s names to avoid? Let us know in the comments below. 

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  • Interesting point of view. I know that a child makes or breaks a name and that often leaves an impression. I once knew a girl name Teresa and she was the biggest brat ever. I ended up not liking her at all and then years later I met a man whos ex wife was Teresa and she was a nightmare so for me that name is a no go.

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  • Lol, the biggest fattest nonscence I’ve ever heard ;)

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  • I don’t think name will really matter

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  • Everybody will end up being their own person at the end of the day.

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  • I’m a primary school teacher of 13 years and named my child Sofia. There are definitely names that I could say I’d never want to name my child, but we all have our personal experiences.

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  • interesting article

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  • Children don’t live out their name and if children are naughty at school, it’s because of the way their parents are not bringing them up.

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  • This is just her opinion and probably they did act that this in her class. Doesn’t mean that all children with the names will all act the same way.

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  • Not sure that this is as relevant in Australia. The teacher is from the USA by the sound of her accent, so possibly things are quite different.

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  • I disagree with Jaclyn. I have a boy called Joshua and he isn’t a boy with the “frat boy energy!” Names doesn’t reveal the child’s personality or characteristics.

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  • Absolutely ridiculous. She just wanted her 5 minutes of fame on TikTok. Glad she’s not a teacher any more seems very toxic to me.

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  • How ridiculous. Although I have a Mia and she does give you a run for your money lol

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  • What a load of bull. I know some kids with those names and they are polite kids. I work at a high school as an aide and yes you get your fair share of not so delightful kids and they all have different names to what’s on this list. A name does not define how well they are going to behave

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  • Tik Tok and peoples need for their 40 seconds of very useless advise. The name of a child does not affect their behaviour., but hey people want to believe in this crap then go ahead everyone has a right to voice their opinion.

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  • My opinion is this Jaclyn is a nut case and I feel the dye from her hair has some how effected her brain.
    J boy names are toxic …gosh she must not be a Christian as I believe Jesus starts with a J and also John.

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  • I’d have to advise NOT naming your son or daughter Jaclyn! 100% of the Jaclyns I’ve encountered have been judgemental, opinionated and – wrong! Fortunately, I’ve only ever encountered the one in this article.
    P.S. If your name is also Jaclyn, I promise not to judge you on your name alone. xxx

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  • I think this teacher is a little over the top and I don’t agree with her comments. You can’t categorise that a child is going to be a particular way just because of their name. That is ridiculous

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  • Interesting, but that is just her lived experience. I don’t think a name is the only thing that will influence a child’s behaviour or attitude.

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  • Really? I think this ex-teacher just got unlucky with her classes. Can never judge a child by their name, kids are who they are by their surroundings & up bringing or may have been born with a developmental issue/disability. Its not the name who makes em who they are.
    However, if it was based on star signs, then I may agree. Lol!

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  • hahaha this is a complete generalisation of the children she’s known. What you name your child is NOT going to define their personality.


    • I agree and maybe people sadly form early judgments.

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