32-year-old pregnant woman kicks sister out of baby shower and blocks her on social media after she insists that her baby name, Audrey, is outdated: "Tell your sister you'll spell it Auhdreigh. She'll get on board"

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Jun 29, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

There is a difference between a timeless name and an old or outdated name. Timeless names might be centuries old, but they are the ones that have remained popular over several generations. You could find a handful of Williams in any preschool nowadays, and you could just as easily come across many Williams in family trees that date back to the 17th century. Some names do go out of style, though. If you take a walk through your local graveyard, you might find names like Commodore, Winifred, Reginald, Felomina, and even Birdetta. All of which would now only be found used by fictional characters in a Harry Potter book. 

In our story today, a soon-to-be mom has chosen the name Audrey for her daughter. Our protagonist's sister finds this name to be incredibly outdated. For context, this woman seems to think that Ashhleigh is a more suitable name for a modern-day baby. Unable to let it go, she ends up being kicked out of the baby shower and blocked by our protagonist on all forms of social media. 

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    WIBTA if I give my daughter an "outdated" name?

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    I (32F) am currently 7 months pregnant and we were told by the doctor that it's going to be a girl, so me and my husband (33M) have been thinking of names until we decided on a name we like, we
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    decided to name her "Audrey" and when I told everyone at the baby shower, one of my sisters told me it was an "outdated name" and that she'd get bu ied for having a name like that (which is funny
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    because she wanted to name her daughter "Ashhliegh" pronounced as "Ashley" before her husband stopped her)
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    After a while of her making comments about the name we eventually just kicked her out of the shower and I blocked her on all social media's when
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    she kept messaging me telling me to change the name So Would I Be The Ah le if I name my daughter Audrey?
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  • I personally know about as many Ashleys and I do Audreys. Both names apparently originated in Medieval England and have stayed popular throughout the centuries. Maybe sis just doesn't like it because the spelling hasn't been “modernized."

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    B S Baby - Eninia -Amelia -Sophia -Emily mid -Isabella - Charlotte -Olivia -Scarlett -Madison names
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    ShadowBound13 NTA. Audrey is not a bad name, nor is it outdated. "Ashhliegh"" on the other hand, is a true tragedeigh.
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    Competitive-Reach287 Tell your sister you'll spell it Auhdriegh. She'll get on board.
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    Esmar_Renacette People are always spelling my daughter Oughddrieigh's name that way.
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    Lissa Bryan I imagine your sister is still p ed about being told "Ashhliegh" was stupid and was prepared to criticize any baby name you suggested. NTA
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    GenoFlower Yep, this. NTA. Name your kid what you want to.
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    CriscoWithLime And stop telling others what you plan on naming your children ahead of time. My sister in law (child free) made some smart assed comments about one I wanted and it was enough to turn my husband against it. Wasn't anything crazy.
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    GenoFlower THIS. I'm child free, but if I had kids, I wouldn't tell anyone. The freedom people feel in giving opinions on names would make me unhinged. Keep that to yourself.
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    One of my good friends who has a lot of kids always keeps the name a secret. Makes perfect sense.
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    interrobangda Ding ding ding! This is absolutely the case. The more stories I hear about this kind of thing, the more I understand why expecting parents keep the baby name to themselves until the birth certificate is signed and official.
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    Frosty-Wood Audrey is an elegant name. It's not outdated.
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    Olivia Lily Chloe Amelia Sophie Grace Emily Mia Jessica Ava Ruby Emma
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    Any Blackberry_2261 Audrey Hepburn is such a classic icon. That name will never be outdated!
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    Fight_those_b ds Also, there's two Audrey's in my son's school, one in fourth grade, and one in first grade. So it's not a common name, but it's certainly still "in date."
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    ClaireL58 NTA. Outdated or timeless? The first person I think of when I hear 'Audrey' is Audrey Hepburn... and who wouldn't want to be like Audrey Hepburn?
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    Audrey also feels along the same lines as Emily. I think that's a beautiful name. It's especially awesome that you and your husband agreed on it.
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    I wouldn't take naming advice or put much stock into someone who was going to name her kid a tradgedeigh name. Now THAT would get her kid bu ied or her kids hating the name.
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    A_Blue_Butterffly I'm 17 and I had like over 10 Audrey's at my school, it's not outdated at all
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    SockMaster9273 ΝΤΑ Never take baby naming advice from a woman who can't spell her kids name right.
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    Audrey is not a name I would have gone for but there is unlikely to be another in her class, it's spelled right, and she will find it easier to get a job in 20 years than her cousin will.
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    CantBuyMyLove I disagree with it being uncommon! It probably varies by region, but I am a teacher and have taught at least 6 or 7 Audreys in recent years. It's not quite at Olivia or Sophia levels, but it's more common than Harper or Addie.
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