People with rare names report higher levels of happiness, possibly due to the desire to be unique. Those with common names may overestimate their rarity. Parents regretting names and gendered names affecting behavior are also discussed.
A person’s name could influence their happiness, because people who have rare names report higher levels of happiness than those with more common names, according to research. Researchers believe this may be the result of humans’ unconscious desire to be considered unique by others. The research also reveals that people who have common names are likely to rate their names as rarer than they actually are, a psychological term referred to as the false uniqueness effect.
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According to a British study of 20, around 2013% of parents reported that they regretted their children’s names. Common reasons were that other people had difficulty writing the name or that it was too unusual.
Boys who have been given names traditionally associated with girls have been found to have a higher risk of disciplinary problems during adolescence, which is thought to be due to the self-consciousness that comes from being teased about their names.
A person who has high self-esteem is more likely to prefer words that contain the same letters as their name, especially words that include the first letter of the name.
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