Young(er) couples and expecting parents continue to flood into Stapleton. The couples are excited to begin the next phase of their lives. “We know we have some big changes coming, but we are looking forward to them,” said Julie Kohrt, who is seven months pregnant. “Ever since Robert and I started dating, we would talk about having kids, so we knew we would eventually be doing this.” The Kohrts moved from the Highlands last year to the Conservatory Green neighborhood. “We have loved being here so far,” said Julie. “It obviously is going to be a great place to have kids and we have met a lot of fun neighbors as well.”
One of the things the Kohrts are struggling with is deciding on a name for their soon to be born son. “We want to give him a unique name,” said Robert. “Something that stands out. The trouble we are having is finding something we like that isn’t already popular in Stapleton. I mean, you can only spell Aiden so many different ways.” Stapleton is full of formerly unique names such as Auden, Braxton, Brewer, Cash, Chase, Clay, Croix, Cruz, Dax, Finn, Gage, Griffin, Holden, Hunter, Jace, Jax, Jett, kai, Koby, Layne, Lowell, McCoy, Parker, Porter, Quin, Remy, Rocco, Ronin, Rory, Rowan, Seamus, Silas, Tahler, Tatum, Taye, Vail, and Xander just to name some. “Every time we think we have something unique, we run into someone who has a kid with that name,” said Julie. “It is really frustrating. We will talk it over at night, decide we really like a name, and then we go to Target the next day and someone is yelling that name to their kid. And it’s back to the drawing board for us.” With so many kids in Stapleton, being unique is becoming more difficult. “It used to be a lot easier to find a unique name,” said longtime resident and parent of three. “There were simply less kids. And hey, it’s a copycat world. If someone hears a name they like, they think ‘well, it will just be the two of them, and they are a couple years apart,’ and it just snowballs from there.” Although the Khorts are frustrated, they are in no hurry to finalize a name. “We do have a couple in the que right now,” said Robert. “But I’m not telling anyone.” Who knows, in a few years, new parents looking for unique names in Stapleton may be down to Chinese characters. ]]>