There is a difference in stealing a name and using the same name. There are always going to people with your name, no biggie. It's when people you're close with and know you like the name use it there is a problem.

When I was ten I picked a name for my first daughter, Ryan Alyce, that has a lot of family meaning. I told my cousin and when she got pregnant she told my grandmother she was going to name her Ryan Alyce, making my grandmother cry, because of my name. I was devastated. She decided not to use it, but now when I announce it, it will seem like I stole the name from that brat.

If any one of my friends said they wanted to use a name, I wouldn't use it. Chances are if they're bringing the name up, they love it.