In high school, it was pretty cool that I never had to sign my last name to anything. In grade school, I did get a lot of Cindy Brady jokes.
My son's name is not overly common or uncommon.
When I was pregnant, I told everyone I was going to name my child either Denver or Ford (but did neither).
Where I work, there are a ton of Katies, Ashleys, Brittneys, Olivias, Samanthas, Allisons and Laurens. In past years, we had many Alexandras and Kristens.
If my son had come with a twin brother, the brother's name would have been Angus Robert.
When in doubt, Hermione is a great name for a girl, and Harry is great for a boy.
I know people who have gone by their middle names their entire lives.
My grandmother's name was Anastasia. When she was in kindergarten, the teacher asked the class, "Does anyone know what the nickname for Anastasia is?" and some kid replied,
"Yeah! It's Nellie."
She was called Nellie from there on in. Even her checking account said "Nellie" on it.
I disagree with Three (spelled III) and think Secret Brooke and Maximus are very cool names!
I would never name a child "Apple" unless I were Steve Jobs.