What Should You Do If You and Your BFF Like the Same Baby Name?

In an unsurprising turn of events, three of the cast members of Hulu's "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" gave birth this year. But it is surprising that two of the women (who happen to be best friends) gave their babies very similar names.

What Should You Do If You and Your BFF Like the Same Baby Name?

Mikayla Matthews welcomed her fourth child, Lottie June, on July 17, and Mayci Neeley introduced her third child, Charli May, via Instagram on July 26.

Notice any similarities? If not, we'll help connect the dots: Lottie and Charli are both nicknames for Charlotte, and their middle names are both spring months.

The new moms addressed the topic on TikTok. The video, which has almost 4 million views, shows Matthews and Neeley fake crying in a car with text that reads: "You can't both name your baby Charlotte." Then it flashes to the women standing outside the car with their newborn daughters in their arms, looking like they had the last laugh.

The reel suggests that the friends both wanted to use the same baby name and found a creative way to do so.

But, in general, what happens when moms who are friends — or relatives — like the same name?

Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen has seen this clash happen ... and even experienced it herself.

"My cousin and I were pregnant at the same time, and we both had Maeve in our top two," she tells TODAY.com. Her situation wasn't contentious, and the families lived in different states so they could potentially both use the name.

"But it was a little bit like, well, she's due first so I guess she gets first dibs," Slagen recalls. In the end, neither family used the name Maeve. They both selected their other favorite names.

For the most part, Slagen hears from parents who want their baby name to feel "original" and wouldn't want to "share" a name. But she seems impressed by the solution that Matthews and Neeley found.

"I do appreciate this sort of this spin on it, because I always try and say it's OK for two people to like the same name," she says. "For friends, like, especially if you don't live in the same place, I think it can be sort of a cute bond."

For families who gravitate toward the same name, Slagen first recommends having a conversation to explore what might happen if they choose the same name, especially if the name is a common one.

"You're going to meet other Charlottes in your life. It's not a big deal," she says. On the other hand, a name like Adeline is more rare and parents might choose the name because it's unique. "Nicknames can make a name feel more distinctive and stand out. It's a good way to differentiate."

If, however, families do not want to duplicate names, that can get "tricky." There can be something to the notion that a particular family "claimed" a name first.

"But with the name Charlotte, nobody had that idea first. It's the number three name in the country," she explains. "So if you love it so much, you can both use it. If you really don't want the same name, then you've got to start looking elsewhere or pick a nickname."

Then again, there's also the matter of due dates. Families may come to a compromise about naming rites in advance, but when it boils down to it, one set of parents gets to complete a birth certificate before the other.

"If you're due first, it gives you an upper hand, but I don't think that's like the nice way to go about it," Slagen says.