No skin kids for me, but I have always been interested in names and used to make lists and assign names to all my dolls/stuffed animals when I was a child.

I've bestowed my favorite name of all time, Schuyler, to one of my cats who is truly deserving. The others get whatever name pops into my head when I rescue them. It may or may not be a personal favorite, but I go with my initial impression/instinct contingent on their individual personalities.