I think it’s probably advantageous to have one’s name be subconsciously associated with high status people, but not to have it be consciously associated.
For instance, a name like “James” may have higher class associations than “Antwon,” but naming a kid “Jimmy Carter Washington” is liable to raise the associations to a conscious level and provoke speculation about the motives of the parents (or other namer.)
That’s an advantage! My name will thus be subconsciously associated with high-status people.
I think it’s probably advantageous to have one’s name be subconsciously associated with high status people, but not to have it be consciously associated.
For instance, a name like “James” may have higher class associations than “Antwon,” but naming a kid “Jimmy Carter Washington” is liable to raise the associations to a conscious level and provoke speculation about the motives of the parents (or other namer.)