Popularity aside, thoughts on Lily?

Honestly - very, very boring and just a tiny bit downmarket, because it's so popular, but also not classic in the way Rose is. I wouldn't say it's really classic at all - until the very recent popularity, I would have had it pegged as working class wartime kind of name. Diamond Lil!

I really like it, but if I was picking a flower name I’d go for Iris instead. I do like Lily - but nn Lil would put me off.

I know a lovely grown up Lily, so am biased! She is the furthest thing from downmarket.

I can see why people think it is a bit blah now. When she was named, it was an unusual name I think, but I do think the popularity has taken the shine of it a bit.

She doesn't get Lil, but does get Lils.

I think it's pretty and sweet. Only thing that puts me off (aside from popularity) is it bring yet another girl's name that ends in the "ee" sound.

I love lily, I think it’s really lovely. Not downmarket at all.

I like it and wouldn't call it downmarket at all. Is it still very popular? It strikes me as one of those names that had a surge in popularity maybe 15-20 years ago.

I think it is a beautiful name and I don't think it is a downmarket either.

We considered it but ruled it out as neither my mum or MIL like to receive lilies as they associate them with funerals!!

For me it's a cutesy sounding girls name. I much prefer Lillian.

I don’t think it’s downmarket (though I get the work class of eras past association), but I don’t think it’s a name of substance.

I absolutely love it and if you look at the numbers the name peaked in 2011 and has been declining each and every year since. It was used 4,000 times in 2011 but only 2,000 times in 2019. I actually don't know any Lily's under 5.

Fine, plain, along the lines of Sophie in my eyes. Lily is a play by the rules kind of gal.

Whenever I hear that name I hear my nans voice in the back of my head. She used to moan that lily's are funeral flowers and belong on coffins and not as people's names 😂 its strange the things that I remember from my childhood.

I don't mind it as a name ( my DD has a different but flowery type name) but I wouldn't use it for my DC.

Not for me. Iris is very pretty hough.

I really love it, it sounds pretty and elegant to me.

I really love the name Lily, it's elegant and not a name that I associate with any one age group. It was my first choice for a girl, but I ended up having a boy.

I think it's lovely. Classic, simple and elegant.

It's lovely.

I absolutely love the name. Never heard it called down market before, guess I'm not posh enough!

Me and my Friend had Babies in 2019 and her's is called Lily and mine has the middle name of Lillie (a family name)

Suits them both well and I know of a few other Lilys! If you want it, go for it

No. It was a name some Mums used for girls bits when I was young.

I really love Lily. Suits all ages.