What's Your Name?

Louvaine - cool name!
And Rachel - I've always liked this name but didn't use it for my daughter, don't know why.
My name's Zoe - I've always like the fact my name means 'life', and that it doesn't really date - I know baby Zoes, and Zoes older than me (although I believe my generation, in their 30s, were the peak usage for the name to date)

VisualiseAHorse, I think I know your mum!

I'm a Lucy and didn't like it at all growing up. One of four in my class at primary school. I like it a bit better now as I think it's fairly classic. But I would much rather have been called something that nobody else was called.

Christine- quite popular name at school but not as popular as Karen, Tracey or Susan. All early 60s names

Emma - popular but not dated. I like it; considering I was in the midst of Sharons, Michelles and Traceys through primary school, I did very well, I think

Loveday, hated it as a child but like it now, and yes I'm Cornish, although I've only met one other Loveday, everyone use to call me Lovejoy when I was little

I'm Ria.

My parents got it from a 70s TV show called Butterflies. I know a few others but they're mostly shortened from something else (Maria, Rhiannon, Rhianna etc). I even work with another Ria! but she's a Rhiannon, not a real Ria

I don't know any Rias older than me!

Iris - quite popular where I'm from (Holland) when I was born ('85), although in the UK it seems a but more of an old ladies name! I like it now although when I was little I wished my name was Rose.

I'm Siobhan. I like my name, it's not too common but not weird either.

I'm another Amy.

I was born mid 80's and have met lots of other Amys. I wish my parents had been a little more imaginative.

I'm Jane. A true 60's baby. Lots at school and at uni with me - and nobody ever uses it for baby girls now!
My mum named me after Jane Austen.

I'm an Isobel. My parents were a generation ahead of their time! It was desperately old lady and very old fashioned when I was given it in the 70s. I was named after my grandmother and, as my Dad tells, the obituaries suddenly filled up with Isobels just after I was born; all the old ladies with the name dying off... They thought they'd made a terrible mistake!

I really didn't like it growing up - nobody, but nobody else was called it, I could never get cheap, plastic personalised tat with my name on it, and I was continually asked 'is a bell necessary on a bike?' by people my parents' age when introduced.

I like it now. I absolutely love being the only one anywhere near my age group with my name. I've never met another Isobel. I love not having an eyes-glass-over-dull name that everyone else from my generation has.

But of course, the cycle of fashion has come full circle and it - and its variations - are now so popular that it will be an eyes-glass-over-dull name to this generations' kids in another 20 years' time. If you had told me how popular the name would become when I was 8 or 9 I would just never have believed you.

Shyla
I was named after a Shyla my mother knew, and have met a few others. I have always liked my name, although I have spent my life repeating it and correcting people.

I'm Lois. Never met another. 99% of people I meet struggle with it and pronounce it loo-eee or loo-iss, slightly irritating!

im kimberley but every1 calls me kim i dont really like it

Possibly outing myself here.

I'm Morgaine, pronounced 'Morgarna'. It's a Welsh name, and I've never met another.

Some lovely names

Im a Lucy... Have always (apart from teenage years) liked it. Not many in my age group (mid thirties).

I'm Georgina. No middle name. Hello, nice to meet you!

I'm Michelle, been Shelly since birth - prefer Michelle tbh but it's not 'my' name.

Not very popular with my age group (25)

Primary school 1 other girl who was two years older.

High School (900 girls) 2 others called Michelle, one in my year and one two years older.

Known two other Shelly's in work situations but they were christened Chelle-Ann and was 12 years older and Shelley - about my age.

Oddly enough my boyfriend always thought he'd have a daughter called Michelle and I fancied a son called Lennon - his name. Straaaaange xxx

Charlotte.

I really don't like it but people always tell me it's a lovely name.

I particularly hate it when people pronounce it Char-lotte

Joy, which I've always liked.

I'm Tara. I am 34. I've met one other Tara.

At primary school I wanted nothing more than to be called alison or Sarah or something more common! My mum always told me I'd prefer having a less popular name when I was older and she was right. I don't love my name but it's alright. I do like having a less popular name, though, and have given my kids uncommon names too.

Iona. Used to hate it but over the years it has grown on me.

Rachael.
I think it is a bit dull. It is also the more unusual spelling. I always wanted to be called something else, but could never decide what.