1st child - choosing name so difficult!

I like all of the boys' names except Mason (I don't like very many "surnamey" names) and I'd use probably James as the official name for Jamie. (Not always against short forms as full names but I happen to like James even better than Jamie!) My favourites from the girls' list are Grace, Lois, Daisy and Evie.

Boys:
Mason - no. It's a surname or occupation. Will get shortened to May or Macy
Harry - classic but there are lots of them
Jacob- classic but there are lots of them
Ethan - there are lots of them
Jack - overused
Robert - fine
Oliver (Ollie) - very popular
Jamie - fine
George - fine

Girls:
Grace - - classic but there are lots of them
Penelope (Penny) - ok
Lois - ok
Isla - sa many
Aria - new name. will date.
Erin - ok
Daisy - ok
Evie - ok but so many girls called Evie, Eve,Eva Evelyyn, Ava, Ivy etc

You'll never get people to agree, I think Lois and Erin are lovely and Grace is awful, directly contradicting a PP.

Choose what you love, try a few out on your bump and see what feels good.
Check none of them make dodgy initials with middle name and your surname.
Practice yelling the name and consider any possible shortenings that you might not like.

Whatever you do, don't ask opinions in real life, just announce your baby as eg. "Robert" . Trust me

Love Jamie and Penelope

Mason - I like it, although MN opinion seems to be that it's downmarket
Harry - OK as nickname for Henry
Jacob - like
Ethan - like
Jack - don't like
Robert - like
Oliver (Ollie) - OK
Jamie - OK as nickname for James
George - like

Grace - like
Penelope (Penny) - like
Lois - frumpy
Isla - faddy and insipid
Aria - like, pretty and quirky
Erin - no
Daisy - like
Evie - OK but extremely popular

I like George and Penelope

My top tip is to choose a name you really love, popular or not.

You'll inevitably narrow your list down in time, and you'll know for sure shortly after meeting him or her.

As for your list, they are all perfectly nice names apart from Mason, which I hate, and Daisy which is twee & toddlerish. As an adult woman I would hate to be called Daisy.

My favourite three:

Harry
Jacob
Robert

Penelope (Penny)
Lois
Erin

George, Grace, Isla and Evie are bland nowadays, IMO. I think Aria will seem dated in the future. Don't like Mason or Ethan.

I really like Erin for a girl
Jacob from your boys list

They are all so popular they are quite bland to my ears I'm afraid. Robert and Penelope are probably my favourites at a push.

Mason - absolutely no
Harry - ok, should be Henry or Harold on birth cert.
Jacob - nice
Ethan - no, I just hear 'ether'
Jack - ok, should he John or Jonathan on bc
Robert - nice
Oliver (Ollie) - lovely
Jamie - nice, if short for James
George - lovely

Grace - lovely
Penelope (Penny) - lovely
Lois - nice
Isla - nice
Aria - no
Erin - ok
Daisy - ok
Evie - ok

My favourites are Oliver and Penelope.

I hear you! Don't stress though. When DD was born she didn't look like any of the names on our shortlist, so spent the first week without a name while we tried different ones on for size!

I like all the names on your list - not very helpful I know!

The only one I wouldn’t go for is Evie, I love this name but there are so many Eve/Eva/Evie/Ava’s around at the moment. I have friends with kids with some of these names and me and DP always forget which is which.

I also always loved baby names and spdnt ages picking the names of my 2 boys. They are all great names. Try saying them aloud with your surname. See what goes best. My faves are:
Harry and Oliver
Lois and Aria

Mason - not massively keen. Love Morgan which seems similar?
Harry - really like it
Jacob - really like it. And love Jake as nn
Ethan - not keen but it's ok.
Jack - really like it
Robert - not keen. Sounds very dated to me.
Oliver (Ollie) - indifferent as I just know so, so many
Jamie - like it
George - like it

Grace - love it
Penelope (Penny) - dislike this. Not sure why.
Lois - not keen, especially as I taught one who pronounced it Loyss (Welsh and/or Nigerian pronunciation, I believe)
Isla - like it
Aria - love it
Erin - really like it
Daisy - it's ok but not overly keen
Evie - quite like it. Would use Evelyn or Evangeline on bc

I'm torn on the boys - Harry is probably my favourite.
I'd go with Aria Grace for a girl.

Sorry OP, got carried away there, one baby, not two ! 😄

Sorry, typo - I mean 'blend into the crowd' type of names. A Freudian slip perhaps since Isla is used in the royal family!

I love Harry, Jack, and George. Harry and Jack are especially popular but this really doesn't worry me with such great names. Robert is also very usable - a solid classic. I like Oliver but nn Ollie puts me off. I dislike Mason, Jacob and Ethan. Mason and Ethan feel trendy in a negative way.

I love Penelope, Daisy and Grace, and I like Evie and Erin. Lois feels dated to me but it could grow on me. Isla and Aria just seem super trendy and blend into the crown names.

Jamie and Isla are lovely, and go very well together.

I love harry for a boy !

Penny for a girl !

Oliver & George
Isla & Evie

Lovely names 😊

It's a big decision isn't it ?!
I like most of the list. The only ones I'm not keen on are Mason, Robert and Aria.

If you find lots of names you like but can't decide , try a couple of things. Write them down with the surname to see how they look, make sure initials don't spell anything offensive lol, try shouting it out like you would in a park and see how you feel about it ! You'll be saying it A LOT.

I like all of these names but they’re very popular!
My favourites are Harry, Oliver, Lois and Daisy. I really do like them all though!

Pick something that makes you smile when you say it. You're going to be saying it a lot!

And don't tell ANYONE what you choose BEFORE baby is born because they all have a bloody opinion.

And congrats