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Baby names

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Original poster

Names that are nice but ordinary

30 replies

Ifyoudid · 23/07/2022 22:05

I’m thinking of names like James, Sarah and so on - can I have your input?

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AmandaMirandaPanda · 03/08/2022 13:37

I really like James. Others I'd put in the same category, for boys: Adam, Alexander, Benjamin, Daniel, George, Henry, Louis, Luke, Thomas, William. Classic but less popular at the moment: Andrew, Charles, Christian, David, Edward, Eric, Hugh, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Martin, Matthew, Mark, Michael, Nicholas, Richard, Robert, Paul, Peter.

For girls: Alexandra, Alice, Anna, Catherine/Katharine, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Emily, Louisa/Louise, Lucy, Rose. Classic but less popular right now: Ann(e), Barbara, Caroline, Helen(a), Jane, Margaret, Mary, Martha, Patricia, Rachel, Rebecca, Susan(nah), Victoria.

Titsflyingsouth · 02/08/2022 20:16

Anna/ Annie
Mary

Alexander
Tom
Sam

PleaseYourselfandEatTheCrusts · 28/07/2022 23:27

Ava
Ella
Evie
Isabelle
Chloe
Olivia
Sophie
Jack
Joseph
Emma

Luxa · 27/07/2022 00:22

Natalie
Rosemary
Louisa
Juliet
Victoria
Jennifer
Rebecca
Melissa
Nicole
Rachel
Christina
Julia

Mark
Richard
David
Philip
Alistair
Peter
Christopher
Daniel
Andrew
Timothy
Michael
Thomas

blameitonthecaffeine · 26/07/2022 23:20

A lot of these list seems to be 90s/00s ordinary or timeless ordinary. Ordinary right now, I would say is:

Amelia, Amelie, Annabel, Alice, Ava, Bella, Charlotte, Chloe, Daisy, Darcey, Ella, Ellie, Eva, Evie, Elodie, Edie, Elsie, Freya, Grace, Gracie, Holly, Isla, Isabella, Lily, Layla, Lottie, Matilda, Millie, Mia, Maia, Olivia, Poppy, Phoebe, Ruby, Rosie, Sophie, Sophia, Scarlett, Willow

Alex, Archie, Alfie, Arthur, Ben, Charlie, Ethan, Edward, Freddie, George, Harry, Henry, James, Jack, Joseph, Lewis, Leo, Max, Oliver, Oscar, Samuel, Thomas, Theo, William, Zach

Mumofgirls2017 · 25/07/2022 08:40

Love James

john
edward
george
alexander
joseph
henry
harry
christopher

anna
alice
julia
maria
eva
eleanor
clara
rose
lucy

Theoldwoman · 24/07/2022 11:50

Kate
Clare
Eve
Frances
Katharine

Samuel
Peter
Evan
Trent
Will

ariesalien · 24/07/2022 11:49

George
James
Joseph

Alice
Ruby

pinklavenders · 24/07/2022 11:21

Do you mean 'ordinary' as widely used NOW?

Or names that used to be popular?

Or names that are always fairly popular?

Confusedteatowel · 23/07/2022 23:23

Evelyn
Ava

Happymum12345 · 23/07/2022 23:22

Alice
Polly
Rose
Jessica
Annie

Peter
James
Leonard
Arthur
Gabriel

KylieCharlene · 23/07/2022 23:22

Charlotte
Olivia
Jessica
Sophia

Lewis
Max
Leo
Samuel

Mrsfussypants1 · 23/07/2022 23:21

Mostly the top baby names of the moment, they'll be the hannahs, Jessica's and Sarahs of tomorrow.
Ava
Freya
Isla
Mia
Poppy
Rose
Harriet
Georgina
Heidi
Oliver
Noah
Joseph
Freddie
Issac/Zak
Lucas
These seem to be the most nice, but ordinary names I know school, Work, friends and family. In dgds (6) year there are 4 avas and 3 Freyas, lovely names but anything overused becomes ordinary.

ANewNameANewDay · 23/07/2022 23:16

Edward
George
Benjamin
Daniel

Olivia
Alice
Jessica
Bethany

QueenJulian · 23/07/2022 23:03

James
Alexander
Edward

Jane
Anna
Victoria
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Maria
Grace
Alice
Sarah
Chloe

PersonaNonGarter · 23/07/2022 22:54

Emma
Mary
Anne
Anna
Joanna
Emily
Sally
Jake
Jonathan
Robert
Christopher
Nicholas
Simon
Sam

fatlazycow · 23/07/2022 22:54

The thing is a baby Jane or Sarah would be fairly unusual and likely to be the only one in their class or school nowadays

knackeredagain · 23/07/2022 22:52

Sarah
Laura
Claire
Helen

Matthew
Daniel
Luke
Simon

Bimblybomeyelash · 23/07/2022 22:50

Hannah

daniel

isthatwhatyoureallywanted · 23/07/2022 22:43

Laura
Hannah
Sophie
Lucy
Jessica
Emma
Emily
Anna

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 23/07/2022 22:33

Hannah.
Lucy
Kate
Emma
Megan
Olivia
Faye
Chloe
Molly
Erin

Alexander
Joseph
Peter
Philip
Daniel
Andrew
Gabriel
Francis
William
Kevin
Connor
Christopher
Alan
Richard

LocalHobo · 23/07/2022 22:10

Lucy
Charlotte
Claire
Jane

onepieceoflollipop · 23/07/2022 22:08

Paul
Matthew
Chloe
Hannah
Lauren
Laura
Ruth
Esther
Julia
Daniel

Yika · 23/07/2022 22:08

Nicholas
Peter
Rachel
Emily

Lottsbiffandsmudge · 23/07/2022 22:07

Matthew
Luke
Daniel
Emma
Emily
Anne

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