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'normal' names that just don't appear on the baby name lists for some reason?

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Whippetmama · 26/08/2023 13:56

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect name, any help would be appreciated! I've noticed during my online search that there are gaps in the obvious names lists and I'm sure this little girl's name is a really obvious name that I just haven't seen on a list, could you guys suggest some obvious names that you don't often see on the "top 100" lists? For example I've been through about 20,000 names and Danielle, Felicity, Jill etc didn't show up on any of them. I'm not a fan of these names but it feels like I'm just missing an obvious one because I have immense baby brain and all names have flown away! Thanks! X

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WarmButteryCrumpets · 26/08/2023 14:20

Theoldcuriosityshop · 26/08/2023 14:04

We have a Louisa, she is only one in the school for 10 years, so a lovely name but rarely heard. Apparently out of 10,000 girls only 1 would be called Louisa.

Weirdly I know three Louisas! All mid 30s ish

SuperiorM · 26/08/2023 14:14

Anything from the 60s/70s era:
Deborah/Debra
Alison
Karen
Sharon
Tracy/Tracey
Lynn/Lynne
Susan
Julie
Slightly more 50s names:
Jane
Sarah
Christine
Maureen
Sheila
Angela
Janet/Janice

I think Susan is nice, Jane and Sarah ok but a bit too boring. Angela and Lynne ok. I’d happily not encounter the others again 😂

How about Louise, Rachel, Rebecca or Elaine?

PresentPrincess1 · 26/08/2023 14:14

Felicity is a lovely name. It is in the top 200, in England and Wales. It's ranked 123rd at the moment.

I like Verity, Helen, Miranda, Sally, Judy, Trudy, Megan, Dulcie, Melissa.

Dighi · 26/08/2023 14:12

Basically all the names from my primary school (1970s) so we a gazillion of the following, and yet I’ve not come across any current kids with these names:
rebecca
juliette
lisa/elizabeth
victoria
emma/emily
louise
claire
helen
Sarah

SquigglePigs · 26/08/2023 14:11

Sarah
Katrina
Louise
Louisa
Samantha
Heather
Victoria
Alannah
Katherine/Kathryn
Hannah
Antonia
Antonietta
Teresa
Martha
Asha
Tara
Tabitha
Saskia

MrsJellybee · 26/08/2023 14:07

Theoldcuriosityshop · 26/08/2023 14:04

We have a Louisa, she is only one in the school for 10 years, so a lovely name but rarely heard. Apparently out of 10,000 girls only 1 would be called Louisa.

It’s a lovely name. My sibling is a Louisa. Named after our great grandmother. Only met one other in my whole life.

Neverseenbefore · 26/08/2023 14:06

If you look at 50s and 60s names…
Diane
Julie
Alison
Susan
Samantha
Amanda
Marion
Belinda
Sarah
Helen
Annette
Judy
Carol

MrsJellybee · 26/08/2023 14:05

I love Jane.

It’s my daughter’s middle name, but I would love to see it come back as a first name. In fact, it’s so ordinary it’s practically avant garde.

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Whippetmama · 26/08/2023 14:04

Neverseenbefore · 26/08/2023 14:01

I suppose Danielle and Jill in particular are names of another decade and a bit dated now. Felicity I suspect is on the way up.

I think this is the problem, I'm showing my age by being like hey where are all the names I grew up with so I've tried googling old fashioned, vintage, common etc but none have produced the desired result x

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Theoldcuriosityshop · 26/08/2023 14:04

We have a Louisa, she is only one in the school for 10 years, so a lovely name but rarely heard. Apparently out of 10,000 girls only 1 would be called Louisa.

ciakace · 26/08/2023 14:03

Victoria, Evie, Michelle, Rachelle, Margot

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Whippetmama · 26/08/2023 14:03

DisforDarkChocolate · 26/08/2023 14:02

Sally, I love this name, for some reason it makes me smile.

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Yes I love Sally but my husband doesn't unfortunately!

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DisforDarkChocolate · 26/08/2023 14:02

Sally, I love this name, for some reason it makes me smile.

Neverseenbefore · 26/08/2023 14:01

I suppose Danielle and Jill in particular are names of another decade and a bit dated now. Felicity I suspect is on the way up.

KiraDanvers · 26/08/2023 14:00

Watch a tv show or film made in the 1970s. You’ll see in the credits lots of ordinary names no longer used.

vincettenoir · 26/08/2023 13:58

Sue

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