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Baby girl names

41 replies

Foreverdancing · 09/01/2025 11:08

What baby girl names do you think are overused?

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Celestialwish · 09/01/2025 16:50

Anything based upon popular TV shows, movies etc.
Danaerys, Arya, sansa (GOT), Leia, Like (Star wars). I'm expecting a lot of Glinda's and Elphies later this year.

SallyWD · 09/01/2025 16:49

In the last ten years or so, I've seen a lot of Sophies, Islas, Avas, Eva/Evies, Gracies, Ella's.

Emanwenym · 09/01/2025 16:20

Evie/Eva/Ava/Ivy/Evelyn type names
Ellie/Ella/El- type names
Lila/Isla
Mia/Sophia/Sofia type names
Lily/Lola/Layla/Lyra/Luna type names
Amelia/Emilia/Emily/Emmeline type names
Tilly/Milly type names (Ottilie/Matilda/Emilia etc)
Long vowelly names (Aurora, Aurelia, etc)

I'd like to see stronger sounding names.

Aglassaday · 09/01/2025 15:49

Also I work with kids and have noticed every mum with a DD called Felicity thinks it’s really unique but I’ve lost count of how many I’ve met😁

Aglassaday · 09/01/2025 15:48

Sofia/Sophia
Ada
Sophie
Lucy
Isabella
Lily
Matilda
Willow
Charlotte
Freya
Evelyn

most of which ones I love but are too common in my area for my liking!

Firsttimebabymummy · 09/01/2025 15:19

I work in a nursery and loads of
Ottilie
Isabella
Arabella

PivotPivotmakingmargaritas · 09/01/2025 14:04

Sophie/Sophia
Isla
Amelia
Charlie
Maeve
Lily
Ivy

Moveoverdarlin · 09/01/2025 14:04

Lily
Ruby
Sienna
Bella
Isla
Poppy

Moreteaandchocolate · 09/01/2025 14:02

Isabella / Isabel / Isabelle etc is the one I hear most often around here. There are at least a couple in any group of children I come across of any age group.

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/01/2025 14:00

Sophia
isabella
evie
ella
lily
amelia

SushiWarrior · 09/01/2025 12:25

Olivia
Ella
Amelia
Isla
Isobel/Isabella
Ava
Evie/ Eva

Also randomly I know TONS of Erin’s (ranging from babies to 8/9 year olds)

Nextyearhopes · 09/01/2025 12:19

All of the above plus anything ending in ‘ie’

Lamplighting · 09/01/2025 12:18

Yes definitely the trend for names ending in a - E.g. Isla, Mia, Freya, Ava, Amelia, Olivia

All pretty names but a very popular trend!

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 09/01/2025 11:13

Anything ending with the letter A - Ella, Bella, Isla, Isabella etc etc

ohpoowhatnow · 09/01/2025 11:11

Esme
Ava
Isla
Amelia
Olivia

Fontainebleau007 · 09/01/2025 11:09

Sophia
Isla
Isabella
Freya
Olivia