Emily Rose? Is it too common?

@Redflamingos thank you for your post. I've spent a lifetime wishing I were called Jane Smith and not the very uncommon (yet classic) first name I have. It's combined with similarly uncommon maiden and married names. Every time I have to tell someone my name I have to repeat it and spelling takes a looong time. If I Google me, there is only one result

You have just made me feel a bit better about my name - and paradoxically all of the components are far from unique iyswim.

Do you know how identify theft happens?
Thieves prefer the easiest methods to commit crimes, and common names such as "John Smith" or "Eric Johnson" are attractive because there are so many John Smiths and Eric Johnsons out there. For example, consider that credit reporting agencies have a difficult time keeping one John Smith's credit information and history separate from all the others. It's common for people with good credit to have their credit ratings sullied by people with the same name who don't manage their credit well.
When looking at a list of names in a phone book, online or anywhere else, he or she will definitely choose common names precisely because they're so hard to distinguish from each other. This makes it easier for the thief to commit fraud — and for longer periods of time. It also makes it devilishly difficult for victims and investigators to sort it all out. In addition, people with common names tend to have similar e-mail addresses. The more sophisticated identity thieves use software to generate common e-mail addresses for phishing scams. Thus, people with common names can have crimes committed in their names for a long time and never even know about them until they receive court papers or police arrest them.

I thought it inconceivable that my very dated middle name would make a comeback- until it did!

We use all three of our dd's names quite often, when she's being exasperating or has dumped stuff and run (she's 27!). Anna Victoria Maud (not that but similar genres for each name)

The full name goes into engagement announcements so becomes quite public, and is on things like degree certificates.

It's lovely and classic and if you love it then do it. If you're unsure I think Emily would also be lovely offset with a less frilly name (not meant as an insult to the name Emily as it's beautiful but couldn't think of a better word to explain!) like

Emily Kate
Emily Raye
Emily Fern
Emily maeve
Emily Niamh

Or some random thoughts...
Emily violet
Emily Georgia
Emily Meredith
Emily Madeline
Emily Serena

OP, choose whichever name you love. Our dd instead of being Emily Rose ended up being Lucy May. I think practically every girl in her class had some variation of May in their name. We chose it because it was both our grandmother's middle name. Have we ever called her by it? No.
Emily Rose is lovely ( and it was an excellent film)
If it helps I'm named after an Aussie soapstar baddie from the 70s.

Stop dramatising. That really isn't likely to happen. If it did, it won't be because of their name. Identity fraud can happen to anyone. Thieves take opportunities to clone documents and hack accounts wherever they can. Someone having a common name combination would have nothing to do with it. Anything crime related would go off DNA, rather than names. It's really not a problem.

People can change their surnames anyway, so the surname she's given at birth may not necessarily be her surname for life. Giving her an unusual middle name (for example) isn't suddenly going to make her stand out from the crowd, especially as middle names are rarely used. Day to day, she'll just be Emily Surname or, more likely, just Emily. Many people don't want to stand out because of their name anyway. There's a lot to be said for fitting in.

OP should just pick a name they love, as that's far more important than trying to create a name combination that nobody else has (pretty impossible).

One huge plus for 'common' (as in popular) name combinations - anonymity online. You'd have to know an awful lot of personal details about Emily Rose Smith (surname for example) to find the right one online, whereas someone with a 'unique' combination becomes very easy to trace on name alone.

I never understand why people use such silly reasons to try and convince people they need to pick a more unusual name, as there are positives and negatives for every scenario.

I knew my best friend for 20 years before finding out her middle name. They’re completely irrelevant except as a way to honour some part of a child’s heritage.
Why not have NO middle name? I don’t have one. Makes filling out forms slightly quicker.

If it helps, it was a really good horror film, not a low budget teen slasher one

In what way does it matter?

I’ve got 2 very popular, of their time first and middle names and have spent precisely 0% of my life wishing my parents had chosen a more unique name.

OP - it’s a lovely name. If you like it, go for it.

Me too, but I'm a horror film buff.

Rose is a lovely name but stuck as a crappy boring middle name.

Yes, me too.

It honestly doesn’t matter whether it’s popular or not. It’s a lovely name and you love it. Go for it!

If you like the name, then use it. It's pretty and timeless, very feminine.

Alternatives might be Emily Rosina or Emily Rowena.

Yes Emily-Rose is to common like Lily-May like I got…depends wether ya think it suits her, I changed my lily-may to Pepa-may 🤣🤣🤣 peppa pig came out 🫣

Unless you are going to be referring to her as “Emily Rose” rather than just Emily, then the horror film really doesn’t matter imo —because nobody apart from the individual or their family cares much about middle names (most won’t even know what your DD’s is).

Having said that, while I adore classic names, so I like both Emily and Rose (and am especially fond of Rose in the first name spot) - I do think Emily Rose could potentially cause issues if you have a very commonplace surname too (as there are likely to be hundreds of Emily Rose Smith’s for example in the country and it could cause issues at school or work etc if someone had the exact same name).

If that is the case, then I’d consider reversing it to Rose Emily or considering Emily Rosa/Rosanna - something just a little less popular. But if your surname isn’t one you encounter everywhere, then crack on with your fave- there are so many benefits to a classic name like Emily and it’s hardly the end of the world that Rose is this generations go-to middle name.

I have… but not sure why that’s relevant

Emily is a gorgeous name. Rose is such a cliché as a middle name.

Well … I have, but … it’s not like she could help it.

Ive never met an ugly Emily

No I don’t know one either. And there’s no way it’s “ common as muck” common.

Both lovely classic names- perfect combination

I have an Emilie Rose and she’s 14 now and I still love it

Gorgeous name. Effortlessly classy and timeless.

I picture a well brought up, polite girl

It’s very beautiful. I did immediately think the exorcism of… but it would be a passing thought the first time hearing her name and never again