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Still No Name for Baby Girl

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KLRJ · 18/11/2025 12:32

Officially made it to two weeks with no name for baby girl and I feel beyond awful about it! Every name seems to have something about it that I don't like.

-Faye: love the name in theory, but calling her it seems awkward and clunky because of the single syllable and there being no obvious ways to make it seem affectionate

-Ruby: absolutely love it, sounds SO cute with our surname (Robson) but at #41 with 1020 girls given the name last year, it's more popular than my other children's names and I worry about her being surrounded by others with the same name

-Rosa: also love it, sounds incredibly classy and goes quite well with our surname (not as well as Ruby), but obvious nickname is Rosie which I don't like and is also very popular

Help me decide please! Also I'd love any other suggestions if anyone has any please. Had a couple of suggestions of Romilly on my last post which I thought was super cute but husband disagrees 🫠

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ArtistOfTheFloatingWorld · 19/11/2025 09:29

Pick the name you love. Don't get overly obsessed with how popular it is, it doesn't really matter.

TemuTrinny · 19/11/2025 08:51

Go for the name you love. Ruby Robson is a great name. My DD has a name with similar ranking in the list and she has gone through nursery, school and university without being in a class with the same name.

Chichichochi · 19/11/2025 08:45

Ruby Robson all the way!

Horsemadlady1234 · 19/11/2025 08:34

Rosella

olympicsrock · 19/11/2025 07:59

All lovely names. None too common .
You could just call her Faye darling/ darling Faye.

How about you flip a coin , choose a name for a day and use it , the next day use another one. Try all three and see which you like most.
It’s win win here . Or use two that you love Rosa Faye, Faye Ruby with one the middle name

Soccermom2020 · 19/11/2025 07:54

My lb is in pre school and there's only 1 Ruby I agree with the other posts it was more popular 2007/08 maybe it's a lovely name.
Also Evie is cute not 2 many either.
What about Mia
Ciara
Orla
Hope this helps it is a lot more difficult to pick out a girls name I think 2.

RoseRedorDead · 19/11/2025 07:52

What about Fionne, nickname Fay or Fi?

CelestialCandyfloss · 19/11/2025 07:40

I know a Rosa she's gorgeous and lovely and shes never called Rosie

RoxyRoo2011 · 19/11/2025 07:32

Sorry, just thought of another - Remy? Remy Robson possibly works better than Ruby or Rosa. Although, if you like Ruby go with Ruby. It’s a beautiful name and not as common as you think. I chose a name that was not at all popular when he was born and so did a million others lol. I hear it ALL the time and he’s one of two in his class.

RoxyRoo2011 · 19/11/2025 07:27

KLRJ · 18/11/2025 12:32

Officially made it to two weeks with no name for baby girl and I feel beyond awful about it! Every name seems to have something about it that I don't like.

-Faye: love the name in theory, but calling her it seems awkward and clunky because of the single syllable and there being no obvious ways to make it seem affectionate

-Ruby: absolutely love it, sounds SO cute with our surname (Robson) but at #41 with 1020 girls given the name last year, it's more popular than my other children's names and I worry about her being surrounded by others with the same name

-Rosa: also love it, sounds incredibly classy and goes quite well with our surname (not as well as Ruby), but obvious nickname is Rosie which I don't like and is also very popular

Help me decide please! Also I'd love any other suggestions if anyone has any please. Had a couple of suggestions of Romilly on my last post which I thought was super cute but husband disagrees 🫠

If you like Faye but it’s not quite right, what about Faith?
I know a Rosa and she’s always called Rosa, never Rosie.

youalright · 19/11/2025 07:23

CauliflowerCheese00 · 18/11/2025 12:37

If it helps, I haven’t come across a baby Ruby in ages!! In my world they’re all teenagers.

Same the only Ruby's I know are teens/ early 20s op Ruby is a lovely name

Umidontknow · 19/11/2025 07:21

1020 Ruby's across the whole country for that year isn't very many 😆 what ever name you give them its completely pot luck if they will meet other kids with the same name. I grew up in a small school with 4 other Emily's, it didn't bother me in the slightest. I still know loads of Emily's and again I don't even think about it. Ruby is cute but will grow with her as she gets older, you like it and it goes with you surname 🤷‍♀️

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KLRJ · 19/11/2025 07:17

Thank you so much everyone for all of your responses, it's been really helpful to hear some real world feedback on the popularity of Ruby. I think the decision fatigue, the whirlwind of life with a newborn and the post partum hormones and tiredness have had me picking apart every decision to a new extreme, so thank you all for helping me rationalise! I think she's going to be my little Ruby! 🥹

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SqB · 19/11/2025 06:30

I think they are all lovely names, but if none sound right maybe back to the drawing board. I do think Ruby Robson is cute now, not sure I’d want a betty boop/minnie mouse style name in my twenties though x

TheVoiceOfReason91 · 19/11/2025 05:26

If I remember correctly I think when both of our girls was born a name that got short listed was Ada it's an old Irish name I think but spelled the English way
Ps one daughter has an Irish name and the other a Japanese but we are both English it sounds weird to hear but we like unusual names lol another possibility was Anya

Kindnesscostsnothingtryit · 18/11/2025 23:19

Always so much traction on naming posts but all so often no replies from OP. Anyone else noticed this??

NotTonightDeidre · 18/11/2025 23:17

WonderingAboutBabies · 18/11/2025 12:34

What about Feydra/alt spelling? You could then nickname her Faye/Fae and have options of other NN's too.

Please don't do this. It will bring her lifetime of crap that comes with made up unusual names.

Ladamesansmerci · 18/11/2025 23:13

How about Rosario? I think it's beautiful. I've known two and they are British but with Latin American heritage.

Given the variety of names in the UK, even with the most popular names, you aren't like to have more than a couple in a year group. It's not like the 90's anymore, where you had a class of Charlotte, Emily, Jessica, and Hannah! If you love Ruby, go for it.

JuvenileBigfoot · 18/11/2025 23:09

My childhood best friend is a Faye. We're in our 30s now and I still think it's lovely.

Spookily her middle name is Rosa!

MummaR94 · 18/11/2025 23:05

How about Primrose? Or Rosalie?

SP2024 · 18/11/2025 22:54

Ruby is great and not that common anymore. Also love the suggestion of Tessa. It’s fiesty but still feminine

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 18/11/2025 22:47

Faye Robson is a lovely name. Why does it need to 'sound affectionate'. Surely you will show her affection by loving her everyday, not by giving her a daft nickname.

Mauvehoodie · 18/11/2025 22:29

Rosa is just beautiful. I don’t think it’s long enough for Rosie to be inevitable. Ruby is lovely too but there are 2 in my DD year at school (reception) so that would put me off a bit.

Manthide · 18/11/2025 22:25

PenguinLover24 · 18/11/2025 20:19

I voted Ruby! I only know one and she is 10 (and I used to work with kids) If you like Faye what about Fia? (Mia with an F pronunciation lol) I know someone who spelt it Fiadh and I thought it was gorgeous as soon as I read it!

Fiadh is just about the most common girl's name in Ireland atm. It was number one in 2021, my friend's granddaughter is called Fiadh.

WhatJustHappenedCelia · 18/11/2025 22:12

Absolutely go for Ruby. It’s perfect with your surname, it’s a gorgeous name and, as a teacher for many many years, I’ve only ever taught one. And she was a gorgeous little girl! Go with your heart ❤️