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Have we chosen the safest baby names imaginable… and is that a problem?

156 replies

MumOnTheRun87 · 24/01/2026 09:14

Hi everyone,
Our little girl was born on Thursday and we still don’t have a name!! We have a shortlist but I don’t know if they are just overdone and boring or if they are just classic, timeless options. Please can we have your opinions on our list and any others you think might suit!

Charlotte
Emma
Beatrix
Naomi

Thank you x

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RosesAndHellebores · 24/01/2026 13:04

All lovely. My preference would be:

  1. Naomi
  2. Beatrix
  3. Charlotte
  4. Emma

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and your choice of good names that will never embarass her.

MamaOooh · 24/01/2026 13:04

I adore Charlotte, to me it's the perfect name, so classy and timeless. Yes it's safe and well known but no way is it overdone, especially not among small kids today. In fact I don't think I've met a single little Charlotte in any of DDs baby groups, nursery, school etc. Lottie/Lotte is adorable and isn't too 'twee' for an adult either, same with Charley.

I'd have used it for DD if it wasn't my sisters name 😁

zurigo · 24/01/2026 13:00

I know so many Charlottes I would never choose the name. It's lovely and timeless, but too common IMO. Emma is middling - I know quite a few. Beatrix - I only know one and she's not in the UK, and Naomi - again I think I only know one. Personally, I'd go with a less common name.

Stickytoffeetartt · 24/01/2026 12:58

Love Charlotte & Emma 🥰

netflixfan · 24/01/2026 12:56

All beautiful. She will thank you for fitting in.

Calliopespa · 24/01/2026 12:54

AwfullyGood · 24/01/2026 09:39

I love Charlotte, Emma and Naomi.

Beatrix is one if my least favorite names ever.

I'm the exact opposite.

Charlotte and Emma are safe and classic but underwhelming to me. Lottie is a bit clotty-lotty, harlot etc, but still absolutely non-eyebrow-raising; those are just my associations. Emma is fine. Just fine, nothing more. It's a plain vanilla name to me.

Naomi I am not a fan of and wouldn't call it boring at all. People who like it seem to love it though.

Beatrix I really like - and think it is neither safe nor boring. I love Beatrice and think it's nice to consider the more unusual Beatrix spelling. To me that's Beatrix Potter - not a bad association at all. A great woman she was!

Blorengia · 24/01/2026 12:53

I think Emma and Charlotte are lovely but they're fairly common these days. Naomi is nice, as is Beatrix.

(My husband rather liked Emma when our daughter was born 40+ years ago... but then she would have sounded like the soap Emmerdale)

Ipsevenenabibas · 24/01/2026 12:48

I think Emma is so underrated! Love it. A classic!

Cocktailsandcheese · 24/01/2026 12:46

Lovely names, although I prefer Beatrice to Beatrix. My favourite from your list is Charlotte.

Blueskiesnotgrey · 24/01/2026 12:44

I find Emma very boring and beige, sorry to all the Emmas.

Charlotte seems classic and timeless to me.

Love Beatrix and Naomi is also quite nice.

ChocoChocoLatte · 24/01/2026 12:42

I love Beatrice NN Bea.

Naomi is lovely too

InWithPeaceOutWithStress · 24/01/2026 12:24

I’m an Emma, it was a popular name growing up but seems to be less used now. I’ve always liked it and grateful to have been given a nice, pleasant name.

BaronessBomburst · 24/01/2026 12:21

Naomi is my favourite but they are all beautiful.
And congratulations!

spiderlight · 24/01/2026 12:15

All lovely names. I particularly like Charlotte and Emma. I know a lovely little Beatrice, known as Bee.

LowdermilkPark · 24/01/2026 12:15

Perfectly harmless names. I am not keen on Beatrix and Naomi (and people seem to not know how to pronounce it), as they are quite ‘ugly’ names imo, but the others are nice.

MirandaBlu · 24/01/2026 12:14

I especially love Naomi, but they're all good, solid names.

Shmee1988 · 24/01/2026 12:13

Emma is my fave. I have 2 DSs aged 13 and 6. Neither of them have had any Emmas in their year, ever. Its timeless. Very popular 30 years back and maybe overused then. Definitely not now. Also love Naomi. Congrats, OP!! X

Mumofgirls2017 · 24/01/2026 12:09

I like Beatrix best (and that is probably the least ‘boring’ if you want to use that term)

other suggestions

harriet
alice
juliet
eloise
dorothy
clara
martha
helena
lydia
eliza
isobel
tabitha

CherryPinkAppleBlossomWhite · 24/01/2026 11:44

I love Emma...I nearly chose it for DD2 but I went for Emily instead. Charlotte is nice too but as others have said there are so many of them, and I do not like Lottie at all. Emma Charlotte would be a beautiful combination.

TheChosenTwo · 24/01/2026 11:44

charlotte is too royal for my liking but it’s a pretty name.
i think they’re all fine tbh, nice solid classic names. I’m not a fan of the very unique names personally so would prefer something everyone has heard of and can spell!

NoYourNameChanged · 24/01/2026 11:40

Congratulations, best wishes to you 💐
Well, Emma and Charlotte were on my girls name list when we had DD and we chose one so clearly I don’t think they’re boring! Classic and timeless , I think. Our 4yo son’s name is far, FAR less common (have only met one other, that one in his twenties), altho still a ‘real’ name and easily recognisable and spell-able, and I do wonder sometimes whether I should’ve gone slightly less popular for our girl, but it suits her perfectly.

We also had Vivienne, Marianne, Harriet, Georgia, Eleanor, Alice and Felicity on our list, if you’re remotely interested!

Blackcountryexile · 24/01/2026 11:36

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter.
I think all your names are lovely. Easy to.spell and pronounce
Your daughter would fit in anywhere with any of those names. That matters to a lot of people.
I know a lovely primary school.aged Beatrix. I think Beatrice is lovely as well. I also know a Naomi Charlotte which I think is beautiful.

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/01/2026 11:35

I think Emma is pretty boring but the others are nice. Naomi is my favourite.

FairyGardensx · 24/01/2026 11:33

Poppy, Amy, Emma and lavender are my favourite.

WhosMadeline · 24/01/2026 11:12

All lovely. I prefer Beatrice to Beatrix though.

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