What comes to mind when you hear these names

Freya - know several people with cats / dogs called Freya
Isabel - lovely, izzy cute!
Summer - oh no. Eastenders!
Iris - grannies only
Kitty - cat and can't imagine called an adult woman Kitty.
Rose - cute and lovely
Faye - Dunaway - yes
Esther - good old fashioned bible name
Jemima - puddleduck
Ralph - great name
Thomas - great name
Finlay - have to agree - fire engine!!
Peter - dont know any and if I had a boy he would be Peter!
Zachary - getting very popular
Freddie - nightmare on elm street.....
Ellis - too much like a surname
Conal - agree with tambajam sounds a bit medical, just think of the nickname potential...
Rory - in the archers! Rory the racing car
Ezra - oh dear, not at all.

Freya i like it
Isabel ditto
Summer nope
Iris unusual
Kitty not really - babyish
Rose so so
Faye no
Esther no ransom
Jemima puddleduck

Ralph not keen
Thomas tank engine
Finlay too popular
P eter no
Zachary not so bad
Freddie kruger
Ellis not really
Conal what??
Rory mcgrath
Ezra not keen

i hope i havent been too blunt

You are brave - bet you don't use any of them after this analysis but here goes:

Freya - pretty - like this one
Isabel - a bit spikey but quite nice
Summer - annoying girl on neighbours
Iris - old lady
Kitty - old fashioned - someone out of an old book?
Rose - like Kitty - prefer the name though
Faye - just don't like it
Esther - too old - and Ransom
Jemima - sounds like an over weight girl for some reason to me

Ralph - too posh
Thomas - like this dd would probably have had this name if she had been ds2
Finlay - don't really like it - don't know why
P eter - again don't like it for some reason - maybe because of Peter Rabbit - sad story
Zachary - I do like this but would probably be shortened which would put me off a little (although so would Thomas of course)
Freddie - nice name but Fred is an old man name so not sure I would go for it
Ellis - too posh again
Conal - hmm - probably not
Rory - too posh
Ezra - girls name

Hope that helps - mind you it is only you and dp that have to like it!

Freya - nice North London girl, getting more common
Isabel - sweet name, 1 in DS's class.
Summer - parents were hippies
Iris - Murdoch, nice name
Kitty - daughter of a friend. Met another the other day. Like it.
Rose - nice name. Not exciting.
Faye - Dunaway
Esther - Rantzen
Jemima - a bit snotty
Ralph - Fiennes
Thomas - classic
Finlay - fire engine
Peter - rare these days
Zachary - a few Zacs around here
Freddie - Flintoff, fine name
Ellis - like it
Conal - dear me, no. Sounds medical
Rory - red, Scottish, like it.
Ezra - Pound, don't like it.

Freya
Isabel...popular..but love Belle or Bella
Summer...trying to be cool but common
Iris..something "hard" about it crossroads 1981
Kitty..Gorgeous...fun, strong, unpretentious
Rose..OK...but Roisin, Rosario, Rosa
Faye..1970,s estate
Esther...fester..?...prefer Esme
Jemima...love it Mimi for nn

Ralph...no
Thomas...ok
Finlay...estate
P eter...ironic?
Zachary...estate
Freddie...popular but not commom..cheeky chap
Ellis...yuck
Conal...colon..(..ic irrigation)
Rory..the lion..sloaney
Ezra...nice what about Enzo?

Oh this is fun! Here goes...

Freya - boring/overdone name used by people who are actually a bit common but think they're a cut above.
Isabel - boring, boring, boring and absolutely done to death - would usually have a brotehr called Thomas.
Summer - kid off Eastenders and a bit common Iris - a sort of "Islington set/trying to be a bit bohemian" name

Kitty - Frightfully middle class and twee.
Rose - Boring done to death middle name that can often be hypenated with other names to make an extremely twee first name (i.e Millie-Rose)
Faye - bland, non-descript and old fashioned
Esther - Middle class and twee
Jemima - horrible and middle class and with a whiff of snob about it.

Ralph - Not too bad but again, a bit "Islington set"
Thomas - Boring, boring, boring, soooo boring & would sit very nicely with Isabel in the sooo boring stakes
Finlay - actually quite a nice name but very common absolutely done to death now - a name very high on the list of "Names Most Commonly Heard Shouted Out in Primark" .
Peter - very 1950s
Zachary - again, not a bad name but not these days - done to death and in the same bracket as Finley (see reference to names shouted out in Primark)
Freddie - Frightfully middle class and twee and in the same bracket as Kitty
Ellis - Not too bad
Conal - Moving swiftly on...
Rory - Yuk! In the same bracket as Kitty, Freddie and Esther
Ezra - I only know this as a Turkish girl's name. If used for a boy in the UK I would think of it as trying to be trendy and different and sounding pretty silly.

Freya - Nice, fairly popular
Isabel- as above
Summer - Eastenders but I like it
Iris - LOVE it. My nan is called this
Kitty - LOVE it
Rose - Fairly popular but I like it
Faye - Not keen, reminds me of someone from Steps
Esther - Biblical. Or Rantzen.
Jemima - That socialite Jemima Khan, but I like it

Ralph - That dippy one from the Simpsons, but I LOVE it
Thomas - Ok, fairly popular
Finlay - Not keen
P eter - Bit boring
Zachary - Ok, it always makes me think it's an American name, not sure why
Freddie - Ok
Ellis - Like it, my best friend has one
Conal - Not keen
Rory - LOVE it, my new fave boys name
Ezra - Biblical/Jewish but ok

Freya=a bit common (as in used a lot)
Isabel= the same
Summer= pretty, unimaginative though
Iris= Like a lot. Iris Murdoch, intelligent name
Kitty= Like it but a bit old lady.
Rose= dull, dull, dull - an unimaginative filler name
Faye= Hmm, pretty but nondescript
Esther= very strong, independent women
Jemima= puddleduck, Ok-Yah boarding school. Dim blonde in a hairband.

Ralph= currently cool - cool parents.
Thomas= See Rose
Finlay= See Thomas (Celtic filler)
Peter= 1950's. Nervous 1st child. Boring. Meh.
Zachary= Cool & individual, will prob be called Zac.
Freddie= Ugh. Child of unimaginative privately educated scaredy cats.
Ellis= Meh.
Conal= I see 'conal', I read "renal' or 'colon'; sorry
Rory= Good strong name, not too overused, not too zany
Ezra= Hmm, not sure sounds too much like Uriah, as in Heap . . .

Freya - quite middle class, blonde but sturdy and into ponies
Isabel - big blue eyes - my daughter but with a 'o'
Summer - don't like this: wannabe hippy name for somebody who wants to evoke an idea that they've travelled a lot but probably haven't been further than Ibiza (sorry)
Iris - I like this - old lady but pretty

Kitty - Jane Austen: but I don't like it
Rose - yawn / older parents and a solid, dependable daughter
Faye - don't like it - a bit more 'common' than the others you've said
Esther - I like this but I like Hester better - pretty, studious girl who will go Emo at about 12
Jemima - don't like this at all, at all - sloany.

Ralph _ I taught a lovely one but it's a dreadful name imho
Thomas - v nice - clever boy / into books
Finlay - awful
P eter - dull
Zachary - I hate this. I have taught two and they were both arrested.
Freddie - don't like it : v of the moment
Ellis - I know one and he is the most beautiful looking boy I have ever seen - I like it
Conal - hideous
Rory - tis okay - dark curly hair
Ezra - awful - geek.

Sorry - I am not usually quite so honest!

Freya - middle class child skipping tweely through the daisies
Isabel - a nice Portugese lady I know with fabulous hair
Summer - Buffy
Iris - Murdoch
Kitty - A stripper, porn star or wrestler
Rose - West
Faye - Fey
Esther - Rantzen
Jemima - Puddleduck

Ralph - the penis from Forever by Judy Blume
Thomas - my first cat (rest his dear furry soul) - also, Dylan Thomas
Finlay - baby face Finlayson from the Beano
Peter - nothing springs to mind at all
Zachary - excellent biblical name
Freddie - Frog
Ellis - Nothing
Conal - something cone-shaped
Rory - My big handsome gay cousin
Ezra - Pound

Sorry mate, you did ask...

Right, not read anyone elses replies yet so these are my very first thoughts ...

Freya - Freda, old woman.
Isabel - Pretty.
Summer - Bright, happy, carefree.
Iris - Elegant and striking
Kitty - Cute
Rose - Pretty, very simple and understated.
Faye - Faye can mean awful/ugly round these parts, so don't like.
Esther - Mmmm very middle class. Like it though.
Jemima - puddleduck

Ralph - Dh always calls vomitting 'ralphing' ewww. So sorry, don't like.
Thomas - strong, masculine.
Finlay - Meh
Peter - I really Peter, retro too
Zachary - Strong name. like it.
Freddie - mercury or that wimpy woman off eastenders
Ellis - not keen on unisex names
Conal - don't like but don't know why.
Rory - tiger Like it though
Ezra - Cool

Freya - loved it but too popular within a timeframe, 2002 onwards, ifykwim.
Isabel - pretty, classic, very popular.
Summer - quirky, I like it.
Iris - prefer Lois. Irish a bit harsh-sounding
Kitty - ok, not superkeen.
Rose - ok, bit dull. prefer Rosemary as it as more options. Romy Rosie
Faye - lovely, simple, pretty. Also like Faith.
Esther - I like it, don't love it.
Jemima - love this one.

Ralph - OK, prefer Raph, (raphael).
Thomas - ok, dull though
Finlay - like it, popular
P eter - love Peter, great choice
Zachary - love this one too
Freddie - LOve freddie.
Ellis - no. like Alice.
Conal - OK. Prefer either conor or Donal.
Rory - love this one
Ezra - no, unless you're Jewish. Ezra was a Hebrew King. Seems kinda cheeky using it if you're not Jewish. JMVHO>

Freya - Dull.
Isabel - OK.
Summer - Reminds me of a lovely, little blonde, surfy type girl who wears alot of Quicksilver.
Iris - OK.
Kitty - Dislike.
Rose - More of a middle name.
Faye - OK
Esther - OK
Jemima - OK.

Ralph - love Ralph.
Thomas - Fine, bit dull.
Finlay - I like Fin but not Finlay.
Peter - OK.
Zachary - OK
Freddie - Cute.
Ellis - Harsh, more of a surname.
Conal - Urgh.
Rory - The racing car.
Ezra - Nah.

Freya - Boring
Isabel - just too many
Summer - pretty if born in the summer!
Iris - my 8 year old dd (who is bookish, tall, skinny with glasses and v beautiful!!), and Iris Murdoch
Kitty - lovely, blonde, curly hair, dainty
Rose - lovely
Faye - OK
Esther - love this
Jemima - really cute, adn Puddleduck (nice!)

Ralph - love this
Thomas - boring
Finlay - really dislike
Peter - love this - really due a revival
Zachary - no
Freddie - sooooo many of them
Ellis - really dislike this
Conal - no
Rory - ok
Ezra - love this - this is the best one!

Freya - Like
Isabel - Like (DH vetoed )
Summer - Pretty but less convincing if you have a demon child
Iris - Too old
Kitty - Cats
Rose - Ok
Faye - Ok
Esther - Ok
Jemima - Ducks

Ralph - Penis
Thomas - Nice
Finlay - Not keen on shortening to Fin (as it will be
Peter - Not overly keen
Zachary - I like
Freddie - Like (DD at school with a nice Freddie so probably sways me )
Ellis - Nice
Conal - I always read as Colon
Rory - Racing car
Ezra - Nope

Mean to say Jemima is my favourite, she can be Jem when she's a barrister/doctor/prime minister.

"Freya - slender well mannered girl, strawberry blonde hair"

I have that Freya lol

There are 3 in Year 1 and Reception so I agree it's got very popular all of a sudden. Not in the same league as Emily or Chloe though.

Freya - predicatable
Isabel - boring
Summer - a perfectly lovely name ruined by eastenders
Iris - reminds me of my beautiful blonde icelandic friend - she is beyond gorgeous.
Kitty - predictable
Rose - dr who {not that that is bad necessarily}
Faye - meh.
Esther - madonna's kabbalah name - can't abide madonna
Jemima - puddleduck

Ralph - lord of the flies
Thomas - boring
Finlay - yuk. so common
P eter - boring
Zachary - saved by the bell, american,
Freddie - naughty boy - all freddies i know seem to be very naughty ha.
Ellis - ok, but more of a girls name
Conal - vile
Rory - nice, i like this one alot
Ezra - nope def not

Freya - getting very popular
Isabel - ditto
Summer - ditto but think Asda and hooped earings
Iris - my mum's 70 yo friend, who is a little on the large side
Kitty - Pride and Prejudice
Rose - Doctor Who
Faye - Holby City (getting a theme here)
Esther - Rantzen
Jemima - pretty, but child in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ralph - nice
Thomas - far too popular
Finlay - personally don't like it
Peter - boring
Zachary - like it
Freddie - no no no
Ellis - like it
Conal - is that a name? no
Rory
Ezra

I meant Ezra is quirky.

Freya
Isabel - a bit wet blanket type of person
Summer - erm, shell suits
Iris - part of the eye
Kitty - feisty, spirited little girl
Rose - old lady
Faye - tattooed lesbian
Esther - old lady
Jemima - sweet little girl

Ralph - makes me think of that Judy Blume book 'Forever'
Thomas - good, solid, dependable
Finlay - Hoxton cool art student
Peter - accountant
Zachary - great name.
Freddie - money
Ellis - footballer
Conal - mix of colon and anal
Rory - the car
Ezra - individual, quiry

Freya- very 90s.
Isabel- nice. Prefer sp Isobel, it's much preferable to Isabella which is pretty but yawny as there are now so many.
Summer- bit downmarket
Iris- pretty, Bodenesque,
Kitty- love this
Rose- as a first name, beautiful, as a middle name, yawny and ubiquitous (like Grace)
Faye meh.
Esther- like this
Jemima- love this....one of my favourites

Ralph- euuuw, like Miles and Keith, middle aged and frumpy
Thomas...another one????
Finlay- s'ok if you're Scottish, otherwise it's a bit shouty-in-Asda
P eter- love this, classy
Zachary- bit heavy and would always be Zac/Zak/Zach
Freddie- I imagine a man in his 40s living with his mother, fat fingers
Ellis surname
Conal not my style, but OK
Rory- like this.
Ezra

Freya - strong/ big boned woman (although, the Freya's I do know are all very cute and pretty, lol)
Isabel- pretty girly girl
Summer- hippish dressed because she is the daughter of a hippy
Iris- old lady
Kitty- feisty strong little girl, gorgeous to look at
Rose- gentle pretty little thing
Faye- blackhaired, petite,
Esther- not sure what I imagine here...but kinda like
Jemima- Beatrix Potter character

Ralph- ugly Kid
Thomas- the tank engine
Finlay- cute little boy
P eter- my dh...no beauty, lol
Zachary- cheekey little boy
Freddie- ugly old man
Ellis- to girlish
Conal- makes me think of a character Arnie Schwarzenegger might play
Rory- the racing car....but love this name
Ezra - Smurfs

Freya
Isabel
Summer
Iris - Old lady
Kitty
Rose
Faye
Esther - Old lady
Jemima

All the rest just strike me as pretty little girls names.

Ralph
Thomas
Finlay
P eter
Zachary
Freddie
Ellis
Conal
Rory
Ezra

All of these strike me as nice little boys names.