To ask your name? or those of people around you generally

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Or at least tell me if it's just me that when I look at the baby names boards and I'd say a good number of names I've never heard of and TBH I find some strange and wonder if it's a wind up? So I'm wondering if it's just me perhaps in my own little boring bubble?

Children (all under 12) I know are:

Girls
Lily x 4
Mia x 2
Paige x 2
Scarlett x 3
Penelope
Isabella x 2
Poppy x 2
Lydia
Evelyn
Grace
Daisy x 2
Madison
Thea
Ruby x 2

Boys:
Oliver x 2
Joshua
Noah
Zach
Charlie x 2
Isaac
Wilfred (Wilf)
Herbert (Herbie) x 2
Barney x 2
Oscar
Sam x 2
Theo x 3
Fynn / Finn x 2
Bruce
Billy
Henry x 2
George x 2

I taught a Maximilian (Max) a few years ago, which I always thought was a nice twist on a fairly common name. Mostly it's either just "Max" or "Maxwell" but I've never known a Maximilian before or since.

My DS age 2 is Theodore Rafael George. Theo for short. Our nct group babies were Theodore, Millie, Lucy, Bonnie, Zak, Harry, Rupert, and Emelia. They have since been joined by Alfie, Woodville (Woody) and Ben. His other friends include Cameron, Archie, Emily, Freddie, Ruby, Isla and his cousins are Jasper, Arran, Miles and Daniel.

Most popular are
Phoebe
Arabella
Isabella
Henry
James
Sam

Real names of real children I know:

Lauren
Paige
Zarah
Molly
Daisy
Jana
Inaaya
Ariana
Amelia
Bluebell
Tilly
Sadie
Fatima
Tanzeela
Rebecca
Jennifer
Zayneb
Raniya
Aliza
Maryum
Ruqayyah
Liza
Elizba
Ivy
Martha
Blossom
Robyn
Bella
Morgana
Ayla

Mohammed
Muhammad
Mohammad
Umar
Zachary
Zackariya
Issac
Ryan
Haris
Zain
Jack
Huw
George
Edward
Frank
Ethan
Rayyan
Riyaan
Abdul
Abdullah
Adnaan
Alex

Our children have old testatment names which never date and my siblings and I have the names of English monarchs again which tend not to date. Good choices all round.

My eldest DS (16) name hasn't come up yet although it became rather popular a year or so after he was born. DS2 (14) name has come up quite a lot but he knows no other in his school, so another one that has gained favour more recently. DS3 name has always been very popular, I've always tried to avoid top 50 names but it just stuck. DS4 (11) name is the only one I know of around here but certainly not 'unusual'. My 8 week old DS name hasn't come up either but I'm not surprised as we decided to give him a Welsh name.
My name hasn't been mentioned, I think it's rather old and dated. Having moved to and attended a secondary school in Wales my peer group was full of Teleri, Catrin, Dai, Dafydd and Geraint, not at all unusual names here but would be rather uncommon elsewhere

Babies or children I know:

Willow
Eden/Edie
Ivy
Elliot
Owen (lots)
Harvey (lots)
Madison
Lola
Poppy
Cooper
Alice
Keira
Anna
Cameron
Conor
Felicity (lots)
Samuel
Annabelle
Harrison/Harry
Kian
Lucy
Hayden/Cayden
Lily (lots)
Chloe
Amelia
Frankie
Reggie
Mason
Kaida
Bliss
Sophie
Harley
Gracie
Olivia
Rowan
Dylan
Reece
Olive
Felix
Caspar

Should note I come from a lower working class background and now live a rather middle class life hence the difference in some styles!

I'm the only Rowena that I know. My brother is the only Darrell that I know. Definitely not obvious names for children I hung around with

Babies that I know since having children, and names of children dd has been to nursery and pre school with:
Elliot (lots recently)
Alfie
Archie
Sonny (lots)
Sophie (lots)
Isla
Poppy
Lily
Hannah
Emily
Xanthe

There are also a few names that I would consider ridiculous in her pre school class although I think it might be a bit identifying to say them.

Throwaway name just for this.

My name is Michaela-Jane, known as Kaela since I was a child.

Stepdaughter (5) Isabela, DD (3 months) Clara.

DC at DSD's last birthday party (aged between baby and 10):

• Alicia
• Amelia & Emilia
• Aminah
• Ayla
• Daniel
• Dede
• Harry
• Isabella & Isobel
• Lola
• Maddie & Maddy
• Maxwell
• Mohammed
• Samuel
• Sophia
• Tommy (Thomas)
• Will (William)
• Willow

Friends' DC or British relatives include:

• Rosie and Beatrice
• Hannah and Molly
• Isaac and Jamie
• Aylan and Amy
• Ethan and Amelia
• Emily and Rachel
• Charlotte
• Liam, J (Jake) and Ty (Tyler)
• Harley and Maisey
• Ella
• Katrina
• Bella and Alfie
• Joseph
• Emily and Elodie
• Matt (Matthew), Mimi (Michelle) and Chris (Christopher)

My generation (40's)
Claire x 3
Rachel x 2
Susanna x 2
Anna
Elizabeth
Late/Katherine
Fiona
Karen
Hannah
Victoria
Emma

Kids 5 and under
Thomas
Ben
Eleanor
Freya
Sarah
George
Felicity
Oliver x 3
Isabella x 3
Harry
Alice
Sophia
Lexi x 2
Livia x 2
Charlotte

Off the top of my head. These are mine and friends DC. Some more unusual ones at preschool including a Xanthe. Obviously a bit boring around here 😆

I shall now think of Enormous Tiger and siblings as being called Mary, Henry and Ethelred.

I know two Islas, and three Ellas, but no other children with the same name.

All under three:
Ben
Sophie
Ethan
Grace
Robert
Isabelle
James
Alice

Pretty classic and dull around here!