Baby name worry driving me mad

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My daughter is 2 and when I named her I should probably have noticed her name was about to soar in popularity but was not aware of the need to look for trends in charts as opposed to just the position of the name. Her name is pronounced Isla although spelled slightly differently (for well researched reasons). It is a name I have loved for years, we are Scottish but live in England. I have just had my second dc, a boy and I think a combination of sleep deprivation, hormones and nostalgia for the whole pregnancy/naming experience is making me obsess over her name and wish we had gone for one of my other choices, which were less common (in reality, it was our favourite name at the time and my partner refused to consider alternatives). I am worried this obsession is becoming unhealthy and need someone to put it into perspective - I am just worried she might blame me in future for giving her a v popular name (or she might not care!)
Sorry for long post, would like to know if anyone else has had similar experiences or regretted a name for whatever reason.

I called my daughter Islay, and although when I called her that it was virtually unheard of (she's coming up 13..)there's a few now, I take it as a compliment really, because it's a beautiful name- but any name given with thought and love is a name indeed! I will say too, she's the only Islay/Isla in her year, even school, as far as I know, so in the scheme of things it's not tremendously popular really.... of course it should be because it's the best name in the world, (I know because I chose it ;) )

I love the name Isla! it has become more popular but still its not like you meet one every 5 minutes, and its a beautiful name. your dd is 2 now so bit late to think of changing it, would only confuse her, so would just try not to worry about it. It is a really nice name, that's why it is slightly popular. Not necessarily a huge issue

I've said this on other threads involving this name but I only ever met one Isla. She ended up keeping her own surname when she married as her DH's surname is White.

Isla White.......!

To her she said her named Isla just sounded like Isle of .... White, Dogs, Man, etc.

But it's your DD's name, you can't change it now and the chances of her marrying a Mr White or mr Man are pretty slim.

Thanks for all the comments - I wasn't actually thinking of changing her name, she is 2 and it is her name! I was just pointlessly obsessing over whether we should have called her something different. But I suppose any name is at risk of suddenly becoming super popular (except maybe something like Doris...)

Isla is a lovely name. Don't worry! I've called my DD Kate. Imagine how many of them there'll be?

Isla's a lovely name, regardless. A lot of names are popular REGIONALLY, and they are so popular THERE that they appear quite high on the nation-wide list. If you lived in Scotland, maybe it would be quite popular, but I think Isla is a regional name (I live in Wales and the only one I know is an adult).

My sister named her daughter Olivia only two years ago - obviously she hasn't started school yet, so I don't know if she'll have any problems, but my sister loves the name and has no problems with it (which is strange since she absolutely loved the name Jack for her 4yo son, but restricted it to mn status because of popularity).

My name is Holly, which is consistently popular, especially among girls born around Xmas (like me), but I've met so FEW people with my name, it's almost ridiculous. I've never had any problems with my name being popular, and I think Isla's probably the same, so you shouldn't worry.

Also, I think the naming process is a lot more personal for the first child (I know you love each child just as much, but because it's the first time it should be different), so it's fine if you choose a popular name as long as you love it.

However, it would be a bit weird if you had your 3rd child and realised you've got Jack, Isabelle and Olivia. That's a bit too much name popularity for one family.

Thanks all - meredith I would say I have met fewer Emilys than Islas, but maybe because I am looking out for the latter! And maybe it is a regional thing too. Also not met any baby Kates (although heard of a few Katies)