Love short girls names but they're all so popular

[latenightmum]

I love Esme, Seren, Orla, Iris to name a pretty shortlist. The trouble I have is I am looking for something that isn't all over the playground. Are there any lovely short or medium names that are genuinely rare/ unusual?

All of the names you've mentioned are lovely and I wouldn't say are too popular. And even if they are it's obviously for a reason, they are all very pretty and much nicer (in my opinion) than Grace, Rose, Eve etc.

I only know one Mia?

Anna
Anouk
Blythe
Cora
Faye
Fleur
Gaia
Giselle
Greer
Honor
Ines
Ingrid
Lana
Lara
Margot
Martha
Olive
Romy
Ruth
Tess
Zelda

...Iris is lovely btw Do like Esme but due to a certain film think it's currently rocketing in popularity!

We have a very long surname that we always have to spell so sort names are a priority for us. I don't know any of te 4 you mentioned and all are really pretty.
We have just picked Cora should our second little one be a girl.

Tara
Elsa
Maeve
Mira
Dilys
Lise
Anya
Rae
Sara

Actually really like Sally

Ada, Lydia, Talia, Delia, Ros, Tess?

I'm loving Cora and Rae

Jane, Joan, Jean, Joy, Faith, Kay, Ines, Agnes, Vita, Sylvie, Romy, Maura, Lys, Léonie, Gemma, Gwen, Irma, Dulcie, Dawn, Charis, Tina, Aphra?

I was going to say Rae or Raya? Lyla?

Fleur?

Mara
Pearl
Cora
Clara
Hope
Tess
Ember
Calla
Mary
Anya
Astrid
Belle
Layla
Lark
Willow
Blythe
Carly
Jane
Joan
Juno
Jules
Noelle
Noa
Quinn
Romy
Stella
Ruth

These are the short girls names I can think of that are not hugely popular.

Lucy, Ivy, Nora?

Polly, Meg, Mae?

Jane

Just choose a name you like.

FWIW, in my DD and DS's classes none of the names mentioned in your OP occur at all.

I have a Bess. Not met another. Love Ruth, Rae, Honor, Esme and Orla as well.

How about Nia, Ada, Indra, Hope, Mae?

thank you everyone some wonderful suggestions I like Ines and Ember but I'm not sure I am bold enough to use the latter. Will keep hunting :)

Ruth
Kay

Ria, Carrie, Allie, Jeanne, Elle, Amy, Ada, Orla, Bree

Joan
Megan
Ivy
Nicole

Amy
Anna
May
June
Lara

Emer, Emma, Gayle, Isla, Mary, Marie, Ivy, Ida, Isis, Erin, Mabel, Beth, Nia, Mae, Rilla, Kim, Kaye, Rose, Pearl, June, Lynne, Kit, Dawn,

Aine, Aoife, Blanca, Rosa, Leti, Cora

Elise
Lisa
Kitty