Old fashioned or classic names

[izzybizzybuzzybees]

Hi. I am looking for a classic name, I would prefer one that is not so common at the moment but not overly out there!

Our daughter has a name that is in the top 5 and I don't want to do that again. I hadn't realised quite how popular her name was at the time!

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Psst - this thread is a little old. If you’re looking for old-fashioned baby names, these ones are due a comeback. MNHQ

Jane
Lara
Verity
Althea
Anne

Constance
Mary
Eleonor/a

Victoria
Laura
Sarah
Alice
Joanna
Amy
Catherine

Anne
Elizabeth
Grace
Rebecca
Mary
Alice
Jane
Claire (I bet you know at least five Claires but all over 30)
Helen
Sarah (see above re Claire)

Harriet, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Evelyn, Eliza, Libby, Florence, Matilda - all outside of the top 50.

Pamela
Sally
Susan
Louisa
Ruth
Eve or Eva
Margaret or Marguerite
Thomasina
Alicia
Abigail
Amanda
Rosemary
Veronica
Victoria
Verena
Serena
Charlotte
Caroline
Alberta
Rosanna
Valerie
Catherine though might be too popular now with Kate middleton
Philippa ditto
Hermione
Hebe
Antonia Antoinette
Leonie
Elizabeth or Beth
Josephine
Rebecca
Diana

Alexandra
Alicia
Felicity
Hope
Louisa
Margarita
Miriam
Serena
Tamsin

It is worth checking the ONS list - gives ALL baby names used in a particular year. If you're after something less common, have a look outside the top 100 or even top 250.

That's what we were after - a name people could spell and would recognise, not too 'out there' but one that wasn't popular so that she wouldn't end up with 4 others in her class at school (like me!) We settled on Ruth. Also considered Sarah as it is nice but not popular for babies.

Iris
Ivy
Mae
Persephone
Cecelia
Betty
Elodie
Elsa
Violet
Fern
Florence

What is your dd's name just to get a feel of what your taste is? !

Sadie
Beatrice
Kitty
Violet
Viola
Betty
Betsy
Hebe
Cora
Edie
Beth
Ivy
Molly

Thank you everyone. Our daughter is called Emily. We won't be finding out the babys sex so need boy names too! It seems girls are easier than boys by all your lists?

Yes girls names are easier. I'm expecting dc3 in may (don't know the sex), I have 2 girls already, both of which I've included in my list in my previous post!

Boys names I like are

Griffin (Griff)
Seth

Dh likes
Gil
Gabe

Hmmmm we've hit a bit of a wall with boys names.

Alexander
Richard
Sebastian
Edward
Alistair
Philip
Robert

for boys my favourites are Fabian and Raphael (Rafe)..........can you guess my boys names?

William
James
Zachary
Frederick
Isaac
Peter
Luke
Thomas
David
Matthew
George
Henry
Christopher

I have a friend with a daughter Tullia. Tully for short. Easy to spell but unusual. She's the only one in her school. Downside people sometimes mistakenly pronounce it like Julia. Or think its Tallulah.

Arthur
alburt
allen
peter
miles

Simon
jason

Yves for a boy pn eves

Edward, or Edvard
Sean
Anna
Aurbury
Grainne

Philip
Gregory
Martin
Simon

Tobias and Toby
Timothy
Laurence
Isaac
Ezra
Jacob
Ezekiel
Adam
Anthony
Charles

Daniel
Graeme graham
Douglas
Michael
Timothy
Gareth
Adam
Andrew
Paul
Richard
Nicholas
Alan
Stephen steven

Thanks! So far I love Alice and Violet. No boys names jumping out at me though!