Uncommon but 'normal' names

[RiceorChips]

Sorry, I couldn't think of a better title (not sure uncommon or normal are the right words?!).

Anyway, linked to another thread about unusual names not being that unusual as we all have the same ideas - got me thinking of names that are unusual in that they are not that common /popular at the moment but are names that are 'normal', not faddy, not frilly, not made up, etc.

For example:
Erica
Nicole
Natalie

Justin
Gareth
Neil

To me these are all relatively nice names but I can't ever remember seeing them mentioned on MN (whether in a positive or negative vein) nor know of hardly any in RL.

Just wondered if you can think of other names that might fall into this category?

I always liked Natasha.

Samantha
Jessica
Jennifer

Robert
Nathan
Ian

I was thinking about this today, you don't meet very many baby Richards at the moment.

Diana
Miles
Graeme
Keith

My name Gaynor is normal but uncommon. Can never get the usual personalised tat items like mugs, pens etc with my name on it. It's not frilly either.

Jonathan is unusual these days.

Michael, Robert, Richard, Stephen, Simon

Sarah, Laura, Hannah, Claire, Rebecca

Nicholas. David. Dominic. Andrew.
Suzanna. Joanna. Jane. Tessa

Sorry Foof, but don't think Jessica counts. I know lots under 10.

I thought the same about Jessica. Falling over them in every playground.

Simone
Nadia
Naomi
Rachel

Josephine
Louisa
Susannah
Helena

Luke seems quite unusual at the moment. Lukas and Luca are 10 a penny, but Luke seems to be fairly uncommon.

Emma is another name I haven't heard recently.

Simon. Mark. Julian. Adrian. Darius.

Simone. Elise. Rosemary. Catriona. Cassandra.

I think some of those mentioned are perhaps not heard of much these days as they are from a certain generation and would seem dated (but not cool, granny chic dated!). For example, I went to school (in the 80's) with lots of Richards, Stevens, Claires and Sarah's.

However, names like Natasha, Simone, Dominic and Jonathan (as mentioned above) to me are not generational and are all lovely names yet rarely heard of.
It is these sorts of names I was referring to.

Another couple which I really like are Anthony and Christian.

Ann, Diana, Caroline, Alison, Karen, Tanya, Carol, Rosemary.
Roger, Harold, Frank, Vincent, Marcus, Tony, Roald, Christopher.

Rebecca, Deborah, Christine, Joanne, Karen, Jane.
Paul, Michael, Jonathan, Anthony, David, Mark.

I went to school with a few of each of these, all decent names but I've never heard of babies being given any of these names for years.

I have a Jonathan. We do meet a few but not many others.

I have an Erica and she is now 10 and we are yet to meet another!! She is unique in many ways lol x

Alan
Gavin
Charles

Christina
Julia
Gail

Patrick

Laura

Susan

Gregory

Angela
Dawn
Avril
Joy
Martina
Marion
Anna

Mark
Roderick
Colin

Emma beautiful name but you never meet a baby called Emma

Victoria (You may not like Vicky but Tori is a nice nickname)

Edward is gorgeous in my opinion

Anna (everyone I know called Anna has been an amazing person)

Vanessa

Laura,
Louisa
Mary
Rose (as a firstname)
Theresa
Alison
Ruth
Tamsin
Catherine
Naomi
Fiona

Hmm, well, to out myself, my name is Davina - recognised but unused. I like my name and have only ever met one other - who was in my class at school! (Following on from the other thread as well.)

Cedric
Chad
Aidan

Dinah
Ingrid
Lindsay
Berenice
Celia