Popular baby names you're bored off...

[flowerygirl]

I swear every child under 5 I've met in the past year have been called Jack or Isla. Failing that, Josh or Isabelle.

Lovely names but so bored of them. Anyone else bored of any other names?

Emily

Not only are overused names a little dull, they also don't do their job of identifying (without additional initials or other adjectives).

Names that are overused round here include:
Jack
Charlie
Alfie
Archie
Oliver

Ellie
Sophie
Evie
Isla
Isabella

A single random Scrabble letter

I hereby name my next child...

Asrera

Lovely!

What's wrong with X or Q?

hellokitty - surely for any name to "do it's job of identifying" each human would have to have a wholly unique name?!

And our surname is distinctive enough, without saddling our children with a distinctive first name!

I've got an Evie and an Isla and I only know of one Evie and no Islas. I also have a Freya who is nearly 18, I used to see her name on here as an 'overused' name but it was quite unusual when she was born!

twofalls it doesnt bother me if i think about it properly but initially i did have a reaction to people thinking my dds name is boring as its a label attached to her when she should be taken on her own merit ie an amazing little girl. I know that is ridiculous and ive changed my mind now and am not bothered. Thank you for agreeing its a lovely name though

One of mine children's names has been mentioned above and I sort of agree. When we chose it we didn't know any at all. Both worked in a field where we came into contact with lots of children and didnt know one witb this name. We were actually worried it would lead to teasing as too uncommon but loved it and the meaning behind it.

Then we moved county and its very common.... and yet they are the only one with that name in their year and were previously the only one in the nursery.

I still love it and it fits them perfectly.

Mine children? its late and I need to remember to preview!

Popular names here are
Alex
Chloe and Sophie.
I don't find popular names boring. I like a name if I like a name and don't if I don't. I think Eve, Eva, Ella, Sophie and Emily are all beautiful.

My sons are young adults and both have names that have been mentioned but they were much less popular when they were chosen although classic names, one in particular was considered quite unusual in the early 90s.
Not sure if I should be offended at been called unimaginative and boring or if as an early adopter I am excused

I think only on MN do people worry about all this. Your little girl will not be judged by her name in real life, and it's a beautiful name anyway. Glad you have decided to stick to your guns.

FWIW I am surprised not to have seen Grace on her which is DD1s name as it has got very popular but 9 years on I still love it. And DD2 is Polly which seems to be a bit of a marmite name on here but I care not!

Nasty thread that's going to upset quite a few people.

Sorry beavington, thought you were pg. I am sure your dd suits her name perfectly and has made it her own :)

I was at a rhymetime session recently. Out of 10 toddlers there were two Alfies, two Islas and an Orla and two Isaacs.

Names go in trends. Right now it's most of the above and old lady/man names.

Back in the 70's it was Michael, Darren, Chris, Stephen, Dean, Simon or Claire, Kelly, Michelle, Sarah, Joanne. Add Louise or Jane as a middle name just like Rose or May is now.

There's nothing wrong with the names, it's just trends and nothing to worry about. Myself and my siblings have names that easily date us to late 70's/early 80's, so do DH and his siblings. I do wish that my parents could've thought a bit outside the top 10 but it's not a massive issue and doesn't bother most people.

Doesn't upset me. I've got a Samuel, mentioned on here quite a few times, and a Leo, which I'm surprised not to have seen mentioned yet, as I think it was about number 20 when he was born. We chose their names because we liked them. Actually, I had a mad bit when pregnant when I was pushing for Aloysius when my Sam was born, and I'm kind of glad that got vetoed...

In my youngest's year group
Popular names include
Girls
Darcy
Alice
Elle/ie
Florence
Lotty/charlotte
Megan
Ruby
Kitty

Boys
Sam
Adam
Henry
Freddie
Oliver
Edward

She has thank you twofalls! Polly is a cool name and grace is a lovely classic. I wouldnt say either are very common polly especially so

Amelia, Isobel (and variations of), Ellie/Ella, Sophie/Sophia

Harry, Oliver, Ben, Jack

All lovely names that I would have considered if they weren't bloody everywhere!

No - tedium is the top 10. The names I mentioned are not that popular but still "proper" names countering the "if it's not top 10 it's princess moonunit brigade" there are other options. And I'm entitled to my opinion over used names are dull and lose all their charm IMO. I have one myself. What's fascinating is why generations all pick the same names

Ruby. Three of my cousins have called their daughters this and I hear loads more

DC1 name has been mentioned frequently on this thread. He's 8 and when he was born I didn't know a single other child with his name. The name was definitely popular in England but not in Scotland. More likely to hear it up here now, though usually toddler age boys. Don't give a flying fig if people think it's boring/popular etc. I still love it and that's all that matters.

To those who think it's a bitchy thread - you just have to make sure that the next baby name short list you post on Mumsnet includes Persephone and StJohn (pronounced Sinjin apparently), and all will be well with the world.

Kerala, same applies to fashion really. Once a certain trend promoted by designers has entered enough peoples consciousness it becomes more likeable and continues to filter down to more people.

If i think about my dcs name objectively then yes she is named after her great gm but if her name hadnt already increased in popularity and entered my consciousness would i have picked it? Would i have named my dd Gertrude in honour of her great gm? Thats something for me to think about!

Wow, I haven't seen either of my dd's names here yet. Don't know whether this is a stealth boast or whether I'm just unfashionable.