Classical names not in vogue

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Currently expecting a dd

I hate the idea of dd being one of many with her name, so any names in the top 100 are out.

I'm looking for classical names that are not currently in vogue.

Examples of names I like (but dh doesn't) are:

Dorothy
Beatrice
Rebecca

Any suggestions?

Vera. Love Vera. Still not many out there.

Enid
Marion
Josephine

I met a 1 year old Gladys at the park the other day

Some of these are more 'in vogue' that others (though not enough that I'd expect there to be loads in any one school) - Margaret, Alexandra, Penelope, Elizabeth, Helena, Eleanor (if you went for Nell not Ellie)

Katherine
Isobel
Eleanor
Elena
Anne
Anna

Took dh ages to agree on a name. It was top 10 when we chose it, and later no.1 but there are still only a couple in the whole school (3 classes per year group).

Eleanor and Isobel are uber popular.

Rebecca is very lovely and has slipped right out of fashion. Same with Josephine

I'd add Mary, Caroline, Lucy, Diana, Deborah

Victoria?

Margaret nn Meg
Winifred nn Win/Winnie

Have to say though I love all three of your names. What has your DH suggested?

Oooo I like Enid

Sarah
Ann/e
Mary
Jane
Louise? Don't know about this one, might still be a top 100.

classic or classical?
because if you're going classical, surely that's more the Pandora / Isis / Phoebe / Iphegenia types than Rebecca?

Lol tran
I've just got the radio on, and the reporter's name is Tulip. What about that? :)

Lydia
Zoe
Esther
Anne
Louise
Christina
Beatrix
Josephine
Gabrielle
Helena
Dorothy
Emmeline
Margaret
Cecilia
Marianne
Rosalind
Celia
Catherine / Katherine / Caroline

Penelope
Theodora
Dorothea
Daphne
Clementine

I would say both Beatrice and Dorothy are both having a resurgence. I know a couple of each aged from 8 down to 3.

Properly out of vogue classic names for me are:

Anne
Mary
Ruth
Caroline
Jane
Susan/Suzanne
Juliet
Julia

Beatrix or Beatrice is quite common I think - I know three

Laura? Melanie? Louise?

Is Melanie really due a revival?

Mary is supposed to be having a mini revival but I've only met one under 5 in the past 4 years.

Elizabeth - very very classic, not so popular these days. Only if you can put up with having a Lizzie or a Liz though!

I know 4 Marys under 6 but only 1 Elizabeth, 1 Sarah and 1 Jane. No Carolines, Claires, Josephines, Margarets or Susans

Charity, Gloria, Zennor.

Violet, Sally, Candice.

Susannah
Laura
Natasha
Sarah
Nathalie
Jennifer
Samantha
Diana
Caroline
Ruth
Frances
Claire
Sally
Joanna

Or if you mean more granny-chic names:

Janet
Jill
Virginia / Ginny
Vivian
Angela
Cynthia
Valerie
Agatha
Rosemary

I like Constance (connie for short)

Or how about?

Frances
Florence
Rachael

Bromwyn
Constence
Margot
Isadora
Hanora (or Hanoria)

You could have a look at the old census/family tree records for inspiration too

Barbara
Patricia
Lillian
Henrietta
Philomena
Paula
Geraldine
Gabrielle
Thomasina