Lily

[swancourt]

I love this name. I know it's in the top ten, but I don't meet many. There's one in my eldest daughter's school but it's hyphenated with something else.

How many do you meet?

[Bigfam]

I've got a lilly-marie

[CupidsArrows]

I love it. It's my DDS name though. It is popular but other than my own I only know one other Lily. We were between Lily and Lucy.

[mrmakerwastespaper]

I love the name Lily but it's super popular around us - there's lots of Lily's and variations there of. So I looked at other flower names (as I think they're all gorgeous) and settled on Iris in the end which suits my DD perfectly.
However- that's just me. If you love Lily then have Lily!

[JingsAndCrivens]

I know two sisters who had a stand off during their pregnancies when they both decided to call their daughter Lily. They both stuck to their guns, although I think they've made peace with each other now

I do know a lot of girls called Lily. Nice name though.

[ABitAsleep]

Jings so did the two sisters end up both calling their daughters Lily?

[septembersunshine]

I would use it if you love it. I know of one Lily in our area and my children go to two different schools. I think when people talk about popularity they often don't think about it being a regional thing. I have a Jack, obviously it's been a top 3 name for a very long time! For two years my Jack was the only Jack in the school (we live in East Anglia) but there were two Zack's and more William's, Oliver's and Harrys then you could shake a stick at. Even now there is only one other Jack. You could always have a more unusual second name. I would still pick Lily for the first name if its your gut instinct to use it and you love it!

[septembersunshine]

Plus, just looking at the top 100 names for 2015 and Lily was number 9. Apparently there were 2,965 girls named Lily that year but that's for the WHOLE country! not that bad I don't think?!

[JingsAndCrivens]

Yes Abit they both had a Lily! They don't live in the same city though so it doesn't cause too much confusion.

[TornUpPaper]

Know loads, most have the middle/hyphenated name Rose or May/Mae/Mai.

[ICanCountToOneHundred]

Lovely name, I know 9 ranging in age from 3 moths to 8 years. Some hyphenated with Rose, Mae, Grace and Haf.

[swancourt]

I much prefer Rose but hang out regularly with a little Rosie who is a friend of my DD1 and whose mum is also a good friend of mine. Think it would seem nutty to call my baby Rose in those circumstances.

[maggiethemagpie]

I didn't want to call my child a super popular name, nor a really yoonique one either. There are plenty of names in the middle ground. Lily is popular but may have passed its peak. I wouldn't use it if you don't like being a herd-follower.

[swancourt]

Each to their own maggie :) Doesn't make anybody more or less of a 'herd follower' to pick a popular or a less popular or a 'middle ground' name - they might simply be following different herds

[hopeful31yrs]

DD1 is Lily - didn't even consider checking any popular name lists prior to calling her it - it just suited her as soon as we saw her. It's paired with Eva but as a middle name after her great grandmother.