What are the most overused baby names you know at the moment?

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Trying to decide on a name for DC2 at the moment and would like something that won't seem "dated" in so many years to come.

There's a few names I keep hearing pop up at baby groups etc that feel a bit "faddy" and "of the moment" and would like to avoid that if possible. Hoping to avoid a name that becomes the Tracey, Sharon, David or Gary etc of this generation.

I've noticed a lot of names hyphenated with Rose, (which is an absolutely beautiful name) but kind of has the shine taken off it when its so overused in various combinations.

What names make you think "oh, not another one!?"

Definitely Evie, Ava and Isla.
Aria is becoming over popular too.

Amelia/Amelie, Ella, Darcy, Isabella
Oliver, Freddie, Jack, Max

Harry
Amelia

Quite a lot of Siennas and Imogens too.
Sienna
Imogen
Freya
Isla

Theo
Felix

Noah, Archie, Arlo, Oscar.
Evie, Isla, Amelie.

My Lily is 15, I remember being told it was a really unusual choice!! Lots of comments about it being really different 😂
I don’t know any older than her other than the older generation.
My younger two have appeared on this list a lot. Trouble is, I have a very unimaginative husband who vetoed anything a little bit unusual.

Oliver
Emily/Amelia
Sophie/Sophia
Katie
Isabel/Isabella
Fionn/Finn
Mia
Ava
Jack
Isla
Daniel

Interestingly, I don't seem to know Lily's or Archie's but I think I actually don't register them when I hear them.

For many/most of these names, I literally glaze over and instantly forget what the child's name is. I realise that is awful but it is not intentional. It is comparable to hearing on the hour newscasts on sky news. After the first one or two, I just tune out or don't register it.

Names I keep hearing in baby groups/classes...

Ava
Orla/Ola
Elsa
Isla

Leo
Hugo
Harry
Stanley

I seem to hear Alexander all the time for boys as Henry and Harrison. Then, as others have said, Lily, Evie, Isabelle/a and Amelia for girls.

Gosh yes I forgot Alex. A lovely name thirty years ago when it was not used by every fifth boy.

Every kid born to my peer group seems to be called Amelia or Evie/Ella-May. Harry and Leo seem to be super popular too.

Alex, Tom, Oliver, Harry, Finn, Theo ...

Ellie. Evie, Amelie, Olivia, Lily, Mia....

Are all very (too) common in our area imo

We're in Germany. Currently common names for German children (quite a few of our friends are international [multinational? Idk) couples or expats, so may not be 100% representative for Germany):

Ben(!!!), Elias, Anton, Emil, Noah, Paul, Alexander, Emma, Mia, Sophia, Helena, Lotta, Anna, Hannah.

My Theo is 17. It raised a few eyebrows when we named him, funny how things change.

Oliver
Ava/Eva
Leo
River

Alfie, Isaac, Reuben

Also Finley and Freddie.

Went to a toddler soft play group today and there was a mum with boys called Forest and Hunter. At one point she actuated shouted "Run Forest" :)

Harry
Alfie
Archie
Finn
Charlie
Oliver/Ollie
Leo

Evie
Grace
Ella/ie
Lilly
Olivia
Sophie
Genevieve

Fulltimemummy85 Yes, god forbid anyone tries to be a bit different 🙄

Loving the fact that a PP thinks Noah's going to date! It's lasted a good few thousand years so far. (And no I don't have one!)

Round here it's Eve/Eva/Evie/Ava, Freya, Isobel/Isabelle/Isabella Noah, Oscar, Henry, William, George. (all of which I like). A name does not make someone boring. A rose is a rose by any other name as the saying goes.

Rose and Grace as middle names. Boring.

My DDs middle name is Rose after my grandma who died the day after she was born! I was bloody gutted when I realised every other girl also has the same middle name!

Here it's Avah, Amelia, Olivia
Tom, Thomas, Tommy, teddy, noah

Noah has been around for ever as has Ava, Isabel etc. I think the PP meant Noah has become a very fashionable name which means it will be easy to date the adult Noah’s age.

My daughter has what might be classed as a boring old fashioned name, but it never experienced a revival and became trendy. It has been in the top 100 names for years and years. I think that is the difference between a name that has been around forever versus a name that is fashionable. Though of course that is just my interpretation.

Harry
Charlie
Oliver
Ethan
Leo

Lacey