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

[caffeinejunkie24]

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!?"

[Greenyogagirl]

Anything ending in an ee sound or an o at the moment.
Theo
Milo
Otto
Cosmo
Coco (seriously)
Willow (a boy)
Leo
Alfie
Kenzie
Milly
Lily
Daisy
Ellie

Oh and the random last name as first name thing which makes me wonder what the girl will do if she marries someone with her name as a surname. McKenzie, Cooper, Porter etc

[user1468942365]

And Ted / Teddy

So many of those here

[Lsnowe]

Arlo

[caffeinejunkie24]

I agree that regions must vary at lot. The top 100 doesn't seem very representative of my area, I was quite surprised by a few on there

[Sophronia]

Ava
Lily
Olivia
Evie

Theo
Oscar
Charlie
Noah

[n0ne]

Isla
Norah
Ava
Sophie/Sophia
Olivia
Emma

Noah
Finn
Charlie
Theo

[MotherHeyho]

I think there is a difference between names - particularly boys' names - which have been very popular for literally hundreds of years - like Jack and William - and which are very common today, and those which have only become very popular in the last few years - like Oscar, Noah, Ezra, Finn and Theo. The latter group are the ones which are going to date; the former group, not so much.

[user1468942365]

I agree mother with the exception of George, Harry and Charlie!

[SleepFreeZone]

Isabelle around here. Lots and lots of Izzies.

[knowledgeofnone]

Caiden/kaiden/kayden there are loads of them here. Archie and William are also very common as is Flynn/Finn.

For girls Freya, Amelia and Charlotte are all very common there are quite a few Hannah's.

[Halebeke425]

South west here. Can't move for baby 'Ava's

Both DC have got loads of Olivers in there year groups, I think in year 5 it's something silly like 6 of them?!

Other names I hear a hell of a lot are Ellie/Ella/Elsie
Isla
Oscar

[ScarletLouise]

Re Henry it's very used and popular but not in a faddy 'of the moment way'- it's just a consistently strong and traditional boys name that stays in fashion through the decades. This applies to a lot of names.

[furandchandeliers]

Harper is in the top 100 though isn't it?

[Picknickers]

My sister gas a nursery school in the SW and has 4 Eleanors who are all known as Ellie.

[KERALA1]

Any Eve related name, Amelia, Isabel type names, Grace.

They are this generations Sarah, Claire and Rachel.

[helloBuddy]

Phew none of my children's names have come up!

[ISeeTheLight]

Evie
Ella

Oliver
Finn/Finley and similar

[RedDwarves]

I know a million Amelias and a million Harpers.

For boys, it's Noah.

[captainproton]

There are 5 Joshua’s in my sons class, but then it’s a classic name.

Dateable names like surnames I reckon are the Trevor/Cliffs of the future sorry any mums of Coopers etc.

Girls names ending in an -ie or -ia. And the ubiquitous Grace, Isla and Freya’s. so vanilla and always many of them.

[Sashkin]

We have a lot of Myla/Mila/Lila around here (Brixton/East Dulwich). And Ada/Ava/Eva/Evie.

For boys, I still see a lot of Olivers, Noahs and Jacks.

[RachelfromFriends]

They're all called Lily and if not they all have the middle name May / Mai! In South Wales

[Littlepond]

Where I work there are a thousand -Mae names, mostly Lacey-Mae but also Lilly-Mae, Holly-Mae, Evie-Mae, Dolly-Mae, I even know a Billie-Mae!

[shelikesemwithamoustache]

Ella (5 of them in my son’s class), oliver, fin/Finley, Evie/eva/Ava, lily

[scrivette]

George and Lucas.

[Theresomethingaboutdairy]

Austin
Ashton
Harry
Charlie
Evie/Ava
Isabella/Isobel/Isabelle
Annabelle/Annabel
Amelia