Sigh....which are the best?

[Surf4life]

Title should probably be, which have aged the best.

DH and I have extremely different tastes in names, I don't want anything faddy / popular, he doesn't want anything 'out there' or anything that mildly seems old fashioned.

So this is the best we've got

• Caitlyn
• Megan
• Hannah
• Holly

I don't particularly love them (I do like them though), they seem a little bit dated (my sister is 20 and she knew lots of people in her age cohort with those names).

What would you choose? (also open to suggestions)

Hannah is a lovely classic name.

The others are fine but a bit dated and /or linked with particular celebrities.

I'm a Hannah (late 30's)

I disagree that it's dull and outdated. I've always liked it and was grateful that I wasn't given any of the 'faddy' names of the 80's.

I like the names on your list. I'm not a fan of the current trend for 'cutesy' names that suit a baby or someone of 90 but nowhere in between.

I like similar sorts of names. Classic that don't really date although in our case preferably on the verge of a "bit" different.

I like Megan the most and if we didn't have a family member called Megan, the name would have been on our list.

I was also going to suggest Anna, as well as Chloe and Lucy. The latter of which is on our shortlist, but I don't think we're going to use it (only because I "think" we've now decided on our favourite).

I feel Anna is a less bland version of Hannah. What about Anna Neve?

I love Tessa from your other suggestions .

I also would go for Anna rather than Hannah, possibly as a short form of something. Antonia or Juliana appeal to me.

I wouldn't chose Holly as there seem to be a lot.

I really like Megan and Holly! I think these names all work really well separately, it's only together they seem a bit dated. My DD2 has a little friend called Holly and they're only in Reception!

I also like Alix as a stand alone name, one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters.

I'm a Hannah and I'm 31. I do like my name but people will call her Han. My mum hates Han but I guess she couldnt have stopped what others have called me since school etc. 🙂

Holly

Caitlin is dated

Some of you have persuaded me that Hannah is pretty cool (and not that dated), it has grown on me much more and I love Hannah Tessa.

Another vote for Hannah. It's timeless and elegant, and can be used all over the world. The others do all sound a bit early-90s bland.

Megan has aged the best in my opinion but all names come around again...

I don't think Hannah is a classic, to me a classic has people of all generations with it as a name and I've never met one born before the 80s (or maybe the late 70s at a push). It does seem to have been consistently fairly popular since then though.

That said, I'd pick Holly from this list, though it's not a classic either!

Definitely Hannah.

It’s not a name pinpointed to any particular age group.

Holly 💕

Hannah is best out of your options.

What about other classic names that aren't so popular now, but may be coming back slowly?
Mary
Jane
Sarah/Sara
Margaret/Maggie/Meg
Catherine
Tessa is nice

No don’t choose Hannah- it’s old fashioned and dull! I know so many Hannah’s in their 20’s and early 30’s.
Anna is much nicer. Lucy is lovely and classic too (along the same lines as Kate but noted you can’t have that). Imogen is nice too.
Why can’t you go for Tessa? It’s much more unusual but classic at the same time. I would work on your husband.

I love Hannah (and Anna!)
Dd2 was very nearly Tessa so that’s a yes as well.

Other names on our list were:

Tessa
Georgia
Elizabeth
Bethan
Juliet
Florence
Anna
Alice
Martha
Sylvie
Katherine
Josephine
Juno
Veda

Hannah or Megan

Hannah or Lucy (Lucy is no more popular than Hannah I would suggest)

As for ‘Neve’ if you use it please spell it Niamh 😊 ☘️

They're very 80s. So in that vein, how about Emma?

I really love Hannah.

I like Holly best.

Julia
Aurora
Louisa
Cara
Stella
Charlotte
Phoebe
Lena
Sophia
Melissa
Clementine
Eleanor
Victoria
Amber
Serena
Emilia
Caroline
Diana
Leah
Miriam
Georgia
Jessica
Christina
Felicity
Rachel
Joanna
Gemma
Annabelle
Sarah
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Natalia