Bad idea to choose a popular name?

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So we are due anytime now and still haven't decided on a name. All the way through this pregnancy I had Lily in my head for some reason, however as the pregnancy has gone on I've realised how popular it is and have heard of so many people using it.

So a question for you. As someone with a very uncommon name myself I don't know if having a popular name is a bad thing or not.

I certainly don't want her to be in a class with 4 other Lily's but I don't know if that's realistic anyway - since everyone seems to be choosing quite unusual names now and there's 1000s to choose from, would it be ok? Or do you know lots yourself and think it's a bad idea?

Our second favourite is Jemima (Mima for short) which is very uncommon so completely the opposite side of the spectrum!

Thanks!!

Also the celeb is an A lister so I do blame her .

@Nowayorhighway ahh that is annoying x

Lily is very popular at the school I work with.Its a lovely name about it diesmt stand out iykwim

But it doesn't

You don’t know what name your child will end up using. SIL agonised over her name choice but as soon as her DD went to school she was nicknamed Orly by the other kids because their surname is Orleman. Now she prefers Orly to her actual name. Just pick whatever name you like!

I named my daughter Freya when it was quite low on the list of popular names. I thought it's rare enough that there won't be loads of them but not uncommon enough that people won't know how to spell. Now there are Freya's everywhere! Near enough everytime I go out the house there's someone calling after a little Freya. But I still love the name and can't imagine her being called anything else!
Just go with lily (I know more little Jemimas than I do Lily's - which won't mean a jot of difference to the amount of Lily's that are going to be born in your area)

Lily's popularity has peaked while Jemima's seems to be rising.

As many other posters have said you just don’t know what names you will stumble across.

My daughter is Evelyn on her BC (top 20 name now) but goes by Effie (in the 200s I believe) however I have never met another Evelyn and there is another Effie in our small village. I was in the hairdressers the other day and she said ‘oh Effie is getting popular now isn’t it?!’ It’s not-it’s just unusual names stick with you more so when you hear multiples you remember it more. I guess what I’m trying to say is pick a name you love because you could call her ABCDE and another one crop up down the street deeming you unimaginative

I have an Isabel, despite what I read on here, she's the only one in her year and there are less than 5 in her multi entry primary school, I also have a Sam but he's never been bothered by the popularity of his name although there seem to be more younger than him than in his year

Pick a name you like.

I personally wouldn't pick a popular name. You can't move for Amelias around here. I would hate for my child to be known as Amelia 2, Amelia B etc.