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We both like the name James. I find it so handsome and classic but maybe underused for babies now a days and more of a middle spot?

Do you think it's too boring or would you be surprised to hear a baby James? Any other alternative short suggestions?

For girls, we like short names, again, that is probably less used. We like Lara and Mae so far. Just putting feelers out for any similar suggestions?

I dont know any baby James' so its maybe not that well used

Luke is in the 80's of top 100 so not too common. Other one syllable names could be John or Jude.

For girls there is Faye, Tara, Hannah

Oh I love Faye as a suggestion - thank you. I think Jude is becoming a little too trendy for us but John is great. Luke is a little too of our era to love as we grew up with too many annoying Luke's 🤣

I wouldn't be surprised to meet a baby James at all.
James is still widely used as a first name.However while it's popular it's not faddy. You should definitely go for it.

Short girl. name ideas
Tess
Faye.
Belle
Eden
Clare
Jane
Liza
Tia.
Beth
Kate
Lois
Cora.
Coco

James is the most classic name there is!
Perfect choice and not too overused

Rafe
Miles

Flora
Fleur
June
Ada
Iris
Ivy
Orla

John
Quinn
Mark

I love Ivy its a lovely shirt name or Belle.

Jack is short and nice or how about Jimmy

I know lots of James - 4 in DS year at school
Lots of Lara’s as well

What about Tara or Clara,

I've always loved the name Adam, short and sweet and hardly used any more. My daughter is called June. I love it. Don't think she'll ever have a contemporary with the same name. James is lovely too. Other short name classics;

Sam(uel)
Josh(ua)
Seth
Enid
Joy
Olive
Tess
Rose

James is a lovely name. Lovely! Are you after one syllable names only? Lee is a name I really like but I don't think of it as 'like James'. Ross sort of is though.

This might be interesting to you: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/babynamesenglandandwalestop100babynameshistoricaldata

James
George
Jake
Max
Nash
Seth

Jade
Nancy
Cara
Thea

@Iwalkinmyclothing I think one or two would be ideal as I'm not keen on shortening names particularly. Thank you for that.

Pearl
Maude
May
Ann
Bea

James is fairly common where I live. I hear it a lot.

I love John and haven't met a little one before iirc...

This may be regional obviously!

You have good taste! I have a Lara, so I love the name ( there have never been any other Laras in her school) and my son’s middle name is James!

John is a good suggestion

James is really popular. I think James and George are two of the most used baby names for boys in recent years? Both very classic though. I am not keen on John, personally.

James v popular here.
3 in my daughter's school year... 4 / 5 year olds.
lovely name though.
what about Adam

No other names are really jumping out at me yet. I don't know any baby James' but I grew up in classrooms full of them. It really is such a classic.

I think perhaps it's something slightly more less used we're looking for 🤔 if this has helped me with anything, it's helped with that. I like Miles, Rafe, Seth, Tess, Lois and Faye!

Do you like Saul? Joel?

Keir?

I like Saul and Kier maybe to political right now?)

I like James. Lara is OK. Not Mae. May is nice.
Guy?
I like John too.

Mary?
Anna?
Jane?

Love James, it’s my absolute favourite boys name. It’s classic and you always come across the occasional one but there are t loads of little ones named James.

For a girl short names I love are Eve and Joy

James is lovely. Lots of my generation but not a lot around now.

Prefer Clara to Lara and maybe Madeleine nn May.

Other suggestions are Max, Blair, Anna and Jane