Baby names you would /would have used if they weren't so common

[babydisney]

I have names I would use but they are far too common. But still love them, what are yours?

Boys:
Charlie
Oliver (common in my family

Girls:
Louisa
Hollie

Arthur

Sophia (I would have wanted the old pronunciation of so-fye-a and it would have been a lifelong irritation for DD)

Isabella, Mia, Ava, Ella and Ellie. Most of the girl names I like seem to be fairly common but these are a bit too common for me, though I love them.

Noah and Oscar were both vetoed as they became far too popular by the time our son was born.

My oldest dd is an Amelia, shes 17 and I dont think it was as popular back then but I think I still would have used it either way as I chose it when I was 8.

I really love the name Albert, and would have considered it for 1 year old dd had she have been a boy, but, I dont have a lot of friends but they all seem to have an Albie in their family which put me off.

My eldest daughter is Amelia. I thought it wasn't extremely popular when I had her and now there's hundreds of them, doesn't bother me though because I think it's a beautiful name x

Lola, Zoe, CeCe, Toby, Theodore, Eric

I think Charles, Oliver and Louisa are timeless classics and wouldn't worry if they were fashionable. Fashions come and go but those are good, solid names unlike many.

Boys:
Alex/Alexander (close friend got in there first.)

Girls:
Sophie
Isla

And forgot Noah, that was on the list

Evie
Ava

Oscar

Isobel

I love the name Olivia but I could never use it- just way way too popular!
I loved the name Ava before it was super popular aswell but I’ve gone off it now that it’s so common.

Charlotte - loves it since the book, Charlottes Web and didn’t know any growing up. Now too popular.

Another vote for Oliver & Ava.

Jack for a boy. We loved it but there are just so many of all ages.

There must be tens of thousands Jacks and Olivers out there...!

Sophia and Eva

Oliver and Jack. I love both names but we have one of the most boring, common surnames so going for the top 1 or 2 names just seemed too much.

Isla, although we did use Isabella as a middle name but it is a family name.

Jack. I would definitely have used it if it hadn’t been the top boys name for what seemed like decades. I’m actually not as keen on it any more! Funnily enough, even though it was so popular for so long, I never seem to come across any Jacks.

@PoodleMoth

Lola, Zoe, CeCe, Toby, Theodore, Eric

Goodness I don’t think any of those are particularly popular! Lola maybe?

Evelyn

Isla or Freya. Love them both but there are just so many around already....and Freya is getting more and more popular where I am.

Ivy - really liked it but very popular now and so similar to other names like Ava/Evie/Eva etc

Also love love love Lily but it’s just everywhere.

I don’t have boys but I guess Noah? Lovely but again, lots of them around! Weirdly I’m not so bothered about popularity with boys names though I don’t know why!

Olivia
Sophia
Were on our list but too popular put me off.