Emily and Emma

[Gentlerose30]

Hi all just wondering what your thoughts are on naming a baby Emily if she will have a cousin she sees a lot, but 10 years older, called Emma? Is this too close or acceptable?! Thanks!

It's fine my mum is called emma and my fave baby name is emily/emilie lovely name epscially to us 20-30 age range

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Actually @Mally2020, it's quite interesting; if you look at the stats, overall Emily is somewhere top ten (top 20?) but not that high. If you look at babies born to mums 35+ it is number 3. So significantly more popular among the age 35+ mums! Or is that what you meant?

Sorry, was that a bit too geeky 🤓😂? I just love stats is all!!

Emily and Amelie sound very similar. Lots of Amelie's around here at the moment. Not that it's necessarily an issue but the sound of the names is so close that if you put them together they are very popular, more than one in every class in my DC school. Depends if that bothers you.

Completely fine I think

Amelie and also Amelia / Emilia. Yes, taken all together those names are extremely common I think.

It doesn't have to be an issue though. Popularity doesn't bother everyone. Doesn't especially bother me if I absolutely LOVE a name.

No problem, lovely names.

On the original question though, we have a Laura and a Lauren in my family, two of about 20 cousins. It has been fine.