Two days to go - but which name??

[Lowrylake]

Booked in for a c-section this week and still can't decide on a name! I think we've narrowed it down to these two, but which one? It's starting to drive me insane...

Imogen
Phoebe

DH also really likes Sabrina, but I think it's too similar sounding to our daughter's name, and I prefer the other two names I think, despite their popularity.

Please help!

Imogen could well end up being shortened to Immy by lots of people , do you like Immy ?

Too many Phoebes

Team Imogen

Love Imogen 😍 have you planned on a middle name, you could use both Imogen phoebe or phoebe imogen

Imogen
It's declining in popularity too in comparison to Phoebe which is stable
Imogen feels more timeless and classic but I like both

Imogen is easier to spell!

Imogen....beautiful name. I nearly chose that for my daughter, decided on Isabelle instead. Still might use for my next one if they're a girl.

@pumpkinpie01

Imogen could well end up being shortened to Immy by lots of people , do you like Immy ?

Nope. This is my main concern with Imogen - I dislike the nicknames. Pheebs is awful too, but I love Bee as a nn.

@Priceyslefteyebrow

Too many Phoebes

Team Imogen

Do you think so? I only know of one little Phoebe. I know two Imogens, one in her 20s and one in her 30s.

Phoebe is higher in the charts, mid-20s I think, but stable. I don't think it will get any more popular because it seems to be a bit of a marmite name and people seem put off by the spelling. Imogen was popular in the 90s I think, but has been steadily declining, so definitely less popular. I think a lot of it's regional - I looked at the ONS stats for 2019 and there were no Phoebes or Imogens born in my area, so neither seem massively popular to me.

I hope your c-section goes well. Both nice names.

Save yourself energy worrying about snacks for the hospital, ironing baby clothes and any last minute haircuts/DIY/cleaning etc

My feeling is that there are more Imogens around than Phoebes but I think it really depends where you live

Neither are massively popular but obviously not unusual either so I personally wouldn't let their relative popularity influence your decision

I see them both as being quite classic in the sense that there are plenty of both aged from 0 to 25 so I don't associate either name with a single decade

Phoebe has been my number one name for a girl, for years but I had all boys and 'Phoebo' just didn't have the same ring to it

It is timeless. Congratulations!

Imogen. Love it! Lots of nickname potential too. Imo, Immy, Mo, Gin, Ginny... Moomin?!

This. Just gorgeous! Good luck OP.

Thanks for your comments so far everyone. I think I'm slightly edging towards Phoebe, though Moomin is obviously an excellent nn for Imogen! Hopefully things will feel clearer when we meet her.

I love both these names, and both did initially make it onto our shortlist :) But I ended up removing Phoebe as it would probably end up getting shortened to Phebs ... which I really don't like!

Phoebe. I’m not keen on Imogen.

Imogen

Phoebe

Imogen, tho I do love phoebe and Sabrina.