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Traditional but not too popular?

48 replies

LuckyMum3 · 03/10/2021 22:30

I love traditional names but ones that there won’t be several others in the school year.
I love names like Maximillian, Violet, Zack, Eliza.
So names that everybody will have heard of (nothing made up or fashionable) but aren’t too popular that id shout them at a park and 5 children would come running!
Thanks 😊

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scatteredglitter · 04/10/2021 07:50

Sadie
Mildred
Mary

Richard
Michael
Robert
Justin
Jeff

Blubells · 04/10/2021 07:56

Actually Max, Violet, Eliza and Zachary are very common and likely to have duplicates in school.

If you want to avoid this, look for names used about 50 times or less. There's loads of lovely underused classic names!

Amdone123 · 04/10/2021 07:56

Traditional to me ( and not too popular) is Elizabeth, Catherine, Helen, Louisa, Victoria or Laura.
Boys - Peter, James, Matthew, Luke ( as opposed to the trendy Lucas or Luca).
These names to me are beautiful.

ManifestingJoy · 04/10/2021 07:57

Juliet and Dominic

Blubells · 04/10/2021 07:57

How about

Juliet
Helena

Quentin
Christopher

ivykaty44 · 04/10/2021 08:12

Richard
Michael

both timeless and not popular

Jane
Clara

Standrewsschool · 04/10/2021 08:35

Nicholas
Jacob
Richard
Julian
Gregory
Luke
Thomas

Victoria
Henrietta
Rosalind
Helena
Esther
Margot

scottishnames · 04/10/2021 10:44

For accurate national statistics for England and Wales - though, as said above, there are local variations - you can look here:

names.darkgreener.com/

For example, Violet ranks no 51

It also shows trends - for example, Maximilian is rising quite quickly in popularity.

shawnaander · 04/10/2021 11:18

Jude
Simon
Tobias
Milo
Drew

Molly
Lydia
Phoebe
Lina
Tessa

Gardenlass · 04/10/2021 11:28

Pamela
Rosamund
Georgina
Lavinia, known as Vinnie
Helena
Susannah
Virginia, known as Ginny or Ginty
Amanda
Heather
Freda
Mollie
Christina
Susan
Rachel
Naomi
Ruth
Sarah

Nathaniel
Harry
John
James
Luke
Peter
Frederick
Robert
Edmund
Arthur
Thomas
George
Sebastian
Terence

bloominglovelyorange · 04/10/2021 11:58

Peter

Margaret Maggie
Audrey

groovergirl · 04/10/2021 12:21

Good to see Esther on a few people's lists. It's my DGM's name and has an elegant simplicity that deserves a comeback.
Here are some more from my family tree:

Cecilia, Nora, Virginia, Katrina, Chrystobel, Jessamine

Cameron, Campbell, Lachlan, Declan, Edgar, Harold.

Rockmehardplace · 04/10/2021 12:44

Maeve
Susannah

David
Vincent

Tellmesomethinggirl · 04/10/2021 12:50

Patrick and Miranda

Georgina and Matthew

Robin and Hester

CatsArePeople · 04/10/2021 15:37

Natalie and Adrian
Nora and Victor

Comedycook · 04/10/2021 15:41

Jennifer
Claire
Rachel
Laura

John
Peter
Daniel
Matthew
Michael
Philip

MirandaBlu · 04/10/2021 15:46

Anthony
Colin
Hugh
Jeremiah
Laurence/Lawrence
Lionel
Martin
Noel
Raymond
Rhys

Alison
Annika
Barbara
Camille
Celia
Deborah
Ingrid
Marina
Sydney
Vanessa

Blubells · 04/10/2021 17:41

Clara and Quentin

Sexnotgender · 04/10/2021 17:45

Helena/Helen
Julia/Juliet
Vivienne
Joy

Richard
Magnus
Francis

SardineJam · 04/10/2021 17:46

Nicholas
Luke

DottyShrimp · 04/10/2021 18:08

I love those names too..

What about

Zara
Savannah
Sasha
Florence nn Florie
Araminta - Minty
Milla
Henrietta - Hetty, Etta
Olive
Pippa

Rory
Hugh
Jasper
Victor
Edward - Ned
Milo
Dylan
Angus -
Gus
Caspar

lifecoachingandotherbollocks · 04/10/2021 18:11

Maggie❤️
Peter

lifecoachingandotherbollocks · 04/10/2021 18:15

Maeve and Nora are beautiful

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