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Hattiehoops · 30/11/2021 21:16

Hello all 🙂 I’m expecting a girl imminently and am having a wobble over her name. I really love a very common girl’s name (top 10) but I don’t actually know any babies or toddlers with it. I’m just wondering if people could name the baby and toddler girls that you know or that are in your children’s nurseries? I feel like all the babies I know are Isla/Ava/Mya type- names, but I’m yet to hear the one I want to use.

Very torn as I’ve always loved the name, but also have never wanted a common name for my child (I was one of 3 Sophies in my tutor group and it was quite confusing/annoying!!)

Thanks so much for any help x

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Pineapples9087 · 08/12/2021 20:16

Names of mine and my friends dds (aged between 6 weeks and 5 years)

Callie, Darcie, Ella, Alyssa, Ruby, Chloe, Sofia, Elise, Lily, Eliza, Georgia.

Freddie456 · 08/12/2021 20:54

I know two Lilys under 2. Lovely name though.

finallychangedmyusername · 08/12/2021 22:51

I feel like Lily was more popular maybe 5-10 years back and two syllable girl names feel popular. I know a Leia, Lyra, Lucy, Lacey, Lexi, Layla, Letty, Lyla and Lilly all aged 8 and under. Interestingly I don't think I know any little Lilys!

bbqpringle · 08/12/2021 23:08

Worked in childcare for many years and I've only ever met 2 baby lily's and one Liliana who went by lili. I think it's a lovely classic name

contrary13 · 09/12/2021 15:22

Lily was also my great-grandmother's name ,@Hattiehoops - as others have said, it's a classic name for a reason.

I also know three other Lily's, though, outside of the family. One is 16 and my son's girlfriend, the second is 7 and a friend's daughter and the other is 3 and my daughter's goddaughter. When my son (17) was born, one of the other babies born that night was Lillie - I remember one of the midwives commenting on how she'd have an easier time of learning to write her name "because it's all straight lines".

Other small girls I know are Fleur, Florrie (short for Florence), Rosie, Lexi-Mai, Eloise, Francesca (x2), Ivy, Poppy, Caitlin, Ruby, Elise, Harper, Mia, Eliana (Eli for short), Anna (x2), Ella, Kristina, Millie-Bea, Sia-Rose, Abby (x2), Chloe (x2), Emily, Sophia (x2) and Lola.

Ivy is the sister of the 3 year old Lily, whilst Poppy is sister to the 7 year old.

Weirdly the two Abby and Chloes... are sisters (ie, friend A has Abby & Chloe, as does friend B). It can be confusing at times.

KateInHappyland · 09/12/2021 15:51

Update to my previous post, I now know of an Erin, one week old today.

deste · 10/12/2021 23:46

My GD's name was not even in the top 100 but in her swimming class and the next one up there were three with the same name.

cafedesreves · 10/12/2021 23:50

All the baby girls I know have super super unusual names. No top 10 at all! Use Lily if you love it, I don't know why!

cafedesreves · 10/12/2021 23:51

*I don't know any!!!

Feduphairymclary · 10/12/2021 23:58

Darcie
Harlow
Juliet
Peggy
Chloe
Ava
Susannah
Jerry Mae
Elodie

Notnastypasty · 11/12/2021 00:11

Baby girls I know:

Hallie
Freya
Nevaeh
Isabel
Isla
Delilah
Bethany
Daisy

halloweenie13 · 11/12/2021 00:14

Both a cousin and a friend named their daughters Ivy
Another friends daughter is called isla
Kyrah
Esme
Blossom

ThirdElephant · 11/12/2021 09:20

I know a Lilith, nicknamed Lily. There's always Lilian?

Panacotta · 11/12/2021 09:39

Love Lilly.

Names of small girls round here include:

Ottilie
Mabel
Nova
Lyla
Camille
Goldie
Elsie
Florence
Maisie
Alice
Maeva
Sunny
Cecilia
India
Sylvie
Seren
Olive
Elizabeth
Pearl
Violet

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