I feel asif the name emily is too dated to the 2000s now? Opinions

[Thatgirl1990]

I see some people count the name emily as a classic and it confuses me because it only gained popularity in 90s/2000s and was very popular in America. To me it was just a naming fad and the only Emily’s I know are teenagers. It was practically a unique name till then? Can someone please tell me why they think it’s anywhere near in the same bracket as Elizabeth,Hannah,Sarah?

I was born in 1990. There were 7 Emily’s in a class of 30.

Is your name Emily OP?

It’s a fine name. I know a young Emily and twi adult ones. I think it’s very wearable, not particularly dated as obviously it has a long history of use, and a nice smart name for any type of child.

I wouldn’t worry about it becoming a ‘meme’ because any name could? My son has a friend with a name that’s now widely known from a TikTok/vine video but he was named that before. When people reference it he just says ‘haha yeah, but it was my name before that!’

I know Emilies of all ages. It's as classic as it gets to my ears. Timeless.

This again?

My great nan was named Emily. In 1902. I don't think it's too modern?

The Emily of New Moon books are responsible for a lot of US Emilys. They're set in the nineteenth century iirc

DD's best friend is called Emily (aged 5) and I also know a 7 & a 9 year old Emily.

My sister in law was an Emily
She died in 2000 from an illness called battens disease
It’s a beautiful name-it won’t ever date-strong women before her where named Emily
It was one I wanted for my dds (before I knew of her)
It’s one of those names that suit a baby right through to an old lady
I think it’s very fresh and pretty

And yet your command of written English suggests that you are so well-read!

😱😂

What difference does it make to you??? Don't call your child that name if you don't like it/think it is dated/too popular/too common etc etc etc.

I've posted on your other thread.
Emily is a classic and a beautiful name. End off.

What is your beef with this name, OP?? Did your husband run off with an Emily?

You seem to care an awful lot about something you seemingly couldn’t be bothered to even Google

Emily is a lovely classic name. I know of an Emily in her 90s, one in her late 30s, one who is 13 or so, and another who is 7.

It's a nice name but I do think she could end up feeling that her name really badly dated her. Right now, Emily still seems like a young person's name but by the time she's just 30, the majority of Emilys will be about 50. Nothing wrong with that, I'm 50! Being 50 is not a crime.

@AnFiaRuaNua

It's a nice name but I do think she could end up feeling that her name really badly dated her. Right now, Emily still seems like a young person's name but by the time she's just 30, the majority of Emilys will be about 50. Nothing wrong with that, I'm 50! Being 50 is not a crime.

My aunt had a baby and when she mentioned that the baby's name was Emily she said "well, thats a very old fashioned name"

This was in the 80s

You really don't like the name Emily do you OP?

Emily is a classic. Emily Bronte? My great granny was called Emily, also a few people in their forties and a couple of little ones.

My daughter is an Emily and she is fantastically classic! It's a lovely name and me thinks an Emily has crossed you at some point...? I don't like any names linked to girls I didn't like at some stage in my life 😂