Girls names, uncommon

[Floomobal]

We are a couple of weeks away from the birth of our first baby. Ideally we wanted a name that isn’t made up, people will recognise and be able to spell, but they will be the only one in their class. I’ve been looking at the ONS data, and would love a name that has less than 100 babies born last year with the name.

We have a perfect boys name, but are really struggling for girls names. Any ideas would be appreciated!

Anya
Winnie
Helena
Saskia
Ellen

Any of these?

Malin
Adeline
Alicia
Posie

Astrid
Anais

I'd say quite a few listed above are fairly popular now. If you want something other kids are unlikely to have I'd look at the names popular in the 50s-60s...

Janet
Claudia
Paula
Cindy
Susan
Margaret
Deborah
Lisa
Patricia
Mary

Ailsa
Pearl
Sylvie
Miriam
Rhiannon
Alana
Patrice
Katrine
Bernadette
Naomi
Chelsea
Coralie
Yvette
Jacinda
Coral
Xanthe
Winona
Erina
Martha
Tessa
Tamsin
Stephanie
Jolene
Jenna

Cerys - only 9 were born the year my daughter was.

That said, I've met 3 since having her lol. None the same age though.

Sylvia
Verity
Jacqueline
Henrietta
Clarissa
Suzanne

Jenny
Araminta
Anouk
Clover
Scheherazade
Fleur
Zillah
Antonia
Willa
Bronte
Calypso
Marjorie

Zillah
Cassiopeia
Janet

Doris.

Easy to spell and not top twenty - what’s not to like?

Amity
Astrid
Tanaya
Catriona
Karla
Jana
Janelle
Marietta
Kristen
Opal
Lucia
Kimberley
Susannah
Jocelyn
Effie
Freda
Brooke
Annalise
Mahalia
Demelza
Dyani
Nia
Antoinette
Cassandra
Skyla
Devon
Danelle
Bettina
Tristine
Narelle
Frederique
Ursula
Casey
Kiri
Lois
Tabitha
Beatrix
Callista
Briony
Asha
Carissa
Regina
Ruth
Maya
Abigail
Elouise
Remi
Stella
Corinne
Karina
Lena
Lana
Lara
Connie
Emilia
Giselle
Harriet
Harmony
Katya
Hazel
Tahlia
Dayna
Juanita
Anita

Erica
Latoya
Willow
Trinity
Nardia
Petra
Josette
Ramona
Jazlyn
Amberley
Courtney
Luca
Ebony
Blossom
Amali
Melia
April
Tammy
Tamara
Ashlyn
Norah
Saskia
Indi
Sienna
Clara
Kriscelle
Jilena
Mariah
Cora
Hope
Lydia
Tiana

@TatianaBis

Buy a baby name book?

This is the baby name board. People ask and talk about baby names.

What name have you chosen for a boy? It might help pinpoint what style you like. For example if you’ve chosen Forrest for a boy names like Phoenix, River etc might be your style. However if you’ve chosen Bruce for a boy you’d probably prefer Gloria or something.

Perdita
Perilla (in a book I’ve read, Taking Chances)
Persephone
Azalea
Penelope
Cassandra
Inge
Mechtild

Juniper?

Are you not returning to your own thread @Floomobal ?

If you were able to give people a steer on which suggestions you like and which your really don't, it might help people know the sort of thing you are after.

Edna
Elsie
Iris
Imogen
Miranda
Saffron
Cassandra
Deborah
Jacinta
Portia
Heliose
Jessica
Valda
Zelda
Sandra

@TatianaBis

Buy a baby name book?

Oh do fuck off! As someone else said this is the baby names board.

Backatcha.

If people want to waste their time writing lists for a poster who cba to write her own or even reply, I certainly can’t.

Some of the names in these suggestions are pretty popular and some really don’t meet the easy to spell criterion.

Rita (51 born last year)
Ruth (67 born last year)
Delia (51 born last year)
Gloria (67)
Jade (61)
Carla (62)

I think those fit the bill. I chose names with fewer than 20 others given the name the year before. Here are some that meet that even more unusual bar.

Nadine (20)
Della (19)
Jane (18)
Bridie (17)
Lorna (16)
Jodie (14)
Cadence (12)
Judy (11)
Thora (10)
Jean (9)
Miranda (8)
Lucinda (7)

Now we are outside the top 3,000

Rosamund
Marian
Lucinda
Yvonne
Jess
Meg
Shona
Wilma
Diane

That summary is exactly how I describe my ideal names as well! Uncommon but not strange.

Some of my favorites -

Bay
Senna
Harley
Raven
Annika
Hailey ( I know it used to be popular but I haven't heard it in a while)
Ace
Camden
Spencer
Demi
Reese
Paige
Annabelle
Petra
Shay
Saylor
Fallon
Felicity
Harlow
Selene
Davina
Braeden
Gia
Bellamy

Colette
Claudine
Anna (no one seems to use it anymore)
Daphne
Nadia
Sylvia

My DD is Harriet and we've not met another yet. Not saying it's uncommon but not loads of them.

Just to warn you DC1's name was in the 300s or so when we named them, but fast forward 5 years later and it is well into the top 100!

How about Cordelia, Lucinda, Calluna, Dahlia or Beatrix?