Opinions on my girls name list!

[WaltzedIntoIt]

List is as follows:

Lauren
Caitlin
Lyla
Evelyn
Olivia
Iris
Clara
Leah

Surname is long and ends in -ee sound so those names Emily/Sophie/Amy etc are out as too samey.

Any other suggestions welcome

Lauren - This name was very popular in the 90s/2000s era. Not popular today. I find it a bit dated but not terribly so.
Caitlin - Ditto
Lyla - Nice. I like the way that it means "night" in Hebrew (well, technically laila does but it's pronounced pretty much the same as Lyla dictionary.co.il/hebrew/Night)
Evelyn - I like this name. It is popular though, and there are a few pronunciations around (I like Ehv-uh-lyn but a lot of people where I live say Ehv-lyn).
Olivia - Nice name but extremely popular now - I believe it's the Number 1 name for girls? I do like the Olivia Hussey association.
Iris - Elegant, plus I love the flower.
Clara - Simply beautiful.
Leah - Similar to Lauren, this was very popular in the 1990s, but I think it's still a lovely name.

Lauren - no common
Caitlin - no common
Lyla - meh
Evelyn - ok
Olivia- like
Iris - ok
Clara - hate
Leah - common

Also I would recommend
Faye
Fern
Pippa
Niamh
Emelia

Lauren - classic, never used now but nice enough name
Caitlin - love
Lyla - I’d personally avoid, every second baby where I stay is being called Mylah, Lyla, Mila etc, feel like they’re all blending into one and I’m not confident enough on which one of the names people have gone for to be able to actually refer to their baby by name
Evelyn - love this, reminds me of an older person but these names are totally in
Olivia - yes, lovely but only if you’re okay with a really popular name
Iris - again, like an old lady name but really cute
Clara - I do like this one too actually
Leah - similar to the Lyla vibe, not for me

Clara is gorgeous. Iris is nice. Don't like the rest.

Niamh from previous poster.. gorgeous name!

Lauren - not keen, to me Lauren is lots of girls I went to school with and seems really tied to that. I’m also not keen on the sound of it
Caitlin - really nice and not too popular anymore
Lyla - I like this name although I prefer the spelling Lilah.
Evelyn - nice name, nothing much to say
Olivia - it’s ok. Working in preschools and nurseries I’ve met so many Olivias that it barely seems like a name to me anymore. I don’t mind slightly popular names but it’s just so popular
Iris - lovely name, beautiful and unusual
Clara - I like this name but what puts me off is that I know two little ones, one said like Claire with an a on the end and the other said as clarr-ah. I wouldn’t like if I wanted it said one way and it was constantly said the other
Leah - okay, not my favourite but a nice enough name

Out of the whole list I would choose Iris or Caitlin or even both and have a Caitlin Iris or vice versa.

A big no to Caitlin.
I think Leah wouldn't go with a surname ending in long E.

I like Lauren, Clara, and Evelyn.

Suggestions:
Lara
Laurel
Elspeth
Alanna
Aurelia
Aurora
Corinne
Camilla
Mirabel
Leonie
Elin
Alice

Also like Lyla but like a pp I prefer the Lilah spelling.

Olivia is nice but very popular.

The only name I dislike is Caitlin.

My favourites are Iris and Leah.

Clara and Iris are my favourites!

Evelyn and Lyla are ok

Clara. Because it's unusual and I've not heard it mentioned in the last ten years+ when working with children.

Lauren - dated
Caitlin - meh
Lyla- big no,
Evelyn - nice in its entirety. Avoid Evie like the plague as a nn.
Olivia - dated
Iris - part of an eye
Clara - no. Love Cara though
Leah - very dated

Natalie
Louisa
Erica
Zara
Alicia
Elissa

Lauren too 90s
Caitlin Jenner
Lyla naughty girl name
Evelyn Waugh
Olivia far too common
Iris good
Clara classic
Leah a bit biblical but solid

What about

Hazel
Laurel
Alex(andra)
Ellen
Evangeline
Ariana
Astrid
Elena
Lara
Lana
Liliana
Sarah
Sascha
Louisa
Olympia
Helena

Lauren - love it but it is a bit dated
Caitlin - love it
Lyla - not for me
Evelyn - lovely
Olivia - lovely
Iris - dreary, old lady name
Clara - too serious
Leah - dated and sounds rough to me

1. Clara
2. Leah
3. Olivia
4. Lauren

How on earth is Lyla a ‘naughty girl’ name? What prominent ‘naughty girl’ character is named Lyla?

If you mean ‘working class people use this name so I find it gross’ then just say that and own your horrible opinions.

Lauren - nice enough but quite dated atm; would the more timeless Laura work for you?
Caitlin - ditto
Lyla - I don't like that spelling, Lilah is quite nice
Evelyn - OK
Olivia - OK but very popular
Iris - gorgeous name
Clara - meh
Leah - sounds pretty but looks ugly

Thanks guys, lots of mixed views but glad some names on the list are liked! I’ve looked at all the suggestions and unfortunately a lot of them don’t work. We’re last to have kids of all our family and friends due to needing IVF so lots of those names are taken or similar so Sara by a friend so Sarah is too similar or other issues for example laura being a childhood bully so out, Louisa my MIL name, lyla needing to be spelt like that as niece is Lily so trying to distinguish it a bit!

Lyla is probably my favourite at the minute so would love to know why it’s such a No for so many people if anyone could share!

Iris, Lyla and Evelyn. Not keen on the others.

Lauren - like
Caitlin - LOVE
Lyla - not keen
Evelyn - not keen
Olivia - like but common
Iris - Not keen on the old lady name trend
Clara - cool name
Leah - like but boring?

Suggestions:
Hannah (could be considered boring but always loved it)
Jasmine
Coral
Orla
Eloise
Elodie

Lauren - lovely
Caitlin - my favourite
Lyla - not to my taste, really
Evelyn - lovely
Olivia - awful. I cannot understand the popularity of this name at all
Iris - I find this quite harsh, somehow
Clara - lovely
Leah - lovely, my #2 from these

Lauren - my daughters name so love it
Caitlin - No
Lyla - No, too many similar sounding like like Lyra, Lola, Layla, Myla, Mila, Maya, Mia etc, all starting to blend into one
Evelyn - Really dislike this, one of the older names I cannot get behind
Olivia - My name
Iris - No
Clara - Gorgeous, my favourite along with Lauren
Leah - Its ok, not great but not awful

Some of your names are too old fashioned for me (I'm in my 60's so some just conjure up images of old ladies from my childhood), however:
Lauren - very pretty
Caitlin - love this
Lyla - too common (at least in the school where I work, one class has 3 of various spellings but same pronunciation)
Evelyn - sorry, too old lady for me.
Olivia - pretty but well used
Iris - I like it but have a cousin Iris who is in ger late 70's, so too old lady for me.
Clara - always reminds me of my favourite book as a child, (Heidi), so yes
Leah -loved this when I was younger and still like it a lot.

It is so hard to choose, it felt like a huge responsibility when we were naming our dcs. Good luck.

@Erictheavocado thank for your views and you’re right I feel such a huge responsibility with the name! It’s driving myself and DH nuts. There are so many names we either don’t like or have already been used by close friends and family so it feels like we’re not even picking from the best selection just trying to find something nice in the leftovers!! 🙈 hopefully we will get to the stage where one stands out.

If you like Lyla, how about Lyra? I like how it reminds me of Lyrical.

I know a few Lylas, Lilas and a lot of Islas!