He seems to like "dated" names

[starfire88]

Expecting a girl in February and have been discussing names.

DH likes names such as Amy, Jenny and Holly. I don't mind Holly, but don't know if I would use it for a February baby (may be over thinking it though) I'm not a fan of Amy though. Nothing wrong with it, I just associate it with some mean girls from school. Plus, his Mum has a cat called Amy, so I feel like that would be weird 😂 Jenny I don't mind either but I not a huge fan if Jennifer.

Told my friends about his name suggestions and they said the names are "dated" which is making me more apprehensive in using them.

I've suggested names such as Rose and Amelia (thought we could compromise with the nickname Amy for that.) He didn't mind Rose, but wasn't keen on Amelia 🙄😂

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great?

(We also have a cat called Tilly if that's any help haha) 😁

Amy can be spelled differently

I came across Aimee, Emmy, Amee all sound very similar

I think they're all nice names and it's good sometimes to have something 'unfashionable', especially if it's not a name that's actually unconventional. I think we could stand to see more baby girls called Louise, Caroline, Jennifer or Anna etc. We were going to use Jennifer if we'd had a second girl and I liked the fact that it was a perfectly 'normal' name but not popular.

Jenny is so dated that you’ll be ahead of the curve by bringing it back early. Think there were only a couple born in the UK last year. It will probably be the Ivy/Florence/Edith of the 2030s.

Although I think it was the most popular girls name in the States for the entire 1970s, so not sure if it’s so common that it will take a few more years to come back

Your husband sounds like my husband!

One person here wrote that it's because men tend to want to name their kids after people they have met with the names in the past and liked. I guess that makes sense. I personally would rather give my child a name that doesn't feel connected to a person already.

My husband likes Holly too and he loves Emma, Chloe, Hayley, Kaylie and some others. I personally like classic names, old fashioned but uncommon names like Agatha and Cassandra as well as some nature names.

We have managed to find names we both like. Among them are names such as Isabella and Sabrina.

Holly - it's one I could agree on as I love Christmas. I think it can be used any time of year.

Amy - this was too common. There's common and then there's super common. Amys were everywhere.

Jenny - I prefer Jennifer. It feels dated, more so than Holly.

Suggestions:

Amelie
Esmée
Guinevere
Jenna
Jasmine
Rosalind
Amity
Amandine
Amara
Poppy
Hazel

Eh? Holly trees are evergreen. They’re there all year round. I know people called Holly and I don’t for one minute think they were born in December. It’s just a tree/nature name. You don’t think people called Rose are only allowed to be born in Spring when roses flower, do you? 🤔 The name commemorates the attractive plant/tree.

How about these traditional names:

Katy/Katie
Sarah
Jemma
Lucy
Polly
Anna/Annie
Millie
Ellie
Naomi
Julia
Cassie

Amelia has been done to death, it’s so overused so will date. Especially if she’s Amelia Rose as Rose/May/Grace are the default middle names for girls right now.

I really like Holly, it’s not dated at all. There are 3 in one of my children’s year at school.

I don’t mind Jenny, it would be nice to hear that or Holly over Evie/Ava/Olivia/Amelia/Millie/Lily.

I quite like Holly and I don't think it should be confined to any one time of year. Do people avoid Daisy when daisies aren't flowering? (Actually Daisy sounds like the sort of name you might be able to agree on!)

Otherwise how about Nancy, Poppy or Kerry?

I know a toddler Jenny and it’s impossibly cute on her. I think it works as a stand-alone name, you don’t have to use Jennifer if you don’t want to.

Holly can be used for a birthday any time of year. The Hollys I know span the seasons.

Thanks everyone for they're thoughts and suggestions. Found them really helpful 😊

Like I said, I don't mind Amy. I just have bad associations with the name unfortunately. I do like people's suggestions of Jenna, Lucy, Audrey, Cassie, Hazel and Molly (that last one was my GM name actually!) I'll mention them to DH and see if he likes any of those suggestions.

I'm still considering Holly, especially after reading others comments on here. I still like Rose but only as a first name. I know a lot of people who give the name Rose as a middle for their daughters, so I think it would be a bit more unique as a first name.

Jenny is a great name

Father here to a 7 yo girl called Jennifer-louise but we just say jenny. No one was called jenny or Jennifer in the years she was born or some after which is awesome. She's the only jenny in our town or even schools. Love the fact that no one has her name unlike my other daughter amelia- Rose but there are a few., Another child is Louise-marie. Best part aswell is when you shout jenny some middle aged women turns around and says yes.

Rose is definitely dated especially for a first name

I like your husband's names much more. I don't expect Hollys to be born in winter. I adore Jennifer and it's currently in the top three names if we have a daughter! I hate Amelia because of the "mealy" sound.

Other names I like in case your husband likes them too -

Sylvia
Daphne
Adelaide
Angela
Fiona
Anneliese
Gemma
Lorna
Hazel
Miranda
Sarah
Jessamy (could be shortened to Amy I guess).

Louisa
Lara
Anna
Clara
Clarissa
Cassia
Veronica
Erica
Rosa
Violet
Zinnia
Francesca
Alexandra
Jeanne
Heather

I have 2 Jennifers in Year 7, it's definitely on its way back!

What about
Sophie
Esme
Lottie
Katie
Connie

A Jenny is a female donkey. It is also very dated. He’ll be putting Laura, Kayley, Naomi and Kerry on the table next.

Wonder if your OH would like-

jessica
ava
molly
rosie
sophie
chloe
ella
ellie
millie
olivia
alice
grace
lucy
lily
daisy
poppy

If you like Holly don’t be put off with it not being a December baby. I think most people wouldn’t assume that. Plus it’s not just Christmas but associated with winter and February is still winter.

A cat called Amy is weird 😵‍💫

Thing is, super popular names like Amelia will be the Amy/Claire of the future. You want something timeless instead eg Charlotte, Elizabeth, if being dated bothers you!

FWIW my DD has an 80s name and it’s awesome. Also loooove Holly but didn’t work with our surname, and there’s a tiny Amy at school!

I don’t think people even consider when someone’s birthday is in relation to their name (after their first birthday anyway).

I’ve never given any thought to when the birthdays of people I’ve met called holly or June or may or whatever. it’s just their name. I don’t even see the two as related.

Tbh none of the names you have mentioned are going to be unique OP.

Just pick something you both like and go for it!

How about:

Hazel
Sophia
Jessica
Grace
Lilly
Alice
Zoe
Isabella
Lucy
Eloise
Ella
Iris
Ruby

Jessica ava molly rosie sophie chloe Ella ellie millie olivia alice grace lucy lily daisy poppy

They’re the names of practically every girl in the playground right now.

Most names will become " dated" after a few years. But if you give her a " dated" name now she will probably have a trendy name when she is 40 :-)

If he likes names ending in an ee sound, how about...

Penny
Lucy
Rosie
Sophie
Nancy
Annie
Mary

We named our daughter Amy in 2021 and my family were very surprised and said it was unexpected as they considered it to be à 90s name. I loved the fact that it means beloved and actually dates back to medieval times. It's also short but fun to me! And fun she definitely is! Amy is a sister to Rose and Grace.