Jessica or Emily

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Our DD is a few weeks old and we just can't decide between Jessica and Emily.
I love both names and like the nn potential with each of them.
Worried that Jessica might be seen as a bit dated but that Emily is 'too popular' and there will be several Emilies in every playgroup.
Wondering what other people think.
Thank you!!!

Jessica

To me Emily is a total bore whereas Jessica is a hoot. Can't you tell what my name is 🤣

I love Jessica. Emily is really popular in the baby/toddler classes atm but no Jessica's anywhere. It's so pretty

Worried that Jessica might be seen as a bit dated but that Emily is 'too popular'

this is so interesting to me, as I feel they are both dated to the same group, 80's-90's babies, the generation actually having the babies! The stats on Dark Greener support the steady decline in trend - however popularity of similar Emilia, Amelia, Emmeline... all probably add into the feel of Emily being more current.

Something to consider with Emily is how it is said in your region. My region has a relaxed, lazy style which means Emily is pronounced EMM-LEE or even EMM-LEH, the sound of the 'I' completely dropped. I know an Emily who finds this infuriating.

I don't think these two names are popukar these days. They were in the 90's.
I like both but maybe Jessica a bit more.

I really dislike Jessica so I'd say Emily, but Emma or Emmaline are much nicer

Jessica.

Emily always strikes me as a bit prim.

I have three children, two of them daughters and Jessica and Emily are their names. So I like your choices 😂Emily has lots of other Emilys at school with her (she is 7) and Jessica less so, she hasn't known many, even though the name was in the top 10 the year she was born (2010). Their names do get shortened down. I call Jessica, Jessica, but to everyone else she's Jess. Emily is an Ems.

Thanks everyone for your replies. Greatly appreciated.

Both are ok but I'm not personally overfond of eirpther but I think I prefer Jessica. Emily is a bit twee.

Jessica

Too many Emily type names about.

I'd love to show this thread to my DD, who is a Jessica.
She moans about her name, but that's mostly due to the popularity of it when she was born (she's late teens now) as there were 4 in her class and 6 in her year.

Jessica by far. It's Shakespearean, fabulous and feisty.

Emily is pure meh. So bland. Emma would

....oops, posted too soon... Emma would be much better is what I was trying to finish saying.

How about Jessamy?!

Jessica

I like both names. At a push I think I prefer Emily (only because the last time I heard someone calling their DD Emily was 20 years ago). Jessica is quite common around here.

Emily, love ‘Em too.

Not a fan of Jess, Jessie, Messy Jessie etc.

I have a Jessica Emily she is feisty kind and thoughtful. Her name really suits her x

Emily

Oh thank God. Someone suggesting normal names for once

I like them both and know lovely people with these names but I think Jessica has more options for abbbrevations if that's something that matters.