Biblical boys names, and some help with girls!

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I know there’s been a trend for names like Noah and Moses which I’m not massively keen on, but a lot of New Testament names seem very dated to the 70s/80s such as Paul, Mark, Luke etc.

We already have a Benjamin and I like Thomas but DH knows a lot of Thomases! I’m racking my brains trying to think of a similar biblical name to Benjamin and Thomas and can’t - Matthew is OK and doesn’t seem as dated in my mind as the others but I just don’t seem to like it much, no real reason!

Girls are also proving difficult. DH likes Hannah but that also seems a bit dated to me - not sure why. We both like Anna, and Lucy. A lot of girls names we like are already taken by close friends! So any suggestions would be good.

Zachary
Nathanial
Theodore
Samuel
Joseph

You seem to like very classic girls names so my suggestions are:
Rebecca
Alice
Amy
Rose
Jemima

Joshua
Isaac
Reuben
Tobias

Martha
Lydia
Zara
Lois

Saul
Matthew
Luke

Daniel
Adam

James and Samuel are lovely.

For girls, Ruth or Elizabeth would be my top ones.

That and Timna. I heard it on Location location location once and totally love the name for a girl. It's a biblical location rather than a name. Wish I'd been brave enough to use it for DD.

Jasper,Reuben, Joel, Jude,

Leah, Keziah, Sophia

Rachel
Joseph

Tabitha
Daniel

Matthew
Emma

These are my fave names that I never got to use!

Amos
Deborah

Gabriel, Lucas, Isaac, Zachary, Joseph, David, Samuel

Elijah

Benjamin and ..
Joel
Thomas
Samuel
Daniel
James
John
Mark
Luke
Raphael
Jed
Joseph
Adam
Elizabeth
Mary
Sarah
Mirriam
Susanna
Anna
Hannah
Gabrielle
Ruth
Rachael
Rebecca
Leah

Thaddeus (Teddy for short?)

David meaning beloved
Jonathan meaning God has given and we also chose it because David and Jonathan were best friends in the bible
Peter meaning rock which we chose because we were told he might not survive birth and we wanted a strong name
Stephen which means crown
My sons chose Naomi for their sister who was a lot younger than them. It means pleasantness in Hebrew, but also has a Japanese origin which is straight and beautiful. It was only later that one of them pointed out it spells I moan backwards when she was in a bad mood 😂

I love Benjamin. I met twins Benedict and Joachim - I know you can't have Benedict, but Joachim ?
I love Matthew, Michael and Peter is beautiful,so refreshing @SMabbutt , ❤️
Also, Dominic, Joshua.
Girls I love Rachel, Rebecca, Miriam and Elizabeth ( my favourite).

David
Daniel
Samuel
Michael
Jonathan
Peter
Andrew
Not Theodore - not biblical and too popular

Esther
Dorcas
Mary
Rachel
Sarah
Tamar(a)
Ruth
Abigail
Anna/Hannah
Elizabeth
Martha
Jemima
Deborah
Susanna
Not Eve - Evie too popular

A friend of mine is Jewish - lots of Old Testament names are used for both boys in girls in her culture.
Her DD’s name is Leah (pronounced “Laya” as opposed to “Lee-ah”) and I think it’s beautiful 😍

Leah
Lois
Salome
Philip/Philippa

I love Luke, lots of Lucas around and not enough Lukes!

If you like Matthew how about Matthias instead?

Or Peter, Jonathan, Reuben, Joshua. Ebeneezer??

Girls- Abigail? Lydia? Susannah?
Or if you like Greek names Chloe, Phoebe, Daphne, Sophie?

Simeon/Sim?

Samuel
nathan
gabriel
zachary
daniel
joseph
ethan
caleb
aaron
isaac
jacob

eliza
esther
lydia
jemima
sarah
eve
delilah
Abigail

Joshua, Jacob and Daniel all come to mind.

I really like Hannah and don't think it seems dated at all, but then dd4 has a Hanna in her preschool class. I also like Anna (I don't know any Anna's under 30) and Lucy (I only know two young Lucy's)

Some lovely ideas here.

I am not keen on any names that remind me of boys I went to school with, so names like Mark, Stephen are out. I’m also not a fan of names that have gone a bit trendy like Ethan and Caleb! Fussy, I know! David is quite nice but is the name of a relative and I hate Dave. I also quite like Jonathan but it is a bit dated as well.

Daniel and Nathaniel are both out due to family and sounding silly with our surname. I love Nathaniel otherwise.

Girls wise, I should have been clearer sorry, I’m not necessarily looking for a biblical link there. Anna is from the New Testament though, can’t even remember where Hannah is from but I know it is biblical! I grew up with so many Ruths and Naomis and Esthers and Rebeccas that although they are nice names I don’t see them on a baby, if you see what I mean. I quite like a couple of ‘virtue’ names like faith and hope but not keen on Ope in some accents!

I think if it was up to me I’d go for Lucy or Thomas but I don’t think DH is sold!