'normal' names that just don't appear on the baby name lists for some reason?

[Whippetmama]

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect name, any help would be appreciated! I've noticed during my online search that there are gaps in the obvious names lists and I'm sure this little girl's name is a really obvious name that I just haven't seen on a list, could you guys suggest some obvious names that you don't often see on the "top 100" lists? For example I've been through about 20,000 names and Danielle, Felicity, Jill etc didn't show up on any of them. I'm not a fan of these names but it feels like I'm just missing an obvious one because I have immense baby brain and all names have flown away! Thanks! X

Sue

Watch a tv show or film made in the 1970s. You’ll see in the credits lots of ordinary names no longer used.

I suppose Danielle and Jill in particular are names of another decade and a bit dated now. Felicity I suspect is on the way up.

Sally, I love this name, for some reason it makes me smile.

Yes I love Sally but my husband doesn't unfortunately!

Victoria, Evie, Michelle, Rachelle, Margot

We have a Louisa, she is only one in the school for 10 years, so a lovely name but rarely heard. Apparently out of 10,000 girls only 1 would be called Louisa.

I think this is the problem, I'm showing my age by being like hey where are all the names I grew up with so I've tried googling old fashioned, vintage, common etc but none have produced the desired result x

I love Jane.

It’s my daughter’s middle name, but I would love to see it come back as a first name. In fact, it’s so ordinary it’s practically avant garde.

If you look at 50s and 60s names…
Diane
Julie
Alison
Susan
Samantha
Amanda
Marion
Belinda
Sarah
Helen
Annette
Judy
Carol

It’s a lovely name. My sibling is a Louisa. Named after our great grandmother. Only met one other in my whole life.

Sarah
Katrina
Louise
Louisa
Samantha
Heather
Victoria
Alannah
Katherine/Kathryn
Hannah
Antonia
Antonietta
Teresa
Martha
Asha
Tara
Tabitha
Saskia

Basically all the names from my primary school (1970s) so we a gazillion of the following, and yet I’ve not come across any current kids with these names:
rebecca
juliette
lisa/elizabeth
victoria
emma/emily
louise
claire
helen
Sarah

Felicity is a lovely name. It is in the top 200, in England and Wales. It's ranked 123rd at the moment.

I like Verity, Helen, Miranda, Sally, Judy, Trudy, Megan, Dulcie, Melissa.

Anything from the 60s/70s era:
Deborah/Debra
Alison
Karen
Sharon
Tracy/Tracey
Lynn/Lynne
Susan
Julie
Slightly more 50s names:
Jane
Sarah
Christine
Maureen
Sheila
Angela
Janet/Janice

I think Susan is nice, Jane and Sarah ok but a bit too boring. Angela and Lynne ok. I’d happily not encounter the others again 😂

How about Louise, Rachel, Rebecca or Elaine?

Weirdly I know three Louisas! All mid 30s ish

Amy
Lauren
Sasha
Cassie
chloe
Samantha
Alexandra
Holly
Kristen
Christina
Alicia
Alannah
Alison
Leonie
Nicole
Nadia
Joanna
Rachel
June

Another one with a Louisa! Weirdly one of her schools had several teachers with the name.

Alexandra
Victoria
Josephine
Marjorie
Jennifer
Suzannah
Henrietta
Polly
Tara
Georgia
Elouise
Hannah
Christina
Millie

Colette
Simone
Lorna
Ramona
Tess
Fiona

Caroline
Hannah
Jennifer

Joan
Susanna
Tamsin
Shirley
Shelley

Search for top girls' names of the 1920s, 30s ...90s.
Mid-century babies' names (retrowow.co.uk)

e.g.
Top UK babies' names from the 1960sRank Girls' names Boys' names
1 Susan (1) David (1)
2 Julie (27) Paul (7)
3 Karen (37) Andrew (12)
4 Jacqueline(13) Mark (32)
5 Deborah (59) John (2)
6 Tracey (-) Michael (4)
7 Jane (12) Stephen (3)
8 Helen (22) Ian (13)
9 Diane (33) Robert (6)
10 Sharon (63) Richard (10)

How many of those would appear in a 'baby name suggestions' list today.

Vanessa
Valerie
Lauren
Anna
Stacey
Kim
Jacqueline

Trying to think of some names from my generation that were popular but are now uncommon among babies/kids.

Nicola
Jennifer
Melanie
Christine/Christina
Zoe
Marie/Maria