Please help with my baby name shortlist

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I have shortlisted the following and would like thoughts please;

Asher - DH thinks it sounds girly but I like that is classic (biblical)

Aston - reminds me of Aston in Birmingham one of the roughest towns! Don’t know if this is silly?

Ashton - both quite like but is it a bit of a mouthful?

For girls;

Sienna- lovely name just worry it’s a bit popular and overused

Dhillon - we both love but worry she’d resent us if constantly mistaken for a boy?!

We also don’t want a chav name!! I don’t think any of these are chavvy but if they are please be honest?!!

Probably because it peaked 90s/00s and is hardly ever used now. So it's a name that has dated fast. A bit like if you were thinking of using Sharon for a baby born in the 90s. It's also far from a posh/classic name.

Remi would be a similar more modern option.

@Pemba i like Lucia, thank you.

the other names seem too sparkly and girly for me or boring

Nothing stopping you having Dylan for a girl! Blake lively is a male name and she has a daughter called James

I personally like Ashton, much better than Asher and Aston. I only know one.

Sienna is over used they are everywhere along with Isla's and Thea's. I know so many of them. I actually see them as 'chavvy'

Ashton under Lyne.

Just no.

Dylan for a girl isn't the worst. I prefer this spelling to Dillon.

Dhillon for a girl (or boy) just looks like a typo / try to hard.

I am not a fan of Sienna.

Definitely Ashton from your boys list (it's not to my taste but the nicer of your boys names)

Much, much nicer! Both are lovely names.

You know it’s “Denis, Denis oh with your eyes so blue…”, right? I may have missed a joke though 😅

@Words Obviously I know that.Archie is even worse - and as for the girl, words fail me, but I didn't want to go down that route.
I don't like Archie or Harrison. Lilibet is a sweet pet name but awful otherwise.
Did they deliberately pick them to annoy his grandmother?

@pleaseguveadvicenotattack , isla has been done to saturation point and Lila is very popular too.
Thea is lispy and nothingy and because Theo is over-popular it seems boring.

Dylan for a girl seems the c word, plus it's quite popular for boys, so she'd get comments like why have you got a boy's name?

Demi is awful.

Just like every mama, you must be looking for a unique name for her. Have a look at these 'K' starting names:

Kozue
Keina
Kiyora
Kairi

you can use these names as first or surname as well, you know what makes them so unique? because these are the Japanese 'K' names!!

If you like Sienna would you like Serena? Might date a bit better.

I agree about Asher being more for a girl. I think because it makes me think of Asher in Corrie (Devs Daughter).

Ashton although I don’t like it it’s fine.

I love Sienna

I know they’re frowned upon on here but Dhillon could work if it was hyphenated with a super feminine and frilly name. However lose the H.

@Awwlookatmybabyspider , the Corrie character is called Asha not Asher.

Some own suggested K names I hate names starting with a K, they just remind me of Kardashian’s, sorry 😭

@MrsCrabOrange i have a family member with the name and also hate it anyway!

What about Jasper or Casper - I think they capture the vibe of Asher but are a bit cooler.

Seren/Cecily/Cecilia instead of Sienna?

I like Asher of the boys names!

I personally really dislike Dillon for a girl and exactly associate it with being chavvy (even for a boy).

Sienna is lovely! Nice nickname potential too.

I can't bare the ch** word and never use it but I have to say that alll the names in your list are a bit that way inclined. Maybe a bit popular?

I like Isla, Thea and Sienna.
I like Asher. Other names I like (and which your husband might go for) are:
Cassian
Tywin
Laszlo
Darius

Asher for a girl and Dillon for a boy are best

How about Bastian or Sebastian for a boy?

Asha for a girl is lovely

Asher out of your boys list.

Girls, Dhillon is a Punjabi surname, is there a link? Lots of beautiful first names if so.

Sienna, Lucia, Isla, Thea: all perfectly pleasant. Well used though

Demi, Aston and Ashton much less elegant

Yes but it's pronounced the same, isn't it

“Timeless” and not “chav” (ie. trendy which often appears downmarket) likely means going for a classic name that has probably never been in the Top 50/100- so couldnt guess the age of the bearer.

Unfortunately imo the names you have listed so far (with the possible exception of Biblical Asher or Classical Lucia) don’t sound timeless to me @pleaseguveadvicenotattack

Imo “timeless” often means old sounding - so usually Biblical or Ancient Latin/Greek with a few exceptions (such as also the names of Kings and Queens that have had frequent use like William, Edward, Emma etc). So names like Nathaniel or Serena in style rather than Ashton or Sienna (very linked to the rise of Ashton Kutchner and Sienna Miller).

Imo generally you need to avoid trends if you want to also avoid a potential future downmarket/“chav” feel or the name possibly dating. Trends currently are any celeb links, surnames or place names, “o” ending names for boys, short 2 syllable “a” or “y” ending ones for girls and nickname/diminutive style names for either sex (this list accounts for the majority of the current Top 50/100 names!)

Have you looked at the ONS lists around the 100 -300 mark? There’s a lot of classic, timeless style names on there - especially for girls. I admit for boys it’s harder as a lot of the timeless sounding boys ones are also quite popular - or they can sometimes sound a bit odd imo.

If you like the sound of Tristan and Dylan but can’t use them (and I’m really not keen on Dhillon for either sex!) - have you considered Owen or Evan for a boy? Or Susanna or Selene instead of celeb trend Sienna for a girl?

The names I'd use from your list are..

Asher I love the book - My Name Is Asher Lev
Sienna lovely - popular but not too popular

Some names that might not date:
Alistair
Samuel
Seamus
Eliza
Sarah
Lois

Suggestions:

Girls:
Ophelia
Camille
Eloise
Paloma
Tula
Grace

Boys:
Leon
Callum
Sylvan
Caspian
Leo
Theo
Teddy
Isaac
Arlo