Do you see these names as middle class, working class, or posh?

[OneRareSquid]

we've plenty of time to decide..just wondering what images they conjure and honest opinions on each.

Lydia
Abigail
Natalie
Naomi
Cady
Ramona
Nancy
Melody

All but Cady are middle class.

I’d put Cady and Melody in WC, the rest middle.
Ramona - would assume Spanish/latin origin

Caveat - Abigail - middle; Abi/Abby working

Nancy, Lydia and Melody are MC the rest are WC

Lydia, Nancy, Abigail, Naomi, Ramona, Natalie, Melody, Cady graded MC to WC. Cut off around Ramona/Natalie.

MC apart from Cady, Ramona and possibly Melody, which are WC.

I grew up firmly working class with numerous Natalies and Naomis. Cady and Melody I'd include too but more modern WC. I've also never met an Abigail who doesn't go by Abi/Abby so probably WC.
Ramona is a bit of an anomaly.
Lydia probably MC.
Nancy just reminds me of Oliver twist

Most of them are both IMO, so fairly classless. However, have never come across a Cady or Ramona IRL or a Melody other than singer Melody Gardot

I've come across a Ramona, I'd say all WC.

I don't really think of names in terms of class
Partly because it depends on eras.
Anyway I'd say the first 4 are OK.
The others not. Probably what you'd call lacking class.
I don't see being working class as undesirable but that's a separate issues to choosing names. Imo.

I’d say all WC. Middle class names tend to be more classic:

Anna
Catherine
Rose
Elizabeth
Julia
Ellen
Florence
Sophia
Victoria
Josephine
Alexandra
Lucy

Most are pretty classless to me, only Cady seems WC and Lydia MC.

Lydia and Abigail - middle class. All the others : working class.

Like PPs have said all fairly neutral, I known intensely WC Naomis, Abbies and even a Lydia.

Unless you’re going for something truly tragedeigh most names are fairly transferable.

I’m not British so the only thing that truly screams WC to me straight away are combos like Ella-Marie, Katie-Rose, Ella-Mae and so on. It could just be a foreign perception though.

Middle except Cady and Melody.

Naomi pronounced “Nay-oh-mi” is middle class; pronounced “Nigh-oh-mi” is working class.

I'd say all pretty 'classless' as in could be working or middle class. Cady is the most WC just because it's more modern sounding. I like names that don't instantly make you think of 'class' and could be from any background - it's something I like about my own children's names.

Lydia - great name, mc
Abigail mc
Natalie could go either way
Naomi mc
Cady not mc
Ramona not sure
Nancy not sure
Melody mc

Cady and melody (working class)
The rest middle class

Does it matter? They're all normal names with standard spellings - all totally acceptable regardless of any perceived ideas of "class"

Children are more than just their name.

For what it's worth I'd totally be judging if you were asking about names like Nayomeigh, Abbyghayle, Nat'aly or Mellow-D 😆

None of them scream MC or WC
I know lots of WC & MC Naomis, Abbys, Lydias, Natalies and Nancys
I know 3 young Melodies (definitely WC).
Don't know any of the others.

There are lots of class signifiers besides names.
Kindly, OP, people will be able to tell what class your kids are. I think the best thing is to try and be OK with that.

To answer your question. They all sound lower middle to me.

I think Ramona is beautiful but I'd be concerned about other kids calling her Ramona the moaner or something similar. So I'd probably go with Nathalie in the end.

Cast & Melody w/c.
Ramona I would say due to possibly Spanish or Latino heritage.
The others m/c although Natalie seems old fashioned/dated.

Cady not Cast.

All everyday names except Cady - never heard of before, and Ramona is Spanish. Melody is more unusual. I wouldn’t say they were particularly any class.

Cady- as in Caddy or pronounced Kaydy?

All MC apart from Cady (but Abigail is WC if Abby or Abi). Although I think Melody may have crossed over from MC to WC in fairly recent years though.