Baby girl names… peach?

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I’m due in a few weeks with a baby girl and struggling to find a name. I’ve swapped it constantly throughout the months and just don’t like anything. I was recently set on Lena but have realised how common it actually is, which puts me off a little bit. I recently heard the name peach and absolutely love it but after reading a lot of forums people seem to think it’s silly? I know it doesn’t matter what other people think but I don’t know if it’s too out there?! Thoughts?

Peach is pretty and a lot more ‘normal’ than many names given today. It will suit her age as she grows. I remember someone rejecting ‘Jamie’ as it was fine for a baby, but wouldn’t suit a teenager or a man! My grandson had a Jayden, Kayden and Brayden in his class. Princess Anne has a granddaughter called Lena. Congratulations on your imminent arrival x

I think it’s perfectly fine to name your child after a fruit and it’s fine to want something that stands out from the crowd, however , as others have pointed out, the peach emoji is slang for arse. You’d be naive to think this wouldn’t impact your child as kids basically speak to each other in emojis. For this reason I’d bin peach but consider other options, a pp suggested cherry or Mirabelle, both as lovely

You might like to think that, but you have been scathing about names yourself so are you hoping the rest of the world are better people than you are?

I don't dislike it. I knew a woman name Cherry who was at a very high level in her profession so presumably hadn't been held back by being named after a fruit.

Not a fan on Peach. Definitely more nickname vibes for me.
As for Lena being popular… it’s not where I am from and it was on my list so I love it.
I’m a teacher and also didn’t want 10 other kids with the same name as my dd. I chose a name that I thought was unpopular but it seems all the women having babies that year had the same idea because there they all popped up in baby classes we went to so it doesn’t always work out how you’d expect anyway!

In 2023, 55 babies in England and Wales were named Peach or Peaches and 172 were named Lena, so not really a big difference in the likelihood of either being one of six in their class.

Peach is a bit too fruity imo. If Peaches - there is an association with Bob Geldof’s late daughter. Have you considered Paloma? Not very overused at present and pretty imo.

Don’t like it, would lump it in same bucket as Jayden/Kayden names, sorry. If her surname is a double barrelled Spanish name why not pick a Spanish first name, there are so many beautiful Spanish girls names! I like Lena too fwiw, or Lana/Leah etc. There are a million possibilities between an out there name like Peach and boring Olivia (no offence to all the Olivias, my daughter also has a very common/top ten name).

I really like Peach but….

I would like to think that not everyone would be as shallow to judge her on her name when she’s older and instead judge her on how kind/caring/professional (I’m hoping) she’ll be.

You have done exactly that regarding Jayden/Kayden because of a few that you know. FWIW I’m not a fan of those names and wouldn’t use them myself but wouldn’t judge a person based on their name which is exactly what you have said that you want for your daughter. The parents might be using drugs but you can’t judge everyone who shares/uses that name by those parents standards.

It is a shame that you have had so many not so nice replies but people tend to feed off of the tone set by the op which has completely derailed your request for thoughts on a nice name for your daughter.

Have you considered Clementine or Mirabelle?

Why do you think we're all "older" and what does "older" mean op? Were you being rude and judgemental?

The beauty of posting on the baby names topic is that you'll get unfiltered responses ie the things people will think irl whilst nodding and saying "oh how lovely".

My great uncle was nicknamed Peach. His actual name was Jack but he liked peaches 🤷‍♀️

I really like Peach but….

I would like to think that not everyone would be as shallow to judge her on her name when she’s older and instead judge her on how kind/caring/professional (I’m hoping) she’ll be.

You have done exactly that regarding Jayden/Kayden because of a few that you know. FWIW I’m not a fan of those names and wouldn’t use them myself but wouldn’t judge a person based on their name which is exactly what you have said that you want for your daughter. The parents might be using drugs but you can’t judge everyone who shares/uses that name by those parents standards.

It is a shame that you have had so many not so nice replies but people tend to feed off of the tone set by the op which has completely derailed your request for thoughts on a nice name for your daughter.

Have you considered Clementine or Mirabelle?

My dog is called Peach. I love it….for my dog. I don’t know many surgeons or lawyers called Peach, remember that a name carries them through life ❤️

Oh I didn’t realise you had super powers and could tell how a person is. I’ve had a lovely pregnancy, thank you for your concern though. Maybe it’s coming across hostile as I have people saying I’m basically abusing my child by giving her a different name. Thank you for your concern though, it’s not really wanted :)

In regards to my tone, if you were being told
youre basically abusing your child because of their name would your tone not be off also? If you read the comments from the not so nasty individuals you would see my tone is quite calm and polite, because that’s the type of person I am other than when I’m getting told my ‘poor’ child will have a miserable life due to the name I have chosen for her. No, I don’t like those names, I guess everyone is different.

Pera and Cereza are nice options if your DP is Spanish.

You asked for honest opinions. You got them. You’re unhappy that the vast majority disagree with you.

If you want to pick a Punjabi name, or a Korean one, or whatever - do. You’ll then be accused of appropriation and dear god make sure you can pronounce it right, but at least it’ll be a recognised name. Peach is not a name. It’s definitely not a serious name. It’s a name that other will associate with something negative (as set out in the thread) and they will judge. And your DD will be the one living with it (though they’ll judge you too).

You dont want them to judge - well sorry, we live in the real world not utopia. Have it as a nickname by all means, but do not put it on a birth certificate.

As I’ve said countless times in this thread, I were asking for opinions not long winded responses on how I’m basically abusing my child. I welcome opinions, really I do. I do not welcome horrible and nasty comments so forgive me if i seem to of been harsh.

Not keen- I think a lot of people will think of the peach emoji/bum and, while that's on them, it's your daughter who will have to live with it. People also use it as slang for the vulva.

Lovely.

Don’t worry about my child judging me, worry about thinking you know how a stranger on the internets child is going to be when she’s older. For the fifth time, I asked for opinions yes, not horrible nasty comments on how my child is being abused. If you read through there are some polite comments saying they don’t like it, which is fine! But the majority are horrible and coming across vicious.

If it was a boy, would you call him Banana ?

the nickname lots of girls call their vagina is a “peach” please do not use this!

NOOOO. It’s not a strong, feminine name to be taken seriously. It’s just daft.

Why have you presumed that women who are critical of the name are older than you? Such an odd comment to make/conclusion to come to!

I adore the name Peach!
If you love it, go with it. My very good friend is called Zinnia Peach but everyone has always called her Peach, she's in her late 50's now and really suits her. I've never once thought of a bum in the 20 years I've known her!

Why are any of those names better than Peach?

There's no logic to it at all.