Uncommon name suggestions please!

[otinata]

Ideally out of the top 150. Not. Finding out the gender.

Already have an Ezra (wasn’t as popular at the time).

So far, I have

Calliope (Callie)
Juniper
Amara
Rosalina
Melody
Juliet (but fine like Jules)
Malin
Arizona (rogue I know, but I just love it)
Theadora (Thea)
Noelle
Celeste
Meredith

Koa
Cassius
Sonny (love, but too popular)
Rowan (same as above)
Marley
Sullivan (Sully)
Casey
Zander
Ari
Remy

I prefer softer sounding, or unisex boy’s names.

I like all of these names, but none feel like the one!

I think Asa suits Ezra

Our lists are so similar, we also didn’t know what we were having. We all but decided on Rowan when DD was born but it just didn’t suit her, moved to Reux and was still unsure so didn’t use it. Literally had the same thoughts with sonny and Rowan with popularity. I found I liked a lot of boys names for girls like Sydney, Stevie, Freddie (not that we did go down this line tbf). It’s quite outing so will send you her name via DM if you want it 😂

Athena so so pretty

Apart from Lauren, I think they're 60s names.

Other names to go with the list: Paul, Julia, Clare

Gunther

Vincent
Seth
Hector
Isaac

Genevieve
Nina
Celeste

Hadara for a girl
Asa for a boy

There are still way too many of them alive… loads of 40 - 50 year olds with these names! Definitely NOT unusual…..!

I like the suggestion of Amara. Or how about

Thalia
Marni

Quentin
Vincent

I am ok with ordinary. I didn’t ask for unique names. I just don’t want them to be one of multiple children in their class with that name.

Thank you!

I like Robin and Robyn, but I don’t like Rob, which puts me off.

Ignore all the posters taking the piss - Mumsnet is weirdly full of women unaware of the fact that name trends have moved on in the last 40 years.

No idea if they'll be up your street but I love Fergus, Fraser, Ira and Magnus as slightly less common boys names. I'm not great with girls.

Also, this might be controversial, but if you want something that's not super common, I wouldn't use Theodora given the popularity of Theo. I know it's not super popular itself, but as the female version of a top #5 boys name, it feels tired in the same way in my opinion!

Not many 50 year olds in nursery class, playgroups though 😂

I know a lovely little boy called Rudiger, Rudi to his friends . It’s German origin meaning spear of glory or famous spear . I also knew a Kinross who was Scottish ☺️

Love a lot of your choices esp calliope, juniper, Cassius, remy

how about

clover
clementine
aurelia
elowen
tallulah
coralie
estelle
luella
daphne
dorothea
romy

caspian
orlando
elio
cyrus
river
ludo
flynn
orson
huxley
sidney
august
rafe

@otinata , you can't guarantee that your child will be the only one in a class.
Even if you made up a name, it might be duplicated.

Thea is probably the one most likely to be duplicated IMO. It's not that popular, but it might be short for a few names (Theodora, Dorothea, Theadora, Anthea, Athena) and Theo is so popular, so it's a bit samey.

Casey, Sonny and Rowan are also quite likely to be duplicated. Casey and Rowan can be used for boys or girls, and Sonny might be Jackson/Harrison/Jenson...

Edited - typo.

I know a few Rowans. If you live anywhere remotely hippy there will be a few in the primary.

Why don't you download the census spreadsheet and look at the last page with the names that only have 100 in the country or less?

You're joking but I would TOTALLY have gone Zebedee.

Calypso?

Sounds like you like names with Z in them.

Zelda
Zerelda
Zephyr
Hazel
Lorenzo
Cruz
Azalea
Jaziel
Zia
Azlan
Blaze
Zola
Esperanza

Miranda
Teddy
Ellis
Addison...

😁

Pleae God not Calliope!

I like Arizona as it happens, also Juniper and Celeste.

Of the boys names, Remy and Rowan (although the Rowan I know is a girl).

Kezia
Olympia
Tatiana

Leo
Griffin
Quin

Greys anatomy fan by any chance?😆

but some more lovely suggestions for you:

boys:
Solomon
Wilbur
Percy
Wilfred
Atlas
Blake
Beau
Archer
Austin
Kit
River
Tate
Cove
Otto
Koa
Spencer
Nate
Nolan
Pip

Calista
Marlow
Malia
Guinevere
Felicity
Luella
Sylvia
Colette
Kitty
Rosemary
Dorothy/Dotty
Pearl
Tallulah
Saskia
Tabitha
Pippa
Orla
Kirby
Viola
Verity
Addison
Etta
Primrose
Tess
Estella
Eliana
Josephine/Josie

Seraphina
Piper
Hallie

Cooper
Seth
Kai

Garlow
Rilliams
Mowen
Jorange
Honald