Very ordinary girls names

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Trying to think of girls names that are extremely normal 😅 just good strong classic names.

What I'm thinking is a long the lines of Hannah, Amy, Charlotte etc etc.

I want to avoid anything too unusual, too vintage or too whimsy.

Any suggestions welcome

Hannah's a wonderful choice!

Emma
Anna
Laura
Rebecca
Rachel
Jane
Louise

Jessica
Sarah
Hannah
Laura
Grace
Katherine
Gemma
Siân
Emma
Imogen
Phoebe
Harriet
Sophie
Amy
Charlotte
Eve
Marie
Rose
Anna / Anne
Molly
Olivia

Anna is a gorgeous name imo, and bonus, works in pretty much any language

I do love Emma and Anna

Normal changes over time. Just look at the recent most popular names, especially for in your area, as they will be the normal ones where you are.

Elizabeth- the ultimate!!
anna
emily
emma
eva
helena
alice
grace
sarah
maria
julia
margaret
catherine
mary
eleanor
isabel
lucy
clara
martha
rose
sophie

Olivia
Alexandra
Sarah
Elizabeth
Phoebe
Jennifer
Lucy
Grace
Harriet
Rachel
Jane

Royal family names (not Sussex or Phillips) or biblical are safe.
Use the ONS site (Baby names since 1904: how has yours performed? - Office for National Statistics) or Baby name explorer to see if the names show any sharp curves.

Josephine
Harriet
Rebecca
Christina
Helen
Gemma
Victoria
Mary
Amy
Anne

As a safe bet, go for Royal names or Biblical makes.

Claire
Helen
Sophie
Sarah
Laura
Mary
Rebecca
Louise
Rachel
Abigail
Lucy
Victoria
Katherine
Emily

@Emanwenym ”Snap!”

It’s interesting that you want “normal”. My DD1 has a fairly unusual name and she says it’s been invaluable for her on her working life. People remember her. It’s been great for networking apparently. If she was plain Emma (there were 4 in her class at school) I’m not sure she’d be saying the same. A good name has many facets - blending in or being memorable in a good way.

Royal family names: Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, Victoria, Catherine, Sophie, Charlotte, Alice, Margaret, Louise, Beatrice, Alexandra, Helena

Biblical names: Esther, Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca, Miriam, Mary, Ruth, Naomi, Abigail, Leah, Lydia, Phoebe, Deborah, Lois ...

Some of the Shakespearean names.

Emily
Lucy
Elizabeth
Claire
Sarah
Victoria
Fiona
Catherine
Katie
Alice
Hayley
Caroline
Joanne / Joanna
Ruth
Mary
Jennifer
Rachel
Natalie
Helen
Eleanor
Lorna
Laura
Esther
Rebecca
Louise / Louisa
Lauren
Jessica
Stella

@FuzzyWolf I agree, in my head I think names popular in the 90s are "normal" whereas someone who grew up in the 70s will have a completely different idea.

Also love Martha but it's already in the family!

Are you wanting avoid popular or common at school? If so then don’t choose Evie, Ava, Ivy, Ada, Mia, Mila, Mya, Olivia, Amelia, Freya, Poppy, Daisy, Maisie, Isla, Orla, Florence, Sienna, Darcey, Isabel, Isabella or Sophie. We’ve had a few Ophelia’s recently too.

@Pranksters You missed Ellie/Ella, Sophia/Sofia, Isla, Lily, Lila, ...

Love Charlotte, Amy and Hannah!

Louisa
Kate
Rachel
Jessica
Sarah
Hayley
Anna
Clare
Bronwyn
Yvette
Johanna
Victoria
Zoe

Angela is a nice boring name.
Susan
Helen
Jean
Moira

Mary
Anne
Jane
Laura

I like some of the names from Jane Austen's books ~

Emma
Catherine
Jane
Mary
Lydia
Elinor
Harriet
Louisa
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Lucy
Isabella

I think it depends on the circumstances (and obviously on individual taste).

We opted for very "normal" names for our kids, because we have a long foreign surname which people find hard to spell and pronounce. Having unusual first names as well might be a bit of a burden for them.

Plus - I may be being a bit arrogant here - but I don't feel like I need to rely on my name to make an impression. I'd like to think that people would remember meeting me, even if my name was "Emma Smith"!

@Pranksters yes trying to avoid those - I think they are all lovely names just a lot around at the moment.

Thank you all for the suggestions, there are some strong contenders in there.