What names would you like to see more of?

[Skiesa]

We’ve been in the currently naming trend of ‘Ada, Eva, Eve, Evie, Mia, Maya, Miley, Layla, Lila, Isla, Arlo, Finley, Jude, Otis, Oakley, Luca, Theo’ for quite a while now and I’m anticipating that we may have a change of trends again soon.

What names would you love to see be used more?

longer names

I like names that are not nicknames but full longer names.

Yes longer names and more traditional ones. When I was at school my best friends were, Suzanne, Geraldine, and Veronica.

Julia
Josephine (nn Josie)
Rebekah (but not Becky as a NN)
Elizabeth (nn Eliza)
Naomi
Amalia (not Amelia or Amelie)
Rosanna
Lydia
Ruth

Jonathan
Peter
Marcus
Matthias
Richard
Alexander

Oooh so many. Agree very tired of all the names you mention. I’d like to see more

ernest
vincent
leonard
eric
magnus
august
casper
griffin

dorothy
clover
esther
seraphina
pearl
romilly
clara
tallulah
zelda

Russell
David
Michael

Esther
Lesley
Caroline

I'm always surprised Rory isn't more popular, I love it hut DP wasn't keen.

I like a mix of classic names and left field names that suit their new owner, sometimes people should absolutely want the 6 weeks to get a better feel for the right name.

Biblical names. There are so many solid, lovely names in there.

More ‘solid’ and less cutesy names. I really dislike the recent fashion of babyish names like Alfie, Teddie, Evie - they are starting to sound dated!

I have friends called Stephanie and Jacqueline which are never shortened and I love them. Same with Christopher and Timothy but not Chris or Tim (I know you can’t help what others call them but they can be used in full by parents who so often shorten them)

Biblical names are always sound, and kingly / queenly names

This

Samantha, Deborah, Elizabeth
David, Michael, Matthew

Melanie
Heather
Maria
Hannah

It's at number 24 in the top 100 for last year- quite popular!

I agree with long names, no nicknames

Enough of Rosie, Millie, Alfie, and Archie! I'd like to see a revival of traditional medieval British diminutives:

Annot (Anna, Anne)
Atkin (Adam)
Bib, Tib (Isabella)
Bunty (Margaret)
Caddie (Charles, Charlotte, Caroline)
Catkin (Catherine)
Dandy (Andrew)
Dawkin (David)
Dobbin (Robert)
Doddie (George)
Dovie (Joseph, Josephine)
Hawkin (Henry)
Jowett (Julia)
Lovey (Louis, Louisa, Louise)
Mause (Maria, Mary)
Nob (Robert)
Noll (Oliver, Olivia)
Peemser (James)
Pidcock (Peter)
Potkin (Philip)
Rauchie (Rachel)
Sawny (Alexander, Alexandra)
Shoosie (Susan, Susannah, Suzanne)
Shuggo (Hugh)
Steenie (Stephen, Steven)
Suphy (Sophia, Sophie)
Tetsy (Elizabeth)
Tillot (Matilda)
Tipkin (Theodore)
Tizzie, Tossie (Theresa)
Tomkin (Thomas)
Wilkin (William)

Vivienne
Josephine
Sylvia

Im surprised at the surge Maeve seems to be having at the moment. It’s one of the less pretty old lady names (in my opinion) but I know lots of them. I think there are far nicer old fashioned names that don’t get used.

I’m dying for the return of babies called Bernard and Malcolm.

I think there will be more obscure biblical names without parents knowing the names originate from the Bible.

We have a Malcolm at nursery.

I am all for a mix of names instead of shit loads of kids being called the same thing. I have a super common name and it’s rubbish.

I'm sure I can remember a television show from years ago (I think it was hosted by Danny Wallace) when they made a joke about the name Barry and how no-one was using it anymore
A subsequent show featured a young couple who had named their baby Barry!
I've never heard of a baby with that name in recent years

Colin
Malcolm
Basil
Humphrey
Gregory
Zebedee
Robin

Beryl
Susanna
Marian
Bess
Angela
Tamsin
Petra
Miriam

There are some beautiful names from Greek Mythology and Shakespeare.

I love these, although I won't be naming any more babies in my lifetime. I have to question the name Nob though!

My former colleague’s family member named their baby son David. My colleague kept saying “ baby David” and laughing. I think some names will sound better as the child grows up.