Common name for a sibling that has an uncommon name?

[Chipstickcats]

Hello, hoping for some opinions on this as I can’t decide!

my DD1 has a fairly unusual name - April, which was ranked 360 last year in the UK. We love the name and have only ever come across one other.

we are expecting a baby in May, and currently love the name Ivy, however this name was ranked fifth last year.

Is it weird to have names so different in popularity? My main worry is that Ivy would always be able to find her name on personalised things and April wouldn’t, is that silly?

We don’t actually know if we’re having a girl or a boy yet, and the 2 boys names we’re choosing between are also outside the top 100.

if you do think it’s an issue, does anyone have any other suggestions?

names we loved but can’t use:
Matilda
Florence
Poppy
Edie
Mabel
Martha

thank you!

I’m puzzled why some months of the year work as names (April, May and June) but others really don’t. A baby February would be a bit odd.

OP don’t over think it, you have 2 very nice names that sound good together, that is all ghat matters.

I like both names and they are both unusual to me as I don't know that many very young kids. I think names pass in trends so I wouldn't be too worried about there being a million Ivys.
Of the other names you listed, I know many kids with those names but only one young Ivy.
The Ivy I know has a sister called Olive - is that any good?

Amelie
Esme

April and Ivy seem very much in the same vein to me. I wouldn’t think of April as being an unusual name.

I would definitely call her May!

I wouldn't over think it. We've got 2 with names that are never going to appear on a mass-produced personalised items and one with a classic name which has been popular since about the 4th century BC. They're individual people. It's fine!

Ivy is a lovely name. As is April. Also now we live in the time of wonderly and being able to personalised pretty much everything through Etsy so you can buy things with names on if it's important to you.

@JamesWebbSpaceTelescopelaughing at February 🤣 thank you!

@yorkshiretoffeethank you, that’s reassuring. Olive is really pretty but dh hates olives and so says no way, I have suggested before!

@GiddykiddyI don’t think I would use another A name but Esme is pretty, thank you!

@Prelimme too to be honest! I think they sound so lovely together, but the stats worry me, and my silly hang up about personalised things!

@Endofthetunnel25haha, I’m tempted for a middle name. It’s a late May due date, so June is another option haha. But then what if I have a third baby that gets left out of the months… can you tell I overthink these things?! 🤣

@etataurithank you, that’s really reassuring!

It's absolutely fine this case. April is a well known name, which just so happens to not be very popular. It's stylistically similar to Ivy. I wouldn't pair a practically unheard of name with a popular one, but everyone has heard of April.

@BoleynMemories13thank you! I’m feeling much less worried now.

I think they go well together and April doesn’t strike me as being more unusual than Ivy (even though it obviously is based on what you’ve said)! In fact, I know an April but have never met an Ivy.

I think both are well known names, Ivy is just having a bit of a resurgence at the moment. I love it though, and would definitely use it.

The only girls’ name I wouldn’t use with April would be May 😂.

Iris is also nice but slightly less popular.

April and Ivy are lovely!

I think they sound nice together. I would say April is an unpopular name rather than unusual. That's not to say it's not a nice name!

I went to school with a girl called April, her sister was named June and a younger sister named Heidi! Seemed quite strange when I was a child!

It's fine, my DD has a known but not common name, only one in the school. DS has a very common name (I thought it had gone out of fashion and was more 80's/90's popular but there seems to have been a local batch of them and there's 4 in his school year group alone!). No one cares including them.

Fantastic opportunity to call them April and May though OP

I think April and Ivy go really well together but know what you mean about difference in popularity and I’m not sure how I’d feel if were me. If you are wanting other suggestions- April and

Ellen
Melody
Esther
Holly
Flora
Sadie
Heidi
Leah
Rose
Cassie
Vivienne
Josie

You can always buy April a calendar. (Also works for Jason.)

I know 4 Aprils and have met 6 Ivys- all from over seas.

How about Eden, Melody, Fern, Hattie, Darcy, Addison, Rae, Esme, Anabelle, Sadie, Jade, Gia, Jessica, Chloe, Louisa, Evelyn, Rosa, Ada, Tilly, Rosie, Rosemary, Mary, Cara, Belinda, Freya, Harriett, Kayla, Quinn, Sonia, Yvette, Zara, Leah

I'm personally not keen on Ivy

My chickens are called April and Ivy, your daughters will be in good company

My DCs have very different style names dd is traditional which shot up the name charts and ds has a more American surname style name. Don’t over think it, just choose a name you love.
I know one April with a sister called Ruby.

How about Mae?

I think April and Ivy sound lovely together. I personally only know 1 Ivy who's six

OP neither of those names are unusual. I know many Aprils…..