Are my name choices too popular at the moment?

[Squarah]

I love the names:-
Jessica Olivia Rose

or

Samuel Oliver R...(family name)

Surname beginning with G ending in ing.

But I have a very common first name and have therefore always been known by my maiden name or complete name. So despite all my good intentions of picking a more unsual name for precious firstborn we seem to have come up with really popular names. It's funny how that happens isn't it?

DH and I love them both - opinions please?!

I like the idea of a girl having 2 middle names as I wouldn't want her to feel left out when a future potential brother had 2 (DH's rule - good cricketing initials! And must have family name from his side)

[BellaBear]

Initials would be JORG or SORG (nothing wrong with these, just something I always do!

If you like the names, go for it

[gingerninja]

Honestly, if you like em. that's all that matters. I think they're lovely. I went to school with a few girls with the same name as me and I can't remember caring a jot either way tbh.

[dreamymum]

try ocatvia instead of olivia. it is just as beautiful and far less common and the nickname isn't oliver or ollie

[CoteDAzur]

Just try to avoid "BORG" initials

[crockodilerock]

I love them - but I'm biased - I've got a a Jessica and a Samuel. They are inevitably shortened to Jess and Sam though.

[NorthernLurker]

I think they are both lovely names - perfect for babies, children and adults

[2point4kids]

Lovely, i've got an oliver and was considering sam too.

[marmalady]

Lovely classic names.

Particularly love Rose.

[Pavlovthecat]

If you like them who cares if they are popular or not?

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

What everyone else said

[laundrylover]

Call your kids the names that you like - all your suggestions are great names IMO.

We called DD2 a very unusual name just because we liked it - there are 3 in her playgroup next year!!!!

[blowsy]

Lovely! Don't know any little girls called Jessica. Do know several Sams/Samuels and Olivers.

[Squarah]

Thanks for the support! Just a quirk of mine about unusual names but when it actually came to calling my baby that it didn't feel right. I'll stick to our gut feeling - the other nice thing about those names is that their are family links to both Jessica (my father's grandmother) and Samuel (DH's mother's grandfather) which I really like.

Right, last minute name wobble officially over (for now at least )!

[chandellina]

my uncle's kids are Jessica and Sam(uel). They are great names and too classic to worry about them seeming trendy.

[AbbeyA]

I think that they are all lovely names. If you like them, that is all that matters. I don't think that you can go wrong with classic names because they don't date.

[shreddies]

Lovely names. I really like them both

[Heifer]

I have a Jessica and although it has been in the top 10 list for years she has never had another Jessica in the same class/group etc.

Re middle names, tbh they are used so infrequently I don't really think it matters what they are as long as you like them.

Love both the names you picked...

[Nancy66]

I really like both names but Jessica is crazily popular where I live (SW London).

My cousin who teaches year 1 (also in London) has 5 in her class so they are known as JessicaC, JessicaK etc.

[clairebear88]

Hi

They are both great names and you should go with it. They are popular for a reason

[nickeldime]

Jessica. Sounds more of a 'girl' name!