I think it is helpful to think strongly about why you like these particular names, and how they made it onto your list. They strike me as quite diverse in sound, style and source.
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Gemma[/name] is very rarely used in the US. I knew several in the UK, but it’s a generation out of date. Over here it would be seen as very fresh, though perhaps reminiscent of [name]Jem[/name] and the Holograms.
Similar: [name]Opal[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Jewel[/name], [name]Giana[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]/[name]Abby[/name] is rapidly climbing the charts. It’s a Biblical choice many people are simultaneously “discovering,” and it’s especially popular in the Bible Belt. If you live there… your [name]Abby[/name] will be one of many. Are you OK with that?
Similar: [name]Adelaide[/name]/[name]Addy[/name], [name]Esther[/name], [name]Hadassah[/name]/Haddie, [name]Tabitha[/name], Lot’s Wife (kidding)
[name]Juliet[/name] The literary origins of this one are obvious-- but it remains uncommonly used, crisp, clean, understated and elegant. There won’t be many Juliets, but no one will think it odd.
Similar: [name]Nerissa[/name], [name]Portia[/name], [name]Juliana[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Talia[/name] This is a Jewish name, largely. It’s occasionally used as a shorthand for [name]Natalia[/name]. It’s not too common and, as a Jewish name, it’s seen as decidedly secular so certainly something a non-Jewish girl could use. Short, sunny, and sweet. However, it’s a major crossover name with the “liquid” girls names dominating the naming landscape nowadays-- all those long -ah sound and lots of Ls!
Similar: [name]Avivah[/name], [name]Aaliyah[/name], [name]Alana[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name], [name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name] This is absolutely one of the trendiest boys names around. There’s a reason-- it’s dignified, manly, has a built-in nickname and doesn’t take itself too seriously. [name]Just[/name] know your little [name]Jackson[/name] will be one of many in his class, no matter where you live.
Similar: [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Carter[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Carson[/name], [name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] A dignified choice-- although it’s very familiar, not too many little boys are named [name]Thomas[/name] nowadays. Completely unobjectionable and something that can serve him well life-long… though perhaps not too memorable either.
Similar: [name]James[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] Another Bible Belt/Jewish crossover favorite-- this is on the rise! It’s a sweet, gentle Biblical name.
Similar: [name]Micah[/name], [name]Malachi[/name], Mekai, [name]Abram[/name]/[name]Bram[/name], [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Jameson[/name] An Irish surname that’s synonymous with the whiskey. I’d advise to leave it alone.
Similar: [name]Finnegan[/name], [name]Cormac[/name], [name]Finlay[/name], [name]Kendrick[/name], Hennessey
[name]Jude[/name] Another sweet Biblical name that is on the rise, especially in the South and Midwest.
Similar: [name]Timothy[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Paul[/name], [name]Silas[/name], [name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Ashton[/name] Preppy surname/place name that’s synonymous with Mr Kutcher. Unless you really like Mr Kutcher, I’d stay away (even though in 20 yrs that association will fade).
Similar: [name]Afton[/name], Townsend, [name]Byron[/name], [name]Brooks[/name], [name]Grafton[/name], [name]Keaton[/name]
[name]Jason[/name] [name]Jason[/name] is now a “dad” name-- a name of our thirty-something generation. That doesn’t mean it’s not a great name; he’s a dashing literary hero with a snappy, masculine name. But our kids will think it sounds like somebody’s dad.
Similar: [name]Jace[/name], [name]Tyson[/name], [name]Carsten[/name], [name]Carson[/name]
Which of these style families feels like “you?” [And baby’s father, of course]