Names, like all parts of language, evolve constantly. There will always be new ones emerging.
I have a very classic, safe name with a very rare middle name. I am so glad I’m not Ann or Sarah or Maria or Laura, etc. though, because they’re all just soo unexciting and common!
I think that as long as the name you choose sounds like a name, is easy to pronounce by looking at the spelling, and you like it, then it’s fine! For example, in “The Borrowers” children’s books by Mary Norton, the little miniature humans, the so-called Borrowers, have made-up but pretty feasible names: Homily (okay it’s a word, so not 100% made up), Arriety, Eggletina, etc. And as mentioned earlier, there are quite a few names which were literary creations (Lorna is another), and they’ve become “normal” over time.
Let’s see, I’ll make up a few …
Rosella? Sure!
Alloren? Okay!
Fina? Why not!
Landor? If you wish!
On a related note…
Link? Yes. Bilbo? No!
Arwen and Elora sound perfectly fine and nicely unique to me 
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And I would hope that all employers choose their staff by looking at past work experience, education, and ability, and not by looking at names! Imagine the scenario - “How ever did you decide that Susan Wilson was the right doctor to replace the retiring David Miller?” … “Well, it was very simple: it was between Dr. Zatricia, Dr. Pixie and Dr. Susan, so OBVIOUSLY I didn’t even read their resumés. It could only be Susan!” ”
Honestly, I think girls can get away with more creative names than boys. Sadly, I think boys are judged more for unusual names. So if you named a boy Legolas, it would not be received well. But a little baby girl named [name_f]Arwen[/name_f] would be accepted relatively easily.
Also, as some of the others said, the playground is a different place. My daughter is in kindergarten has classmates named [name_m]Arrow[/name_m], [name_m]Anton[/name_m], Novalee, (my daughter is just [name_f]Nova[/name_f]), Bugatti, [name_m]Stone[/name_m], [name_u]Cade[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], Kru, Garen, [name_m]Bram[/name_m], Abeni, [name_u]Brinley[/name_u], Kenzlie…none of those are classic names. It’s a different world!
[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: I live in Idaho and unusual names is kinda the norm…just to be transparent. When I visit family in [name_u]California[/name_u], I still hear very interesting name but a lot more [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]’s and [name_u]Noah[/name_u]’s and other top 10 names. Where I live, no one uses the top 10 names.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] to follow up, I asked my [name_m]SIL[/name_m] about what her [name_m]German[/name_m] relatives think of the name [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], her son…she said no one had ever said anything negative about his name & she had never heard of the negative impression of [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] in Germany, but now she’s intrigued too & is going to ask among her [name_m]German[/name_m] cousins for opinions.
I think the naming community is such a teeny tiny selection of people and, especially on nameberry, the preference towards “legit” names on “the correct” gender is definitely prevailing but as I get older and experience more in life, especially in the workplace - the less importance I put on “legitimacy”, “gender” and “acceptability”. As older generations retire and leave the workforce, I think that a lot of naming bias will go along with them, especially with generation z taking up the mantels of social justice and open-mindedness. A child born now will grow up with the most unique selection of names in history, I very much believe attitudes towards names and naming are starting to shift and definitely for the better.