Favorite Popular Names!

There are many commonly used names that I love (some of which I would use and others that I wouldn’t). What are your favorite popular names? Would you use them?

Popular Names I [name_u]Love[/name_u] and Would Use:
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]

Popular Names I [name_u]Love[/name_u] but Wouldn’t Use:
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

Oliver is the only one I love and would use. Although, I guess [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is considered popular as well :unamused::unamused: So I guess there are two that I love and would use!

There are a lot of popular names I like, but the names I feel connected to for my future children are rather limited.

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Popular that I will most likely use:
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]

Popular names I love but won’t use:
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

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Popular names I probably would use:
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]

Popular names I probably wouldn’t use:
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
Lila

I think mostly it’s just based on how many people I know/know of that have used a name that really makes a popular name feel less usable, even though I love both [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]. So names I know are high on the popularity lists but I don’t really know of that many in real life still feel more usable.

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Popular names I like and would use:

Noah
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]

Sophia
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

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I’m going to define popular as in the current Top 50. Some of these are not popular in my area of the US, so the popularity doesn’t bother me.

That would include [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] for girls, [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] for boys. I’d say most of them I would use despite the popularity. However, there are several that I can’t use anyway for various reasons, especially among the girls.

But those are definitely my favorite popular names. :slight_smile:

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Sebastian
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

Matilda
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]

I know not everyone would see these names as popular but they’re all in the top 100 (and most are in the top 50) here in Australia.

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Popular Names I [name_u]Love[/name_u] and Would Use:
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]

Popular Names I [name_u]Love[/name_u] but Wouldn’t Use:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]

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Mine’s off the [name_f]England[/name_f] list - defined as Top 50

I love and would use:
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

There are more I like but wouldn’t use but this list is already long!

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I love [name_f]Florence[/name_f]! Its so weird to me that it’s so popular in [name_f]England[/name_f] because I live in the U.S. and here it is very unique.

I don’t see popularity as a barrier in most cases, but my favourite names that are really popular here in UK (on the top 50) would be:

Sophia
Olivia
Isla
Amelia
Freya
Mia
Ella
Grace
Isabelle
Sophie
Willow
Charlotte
Poppy
Sienna
Phoebe
Ruby
Hannah
Evelyn
Zara
Florence
Maya
Luna
Eva
Mila
Chloe
Daisy
Matilda
Zoe
Thea

Leo
Noah
Oliver
Charlie
Harry
George
Arthur
Freddie
Theo
Oscar
Jacob
Alfie
Thomas
Joshua
Henry
Archie
Max
Isaac
James
Adam
Louis
Elijah
Finley
Alexander
Daniel
Reuben
Theodore
Arlo
Elliott
Dylan
Joseph
Sebastian
Samuel
Caleb

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I feel the same about connections to certain names! I love so many names but only feel a connection to a small number.

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I don’t care nearly as much about popularity as many on here, and a lot of my favorite names are ranked pretty high, which doesn’t really bother me.

Names in the US top 50 I could see myself using, since that seems to be the definition most people in this thread are using for popularity:

James *
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] *
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] *
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] *
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] *
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] *
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] *

Olivia
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] *
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]

Starred names are in my own personal top ten/usercard.

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I was so shocked to see that [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is still high up in the charts. Before getting into names a year ago, I assumed it was like [name_f]Mary[/name_f], a name that used to be mega popular and is now just occasionally used. I live in a rather irreligious part of the country, so perhaps that explains why I know so few with a supposedly common name.

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And ridiculously popular too - I’ve taught 2 in 2 years and know of several more young babies called [name_f]Florence[/name_f].

My Mum didn’t believe me when I told her how huge a name it is. Great name though.

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I actually like quite a few but would only use a couple.

I like but wouldn’t use regardless:
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] (I’d use [name_u]Arya[/name_u] though)
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] (prefer [name_f]Leila[/name_f] though)
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] (prefer [name_f]Aliyah[/name_f] though)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]

Alexander
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]

I like and would use if it weren’t so popular:
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]

Adrian
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]

I like and would use:
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] (I’d spell it [name_f]Maia[/name_f] though)
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

Greyson
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] (I’d spell it [name_m]Myles[/name_m] though)

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Chloe, [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f] , [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]

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I’m too pretentious to use a popular name, I think, but there are some I do like a lot.

These are all the names in the top 100 ([name_f]England[/name_f]) that I actually quite like:

Poppy
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] (though I much prefer [name_f]Freyja[/name_f])
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]

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I’m curious what’s everyone’s reason for being willing to use some popular names you love but wouldn’t use others?

Here’s my favorites: I would be okay with using most of them if SO doesn’t like any of my other names but they’re not my first choice

I like:

Ava
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]

Benjamin
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]

I can’t see myself really using any of them except [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]. Maaaaaaybe [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. But I would probably only use these as middle names.

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