Isla..

So [name_m]Ive[/name_m] loved this name for the past 3.5 years. It was our top girls name when we were pregnant with our son, and now that Im newly expecting again, its still one of my favorites. I love how its beachy without being overly beachy. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband was cute and suggested we should name the baby [name_f]Coral[/name_f] because thats my favorite color, so I ask you is [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] too much for a girls name? Is [name_f]Isla[/name_f] going to be a very popular(top 50??) name soon? What do you think about the names [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] or even [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] separately? I do like the idea of having a middle name with some variant of “lynn” in it as my moms middle name is [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and mines is [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], so I think it would be cool to pass down that to our first daughter. The boys name that I have picked out(just in case!) is [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], and our firstborn is [name_m]Henry[/name_m].

I like [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] and I don’t think it’s too much. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] may be a really popular name soon, I could see it happening. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as much as [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Coral[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], but names w/unnecessary 'y’s in them turn me off.

[name_f]My[/name_f] thought is [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] and [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] are pronounced completely different. [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_f]Line[/name_f] vs [name_f]Coral[/name_f]-in
I too am not a fan of changing random letters to make it “unique” I love the spelling of [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] better, but the pronunciation of coral-in better…help?

Agreed.

Atol, I think it’s possible it could make it to the top 100 for 2014-2015 names. If I truly liked a name I wouldn’t let popularity deter me from using a name if I loved it.

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is lovely! I don’t think it will be the next [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], but I do think it will become more popular, maybe top 200-ish? But I wouldn’t let that stop you. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] is also heavenly.

Im ok with top 200. I just grew up as an [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] born in 87 so I was always one of 6 or 7 Ashleys in each class and I SWORE I wouldn’t do that to my daughter lol