I decided, on my hunt for names for #1, to look at my local birth announcements for inspiration. There were some pleasant surprises, as well some interesting names and spellings, and also a good selection of tired, overused names. Have a look, I live in [name]Ontario[/name], [name]Canada[/name]., and all were born after [name]April[/name] 1, 2010.
Boys:
[name]Christian[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] (Like)
[name]Hudson[/name] x2 (I wouldn’t have expected this to be common)
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] x2
[name]Jonah[/name] x2
[name]Alexander[/name] x2
[name]Emmitt[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
Rylen
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Jaxon[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] (No.)
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Zackary[/name]
Girls:
[name]Madison[/name] (yawn)
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Cassie[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Megan[/name] (timeless and lovely)
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Alexa[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
Airyanna (not too crazy about this one)
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] x3
[name]Marissa[/name]
Madilynne (tired name with new spelling)
[name]Baya[/name] (means ‘berry’ in Spanish)
[name]Bianca[/name] (nice)
[name]Isabel[/name] (yawn)
[name]Addison[/name] (yawn)
[name]Ayla[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name] (like)
[name]Katie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] (love but trendy)
[name]Stella[/name] (love)
Jadelynn (yuck)
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Ilsa[/name] (see this a lot on Nameberry)
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] (love)
Oo this is fun! Parents of these babies really know how to name their kids well, not one name i don’t like - and they all seem to fit with Nameberry users!
BOYS
[name]Connor[/name] [name]Britton[/name]
[name]Gus[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Malachy[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Ryker[/name] [name]Watson[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name] [name]Cameron[/name] - sisters [name]Lexi[/name] + [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name] [name]Robinson[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Hunter[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name] [name]Sean[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] - siblings [name]Griffen[/name] + [name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Preston[/name] [name]Caleb[/name] - siblings [name]Baxter[/name] + [name]Elyse[/name]
[name]John[/name] ([name]Jack[/name]) [name]Blair[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Jonathan[/name] [name]Stuart[/name] - brothers [name]Aidan[/name] + [name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]William[/name] - brothers [name]Patrick[/name] + [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Jude[/name] [name]Spring[/name]
[name]Nolen[/name] [name]Walker[/name]
[name]Tyler[/name] [name]Noah[/name]
Revan [name]Smith[/name] - sister Arwyn
[name]Alastair[/name] [name]Crawford[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Clarke[/name] - siblings [name]Charlie[/name] + [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]MacKenzie[/name] - sister [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Sam[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]James[/name] - brother [name]Nicholas[/name]
GIRLS
[name]Liliana[/name] ([name]Lily[/name]) [name]Alexandra[/name] - brother is [name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name] [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lennon[/name] Shy [name]Charlotte[/name] - brothers [name]Holden[/name] + [name]Ridley[/name], sister [name]Carling[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] - siblings [name]Victoria[/name] + [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Enid[/name] [name]Malena[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] - siblings [name]Hugh[/name] + [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - siblings [name]Graham[/name] + [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
[name]Henny[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] [name]Deanna[/name] - sisters [name]Isabella[/name] + [name]Olivia[/name] + [name]Imogen[/name] + [name]Anneke[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name] [name]Aileen[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Chandler[/name]
[name]Megan[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] - siblings [name]Emily[/name] + [name]Oliver[/name]
TWINS
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]McKenzie[/name] + [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]John[/name] + [name]James[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Kai[/name] + [name]Erika[/name]
Caitte, these are my favorites from your list of birth announcements:
Boys:
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name] x2
[name]Alexander[/name] x2
[name]Emmitt[/name]-- but spelled [name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
Girls:
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Ayla[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]-- but I prefer [name]Leila[/name]…
[name]Ilsa[/name]-- did you mean [name]Isla[/name]? By that, I mean that I see [name]Isla[/name] a lot more often here…
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
However, quite a few of them are a bit too popular for me to use myself… 
[name]Sophie[/name], my favorites are:
BOYS
[name]Gus[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Malachy[/name]-- prefer [name]August[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Malachi[/name], nn [name]Gus[/name], though…
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Hunter[/name]-- not the biggest [name]Hunter[/name] fan, but love [name]William[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name] [name]Edward[/name]-- prefer [name]Charles[/name] [name]Edward[/name], nn [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]William[/name] - brothermas
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Clarke[/name] - siblings [name]Charlie[/name] + [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]MacKenzie[/name] - sis [name]Patrick[/name] + [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Jude[/name] [name]Spring[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name] [name]Crawford[/name] Thoster [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]James[/name] - brother [name]Nicholas[/name]
GIRLS
[name]Liliana[/name] ([name]Lily[/name]) [name]Alexandra[/name] - brother is [name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name] [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] - siblings [name]Hugh[/name] + [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name] [name]Aileen[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Chandler[/name]
TWINS
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]McKenzie[/name] + [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]-- out of the two, I prefer [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]John[/name] + [name]James[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
SIBLINGS OF THE NEWBORNS:
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Finnian[/name]
Arwyn-- prefer [name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]-- prefer [name]Charles[/name], nn [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Anneke[/name]
But again, popularity isn’t a factor!
