Inspired by Greyblues list, I wondered if anyone would like to share some Nameberry memories of [name_f]Girl[/name_f] Name favorites over the years. Who goes way back?
I remember [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_u]Endellion[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u] and [name_u]Coco[/name_u]. [name_f]Freya[/name_f], I remember being very, very popular
Of these, some were just online favorites but I have a best friend’s daughter named [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] (Callie) and her cousin is [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. I can’t remember so much the names which appeared on Most Popular Names Lists. Anyone else?
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Aria[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
I could go on! I’ve been here 9 years.
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Here since 2022. I think:
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Amparo[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u] / [name_u]Alba[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
These are names from posts I made when I initially joined the forums. I joined last year, I think. I still like a few of these, but I have moved on to newer names.
[name_f]Styx[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
Avatrix
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
Nymphadora
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_u]Lux[/name_u]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Celestin[/name_u]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
@eireann, yep, that’s them!.
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f], some didn’t like it so much, I remember discussions over the myth. It was too out there.
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] & [name_u]Aria[/name_u] -all much loved.
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] was incredible popular, I recall, and [name_f]Isla[/name_f], i meant to put it on my list. Which was your favorite? remembering any discussions?
@heartwings, I think [name_u]Ivy[/name_u] was a very big name. [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of daughters named [name_u]Ivy[/name_u].
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@AStudyIn_Scarlet, [name_f]Luna[/name_f] really stands out for me. I wasn’t really in love with [name_f]Luna[/name_f] which made me remember all the more just how popular she was.
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Here since 2014 (?!) and for a while, long flowy girl names were the thing! Especially paired together like Eleanor Josephine.
Eleanor
Emmeline
Josephine
Genevieve
Madeleine
Guinevere
Isabella/Isobel
Avelina
Gwendolyn
Olivia
Juliana
Anastasia
Amelie
Annabella
Arabella
Ariana/Aria
Adelaide
Then moved into mythical/magical starry names?
Calliope
Callista
Endellion
Celeste/Celestine
Athena
Seraphina
Delphine
Theodora
Luna/Stella
Pandora
Allegra
Aurelia
Then moved into nature/forest-y vibes
Willow
Wildrose
Haven
Clementine
Juniper
Somerset
Tigerlily
Everly
Violet
Fern
Ivy
Now we’re in a vintage/classic/grandma vibe?
Clara
June
Maeve
Freya
Willa/Wilhemenia
Adele
Cleo
Blythe
Hazel
Lucy
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Maybe also:
Robin
Loveday
Vivian / Vyvyan
Claude
Athena
Isadora
Sylvie
Luna
Any variation of Rose
Charlotte
Honey
Winifred
Lilia / Lily
Esmé
Imogen
Saskia !!!
Maya
Elizabeth
Willa / Wilhelmina
Seraphina / Seraphine
Ophelia / Ofelia
Sosie
Atticus
Soren
Roman
Silas
Thomas
Alexander
@samosier24,what an amazingly comprehensive post this is. It has brought the memories and the names back to life.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and Genevieve; [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], I still have on my list…Anastacia, and especially [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]! What lovely curly long feminine names.
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Hey! I am in Nameberry only since 2022.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you perhaps know also when (which year period) those names were popular and exactly which style? [name_m]Just[/name_m] for fun!
@heartwings, [name_u]Vyvyan[/name_u]? was that really anyone’s preferred spelling? [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] too.
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and these were names that did transfer to actual babies. I see you have [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]! I remember quite a lot of discussion but I thought that might have been because [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] was and still is, one of my favorites.
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], Oh how popular!
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I saw it on various UCs and recommended on various posts regarding gender neutral names or as middles for boy names.
Saskia isn’t one of my favourites, but I see it recommended everywhere and on everyone’s UCs.
I am wondering if @samosier24 can answer this?
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], and [name_f]Opal[/name_f] come to mind - I remember seeing them a lot when I joined two years ago!
To the best of my ability and memory…
2015-2017ish - [name_m]Long[/name_m] flowy names
2017-2018ish - Mythical names
I wasn’t on much for the next two years because I had my own babies in 2018 & 2020! maybe @Greyblue knows?
2021 - Nature/forest-y names
2022-2023 - vintage/classic vibes
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When I joined, I remember [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_f]Poem[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_f]Fia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Amaia[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
I feel like some of these have stayed around, others have faded a little bit in how often they appear - especially as they’ve become more popular in real life?
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Did you come back recently? I haven’t seen you last year and this year! I joined last [name_f]April[/name_f] 2022!
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - so, so much [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]! Also [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_u]Nova[/name_u], and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] - I joined in 2016! There was also a [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] craze where it was in every UC (or “signature” back then), but I think that was a bit after.
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I never saw [name_f]Annika[/name_f] or [name_u]Nova[/name_u] here. I find [name_f]Annika[/name_f] cool.
I started to like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] this year a lot and I notice that almost nobody likes it and nobody has it on its own UC. I thought it was a pretty rare liked name.