Thank you, [name]Jill[/name], for your list! Here are the names on the Top 100 that I love:
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]
If I had octuplets, I would have 4 girls with these top 100 names:
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
And I would have 4 boys with these Top 100 names:
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Matthew[/name]
Hmm, the ones I love from the Top 100 in no particular order…
Boys
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] - Although I am beggining to not like it as much because of negative associations…
[name]Benjamin[/name] - By far my favourite with nn [name]Benji[/name]!
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
Girls
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name] - But I might be a bit biased seeing how this is my name,
[name]Grace[/name] - Also a little biased, it’s my moms name,
[name]Isabel/name - I love the nn [name]Belle[/name], but not really [name]Izzy[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name] ” my husband”s name, love it! [name]Just[/name] don”t think I want a jr.
[name]Noah[/name] - long time fav! Still can”t believe how popular its gotten.
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name] ” Probably my #1 at the moment. Adorable for a little boy, but also masculine with a romantic flair.
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] ” love the jane austen connection
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ” so timeless, what”s not to love!
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] ” cant get over this one, beautiful ?
[name]Paige[/name] ” favourite girl middle!
[name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Zoey[/name] ” such a fun name!
My Octuplets:
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Logan[/name] [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] Bejanmin
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Carter[/name]
boys:
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name]
also love [name]Riley[/name] but this was in the girls section…
[name]Ethan[/name]*
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]*
[name]Noah[/name]*
[name]James[/name]*
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]*
[name]Benjamin[/name]* (Mostly for “[name]Ben[/name]”)
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]**
[name]Lucas[/name]*
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]*
[name]Wyatt[/name]**
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name] (the only -aden/ayden name I like.)
[name]Nathaniel[/name] **
[name]Eric[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]**
GIRLS
[name]Emma[/name]* (I know, I know… but it’s so simple and pretty.)
[name]Elizabeth[/name]*
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]*
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]**
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Faith[/name] (Mostly because of this really sweet girl I know with this name.)
[name]Caroline[/name]**
Clearly, I love boys names in the top 100. Most of the girls’ are just meh to me, I guess.
[name]Hi[/name]! You may use it? I think it’s gorgeous!!! (I forgot to list [name]Lily[/name] as one of my favorites, but just went back an added it.) [name]Lily[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] is my favorite [name]Lily[/name] combo, ever!!! I hope you do use it!
(If I weren’t [name]Jill[/name], I’d consider [name]Lily[/name], too…[name]Lillian[/name] was an aunt’s name. But, well, [name]Jill[/name] and [name]Lil[/name]? Oh well…)
Take care! :-)[/quote]
Ohhh, by use it, I meant in a few years when it’s actually the right time to have children, haha, hopefully I still love it as much then
Boys:
[name]Alexander[/name] (though I could never use it )
[name]William[/name] w/ nn [name]Liam[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
I love a LOT of top 100 names! And it includes a large percentage of my family names, so I wouldn’t be too upset if I had to use only top 100 names. I love a lot more than just the ones I’m listing:
Octuplet Girls: (if this were real I wouldn’t use [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name] all together, or [name]Chloe[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] together, but this is for fun!)
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Layla[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Riley[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
I’ve always thought [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Nicholas[/name] were ideal brothers… if they had another baby brother he would be [name]Benjamin[/name]… and if there was another surprise baby he would be [name]Zachary[/name]. And they would have one sister named [name]Olivia[/name].
You know, before [name]Susan[/name] started this thread, I never really realized how many names I love in the Top 100! I mean, I knew a lot of my boys’ favorites were here ([name]Henry[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], etc.), but I never really realized how many Top 100 girls’ names I love.
After posting and reading the replies, I’m seeing that aside from old favorites like [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Anna[/name] ([name]Anne[/name] has always been one of my all-time favorites), and [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Grace[/name] is now back on my radar—popularity and all.
Out of curiosity, has posting on this thread changed how any of you feel about using a popular name?
Yes, I think there is a reason that some names are very popular and still appeal to us Name Nerds. The reason is because many of these popular names are so pretty and endearing.
[name]Jacob[/name]- like, like the [name]Jake[/name] nickname
[name]William[/name]- I love it! One of my favorites. It’s so classic and masculine.
[name]Joseph[/name]- like, I like [name]Joey[/name] on a little boy and [name]Joe[/name] on a man
[name]James[/name]- [name]Love[/name]!!! Can’t use it as it’s the name of my best friend’s fiance. Maybe in the middle?
[name]Gabriel[/name]- I think [name]Gabe[/name] is really sweet and charming.
[name]Benjamin[/name]- I love. Like [name]William[/name], it’s simple and classic and masculine.
[name]Liam[/name]- cute nickname for [name]William[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]- One of my absolute favorites. It’s both classy and down to earth. I think [name]Nate[/name]'s adorable.
[name]Henry[/name]- oh, [name]Henry[/name]. You are so classic and beautiful with a touch of quirky. Why are you becoming more popular?
[name]Ian[/name]- I really like this. Very clean, simple, and attractive.
Girls:
[name]Emma[/name]- I know it’s number one, but it’s simple and gorgeous.
[name]Abigail[/name]- So stately and lovely. [name]Abby[/name] is also precious.
[name]Elizabeth[/name]- It’s always in fashion with the constantly changing nicknames. I like [name]Libby[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name].
[name]Mia[/name]- just so cute
[name]Ella[/name]- oh [name]Ella[/name]. I have wanted to name my first daughter [name]Ella[/name] since I was in high school. I love [name]Ella[/name] Enchanted (the book, not the movie) and I think it’s so beautiful and slightly vintage. The popularity slightly kills it for me though.
[name]Lily[/name]- very fresh and happy and cute! I really like it!
[name]Anna[/name]- classic and lovely. I also love the nn [name]Annie[/name].
[name]Lillian[/name]- the more grown up version of [name]Lily[/name] :). It also feels a bit more vintage.
[name]Madeline[/name]- I loved the books growing up and always wanted a little [name]Madeline[/name] nn [name]Maddie[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name]- so pretty and classic with so many good nicknames!
[name]Sophie[/name]- absolutely frickin’ adorable
[name]Charlotte[/name]- So pretty; I love it. My sister has dibs on this one though.
[name]Caroline[/name]- again, so classic and pretty. It sounds so noble and upstanding.
[name]Isabel[/name]- I love the streamlined version as it looks more fresh. I also love it that it’s Spanish…
For boys:
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Luke[/name] (which is strange since it goes against my no Biblical names policy)
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Tyler[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
I love [name]Claire[/name].
Isn’t your name [name]Rachel[/name]? I love the name [name]Rachel[/name] so much. Nearly named my daughter [name]Rachel[/name]. I have a relative from, I think, the 1600’s named [name]Rachel[/name]. Lived in Delaware. Some branches of my family are very proper but others are very corn pone. It’s a funny combo!
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] is my favorite [name]Lily[/name] combo, ever!!! I hope you do use it!
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