My husband and I are due with our first in February and we’ve been battling it out with names since I found out I was pregnant :)… I love either classic, vintage sounding names with a hint of quirk… He’s a bit sporadic in his name choices. I would really like to avoid a name that is super trendy… For a long time our top two were [name]Romilly[/name] and [name]Isla[/name]. [name]Isla[/name] then suddenly shot up on the charts and one of my close friends used it as a middle name ([name]Ever[/name] [name]Isla[/name]-[name]Kate[/name]) so I’m not sure I want to use it now. [name]Romilly[/name] is still in the running. I’m not sure why, but I just love this name (as does my husband)…
This morning, my husband woke me up all excited and said “[name]Adeline[/name]!! Or [name]Adelaide[/name]! I can just see us with a little [name]Addy[/name]!”. I love his enthusiasm, but I’m a bit worried about [name]Adeline[/name]. I think it’s a GORGEOUS name, but is it just me or is it becoming quite trendy lately? I have the same issue with [name]Adelaide[/name], though I don’t think it’s quite as common.
Some of my favorites have been shot down because it either doesn’t go with my last name, or it’s been used by friends, family… [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Esme[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], and I’m still working on convincing my husband that we should consider [name]Blythe[/name] (because I love it :)…
[name]Romilly[/name] is super cute! So is [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Adeline[/name] but they are rising in popularity a little, they’re not too bad though. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]! I’m still trying to get people on board with it so I can use it somehow. What about [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]? [name]Adeline[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]? [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]? [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]? or [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]?
I love ‘[name]Addy[/name]’. If you aren’t too keen on [name]Adelaide[/name] or [name]Adeline[/name] what about [name]Addison[/name]? I think its coming up a lil in popularity but I really like it.
I’m a big fan of [name]Ruby[/name] as well and while I think [name]Isla[/name] is very pretty I think its definitely getting a lot of use these days and I feel you’d forever be correcting the pronunciation.
I love [name]Adeline[/name]! It’s so cute how he was suddenly so excited about it. [name]Adeline[/name] might be growing in popularity, but [name]Adalyn[/name]/[name]Adelyn[/name] is MUCH more trendy, and [name]Adeline[/name] only ranks at 288. I wouldn’t really be worried about it, but that’s coming from someone who would use [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name]. I would actually be impressed if I used a name that was as uncommon as [name]Adeline[/name], lol.
[name]Romilly[/name] is sweet, I know a little girl named [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Wren[/name], nn [name]Rommy[/name]. Her sister’s name is [name]Waverly[/name], which I think stylistically is a perfect match–does [name]Waverly[/name] interest you at all?
What about [name]Olive[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name], or [name]Lenora[/name]/[name]Lenore[/name]? Or even [name]Eliora[/name]/[name]Liora[/name]/[name]Leona[/name]/[name]Leonie[/name]?
I love [name]Romilly[/name]! I love [name]Adeline[/name], as well…but I am not a fan of “[name]Addy[/name]” – it is too cutesy and too trendy for me (at least in my area; there are a lot of [name]Addy[/name]'s, [name]Abby[/name]'s, [name]Maddy[/name]'s, [name]Mattie[/name]'s running around) But she may not go by [name]Addy[/name] forever, I think [name]Adeline[/name] is a great name for an adult. But if I named my daughter [name]Adeline[/name], I would want to use [name]Adeline[/name] exclusively…why use [name]Addy[/name] when you have the awesome [name]Adeline[/name]?
I love [name]Adeline[/name], it is a family name and I wouldn’t care at all about the growing popularity. If you like it, it doesn’t matter about how many other little girls may have that name. Plus it isn’t really that popular yet. Maybe I would understand if it was the equivalent of [name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Isabella[/name] but that won’t be for at least another year or two.
[name]Romilly[/name] is a cute name as well. I also like [name]Blythe[/name]. I never considered it before but now seeing more people mentioning it I can see it on a little girl .
I love [name]Adeline[/name] but a good friend just used [name]Adelyn[/name] so I think it’s too close for me to use now. I don’t care for [name]Romilly[/name] at all. [name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name] is so much better in my opinion!
I love [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Adeline[/name] so I probably won’t be much help haha!
[name]Romilly[/name] [name]Adeline[/name] would be a stunning combo, or maybe [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]. I think [name]Romilly[/name] is classy and uncommon and you won’t have the same worries about the trendiness of [name]Adeline[/name]. I also think having the nicknames [name]Romy[/name] and [name]Milly[/name] are fabulous, whereas [name]Adeline[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] both only really have [name]Addie[/name], which is terribly common.
I love [name]Adeline[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]! The trouble with [name]Adeline[/name] is that there are several similar names floating around (like [name]Adelyn[/name]). I don’t associate [name]Adelaide[/name] with that trend. I don’t know anyone with either name, so I don’t get the feeling that those names are everywhere (though they do seem to be rising up the charts). I’ve only recently started seeing [name]Romilly[/name], so I’m not quite used to it, but my initial instinct is that I’m not a fan. I wouldn’t try too hard to avoid a “trendy” name if it’s something you love. So many people try so hard to find a name they like that’s not on the charts, or one that’s not getting a lot of love, then are disappointed when that obscure favorite skyrockets to name stardom.
I don’t think either [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Adeline[/name], or [name]Adelaide[/name] will become too popular, so if you love them, use them! [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Adeline[/name] or [name]Romilly[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] are both lovely and [name]Adeline[/name] [name]Romilly[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Romilly[/name] are too. Some other names you might like: Adelise, [name]Adeliza[/name], [name]Adella[/name], [name]Saskia[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Tallis[/name], [name]Garnet[/name], [name]Constance[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Monica[/name], [name]Sidonie[/name], or [name]Elodie[/name].
I just fell in love with [name]Romilly[/name], it’s so beautiful and yet a complete hidden jewel (I say that because I hadn’t heard of it till your post!). I’ve always loved [name]Adelaide[/name] but I would suggest you use it as a middle name to circumvent the popularity.
Are you in the UK? I’m attaching a link to the 2011 name frequency tables. That way, you can get real numbers and you don’t have to speculate. [name]Isla[/name] appear to be #15 for girls, while I can’t find [name]Adelaide[/name] or [name]Adeline[/name] in the Top 100. If you are in the US, you have probably seen the Social Security tables.
I think any of those names you suggested will work well. [name]Lydia[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] would also be good middle names for [name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name].
You could also consider
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
I love love [name]Romilly[/name]. Especially with the nn [name]Romy[/name]!! The A names are also beautiful but while they themselves are not too popular, I feel the [name]Addi[/name] nn is quite common and sounds so close to [name]Maddi[/name] too.
[name]Adeline[/name] might be growing in popularity, but [name]Adalyn[/name]/[name]Adelyn[/name] is MUCH more trendy, and [name]Adeline[/name] only ranks at 288. I wouldn’t really be worried about it, but that’s coming from someone who would use [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name]. 
I don’t care for [name]Romilly[/name] at all. [name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name] is so much better in my opinion!