[name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] (husband likes it but said it sounds feminine, maybe too similar to [name_f]Karen[/name_f]?) , [name_m]Liam[/name_m] (we both love it but it’s so popular), [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Luka[/name_m], [name_m]Callum[/name_m]
I like [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] and [name_m]Callum[/name_m] for a boy and [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_u]Vivien[/name_u], [name_f]Annika[/name_f] and [name_f]Holly[/name_f] for a girl. I agree that [name_m]Liam[/name_m] is really popular, and so is [name_m]Luka[/name_m] (here). [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] is great and to me not really all that similar to [name_f]Karen[/name_f].
Your boys names are all fantastic! I think that [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] and [name_m]Callum[/name_m] are my favourites…perhaps if the [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] spelling reminds you or your husband of [name_f]Karen[/name_f], you might consider the [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] spelling.
From your girls list, I like [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] best.
You might also like [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Keegan[/name_u], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u] or [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Graeme[/name_m]/[name_m]Graham[/name_m] and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] for boys…
…and [name_u]Teagan[/name_u], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] for girls.
I love [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m] (yes it’s mega popular but I love it) would you consider [name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_m]Liam[/name_m]? I also lo love [name_m]Luka[/name_m] and I don’t believe it is too popular.
From your girl’s I like [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Mia[/name_f] but more as a nn than a given name.
My favorites are [name_m]Asher[/name_m] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I would like [name_u]Luca[/name_u] but [name_m]Luka[/name_m] just looks wrong to me. From your girls list I also like [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]. [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] sounds very girly to me. There is nothing wrong with picking a popular name.
Boy names:
I love [name_m]Silas[/name_m] & [name_m]Callum[/name_m]! [name_m]Asher[/name_m] is nice, too. [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] is ok, as is [name_m]Luka[/name_m]. [name_m]Liam[/name_m] has always seemed incomplete to me, but it is a nice nickname for [name_m]William[/name_m].
Girl names:
I love [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], and [name_f]Holly[/name_f] as well. [name_f]Mika[/name_f], [name_f]Baylor[/name_f], and [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] are ok. I don’t like [name_f]Mia[/name_f] or [name_m]Taelyn[/name_m].
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] - Along the lines of some other very trendy names, it just doesn’t feel special to me.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - I thought more of [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u] than [name_f]Karen[/name_f], but either way, I’m not in love. [name_m]Liam[/name_m] - Popular, yes, but for good reason. I love this one. [name_m]Silas[/name_m] - [name_f]One[/name_f] of those old-man names that is made of awesome. I’d love to see this used, and adore [name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Luka[/name_m] as a combo.
[name_m]Luka[/name_m] - Prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u] spelling, and would be considered about its proximity to the name [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]. Perhaps a middle name?
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] - Nice. Makes me think of classy British boys.
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] - I think of [name_f]Anya[/name_f] in the [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] movie. Spunky and Russian.
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u] - Yes, [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] and all that, but [name_u]Vivien[/name_u]'s just so overused. [name_f]Annika[/name_f] - [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren names are my weakness.
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - Meh. Has the word “harlot” in it.
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - Bland. Vaguely nickname-y.
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] - Boring. Preppy. [name_f]Mika[/name_f] - Yes, yes, yes! I might be only a bit biased considering that, as a writer, I had a main character [name_f]Mika[/name_f].
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - Pretty, but also feels like a nickname. It’s also always reminded me of someone who has a lot of cats for some reason.
[name_m]Taelyn[/name_m] - A trendy reinvention of [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] and the ever-popular -lyn names ([name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f], etc.).
[name_f]Baylor[/name_f] - Weird combo of [name_u]Bayley[/name_u] and [name_u]Sailor[/name_u].
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] - Cute, but not as interesting as some others here.
Fave boy picks:
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] (I knew a [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] who went by the nn [name_m]Kier[/name_m])
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]