Too Trendy??

My baby is due in [name]June[/name] and we have the following names picked out but I am worried that my first picks are too trendy. Let me know what you think and let me know which ones you like best:

Girls:

  1. [name]Harper[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
  2. [name]Isla[/name] [name]Harper[/name]
  3. [name]Colette[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
  4. [name]Lily[/name] [name]Harper[/name]

1 [name]Colette[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
2 [name]Lily[/name] [name]Harper[/name]
3 [name]Isla[/name] [name]Harper[/name]
4 [name]Harper[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]

Allow me to play a bit…

I love

  1. [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Harper[/name]
  2. [name]Rose[/name] [name]Colette[/name]

These would be beautiful!!!

I love [name]Rose[/name] in the first name spot. It’s refreshing and spunky. I like [name]Maeve[/name] better than [name]Isla[/name]. Also, [name]Harper[/name] seems trendy to me while [name]Lily[/name] is a bit too common and vanilla for my taste.

Good luck!
[name]Just[/name] to add: I’m totally biased because I have a daughter [name]Maeve[/name].

I love [name]Harper[/name], and everyone says it’s too trendy, but I’ve yet to meet one. I say go for [name]Harper[/name] [name]Mauve[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Harper[/name] - right now, yes, it’s very trendy. It’s jumped 768 spots in the past six years alone. In 2003 it wasn’t even listed, and now it’s nearly in the top 100. It’s an adorable, sweet name with lots of literary cred and musical appeal, but if you don’t want trendy, I would nix this. Or leave it as a MN.

[name]Isla[/name] - like [name]Harper[/name], [name]Isla[/name] has jumped–a lot. In 2007, it wasn’t even listed, and now, it ranks at number 297. That’s a 700-spot jump in 3 years, which is even faster than [name]Harper[/name]. It’s still less used than [name]Harper[/name] but I imagine it’ll grow in popularity still quite a bit.

[name]Colette[/name] - this has been largely unaffected by popularity… It hasn’t been listed since the late 1980s, but it’s still pretty and striking. Definitely the least trendy of your options!

[name]Lily[/name] - I’m not sure I would classify this as trendy, per se, but it is very popular. Still, I would consider [name]Lily[/name] (and even moreso, [name]Lillian[/name]) more of a timeless classic. Sure, it’s enjoying its time in the spotlight and you’d probably meet other Lilys, but it has more of a classic feel than the more modern [name]Harper[/name] and [name]Isla[/name].

I’ve never been a huge [name]Colette[/name] fan, so [name]Lily[/name] would get my vote, despite the popularity. But if you’re trying to avoid popularity and trendiness, I would opt for [name]Colette[/name].

Good luck!

They’re all too trendy for me, except [name]Colette[/name] which is a name I’ve seen a lot online lately and I don’t see the appeal at all. I think [name]Lily[/name], [name]Maeve[/name] & [name]Rose[/name] are lovely and timeless, though ([name]Lily[/name] is really popular, but I wouldn’t call it trendy). I’ll go for [name]Lily[/name] [name]Harper[/name] as my pick.

I love [name]Harper[/name] and I like [name]Isla[/name].

I don’t care of names are “trendy” or not… if you like a name, then use it. in the real world [name]Harper[/name] is not used that often anyway:-)

[QUOTE=brittc0827;1397602]My baby is due in [name]June[/name] and we have the following names picked out but I am worried that my first picks are too trendy. Let me know what you think and let me know which ones you like best:

  1. [name]Harper[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] I would choose [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Harper[/name] as it has better flow and it avoids the popular [name]Harper[/name]
  2. [name]Isla[/name] [name]Harper[/name] I vote for [name]Isla[/name] as a first name but feel that a name not ending in an ‘er’ would suit more, eg [name]Isla[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
  3. [name]Colette[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Pretty esp with [name]Rose[/name]
  4. [name]Lily[/name] [name]Harper[/name] Choose this only if you don’t mind your child having a super popular name, it is a lovely combo.

If you wish to use [name]Harper[/name] as a first name then perhaps these combos may appeal to you?

[name]Harper[/name] [name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Blake[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Margot[/name]/[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]

They’re all pretty names, but I think [name]Colette[/name] and [name]Isla[/name] are my favourites. [name]Lily[/name] is classic but so popular right now I would avoid it, and [name]Harper[/name] is too trendy these days.

If you’re worried about popularity I would say [name]Colette[/name] is best…and I also happen to like it the most! [name]Colette[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is very pretty.

I like the combo [name]Isla[/name] [name]Maeve[/name].

I do not think [name]Colette[/name] is trendy at all. It is super cute… love it!
The rest I would say ARE a bit popular and I am seeing them a lot now.