What kind of names do you like? What are your top 5 names?

What kind of style do you like in names? What is your opinion on popular names? What are your top 5 boys and top 5 girls names?

I like unique names but I also like popular names.

My favorites are: [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_m]Boston[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m], [name_u]Sailor[/name_u], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Lennon[/name_u], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], and [name_f]Harlow[/name_f]

I like all sorts of names. There are some popular ones that I love ([name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_u]Aiden[/name_u], [name_m]Leo[/name_m]),and there are unusual ones as well as trendy and vintage names.

My top five though is probably:

[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]

I like different styles of names, but my general taste is probably classic vintage mixed with modern trendy and sometimes a little unusual:)

My top five…
Girls: [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Caia[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
Boys: [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]

My style’s quite mixed over my whole list. For girls it’s mostly unusual or whimsical, quite a lot of vintage names, word names, literary and mythological choices. For boys it’s more skewed to vintage and literary, with quite a few international picks. I think my style(s) are more evident in my top 5 combos.

[name_f]Pandora[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Ziva[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Altair[/name_m]

As for popular names I like some and have them on my list, but I’d never actually use them myself.

I like a mixture of names; vintage, Biblical, all sorts! It really comes down to names my husband and I can agree on, haha.

But as for ‘my’ top 5:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]

My naming style is all over the place! I try to stick to vintage names whilst giving them a modern/nature-themed twist, but my GP names have always been obscure Celtic and mythological names, as well as [name_m]OTT[/name_m] nature words.

Girls:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]

My top girl names (not by order):

  1. [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Ash[/name_u] or [name_f]Ashly[/name_f])
  2. [name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Kat[/name_f])
  3. [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] (nn [name_f]Bri[/name_f])
  4. [name_u]California[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Cali[/name_u])
  5. [name_u]Avery[/name_u] (also spelled [name_f]Avary[/name_f], nn [name_f]Ava[/name_f])
    Top boys (not in order):
  6. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Luke[/name_m])
  7. [name_u]Parker[/name_u]
  8. [name_u]Tyler[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Ty[/name_m])
  9. [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Dan[/name_m] or [name_u]Danny[/name_u])
  10. [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Jake[/name_m])
    [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps a little!

My style is quite eclectic, I like both vintage and modern names, but with a few exceptions, I tend to like very unusual names.

My top five girls names would be:
Freyja, [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]

My too five boys names would be:
[name_m]Nash[/name_m], [name_u]Mars[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_m]Isidore[/name_m]

My style’s a mix of classic and more whimsical.

My combos are subject to change at the moment but this is what I’m working with right now:

  • [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] “[name_f]Lola[/name_f]/[name_f]Poesy[/name_f]”

  • [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] “[name_f]Dora[/name_f]/Sybbie”

  • [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] “[name_f]Bette[/name_f]/[name_f]Bea[/name_f]”

  • [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] “[name_f]Essie[/name_f]/[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]”

  • [name_f]Nala[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u] “[name_u]Coco[/name_u]/[name_f]Lala[/name_f]”

  • [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] “[name_m]Art[/name_m]/[name_u]Rue[/name_u]”

  • [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Skandar[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] “[name_u]Remy[/name_u]/[name_m]Fox[/name_m]”

  • [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] “[name_m]Wilde[/name_m]/[name_m]Bono[/name_m]”

  • [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Lupin[/name_m] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]/[name_f]Lupe[/name_f]”

  • [name_m]Percival[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] “[name_u]Percy[/name_u]/[name_u]Valo[/name_u]”

My style is quite varied. For girls I mostly like vintage ([name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]), [name_m]French[/name_m] ([name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f]) and word names ([name_f]Lune[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]) with some more unusual ones ([name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Emerald[/name_f]). For boys I think my style is a combination of vintage names ([name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m]) and unusual names that are mostly from mythology ([name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]). I have some popular/trendy names on my list but if I do then it’s probably because it’s an honour name ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]).

Girls:
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Doreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Lune[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] [name_m]Ives[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Pippin[/name_m] [name_u]Mars[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] Bramble
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] [name_u]Bryn[/name_u]

I find it actually impossible to pin down my naming style, there seems to be absolutely no pattern in length, culture, background, meaning or grouping. I love popular names and I love completely out there names. I mean my top five usually would be:

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] “[name_m]Koa[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] Beaufort [name_m]Zayden[/name_m] “Ender”
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Jakob[/name_m] [name_m]Helios[/name_m] “[name_u]Cai[/name_u]” ’
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m] [name_m]Grayson[/name_m] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] “[name_m]Xavi[/name_m]”
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_m]Jack[/name_m]”

[name_f]Alessia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] “[name_f]Sia[/name_f]”
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Mei[/name_f]-ling “[name_f]Lene[/name_f]”
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] Auli’i “[name_f]Cate[/name_f]”
Nefertari [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] “[name_f]Nara[/name_f]”
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Ariella[/name_f] [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] “[name_f]Eva[/name_f]”

But today if I were to name 10 kids, 5 of each gender, I’d choose:

[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m] [name_f]Rosen[/name_f] “[name_m]Kolya[/name_m]”
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] Oceanside “[name_m]Jack[/name_m]”
[name_m]Calum[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Serafin[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Zayden[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] “[name_m]Zander[/name_m]”

[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] Scholastica [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f] Lullaby “[name_f]Evie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] Wintertale “[name_f]Isla[/name_f]”
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] “[name_f]Coco[/name_f]”
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] Célimène [name_f]Grace[/name_f] “[name_u]Dru[/name_u]”

OR

[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] Scholastica [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u] [name_f]Arianna[/name_f] [name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f] Célimène [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
Saela [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]

So IDK, that doesn’t even showcase at all how all over the place my style is.

My top 5 currently are:
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosaline[/name_f] [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] [name_f]Laelia[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_f]Lilias[/name_f] Esmé
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Annelise[/name_f]

[name_u]Sacha[/name_u] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Emilien[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Emile[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

My style is soft, airy, ethereal, romantic, magical, heavy [name_m]French[/name_m] influence. I love nature names, soft names for boys, names that have an enchanting or adventurous quality about them. I also love names that sound international that I feel could work any many different countries and/or situations. I love many vintage names as well.

I love a lot of unisex names and surnames. For things more gendered, I tend to like mythological, wordy, made-up and overall pretty out-there. My top names are [name_m]Bravery[/name_m] and [name_u]Hollis[/name_u] for either gender. [name_f]Alcyone[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] for girls and [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] and Edymion for boys.

I vintage and uncommon (ish) names for girls, and more modern on trend names for boys.

My top 5 for each genders are-

[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Willam[/name_m]/[name_m]Liam[/name_m]