Favorite 1 syllable girl names

[ourcrazynavylife]

Hey ladies,

Hit me up with your favorite 1 (maybe 2 syllable) girl first names.

I like uncommon. Long names.

DH likes short & popular. Like look at the top ten names in the US and those are basic his favs.
The only name he's suggested (and obsessed with) is Kai for a boy.

Rose is out (DD's MN)

Marigold is my front runner for middle names right now.

[Oliver's Bear]

Maude is my all time favorite single syllable girl's name. I love it. It's so classic.

Other options:
Blythe
Gwen
Jayne
Leigh
Lynn
Nieve
Ruth
Spring

[lormor]

What is DD1's name?

[reginaphalange]

Hmmm... Jane, Kate, Anne, Tess, Grace, Eve

[cabbagecabbage]

Faye
Pearl
June
Jane
Gwen (I like Gwendolyn but don't mind Gwen alone)
Blythe
Tess
Nell

Iris
Opal
Ada
Lotte
Ivy
Daphne
Olive
Thea
Vera
Zara

[ourcrazynavylife]

Sept 24, 2016 4:17:27 GMT -5 lormor said:

What is DD1's name?

Emme.line

[joy]

I love Marigold. LOVE.

One syllable girls: Eve, Jane, Anne

[ourcrazynavylife]

@charlotte that's what we did with DD1 and I've been trying to do with this one. But he hates all the long names I've suggested.

[ourcrazynavylife]

He likes Grace, Eve, Tess, and Kate from these lists.

Which are all like my least favs because they're very popular.

[Stormtroopooper]

Alice
Anna
Anne
Clara
Claire
Elle
Elin
Ellen
Eve
Fern
Gemma
Grace
Hazel
Heidi
Isla
Ivy
Iris
Jane
June
Kate (as nn for Catherine)
Luna
Lyra
Mira
Mae
Maeve
Megan
Nell
Olive
Opal
Poppy
Pippa (nn for Philippa)
Ruby
Ruth
Sarah
Thea
Una
Violet
Vera
Wren
Willa
Zoe
Zora

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I love Marigold! These are mostly 2 syllable.

Anne Marigold
Anna Marigold
Bree Marigold (This seems like it would be a nn,but it's actually a legit fn! Anglicized form of Brígh.)
Clara Marigold
Eve Marigold
Freya Marigold
Jane Marigold
Kira Marigold
Lyra Marigold
Noelle Marigold
Simone Marigold
Thea Marigold
Willa Marigold

[ourcrazynavylife]

If this helps at all DH just admitted that he likes Savannah and Molly.

But we can't use Molly because my cousin used it for her daughter.

And I'm put off by Savannah because of how popular it is and also idk if it's weird because my good gf's name is also Savannah. Even though I really like the name.

[reginaphalange]

Sept 24, 2016 11:45:45 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

He likes Grace, Eve, Tess, and Kate from these lists.

Which are all like my least favs because they're very popular.

Tess was ranked 996 in 2013 and is out of the top 1000 in 2015...

Eve is ranked 476 which represents 0.035% of the girls born last year.

[ourcrazynavylife]

reginaphalange you'll probably think I'm nuts too (DH certainly does). I typically refer to any name in the top 1000 as popular.

That's good to know about Tess. It was the only one I hadn't looked up yet.

[honeylemon]

Sept 25, 2016 2:49:43 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

reginaphalange you'll probably think I'm nuts too (DH certainly does). I typically refer to any name in the top 1000 as popular.

That's good to know about Tess. It was the only one I hadn't looked up yet.

This is pretty... Extreme

I mean, Faye is in the top 1000 but it's hardly popular. Or Veda, Lyra, Ophelia...

[ourcrazynavylife]

honeylemon I knowww. I'm trying to let it go and not be so ridiculous.

I just grew up with a VERY popular 90s name and I didn't want to do the same thing to my kids where they're one of a bijillion >popular name<

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

The thing about popularity is, even the top ten aren't as popular as the most popular names from our generation. When we were growing up, a MUCH higher percentage of girls were named Jennifer or Ashley, as opposed to Sophia or Isabella today. Then you add in all the different spellings of the same names, and some go up in popularity, while some go down. There was a recent thread on the actual popularity of names by spelling.

And of course, you never know what names are going to suddenly become very popular. We could have the next Twilight similar craze come out, and suddenly a relatively unknown name is shooting up the charts.

Or your kid could hate being the only one they know with their name, like I did. My name is fairly popular now, but wasn't then.

You just never know, and limiting yourself to such a small selection of names, especially since your H prefers popular names, is really doing yourself a disservice.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Thanks dreadpiratebuttercup and everyone else for the advice.

I started going through the baby name book last night and this morning and am trying to keep more of an open mind. I've got a pretty solid list for DH to look at

[reginaphalange]

Sept 25, 2016 2:49:43 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

reginaphalange you'll probably think I'm nuts too (DH certainly does). I typically refer to any name in the top 1000 as popular.

That's good to know about Tess. It was the only one I hadn't looked up yet.

I will preface this by saying that you absolutely do you but I feel like your expectations are just a bit unrealistic. Finding a name you love out of the top 1000 is somewhat doable but finding one you AND your H love just seems impossible. Like I said earlier, Eve is in the 400s but that means that 0.035% of the babies born last year are named Eve. That is such a tiny amount!

Also, anecdote time, my name broke the 1000s in 1990 and then went out of the 1000 the year I was born. Guess what it's at now? 219... and I've only met two others in my whole life.

[lormor]

You've been given some really lovely suggestions.

I wouldn't take Savannah off your list because you have a friend with that name.

Also, popular names are popular because they are nice names!

[ourcrazynavylife]

These are the names DH gave back to me after crossing out like half my list. (And I know most aren't short like I asked you ladies)

Savannah
Alice
Eve
Bridget
Maribel
Maybelle
Margaret
May (would also be used as a nn for the above three M names)
Eileen
Eloise
Heather
Holly
Vanessa

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Savannah- Tossssssss!!!!!
Alice- Keep!! This is my favorite name ever.
Eve- Keep!
Bridget- Toss.
Maribel- Toss.
Maybelle- Toss, then toss some more.
Margaret- Keep.
May- Toss.
Eileen- Toss.
Eloise- Keep!
Heather- Toss. I feel this name is very dated.
Holly- Keep.
Vanessa- Toss.

[reginaphalange]

I love Holly, Eloise, Eve, Bridget and Savannah from your list.

[Widget123]

Savannah- toss
Alice- keep
Eve-keep
Bridget-keep
Maribel-toss
Maybelle-toss
Margaret-keep
May (would also be used as a nn for the above three M names) - keep
Eileen- toss
Eloise- keep
Heather- toss
Holly- toss
Vanessa- keep

[claud]

Savannah - toss
Alice - keep
Eve - keep
Bridget -keep
Maribel - keep
Maybelle - toss
Margaret - keep
May - Toss
Eileen - Toss
Eloise - Keep
Heather - Toss
Holly - Toss
Vanessa - Toss

[hangry]

Savannah - toss
Alice - toss
Eve - keep
Bridget. - keep
Maribel - keep
Maybelle - toss
Margaret - toss
May (would also be used as a nn for the above three M names) - toss as fn
Eileen - toss
Eloise - keep
Heather - toss
Holly - keep
Vanessa - toss

[Oliver's Bear]

Savannah -- toss
Alice -- keep
Eve -- toss
Bridget -- keep
Maribel -- keep
Maybelle -- toss
Margaret -- keep
May -- toss
Eileen -- keep
Eloise -- keep
Heather -- keep
Holly -- keep
Vanessa -- toss

[ottertails]

Savannah: keep
Alice -- keep
Eve -- keep
Bridget -- keep
Maribel -- toss; really repetitive with the mn
Maybelle -- toss
Margaret -- keep
May -- keep as a nn, toss as a fn
Eileen -- toss
Eloise -- keep
Heather -- toss
Holly -- toss
Vanessa -- toss

I'm probably beating a dead horse, but names are getting more spread out (not counting various spellings) so like dreadpiratebuttercup said, children are going to be less likely to feel like everyone shares your name.To put it in perspective:
In 1915, Mary was #1 (percent of total births: 5.6830%) and Atha was #1000 (percent of total births: 0.0043%)
In 1990, Jessica was #1 (percent of total births: 2.2627%) and Louise was #1000 (percent of total births: 0.0089%)
In 2015, Emma was #1 (percent of total births: 1.0519%) and Alianna was #1000 (percent of total births: 0.0137%)

If you are interested here is the link to SSA's data you can download for state-specific data. It has every state separated and information from 1910 on to 2015 down to names given to 5 children. Of course spelling variations are going to make a name feel more popular, and certain areas within the state may have its own trends, but I think it would be a shame to give up on a name you love just because it's in the top 1000.