Classic girl names?

[Somers Isles]

Right now Emma is high on the list but we're not completely sold. Other possibilities...

Charlotte
Scarlett
Isabelle (or Isabella)
Madeline

Any other ideas? I find myself leaning towards classic/timeless names lately

[Oliver's Bear]

Charlotte is getting very popular.
Scarlett is not not my style, and not quite as "classic" as other names
Isabelle/a is very popular -- I know so many little Izzys and Bellas
Madeline is definitely a classic, but again, very popular, there are tons of Maddies about.

Suggestions:
Elizabeth
Laura
Catherine
Victoria
Anne
Ernestine

[Widget123]

I generally like the names on your list but they err on the side of being too popular for my taste.


Suggesting
Clara
Alexandra
Abigail
Caroline
Julia
Matilda

[Somers Isles]

Literally had no idea Emma was as popular as it is. Apparently it's been a top 5 name in the US since 2002!

Now I'm not sure if I care. Ugh! lol

[bromios]

Isabella and Isabelle are definitely the best by a significant distance. Charlotte is also good, and Madeline is lovely, if very, very popular. Other eternally elegant names:

Alice

Clara

Catherine

Frances

Julia

Miranda

Marie

Penelope

Rose

Sylvia

Thea

[Somers Isles]

I wish I wasn't a teacher. Picking names = impossible 😭

[Somers Isles]

Jan 21, 2017 22:17:59 GMT -5 bromios said:

Isabella and Isabelle are definitely the best by a significant distance. Charlotte is also good, and Madeline is lovely, if very, very popular. Other eternally elegant names:

Alice

Clara

Catherine

Frances

Julia

Miranda

Marie

Penelope

Rose

Sylvia

Thea

I keep leaning towards Isabelle and then each time I say it out loud I keep remembering 2 girls in DS's daycare have that name. And then I go, meh

lol

Rose is certainly a contender. I kinda like Alice too

At the end of the day maybe I don't mind that Emma is allegedly so popular. So far I don't know of any personally

[Deleted]

All the names on your list are solid, but popular.

Other suggestions:

Diana
Elizabeth
Victoria
Rose
Catherine
Sarah
Francesca
Julia
Rebecca
Mary
Rachel
Teresa
Veronica
Vanessa

[seamonster]

Your name choices are all lovely. Personally, I don't care about popularity and the percentage of children with the most popular names is smaller than it used to be.

Suggestions:
Claire
Natalie
Danielle
Victoria
Natasha
Dorothea
Juilane

[joy]

Jan 21, 2017 23:44:12 GMT -5 Somers Isles said:

Jan 21, 2017 22:17:59 GMT -5 bromios said:

Isabella and Isabelle are definitely the best by a significant distance. Charlotte is also good, and Madeline is lovely, if very, very popular. Other eternally elegant names:

Alice

Clara

Catherine

Frances

Julia

Miranda

Marie

Penelope

Rose

Sylvia

Thea

I keep leaning towards Isabelle and then each time I say it out loud I keep remembering 2 girls in DS's daycare have that name. And then I go, meh

lol

Rose is certainly a contender. I kinda like Alice too

At the end of the day maybe I don't mind that Emma is allegedly so popular. So far I don't know of any personally

It's not allegedly popular - haha - it IS popular! I swear, Rachel having a baby on Friends and naming her Emma is what spurred this name's popularity. When did that episode air? May 2002...

All your names fall in the same category, though - lovely, but very popular. So, in that respect, I think you might as well pick the name you like most regardless of popularity.

[Somers Isles]

Jan 22, 2017 8:42:42 GMT -5 joy said:

Jan 21, 2017 23:44:12 GMT -5 Somers Isles said:

I keep leaning towards Isabelle and then each time I say it out loud I keep remembering 2 girls in DS's daycare have that name. And then I go, meh

lol

Rose is certainly a contender. I kinda like Alice too

At the end of the day maybe I don't mind that Emma is allegedly so popular. So far I don't know of any personally

It's not allegedly popular - haha - it IS popular! I swear, Rachel having a baby on Friends and naming her Emma is what spurred this name's popularity. When did that episode air? May 2002...

All your names fall in the same category, though - lovely, but very popular. So, in that respect, I think you might as well pick the name you like most regardless of popularity.

Hahaha allegedly is definitely not fitting there, you're right is just surprised that it was so popular because I don't know ANYONE with that name! Though I suppose the world doesn't revolve around me hahaha

Alice and Audrey have started to bump up the list between me and DH.

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies!

[cabbagecabbage]

I would call your style popular classics and suggest:

Amelia
Audrey
Annabel
Margaret/Maggie
Caroline

as similar in feel.

[ottertails]

You've had some great suggestions so far. I'm throwing a few underused (at least in the US) classics in the mix, although they may not be your style.

Anna/Hannah/Susannah
Antonia
Aurora
Aveline
Cecilia/Cecile/Cecily
Cora
Cordelia
Cressida
Eliza
Eloisa/Eloise
Emilia
Genevieve
Helen/Helena
Isadora
Louisa
Lydia
Marcella
Marceline
Margot
Marian
Marjorie
Nora
Rosalie/Rosaline/Rosalind/Rosamund
Sylvie
Theresa/Therese
Vivienne

[JayneArson]

So many great suggestions!

These might be repeats:

Victoria
Jacqueline
Elizabeth
Eleanor

[lulu783]

Katherine/Catherine
Evelyn

[helenahhandbasket]

I like @twinstars list a lot for you OP

[billyhorrible]

What about Isadora instead of Isabelle? Definitely less popular and I prefer it.

Other ideas:
Claudia
Margaret
Margot

[spring78]

Jan 21, 2017 18:26:01 GMT -5 Oliver's Bear said:

Charlotte is getting very popular.
Scarlett is not not my style, and not quite as "classic" as other names
Isabelle/a is very popular -- I know so many little Izzys and Bellas
Madeline is definitely a classic, but again, very popular, there are tons of Maddies about.

Suggestions:
Elizabeth
Laura
Catherine
Victoria
Anne
Ernestine

Of the 6 names you listed, you have my first and middle, and my sister's first and middle names!I was just struck by the coincidence! Guess my folks liked classic names. :-)