What baby girl names do you find quite common!?

One eyed Jack

Just received an email in work here announcing the arrival of a work colleagues new baby -

Siya



Oh crap, I just realised that child could be very confused when leaving school for the day and her friends are saying goodbye to her - "See ya Siya"

Back to the drawing board :pac:

Blndbby

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Just received an email in work here announcing the arrival of a work colleagues new baby -

Siya



Oh crap, I just realised that child could be very confused when leaving school for the day and her friends are saying goodbye to her - "See ya Siya"

Back to the drawing board :pac:

When you put it like that Siya isn't the best choice!!!!

Cortina_MK_IV

Some popular names for girls. (Boy's names on the link below).

Note for boys at 16 and 18... Bowie and Arrow.

Nameberry's hottest baby names list of 2017

For girls

Tatjana +1508%
Alizeh +748%
Tahiti +551%
Moana +467
Ines +338%
Seren +239%
Rosamund +237%
Alisha +178%
Samara +155%
Lilian +124%
Kyra +124%
Sutton +96%
Noor +92%
Arielle +83%
Reina +77%
Calista +74%
Marisol +70%
Arcadia +65%
Ophelia +62%
Zoey +58%
Bellamy +58%
Natasha +57%
Amara +55%
Saskia +54%
Portia +54%

Nameberry

Dial Hard

Cortina_MK_IV wrote:

Some popular names for girls. (Boy's names on the link below).

Not in Ireland. CSO figures are the most relevant for here.

pwurple

Tahiti? Ah now. Cue the "was that where they were concieved " jokes.

I really enjoy children's names though, makes for great eyerolling fun for us cheeky parents.

"Thor, get down off that slide" was my fav from last weekend from a pasty Dublin father to his skinny 4 year old.

Big Bag of Chips

Still my favourite children's name story: Heard walking down Grafton St. About 12 years ago. Mother pushing buggy with baby inside. 3 ish year old boy walking along beside buggy poking at baby.

"Brooklyn! Leave Beyoncé alone."

Edit: Around the same time I heard a little Shakira being called by her mother in Liffey Valley Argos.

honeybear

Ava went through a very common spell around us. It's gas but I've heard many newborn girls being given traditional names e.g. Ann, Mary, Sally & Sinead are recent arrivals

SusieBlue

Ava, Isabelle and any variation of Lily-Rose/Grace/May etc is very popular around me. I know of about 5 Avas between the ages of newborn and 5.

Also Ciara, Aoife, Niamh and Aisling have been consistently popular over the last 10-20 years. I remember there being more than one of each in each class in my primary school and I still hear them all the time now.

I actually remember in a dancing class I went to there were two Niamh Murphys, so they couldn't even go by their last initial!

That said, they're all still usable if you have an uncommon surname.

me_right_one

Blndbby wrote: »

Tito ? That's an interesting name!!

You think its ok to name a girl TIT-o??? Cant see any future problems, no?

There should definitely be laws around picking names. Giving a baby a nickname like "Jack" or "Lizzy" should come with a custodial sentence. The naivety of some people is astonishing.

Jack the Stripper

Are flare jeans back and denim jackets back in fashion to read that Emily is a popular name?

Kintarō Hattori

We're expecting a little girl on June 4th. We pondered a lot about what to call her and settled on Sophie. I know it's been very common over the last few years but nothing else seemed right to us. We 'tried' many many other names but kept coming back to Sophie.

honeybear

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

We're expecting a little girl on June 4th. We pondered a lot about what to call her and settled on Sophie. I know it's been very common over the last few years but nothing else seemed right to us. We 'tried' many many other names but kept coming back to Sophie.

Love Sophie but prefer Sophia

Big Bag of Chips

I'd wait until you see her! Twice I had settled on names for 2 of my children. Like you, I kept coming back to them. Then when they were born those names went out the window and they were nameless for a day or two until something just kept coming to mind when I looked at them. No matter how I tried going back to the original names, the new names just stuck!

One eyed Jack

me_right_one wrote: »

You think its ok to name a girl TIT-o??? Cant see any future problems, no?

It's pronounced "Teeto"

There should definitely be laws around picking names. Giving a baby a nickname like "Jack" or "Lizzy" should come with a custodial sentence. The naivety of some people is astonishing.

I can't tell if you're actually serious about this? What's naive about the name Jack?

eviltwin

me_right_one wrote: »

You think its ok to name a girl TIT-o??? Cant see any future problems, no?

There should definitely be laws around picking names. Giving a baby a nickname like "Jack" or "Lizzy" should come with a custodial sentence. The naivety of some people is astonishing.

There is a Jack in my family and the second part of my name is Lizzie....never had a problem with it

Sunny Dayz

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Are flare jeans back and denim jackets back in fashion to read that Emily is a popular name?

Denim jackets are actually back in fashion, with embroidery!

Kintarō Hattori

Big Bag of Chips wrote: »

I'd wait until you see her! Twice I had settled on names for 2 of my children. Like you, I kept coming back to them. Then when they were born those names went out the window and they were nameless for a day or two until something just kept coming to mind when I looked at them. No matter how I tried going back to the original names, the new names just stuck!

We've heard that so are open that the name may change but I really doubt it will. I really quite like Penelope/Penny but the missus isn't quite convinced

Mousewar

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

We're expecting a little girl on June 4th. We pondered a lot about what to call her and settled on Sophie. I know it's been very common over the last few years but nothing else seemed right to us. We 'tried' many many other names but kept coming back to Sophie.

Congrats. Same due date for our little girl.
See ya in the hospital.

Neyite

honeybear wrote: »

Love Sophie but prefer Sophia

Sophia the First?

skallywag

Neyite wrote: »

Sophia the First?

At the risk of being excessively pedantic I believe you mean Sofia the First :pac:

infogiver

Romantic Rose wrote: »

I'm not talking about completely out there names but names like Lizzie and Annie for example wouldn't be used that much anymore.

There's 2 great names. Strong names strong women. And Irish too. If I had another daughter I'd call her Brigid and refer to her as Bridie. Solid Irish stuff.
Also you know Bridie is a girl. No doubt.

infogiver

Loveinapril wrote: »

I love Oran. I have recently found myself obsessed with O names but my husband is having none of it. I love the name Olympia for a girl.

Olympia is a Greek name.

Loveinapril

infogiver wrote: »

Olympia is a Greek name.

Yes.

Neyite

skallywag wrote: »

At the risk of being excessively pedantic I believe you mean Sofia the First :pac:

Indeed I do.

aaand now I've got the theme tune for that in my head for the day. :pac:

Toots

There are 6 Lilys in my son's year. 3 are in his class, and 3 in the other class. It seems to be a really really popular name where I live, moreso than any others. Lily is a family name on my husband's side and if we ever had a girl I'd love to call her that, but the fact that she might have 3 others in her class with the same name is a bit offputting. Kayla is another one I hear a lot on the school run. For boys near me it's Peter and Joshua.

borderlinemeath

Our little girls name is quite unusual, but it really suits her, and her surname. I haven't heard of any other child with her name, there's one of the British monarchy with the same name, but in both our families, the male version of the name runs through the generations on both sides, and apparently my mother had a distant cousin with the same female version.

Also, we call her by a shortened version of it, so if in years to come she finds it's a mouthful, or doesn't like it being so unusual, she can go by her shortened name - Genie . Even with the shortened version, I don't know anybody with the same name.

Other options on our girls list were:

Eleanor
Alison
Stella
Hannah
Olivia (but probably shortened to Liv)
Florence
Eve/Evie or Edie

I think a lot of names were vetoed because of how it sounded with her surname, anything beginning with the same letter of our surname was out because I hated the sound of the alliteration. Also I grew up with a neighbour who had a name that alliterated and it would remind me of her and she wasn't always that nice:o.

infogiver

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

In some countries there are legal guidelines as to what names you can pick.
Additionally for those that want children baptised, priests can demand a christian name be used

The baby baptised at the Easter vigil in our church last Saturday night was Cruz.

infogiver

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Our little girls name is quite unusual, but it really suits her, and her surname. I haven't heard of any other child with her name, there's one of the British monarchy with the same name, but in both our families, the male version of the name runs through the generations on both sides, and apparently my mother had a distant cousin with the same female version.

Also, we call her by a shortened version of it, so if in years to come she finds it's a mouthful, or doesn't like it being so unusual, she can go by her shortened name - Genie . Even with the shortened version, I don't know anybody with the same name.

Other options on our girls list were:

Eleanor
Alison
Stella
Hannah
Olivia (but probably shortened to Liv)
Florence
Eve/Evie or Edie

I think a lot of names were vetoed because of how it sounded with her surname, anything beginning with the same letter of our surname was out because I hated the sound of the alliteration. Also I grew up with a neighbour who had a name that alliterated and it would remind me of her and she wasn't always that nice:o.

I guessed your baby's name before you gave the shortened version!
There's also a Canadian tennis star of the same name.

borderlinemeath

infogiver wrote: »

I guessed your baby's name before you gave the shortened version!
There's also a Canadian tennis star of the same name.

The tennis player Eugenie Bouchard,(who also goes by Genie!), we looked her up when we heard of her. Rather comically (or wierdly, depending how you look at it) all her siblings are all named after royals! Her twin sister is Beatrice and her brother is William and her younger sister is Charlotte (after the Princess Caroline of Monacos daughter Charlotte Casiraghi)

At least ours is named after her Daddy, Grandad, Uncle and distant cousin twice removed (ish!)

infogiver

borderlinemeath wrote: »

The tennis player Eugenie Bouchard,(who also goes by Genie!), we looked her up when we heard of her. Rather comically (or wierdly, depending how you look at it) all her siblings are all named after royals! Her twin sister is Beatrice and her brother is William and her younger sister is Charlotte (after the Princess Caroline of Monacos daughter Charlotte Casiraghi)

At least ours is named after her Daddy, Grandad, Uncle and distant cousin twice removed (ish!)

Yes Ms Bouchards mother is apparently a very keen royalist! I think Eugenie is very nice indeed very dignified!

Bridget and Astrid for two babies born last year both nice and not very common names, while not being very unusual.

It was a typo.

Romantic Rose

mariaalice wrote: »

Bridget and Astride for two babies born last year both nice and not very common names, while not being very unusual.

Martha and Alice are two lovely names that you'd also rarely hear.

micar

My niece is called Alice. She just over 2.

Loveinapril

I know a couple of Sadies and Darcys too. I really like Sadie.

PanicStations

According to the Central Statistics Office, the ten most popular girls names registered in 2015 were: Emily, Emma, Ava, Sophie, Amelia, Ella, Lucy, Grace, Chloe, Mia. For boys the top ten were: Jack, James, Daniel, Conor, Sean, Adam, Noah, Michael, Charlie, Luke.
More details here:
http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ibn/irishbabiesnames2015/

shesty

There's a few names I like that the OH has vetoed, on the grounds of how they sound if called loudly in a strong Dublin accent (we are both Dubs ourselves, but don't have accents!). Chloe, Zoe etc.....It's a pity....I like some of them!

Personally Clodagh is a great favourite name here. Also Eleanor, Caoimhe, Hannah, Meghan. I've heard a LOT of Emily, Emma, Ava, Ella, Amelia in the last few years. Also Kayla, which is not a name that I love at all....it kind of appeared out of nowhere in the last few years. There's an Avril in our house, which tends to raise eyebrows as being a bit different. It took us the full 9 months to decide on our kids names though, and we always had at least 2 if not 3 options going into the delivery room, we never had a final decision!!!

muckisluck

mariaalice wrote: »

Bridget and Astride for two babies born last year both nice and not very common names, while not being very unusual.

Please tell me that's a typo:eek:

mcgiggles

mariaalice wrote:

Bridget and Astride for two babies born last year both nice and not very common names, while not being very unusual.

muckisluck wrote:

Please tell me that's a typo

You bet me to it :-)
*Astrid i would assume? (And hope!!)

Blndbby

We adore the name Mia but are worried about how popular it is!

mcgiggles

Blndbby wrote:

We adore the name Mia but are worried about how popular it is!

Blndbby wrote:

We adore the name Mia but are worried about how popular it is!

I've never actually met a Mia! (I've heard it as a nickname and I love it!)

John Mason

Romantic Rose wrote: »

Martha and Alice are two lovely names that you'd also rarely hear.

every second 3 year i met is called Alice, Mia Ella!

Romantic Rose

John Mason wrote: »

every second 3 year i met is called Alice, Mia Ella!

Popular names seem to be localised. I haven't heard of an Alice here at all.

Cortina_MK_IV

I live next door to one.


I'll get me coat.

mcgiggles

Romantic Rose wrote:

Popular names seem to be localised. I haven't heard of an Alice here at all.

Agree with this, never met any Alice/Mia's in the west!

Romantic Rose

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

I live next door to one.


I'll get me coat.

Forgot about that song!

Day Lewin

Charlotte moving rapidly up the charts, too.
One new entrant that is becoming quietly popular but still in a small, niche way is "Fia" - it is Irish for Deer.
Freya also offering a serious challenge to the established favourites.
I also hear of little baby girls called Lucy, Daisy and Zara.

Believe me, you don't want too common a name. We nearly called my son Stephen - didn't - then he wound up in a class of 22 with three Stephens.
Conor fared even worse - I loved the name and at the time didnt think it was too common (1980's)
but when he went to Montessori school, there was 10 boys in the class, three of whom were called Conor. They all got nicknames.
They went to school with a plethora, a veritable population explosion, of Lauras, Emilys, Aoifes, Ciaras, Sarahs and Kates.

Romantic Rose

Day Lewin wrote: »

Charlotte moving rapidly up the charts, too.
One new entrant that is becoming quietly popular but still in a small, niche way is "Fia" - it is Irish for Deer.
Freya also offering a serious challenge to the established favourites.
I also hear of little baby girls called Lucy, Daisy and Zara.

Believe me, you don't want too common a name. We nearly called my son Stephen - didn't - then he wound up in a class of 22 with three Stephens.
Conor fared even worse - I loved the name and at the time didnt think it was too common (1980's)
but when he went to Montessori school, there was 10 boys in the class, three of whom were called Conor. They all got nicknames.
They went to school with a plethora, a veritable population explosion, of Lauras, Emilys, Aoifes, Ciaras, Sarahs and Kates.

Yes! I was just thinking that the other day. I've heard of about 5 Fia/Fiadhs baby girls in the last year. How do these names get so popular and catch on so quick.