Nameberry love affair names

[acawood]

Love this post and so true. There are so many names here that seem popular and I have never met a child with named it. I did meet a 5 year old Bennett the other day though.

I was worried about naming my dd Claire since it is literally everywhere on nameberry. She is now 27 months old and I have yet to meet another Claire under the age of 20!

A pp mentioned how much this changes based on where you are and who you hang out with. I know two little girls named Claire (one is 5 and one is 8), so my impression is that it is relatively common as I don't hang out with that many small children. I think that a lot of it is relative.

[valkyrie]

Wow, I'm shocked Scarlett hasn't been mentioned yet! I don't really like it, but it seems like I see it get mentioned in many threads. I also recall seeing the following get quite a few mentions: (I apologize in advance for any duplicate mentions. I also have indicated ones I also happen to like with an asterisk. *)

Elena*
Noa/Nola
June (for a while, it seemed like a go-to middle name for many a name combo)
Carolina (to a lesser degree)
Willow
Apollonia
Abigail
Pearl*

Declan
Theodore
Hugo*
Eli/Elijah

[everwaiteing]

Ohhh top 100 would be great... Names that are actually used though.....somehow.

There is a thread (not updated in a long time) that lists all the names that were actually used by nameberrioes. Here is a link: http://nameberry.com/nametalk/thread...erryite-s-kids

Page one of the thread contains a list of all first names, and page 14 contains a list of all middle names. Perhaps berries who have not yet contributed can add their children's names to the list.

[east93]

Sage on a girl is mentioned, or at least was highly mentioned before.

Imogen as well, which I don't see any appeal in. And Agnes!

[googoogixie]

Has no one mentioned Dash/Dashiell yet or did I just miss it? Also Cash. Don't see the appeal of any of these, but other berries seem to.

[sylfessev]

I see alot of Penelope, Willow, Willa, Felicity, Isla, June, Delphine, Clara suggested. And Imogene, whom is almost more popular than Imogen (who is also very popular here). Did I mention August?

[namestory]

I've never met a single person named Piper, Wyatt, Jasper, Finn, Juniper, or really most of the names that are constantly thrown around here. It makes me think that NB is really more the realm of fancy than of reality a lot of the time.

Funny- I live in Boston, and I know kids under 6 with all those names- Piper (2 of them), Wyatt, Jasper (also 2), Finley (close enough?) and Juniper.

I also know a Violet & a Violette, Nora, Hazel, Penelope, Imogen, Felix, Dashiell. These are all local kids under 6. This amongst a zillion Lillys & Sophias & Isabellas & Henrys, of course.

Maybe it all depends on where you live?

[morganalefaye]

Georgia! I don't particularly like it, but it seems to be loved almost universally on here at the moment.

[jame1881]

Isla and Charlotte. I don't mind Charlotte, but Isla looks like Island and someone forgot to put down the rest.

[anna.bliss]

I had not heard my daughter's name June before (except on the elderly). People would act surprised when I told them her name. That was, until I discovered this site! Now I feel like her name is super common! Same with Nora and Eleanor (other contenders on my list when she was born).