I need a girl name!

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I am the new zarapipe LOL. Help me out please ladies! (And niq).

DS's name is short and starts with O, so O names are out. The middle name will probably be Jean (I couldn't get DH to go for it as a first name, sorry stacyb1983!)

I'm looking for a name that everyone knows how to spell, everyone knows how to pronounce, but it's not in common usage. So, my criteria:

-nothing in the Top 25
-preferably short
-needs to sound just as good on a 42yo businesswoman as a 5yo girl. So cutesy names like Zoey are NMS.

Here's our favorites so far:

1. Hazel
2. Phoebe
3. Claudia
4. Penelope, nn Penny. We like the nn, but the full name is too fussy.

We really like Hazel but it's skyrocketing up the popularity charts, it's gone from 681->157 in the last 10 years. I'm worried it's the new Charlotte (183->11 in the same timeframe).

*Added prize:* if one of you suggest the name we pick, I'll reveal it to the board!

[pupcake]

Paige
Anna-that one is getting more popular though it seems
Ashley
Claire

[aspentosh]

Disclaimer: I don't pay attention to top 25, so these may be in there.

Myra
Ellen
Isla
Ava (is this top 25??)

[cincodemayo]

Gwendolyn
Katherine
Laura
Diana
Kara

[preppy]

One of my current favorites that fits your criteria is Greta. And it sounds great with Jean as a middle name:)

[justjen]

Lucy!

I also love Hazel.

Tessa (inspired by another MMM--I love it!)

[zeewifeandmama]

I really love Hazel.
Our names were Nora and Meera.

[spanikopita]

Juliette /Juliet

[bunch]

I (perhaps selfishly) can't imagine Hazel as the next Charlotte, but I suppose stranger things have happened. I'd say your other 3 options are definitely less popular.

[hermione]

Tessa.
Hadley
Nora
Cora
Lucy
Samantha nn Sammy

[matildasun]

If M had been a girl our list was- Zinnia, Iris, Margaret, Alice.

[hetty]

I have a Cora Jean, so that gets my vote!

Other names i considered were Lena, Eliza, Caroline, Leah, Elizabeth.

[h]

Margot
Eleanor
Anne
Beatrice
Alexandra
Margaret
Jane (doesn't work with Jean, though)

[jenn248]

My sister's middle name is Jean, and her first name is Adrienne That is probably longer than what you want though.

[sjh722]

Nov 3, 2014 8:12:07 GMT -5 @starry said:

I have become a lot less concerned about popularity outside of the top five or so. I have a "classic" popular name and it is a non issue. Also even with the popularity of Hazel it is no where close to 25.

Yeah, DD's name is technically in the top 10, but I have yet to meet any other little girls with her name. I personally know of a handful of kids with her name (Elizabeth) under 18, but I highly doubt she's going to have to be Elizabeth H. through school, like I always had to be Sarah last initial in the 80s/90s. 

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Vivian is a favorite of mine.

[glitzy07]

I mentioned this in a post the other day, but Hazel is our girl name if the next one is a girl. I also hope that it doesn't become SO popular, but it's a beautiful name.

Piper?

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Good suggestions, keep them coming! aspentosh, Ava is #5 LOL. pupcake, Anna is #35.

Unfortunately a lot of these great names got vetoed. Alice was the name of the ferret DH and I had when we first met, she died My car's name is Lucy (yes I name my cars, so what?) And DH dated a girl named Juliet.

DH vetoed Margaret, Matilda, and Gwendolyn as being too long. They were on my list.

[mpc]

Lila
Nadia
Ruth

[ladygrey]

I love Hazel and don't think it will skyrocket to uber popularity (top 25) anytime soon. What about:

Caroline
Claire
Clara
Cora
Elise
Evelyn
Iris
Lillian
Vivian

[delawarejen]

Leslie

[spk926]

PIPER!!

Just kidding, but I know @this will push for it.

Amelia
Shelby
Lydia
Brooke
Sydney
Emma
Emily

[rupertpenny]

I had similar criteria and we went with Beatrix. People always hear/say Beatrice though so maybe go with that.

[countthestars]

Nov 3, 2014 8:51:57 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

I may be biased (hint, hint) but Claire and Tessa fit your criteria

Do you have a Tessa too?

Claire was on my list but H says it so nasally that I had to cross it off

[countthestars]

My current list:
Brynn
Lydia
Lena
Piper
Claire
Mia
Eva
Cecilia
Noelle

[laurenh]

I really love Hazel, it would be one of our top choices if DD wasn't already an H.

I also like Tessa, Norah, Paige, Julia, and Gwen.

[countthestars]

I forgot - I also love Natalie, Emily, Leah, Alexis, Macy - all family names so they aren't on our list.

[hilwithonelary]

I loooove Claudia. Your other options are nice, too.

How about

Audrey
Vera
Cecily
Iris
Margaret
Edith

[WillabyWallabyWu]

Hadley Jean is an awesome name. It's my dog's name, but don't let that stop you from using it. I love, love, love it. And, it's a good scolding name. Hopefully your child won't need as much scolding as my dog, though. ?

[loskadoodle]

Angela
Stella
Clara
Piper
Victoria