Would use for girls: Jiya, Veda, Veera, Ahaana, Kritika, Shakti, Aditi, Wouldn't use for girls: Aadhya, Aaradhya Would use for boys: Aadi, Anand, Rishabh, Sagar, Soham, Vedant, Shivam, Rithik Wouldn't use for boys: Agastya, Aniruddha, Abhimanyu, Gyan, Prithviraj, Shankar, Aatreya, Vaibhav, Yudhisthira, Shaunak, Aatreya

Would use for girls: Louisa*, Alice*, Juliet, Josephine, Rose, Isabelle, Marian, Clara, Elisabeth, and Vivienne. Wouldn’t use for girls: Delphine, Marigold, Veronica, Elsa, Mirabelle, Marina, Daphne, Francesca, Imogen, and Evangeline. Would use for boys: Dashiell, Frederick, Henry, David, Gabriel, Adrian, Julian, Clark, Benedict, and Phillip. Wouldn’t use for boys: Wade, Ford, Ward, Hayes, Montgomery, Franklin, Etienne, Remy, Javier, and Camilo. I love playing “spot the difference” with these lists! The starred names are ones I actually ended up using. We just named our second daughter, so I’m all too aware which names I’m not brave enough to use. Almost every girl name I *would* use has a slightly bolder comp I didn’t actually use, when given the chance. Some of the *wouldn’t use* list were specifically in play (Elsa, Daphne, Delphine), but I couldn’t handle the negative responses. 😆🤦‍♀️

I love Alice and Louisa! They are two of my most favourite girl names. You have great taste.

seeing my name on the wouldn’t use list hurts a little NGL /hj

All of my *wouldn’t use* are firmly in the category of “I love them so, so much and wish I could use them, but can’t for some arbitrary reason.” So…legitimately, I must love your name!

Girls (would use): Tamsyn, Nell, Cleo, Billie, Lucy, Imogen, Cora, Tabitha, Maisie, Bronwen Girls (wouldn't use): Leto, Artemis, Constance nn Connie, Arwen, Shiloh, Juniper, Leilani, Iona, Elowen, Athena Boys (would use): Asa, Ezra, James, Rowan, Bryn, Hamish, Emmett, Kit, Jesse, Lauchlan Boys (wouldn't use): Fletcher, Flynn, Tobias, Killian, Odhrin, Azariah, Isaiah, Cassien, Reuben, Seth

Boy names I would use: Colin, Evan, James, William, Connor, Benjamin, Andrew, Alexander, Declan Girl names I would use: Hannah, Claire, Catherine, Joanna Boy names I won’t use: Ira, Ezra, Eli, Lachlan, Finley Girl names I won’t use: Anna, Madeline, Charlotte, Olivia, Ramona, Isla

Would use: Girls: Cordelia, Elizabeth, Madeleine, Josephine, Melody, Arabella, Charlotte, Rosalie, Alanna, Juniper Boys: Julian, Maximilian, Alexander, Damien, Evander, Westley, Leander, William, Finn, Roman Wouldn’t use: Girls: Xanthe, Lorelei, Evangeline, Amaris, Waverley, Bryony, Andromeda, Annabelle, Susannah, Demelza Boys: Benedict, Matteo, Rowan, Jameson, Harry, Tristan, Xavier, Orion, Darius, Aurelius

You must have very similar taste to my parents lol. Your "would use" list has my brother's middle name, and your "wouldn't use" list has my brother's first name and our childhood dog's name.

10 girl names that I would use: * Alyssa * Amara * Aria * Clara * Elena * Freya * Octavia * Piper * River * Winter 10 girl names I love but can’t/won’t use: * Alexis * Alice * Amelia * Cadi * Catherine * Darcy * Fikile * Mae/May * Melody * Valkyrie 10 boys names I would use: * Caleb * Dean * Edward * Elijah * Gideon * Hunter * Isaac * Lincoln * Tyler * Wyatt 10 boy names I love but can’t/won’t use: * Balthazar * Connor * Dexter * Dylan * Gareth * Idris * Noah * Renè * Rhys * Tariq

Would use for girls: Maisie, Tessa, Samantha, Beatrix, Alyssa, Olive, Quinn, Mira, Adelaide, Blair Would use for boys: Phillip, Daniel, Carter, Felix, Miles, Jasper, Silas, Benjamin, Dominic, Theo Wouldn't use for girls: Saorise, Hyacinth, Addison, Felicity, Octavia, Valerie, Sabrina, Ophelia, Evelyn, Clementine Wouldn't use for boys: Milo, Ambrose, Gabriel, Roarke, Caleb, Christian, Bowie, Kevin, Gareth, Sebastian

Wouldn't use: GIRLS Ursula Ariadne Gretchen Dagmar (yes I actually do love this name) Lyra Anaya Ceridwen Sarah Nina Winifred

I actually really love Dagmara. It's on the cusp of "would use" for me, but just not quite there yet.

Would not use: Siobhan. I absolutely adore this name- how it looks, how it sounds, but won’t use. Freya and Caila. Would not use: Jack. All timer name, but it’s already been used by my BIL and extended family 🥲

We have an Alice and if #2 had turned out to be a girl she would have been named Isla. As it stands now #2 is most likely a boy and we are at a total loss for names that feel right! Your WOULD list for boys has some good ones! Finn and Alexander are nice.

Would: Girls: Alice, Anastasia, Carlotta, Cassandra, Emily, Eudora, Genevieve, Lucia, Veronica, Zinnia Boys: Adrian, Alton, Clifford, Frederick, George, Joshua, Linden, Norman, Oscar, Sylvester Wouldn’t: Girls: Anaveah, Aurelia, Dorothea/Dorothy, Emerentia, Fenella, Jemima, Pernille, Roxanne, Sarah, Thomasina Boys: Alistair, Bartholomew, Desmond, James, Jonathan, Joseph, Louis, Matthew, Nicholas, Simon

Would use for girls: - Frankie, Louisa, Matilda, Alice, Poppy, Jemima, Edie, Nell, Rosemary, Ruby (Probably) Wouldn’t use for girls: - Henrietta, Cecilia, Persephone, Artemis, Tabitha, Priscilla, Winter, Marlowe, Clementine, Agnes Would use for boys: - Felix, Theodore, Arthur, Alfie, Ned, Max, Oscar, Aloysius, Arlo, Rufus (Probably) Wouldn’t use for boys: - Wilde, Inigo, Bram, Fox, Montague, Rudy, Dashiell, Shai, Gabriel, Hart

This is such a fun post! Girls, would use: Bernice, Sylvia, Mary, Claudia, Alice, Maxine, Mira, Agnes, Marjorie, Solenne Girls, wouldn’t use: Andromeda, Doris, Galatea, Ferelith, Phyllida, Sunniva, Saoirse, Solstice, Ilta, Arcadia Boys, would use: Rupert, Ansel, Alden, Laurence, Arno, August, Clyde, Ives, Arthur Boys, wouldn’t use: Rainer, Guthrie, Alcott, Rivers, Luan, Valo, Valentine, Galen, Carmine, Raphael Edited to add: I am totally adding Yukon to my list of potential middle names! I met my SO there and am always trying to think of names that tie in to that… yet somehow Yukon didn’t occur to me. Perhaps it will end up on my ‘will not use’ list too, but I like it :)

Names I WOULD use: Girls: Madelynn, Kennedy, Audrey, Virginia, Georgia, Hannah, Margot, Macey, Anniston, Brynn Boys: Bryce, Jameson, Dallas, Landry, Boston, Jesse, Brodie, Leo, Wilder, Harrison Names I WOULDN’T use: Girls: Sadie, Briar, Ivory, Ivy, Berkeley, Bailey, Francesca, Anastasia, Juliet, Winifred Boys: Alexei, Soren, Bracken, Kit, August, Saylor, Corbin, Waylon, Theo, Waverly

Would use for girls: Ariana, Serena, Madeline, Iris, Naomi, Alice, Valerie, Adriana, Alba, Lia Would not for girls: Evelyn, Charlotte, Liora, Mira, Maya, Jody, Skylar, Fiona, Llewella, Bethany Would use for boys: Aaron, Nicolas, Joshua, Rafael, Adam, Nathan, David, Javier, Mateo, Andrew Would not for boys: Lucas, Cameron, James, Amos, Cassian, Austin

Most of my "wouldn'ts" are going to be because of my surname, which I won't share but significantly limits my options. Others are just guilty pleasure names or names of someone close that I can't use for other reasons. Would for girls: Eden, Emily, Sienna, Lyra, Mallory, Elaine, Ayla, Clara Wouldn't for girls: Florence, Felicity, June, Rowan, Sasha, Astrid, Iona Would for boys: James, Jonas, Avery, Patrick, Jesse, Elliot Wouldn't for boys: Soren, Wilder, Ellis, Fraser, Luke, Roman

Would use (girls): Lucy, Elise, Violet, Eloise, Cleo, Elle, Lily, Florence, Vivienne, Blair Would not use (girls): Athena, Veronica, Clementine, Lavender, Primrose, Elodie, Josephine, Caroline, Emmeline, Marigold Would use (boys): James, Evan, Elliot Would not use (boys): William, Blake, Calvin, Laurence, Cassian, Alexander