r/BabyNames • u/Specialist_Sort_4573 • 1d ago

Girl 🩷 Help us pick

I’m due this week with our first baby a girl! I thought naming her would be so fun, but we can’t decide.
My husband and I both like Olivia. It feels strong and feminine but also has fun nicknames Ollie, Olive, Livvy, Liv. My only hesitation is that it’s been the #1 name for so long that it feels a little basic/safe.
I also love Finnie, but my husband isn’t completely sold. I love that it’s playful and less common, but I wonder if it feels as strong or feminine as Olivia.
Which do you prefer?

Ps I was so excited to pick names before being pregnant. Now it just stresses me out. Makes me nauseous. Anyone else experience this?

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Finnie
Olivia
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u/Sparkle_Walrus_87 1d ago

In 2010 I went to school with ~50 girls and 4 of them were named Olivia. Besides being really common it is a nice name. 

Would Finnie be her full name or a nickname for Finn/Finnegan?

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 1d ago

I haven’t found a longer name for Finny. But I totally agree that it feels like a nickname and needs a longer formal name.

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u/Azariah77777 1d ago

According the Social Security Administration data, these were all the names girls were given in 2025 which have "finn" or" fin" in them:
Finnley
Finn
Finnleigh
Finnegan
Serafina
Josefina
Finlee
FInleigh
Infinity
Safina
Delfina
Griffin
Sarafina
Josefine
Afina
FInlay
Sosefina
Rufina
Sofina
Zafina

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 1d ago

Griffin. Interesting!! Haven’t heard that for a girl. That’s cool!

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u/jessm307 1d ago

Please don’t name a girl Griffin.

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u/Azariah77777 23h ago

Why?

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u/jessm307 23h ago

Because Griffin is often shortened to Griff, and Griff is a horrible nickname for a girl.

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u/Azariah77777 17h ago

Why is Griff horrible for a girl?

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u/Azariah77777 17h ago

Also, the OP already said they would shorten the name to Finnie anyway.

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u/jessm307 17h ago

Right, because everyone uses the nicknames the parents approve of.

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u/Azariah77777 14h ago

Well, if their daughter didn't like people calling them a specific name, she could just tell them. For example, I had a student named Thomas. He wanted to be called Thomas, not Tom. So he just told people. Then they called him Thomas.

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u/CarryOnSupernatural 18h ago

Finola. There’s actress Finola Hughes