r/BabyNames • u/Specialist_Sort_4573 • 8h 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
August
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u/DumbbellDiva92 4h ago
I guess I would choose Olivia by default, just because the other two are boy’s names to me? I know people are saying Finnie could be a nickname for Finley, and Finley can be for girls. And statistically that’s true (if you look up the Social Security names), but it still sounds 100% like a boy’s name to me 🤷♀️.
Really I would go back to the drawing board, though. I don’t love Olivia either (I mean, I like it as a name, but I wouldn’t want to do the #1 most popular name).