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Thanks for your response. I am leaning towards the spelling Lauren. I am not sure where you live but where I live Claire and Lauren do not seem to be overused. In the past twelve or so years that I have worked in the schools in our city (elementary through high school), both of these names are not very common at all. In fact I am suprised that I don't see them hardly at all. Same with Alyssa. There are a ton of young girls named Emma, Madison, Hannah, Makenna, Mackenzie, Kayla/Kylie etc. and a wide variety of common and unique names, but Claire, Lauren, and Alyssa seem to be names that are not necessarily as popular as some of the other "popular", trendy or unique names that parents are choosing. In fact when looking at the birth announcements from hospitals in our city, these names are hardly seen while names like Ella and Ava, Grace and Isabelle seem to be very common. I could be wrong and this may change quickly. Again, thanks for your ideas and opinions. It helps to have someone else's point of view.