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I like:

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Naomi
Julia
Sylvie
Margot
Vivian
Elizabeth
Magdalena
&
Malachi
Raphael
Nathaniel
David
Wesley
Gabriel
Robin
Thaddeus

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Our masculine tastes are similar!

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Mary isn't objectional, I'm just sick of hearing it. From the 1880s through 1937, more than 5% of all girl babies born in the U.S. were named Mary. So... in 1900, for instance, there were 16,705 babies names Mary born, compared to 6,342 names Helen (the #2 name). In previous decades the number of Marys born was about half the 1900 number, and the #2 name had roughly half those births, if not fewer. Then, in 1921 - the highest popularity for Mary - a whopping 73,985 babies were named Mary, compared to 39,087 for #2 Dorothy (which, honestly, is still a whole lot).

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To put this in further perspective: Olivia is the #1 name for baby girls in the U.S. right now, and it was used 16,573 last year. That's still too popular for me, personally, but still merely 22% of Mary's popularity in 1921.

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Tens of thousands of Marys born every year, for decades... Mary needs a nice, long sleep.

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Please rate my personal name lists:

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018