How many girls do you know called...

[Santosha]

Ella or Jessica

I still have quite a substantial 'short-list' but these are 2 of my favourites. I was dismayed to discover that they are both in the top 10 most popular for 2007. So what are the chances that my daughter will be in kinder with 3 other girls named Ella? Are they everywhere?!

[Muppity]

I know two Ellas and a Jessica - and I really don't know that many kiddies - so yeah - the chance is quite high that your daughter would be "Ella P". But if you love the name then go with it anyway. I am guessing that you are a Katherine - there were 7 of those in my year 12 class - we all coped!

[2CheekyMonkeys]

i work in child care and havent come across any jessicas in the last 2 years. i know a jessica my age. there have been a couple ellas. i have to say annika and ava are really popular there are about 3 annikas, and 4 avas just at the centre i am at.

[Willow]

I know one Jessica and two Ellas

[Lolli]

Two Ella's and no Jessica's- and I know a lot of babies!

I agree, Ava is hugely popular atm. So are 'elle' names (Giselle, Estelle, etc)

[~breeze~]

One of my friends just had a baby & called her Jessica. I haven't heard alot of Jessicas or Ellas around here though.
I say if you love it then take the chance! We had DD's name chosen for 7 years before we had her & after having her heard that it was a popular name all of a sudden. We have only come across one other Brianna (in my mothers group funnily enough, so 5 weeks after she was born I thought they were going to be everywhere!) She is almost 4 now, we'll see when she goes off to school how popular it was but I honestly dont care.... I love the name & it suits her to a T!

[*Ash*]

I know only one Jessica and she is 17. I know it was a very popular name for girls in the 90's.

I know of about 3 Ellas who are aged under 5. But I know that I commonly hear it being called out in parks and shopping centre's. I think it is quite a popular name where I live.

I think Jessica is a beautiful name. My 17 year old neice gets called Jess, and it sounds really lovely.

Ally

DD4
DS2
#3 due in 6 weeks.....

[Danni]

I have to say I havent heard a baby called Jessica for a few years.

Ella is very popular though

[Visitor8]

I know a fair amount of kidlets and I only know ONE Ella No Jessicas unless you include a friend of mine and my cousin, but noone little.

[~clover~]

Ok, a friend of mine had her baby last night & called her
Ella Rose.
So I do know one.

[Madissun]

I know one Ella, she is 5 and two Jessica's, one 23 and one 26

[CeeJay]

I know a few older Jessicas & 2 little Ellas, but as i always say, a names only popular because its nice. So if you love it i say who cares, go with it anyway I love Ava and regardless of its popularity its still top of my list for this time

Goodluck with your choice

[razzle]

I know three Jessica's - a 22 year old, 24 year old and an 18 month old.
I know a 12 month old Ella.

[annsam]

4 Ellas. 1 Jessica.