Emma or Eve for baby girl?

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Me and my husband are trying to decide between two names for our baby girl. We like both but his favourite is Emma and my favourite is Eve.

Middle names Catherine and Anne so either:

• Emma Catherine Anne
• Eve Catherine Anne

We already have two boys: Alexander (Alex) and James (Jamie).

I'd love to hear which name you prefer and why. Baby is due at Christmas time. Thank you!

Emma. There are what feels like a billion Evie's in primary schools these days. Emma by comparison is a lovely under used name.

Strong choices but I'd go Emma!

Alex, Jamie and Emma has a lovely sibset ring to it. I like that they're all two syllables. Have personally met fewer Emmas than Eves/Evie's/Evelyns in the past 5 or so years.

Emma is better then eve but I do like Evie but imagine it would be shortened to Eve

Emma! Far less common and works well with siblings

Combine and call her Eva!

I like Eve but Emma is less common also nice.

Emma, for sure. I do like Eve but there seems to be a lot around from about age 25 down. Although Emma is super popular in the US, if that matters to you.

Emma. Goes better with your boys.

Emma.
I love the 2020 film Emma. It is so funny and sweet.
I also would go ..
Emma Anne Catherine. It sounds more vibrant.

Eve is nice but there are swamps of them.

I’m an Emma & there are zillions of us in our 40s & 50s but I’ve not heard of a little Emma for years.

I do love Eve though. I’d go with that.

Really interesting that people think Emma is less common these days. I’d asked my friend who worked in a nursery and she said she knew 5 little Emma’s, 3 little Evie’s but no Eve’s. I guess it probably depends on where you live and maybe Eve just blends in with the Evie’s.

No more Eve/Evie/Evelyn and Eva’s please for the love of God!

Where on earth do you live that there are 5 nursery aged Emma's 😯.

I've genuinely only ever taught one in the last decade and I've taught in a lot of schools.

Emma. Eve, while nice is too close to Evie which is very common right now. Emma is less common and classic.

I always thought Emma was much more common than Eve! I don’t really like Emma, I like Evie but I love Eve even more!

I love Eve, but yes, too many about.
I'd go for Emma.

I think Emma is a better all round match with her brothers' names, and the middle names. It's a very classic choice, lovely.

Both are lovely

I like Emma, but personally would go for Eve.

I think both are quite popular, I only know one Eve and many Emma’s (some children) so just go with what you like best! X

Emma is a lot more popular than Eve in England and Wales. Emma is 69th and Eve 242nd.

I think what makes it feel less popular is that Emma used to be lot more popular for children when most parents were younger so now seems relatively rare, and that the Eve variations are so popular (Evelyn 20th, Eva 54th, Evie 29th, Ava 9th).

I think Emma is of a similar Jane Austen type vibe to the middle names and goes well with them.

Emma

Emma. There aren't that many Eves registered, but there are a lot of Evelyns and Evies registered.
In England & Wales, Evelyn is #20, Evie #29 and Eva #54.

Emma is more classic (although I know many in their mid to late 30s!). Would you consider Eleanor, Edith, Emilia, Emmeline etc?

Emma Catherine Anne is a perfect name.

I love Eve