As I said, naming the baby was pretty easy.
I always LOVE hearing what names people are thinking about so I thought I’d share with all of you our top contenders!
Oh – and we took a fun poll on Insta stories and while it was neck and neck most of the time, in the end, it looks like a lot of you think Baby S is a boy!
I’ll be ringing in the new year with a gender reveal so be sure to check back then!
Ok back to the baby names! Here they are…
OUR 5 FAVORITE GIRL NAMES
Charlotte
Elizabeth – called “Bee”
Margot
Josephine
Colette
OUR 5 FAVORITE BOY NAMES
Edmund
Henry
Thaddeus – called “Ted”
Charlie
Ben
We clearly like more old school, traditional names! A few family names in the mix.
Things we considered when choosing:
- how it ranked on the most popular names lists from the past couple years
- how it sounded with Schmieder
- how it sounded with middle names we liked
- how it sounded with possible second child names we like
- possible nicknames people might use
- what the initials spelled out… totally worth considering! George Adam Schmieder would be GAS… that’s not ideal for the poor kid.
- how we imagined saying the name at all volumes, or talking about our child to other people… “Oh Felicity just did that project in school!”
So narrowing down the list was very easy. There weren’t too many names we both loved but we both really liked all of these.
Finalizing was… also pretty easy, mainly because of these things we considered! And once we agreed, it was done! Not worth debating and second guessing the next six months. Baby S is named. Much more fun calling them by name when we see them or talk about them!
Any guesses as to what we’re having or what name we chose?!
feature image via @SarahYatesMora
I love the name Teddy for a boy! So cute for a little boy and sounds so handsome, gentlemanly, and fun for a grown man. Great choices! I’m like you and like the traditional names that have stood the test of time!
I am going to go girl and go with Charlotte, bc that is what most people thing my daughters “real” name is when they hear us call her Charli. Hint, it’s not Charlotte, but I do love that name 🙂 Margot was on our list once and I adore Ben but since it’s an ex my husband wasn’t a fan 😉
Aw I love how “frenchie” the girls names are! I find myself in that traditional French category and personally loved Margot/Margaux (I definitely like the x because I also like Max for a boy! ha!). Love seeing that name on the list though! I also think about the initials and it’s disappointing because I like a girls name that is SMD but monogram would be SDM.. gah..
Nice to know my name is loved :-).
Also worth considering what a monogram with last in the middle looks like! George Samuel Adams would also be gAs haha.
My parents were big on a lot of these guidelines too and somehow missed that my first/middle (Ellie Bess) are both short for Elizabeth! It wasn’t until college that someone pointed that out.
It looks like we have a lot of similar names on our lists 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you decide!
Love talking about names and love your name picks. I totally think you’re having a girl named Elizabeth, called Bee. 🙂 I actually know an (adult) Elizabeth called Bee. I sometimes say that I need to have more kids for all the names I like.
I’m guessing Elizabeth if it’s a girl and Ben if it’s a boy.. ?
Hmm…I’m still thinking boy. And my picks for names would be Elizabeth or Henry. Can’t wait to see if I’m right!
Love the names, I’m hoping you have a girl! I like all the girl names although when ever I see Margot, I read it as Mar Got. my brain is weirdness! 🙂
I am going with a Girl – and name: Elizabeth. [And I think you threw Thaddeus in there to lead us astray – that’s a member of the Stone family 😉 ]
Haha I see why you’d think that but believe it or not Thaddeus is actually my brother’s name! He goes by Ted. 🙂 I’ve always loved it.
That is too funny! Great name – I’ve always loved it too. 🙂
I absolutely love Josephine!
We knew when I was pregnant with my daughter Alexa that her initials would be ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease) but we did not think it was a big deal. Turns out that it is a big deal to now almost-10 Alexa. “I can’t believe you named me after a disease!”
LOVE LOVE LOVE all these names so much! I’m a big fan of the traditional … especially love Charlotte, Bee, Henry, and Charlie (Ben)! Big congrats to y’all at this exciting time!
I’ll go with a boy! I have twin boys and one of them is Ben (Benjamin) so I say Ben ?. Congrats again!
Hi Alaina, I am a french reader of your blog. I really like your list except for “Colette”, old fashion names are really popular here (my son has a “old” name too) but Colette in France would not be used by people younger that 80 !
Same as Danièle, Renée for us. I know it s not the same in the US but they sound like a “Mildred” if I can compare with an american name).
Anyway congratulations ! And I’m sure your baby will have a very beautiful name (Margot or Henry 😉 )
My name is Colette and I’m 29 and I get compliments on my name at least once a week ?
I’m guessing Elizabeth! But I love Charlotte too for girl!
Excited for you and Dan! My husband and I became parents for the first time in September to our son Henry Philip Ballas. I’ve always loved the name Henry and wanted to honor my stepdad with the middle name since he raised my two older brothers and me. I’m guessing you’re having a son too based on your smooth pregnancy so far. Looking forward to continuing to follow along. All the best to you!
We have a Charlotte and Claire, and both Elizabeth and Colette were on the “short list” for both (along with Genevieve.) We also called our son Ben for the longest time before changing his name at the last second (Gabe and Graham are our boys.) We would’ve 100% had a Henry but my brother stole it. Great taste in names! Can’t wait to see what you chose!
Love all of these! I have a two-year-old daughter and before I got pregnant we just knew if we had a girl her name would be Josephine! Our favorite girl name. But she never felt like a Josephine and we ended up naming her Maeve! I also love Margot! Maybe for Maeve’s little sister.
Our baby boy Henry was born in September, and I drastically underestimated the desire for people to call him Hank – just a warning!
Hi! Loving that we got to follow along with you! Just wanted to note the difference between gender and sex. The ultrasounds etc. don’t reveal the gender (since that’s a construct), but reveal the attributes linked to sex: male or female (or sometimes both). I think language is important—this always comes to mind during “gender” reveals.
Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes swimmingly; you’ll be a great mom!