Meanings & themes
Cottagecore names from a storybook garden
28 names · 24 girls · 4 boys · records through 2025
Cottagecore turned slow living into an aesthetic, and its names come straight from a village storybook: hand-stitched, sun-warmed, a century old.
This guide has 28 names: 24 girl names and 4 boy names. A curated set of storybook-cottage names matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
Every name below is in genuine current use — the gingham dream, verified in real records.
Girl names
24 names
- Willow#44 today
- Clara#63 today
- Alice#65 today
- Daisy#75 today
- Juniper#100 today
- Elsie#123 today
- Magnolia#124 today
- Mabel#201 today
- Ada#219 today
- Meadow#286 today
- Poppy#292 today
- Hattie#334 today
- Opal#423 today
- Clementine#456 today
- Clover#517 today
- Nellie#533 today
- Marigold#590 today
- Flora#607 today
- Goldie#621 today
- Birdie#670 today
- Pearl#776 today
- Tilly#884 today
- Fern#1219 today
- Beatrix#1359 today
Boy names
4 names
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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