Sibling name to go with a trendy name

sldp123

My DS is Brayden, which I know gets a lot of hate here. But when his dad and I picked the name eight years ago, we had no idea that it was "trendy". I only knew one other person with the name at the time, a coworker who was my age. And I wasn't on the bump so I had no idea how hated the name was. 

Fast forward to today, I am remarried and TTC, and my taste in names has changed. I do still love the name Brayden, and I couldn't imagine my son as anything else, but I do tend to dislike a lot of the trendy/made-up/young-sounding names now. I'm wondering how I am going to find a name that I like that will "go with" Brayden.

Boy names seem easier. I like Owen, Ethan, Cameron. I don't think any of those are trendy, but they don't sound bad with Brayden, do they?

Girl names are harder. Names I like are Nora, Ava, Emma. I know these are popular, but I think they sound too classic to go with a Brayden. 

Would love to hear your honest thoughts or suggestions. Obviously I have plenty of time, but I'm always looking for names.

nurse714

I think all your names go fine with Brayden. I like all your boy names almost equally, but I will go with Owen as a favorite. I think Emma is like a #1 name, but I absolutely think it is such a sweet and beautiful name, so I choose Emma. I love Ava as well, but the A sound in Brayden and Ava, I don't like. Nora is ok, but I'm not a huge fan. 

bbiutmcph

To be honest I don't think any of the names you listed sound bad with Brayden at all.  I think a non trendy name just balances things out and doesn't make Brayden stand out as trendy. 

For the boys I would add

Conner

Elliott

Lucas

Ryan

Oliver

For the girls consider

Nina

Audrey

Lauren

Gwendolyn

Rosalie

benmel31

I also think your lists go fine with Brayden. My favorites are Emma and Owen.

Other suggestions:

Audrey, Cora, Elise, Julia, Leah, Lydia, Paige, Ruby, Violet

Andrew, Dylan, Landon, Miles, Oliver, Quinn, Reid, Sean, Tristan

sldp123

Thank you everyone! I know Emma is extremely popular, so I don't know that I would actually use it, but I was trying to give an idea of the type of names I like now. Thank you for the suggestions, definitely adding some to my list.