I'm having a boy! If I like Isaac...

[Namemysonplease123]

Hi,

Found out last week that our impending arrival is a little boy!

But I'm stuck for names as thought he was a girl. Names I like in order are:

Isaac
Noah
Reuben
Oliver

But my mums face is like this to all of them. I think they may be too common!

So wise MNers can I please have opinions of my list and any suggestions?

Thanks

[Curtainsider]

Adam

[RuskBaby]

I like your names, Noah is the most popular around here. I most like Isaac. I would not tell your mum the names, our little one was known by some pretty dubious names in the end as everyone had an opinion so we stopped telling the real names on our shortlist.

[MammieBear]

Hmmm let's have a think 🤔

Henry
Albert
Asher
Caleb
Abram
Joseph
Gulliver
Thomas
Luke
Jacob
Oscar

[ScaryMonstersAndSuoerCreeps]

Seth, Silas.....??
My DS is Wilf(red) only 16 born 21 years ago now rocketed up to 123rd most popular..

[GreenTulips]

Noah is too popular

Not head of many Izzac but Zach is popular

Joseph
William
Tyler

Don't tell your mum!!

My mum hates DDs names and I don't care

[pilates]

Out of your list Oliver

Jacob or Ethan

[LoveB]

What on earth is wrong with your choice of names?! Common in what way?! Popular or "common" (you know?!)? Your mum is mental

[HainaultViaNewburyPark]

I have an Isaac.

I also like Dominic, Edmund, Hugh Ivo and Wilfred

[averythinline]

Isaac is a lovely name - don't tell your mum just make your own list in your head !
there are lots of Noahs near here so not so keen ...Reuben not a fave Oliver ok very Classic ....

how about Nathaniel, Tobias ?
have a look at the Victorian name thread..there's some crackers in there...really freak her out with Ebenezeer or one of those and pick something completely different

[Susierocks]

If you like Hebrew names, what about Jonah, Ezra or Caleb? They are a lot less common than yours (which ideally like). Also Henry and Theodore remind me of Oliver.

[TheVeryHungryDieter]

Sebastian, Logan, Milo, Jacob, Rupert, Richard, Jonty.

These are all the other names of little boys I know whose first name is Noah or Oliver. (Although that includes a Noah Sebastian and two Sebastian Noahs. They're popular!)

[Tabymoomoo]

Oliver is lovely but waaaay to popular (no.1 in most popular names list) Noah is also super popular at the mo.
I like Isaac.

Also like:
Sam
Rohan
Jude
Henry
Toby
Max
Rory
Teddy
Luca
Finn

[bridgetreilly]

Jonah
Jonas
Josiah
Felix

But I really like Isaac and I think if you like it, you should choose it!

[maitaimojito]

I like all the ones on your list.

Others I like:

Lucas
Joel
Caleb

[Fandabidozy]

I like Issac, your Mum got to name her kids so it's your turn to name yours. Take no notice :)

How about:
Eli
Elijah
Luke
Lucas
Aaron
Joseph
Adam
Daryl
James
Jacob
Lewis
Gabriel
Xavier

[Fandabidozy]

Isaac rather, i knew there was 2 of something and get that one wrong

[insancerre]

I like Isaac a lot

[craftyfox48]

Congrats OP!

I like Isaac and Noah best out of your list.

Don't like Reuben. And Olivers are absolutely everywhere at the minute.

Why don't you ask your mum for suggestions if she doesn't like yours?

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

I like Isaac, it was on our shortlist along with:

Hayden / Aidan
Joel
Nathan
Marcus
Christian
Zachary
Leon
Justin
Ciaran
Owen
Rowan
Tobias
Dominic

[Sophronia]

Josiah
Ezra
Solomon
Asher
Jonah
Asa
Jude
Gabriel
Isaiah
Micah
Seth
Silas

[SirNiallDementia]

Ignore your mum, she's had her go at naming babies, it's your turn now.

Don't tell her what name you've chosen till baby is born then there'll be less time for her to moan about it

Isaac was on my list for both DC along with

Seth
Jacob
Benedict
Ezra
Rafael
Nate
Asher
Lachlan
Elijah/Eli
Ethan

[Buntysoven]

😍😍Isaac. Gorgeous. You're mum is bonkers!

[spiderlight]

I love Isaac. Also love Oscar, Lucas, Toby, Rowan.

[disappearingninepatch]

I like Isaac and Reuben.

Even if names are popular, because so many different names are used these days, only a tiny percentage of children have any given name. In our school of over 300 children, there is only one Isaac, Reuben and Oliver and no Noahs.

[ProseccoMamam]

Reuben