Don't want popular names, what you think of these?

Patrick

Oh Benedict is nice. I like that.

Maggie makes me think of the baby from the Simpsons more than Margaret Thatcher.

I love Maggie, and know about half a dozen from babies to 20 yos.

I would go for Dominic, Leo, Conrad or Thaddeus instead of your boys' names, which are all popular among a certain set, as ValiumSingleton points out. Or Benedict, as an alternative to Benjamin.

Think your boys names are all quite popular - we are struggling with the same dilemma and with 5 weeks to go haven't got a clue!
I have a dd called Maggie (not Margaret though) and obviously love it!!! It was my grandmothers name and I only know of one other maggie who is a newborn.

Got to agree about Mrs T - put me off Maggie for ever!

Plus Margaret sounds like my mum. Not wanting to be rude about my mum of course... just think it's a bit odd when people name their children after living family - or even themselves... future identity crisis in the making?

I'm trying very hard not to turn into my mother ...

i think sebastian is the least popular of all your boys names, but still seem to meet quite a few of them at the moment.

caleb is really popular in canada right now ( i'm canadian as well, and was constantly checking the top 100 for over there as well as in the uk when i was pregnant!) i don't know of many maggies, and think that is a cute name.

I know several children with all your names (boys and girls), all about 2.

Here in Wales the above names are all relatively common...although Welsh variants are Magi and Noa!

Friends daughter named Marged (welsh Margret)but everyone affectionatley knows her as Margaritta Prakhatan (sorry sure spelling an issue!!!)

I love the older generation names, and we as extended family seemed to have used them (not concious decision to have co-ordinating kids names...promise!)
Beti
Nellie
Elsi
Sid
Megan
Nancy
Sarah

Also loved Seth, Stan and Archie, but have not had the pleasure of naming a son!!
My mum is named Hazel...although prob v unfashionable I love it!!! Imagine a little baby Hazel!!! Sorry I'm waffling!!!

We are in London and there are three Bens in DDs nursery class. There is also a Noah. No Seb's though (do read Bridesheads Revisited before using Sebastian. If yr DP thought Imogen posh I'm not sure how he can consider Sebastian).

I love Maggie.

Love Maggie.
Noah is quite popular here (Shropshire) although Ben and Sebastian are less so, don't know any.
I prefer Benedict to Benjamin though.

I know a fantastic Maggie who is 13....just Maggie though.

Loads of Bens round here and a good few Noahs.

I also know a Sebastian (his brother is Benjamin!) but he is shortened to Basty all the time!!

Benjamin or Ben is v v popular. I know at least 7 or 8 of primary age.

Noah and Seb less so; I know 2 of each.

I could never call a child Maggie. Sorry. I am a socialist who was a child in the 1970s.

Benjamin/ Ben v v v v popular in London.

So is Caleb.

Ben is very common in the north west, DS1 (age7) has 4 in his class. I think Noah's become pretty common as well, I do like the name Noah though

Lots of those boys names here but that's probably because they are nice names. Have never come across a baby Maggie though (apart from the Simpsons).

Margaret is a big family name of mine so it may feature as a middle name for me. I'm not naming a DD Margaret though as there are already too many in family.

My grandmother was named Margaret, she namedone of her daughters (my Aunt) Margaret, Auntie Margaret named one of her daughters Margaret so I have a cousin Margaret!

Good name though. Maggie is cute for a girl. Be aware that one nickname for Margaret is Peggy. My grandmother and my aunt used to get called that and they despised it.

We live not too far from you. I have a 2 year old Benjamin. I have always loved this name but was tempted not to use it due to popularity issues, but actually haven't met another baby / toddler one yet, and we go to a lot of groups. I think it might be more common south of the Border. Neither have I met a baby Noah, but I do know a little Sebastian and a little Maggie (although I think they're both still quite unusual round here).

I love all of your boys names,but really hate Maggie/Margaret. It has such an ugly sound imho.

I like the name Noah, its a lovely name, so unusual and a very Christian name if you are religious !!

Love the name.

Like your choices, but the boy's names are all quite popular.

I agree - Ben, Seb and Noah are very (too?) popular.

Margaret (Maggie) is lovely and not very common at all. Great choice!

ben and noah were very popular in plymouth but hardly hear them used in oz. i think benjamin is a wonderfull name!
i also like noah but thats because all the noahs i have meet are good