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What are some boy names that are not over used but are still recognizable as names?

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CheerfulYank · 09/12/2011 19:47

I love names like Jack, Ben, Will, etc, but they're all so overused! What are some boys' names that don't seem made up or ridiculous, but are still nice and wouldn't lead to a lifetime of being the tenth of that name in the class?

I like Peter for this reason...I don't know any little boys with this name but it's still a name iyswim.

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othersideofchannel · 09/12/2011 20:01

It is a list the UK government produce that lists ALL baby names given in a certain year (well, all those used at least 2 or 3 times I think). I haven't got the link to hand at the moment but will see if I can find it for you.

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CheerfulYank · 09/12/2011 19:57

What's that? :)

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othersideofchannel · 09/12/2011 19:56

Have a look at the ONS list from last year - it lists ALL the boys names that were used and there are lots of lovely normal names outside of the top 100.