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Boys names NOT in the top 100

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Luna7993 · 05/12/2015 22:04

Need desperate help finding a boys names for baby due in 5 weeks. We don't like common/popular names. All of my friends' boys names fit nicely into the Ollie, James, and Alfie categories, and I am just not into those trendy names at the moment. I want something completely unique, but still a "strong" name and not something I have to spell. Can someone please inspire with a strong yet uncommon boys name?

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Hatethis22 · 05/12/2015 22:37

www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/baby-names--england-and-wales/2014/rft1--2014-baby-names-statistics-boys.xls

Start at 200 and work your way down!

katienana · 05/12/2015 22:27

I have a David I know it's not unique but we have only met one other his age! This is just inside the top 50. So you can see what the chances are of a name being popular among peers. I wouldn't discount the top 100 on that basis.

GloriaHotcakes · 05/12/2015 22:23

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SellFridges · 05/12/2015 22:23

Boys names are really hard. Anything outside the top one hundred always seems really unusual. I really wanted Hudson, DH wanted some names that I doubt have ever been used in real life. We concurred on Reuben, Dexter and Sebastian.

evenoldergregg · 05/12/2015 22:21

Dominic,
Lawrence,
Fergus,
Lucian,
Angus,
Tristan,
Rudy,
Edgar,
Rowan,
Seamus.

VagueIdeas · 05/12/2015 22:18

This might sound like an obvious question, but have you tried actually looking at the baby name charts? You can download the full list as a spreadsheet. You and DH note down all the names you like, and see if there's any crossover. That's how we named our son. Just inside top 100 though.

I'll just hunt for the link.

Moomazoo · 05/12/2015 22:14

Our daughter was going to be Corbin!

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Luna7993 · 05/12/2015 22:14

I definitely like the idea of a typical 'surname' as a first name. Love Carter and Sullivan :) good choices

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PennyHasNoSurname · 05/12/2015 22:13

I have a Travis.

It was a toss up between that, Lawrence and Rex (but the cat is Rex so we came to our senses).

Strokethefurrywall · 05/12/2015 22:12

I have a Carter and a Sullivan. Definitely outside top 100!

Congrats on the impending birth of your son. They are amazing Thanks

cece · 05/12/2015 22:09

John