Please help me narrow down these boys names!

‘By not obvious nicknames’ I think with some of them if you want to use Sonny or Gus then just go with that.

I only like James.

You have similar style.

I like Tobias, Emmett, Otis, Everett a lot :).

Rafe or Lev

The others are too fussy for me, especially the ones with not obvious nicknames.

Gabriel - no
Tobias (Toby) - yes
Felix - no
Silus - it's Silas
Dexter - no
Phineas (Finn) - no
Rollo - no
James - yes
Magnus (Gus/Max) - just Magnus
Emmett - no
Emil - nice but too simiar to Emily
Franklin (Frankie) - no
Max - yes
Nero - yes
Ace (middle name) - maybe
Otis - no
Colton (Colt) - no
Emerson (Sonny) - no
Jude - no
Luca - no
Otto (middle name) - no
Raphael (Raff) - no
Remy - no
Reuben (Roo) - no
Phoenix (middle name) - no
Laszlo - no
Lysander (zander/sandy) - no
Lev - no
Stanley (stan) - maybe
Chase - Chase Meridian was a woman
Zander - no
Casimir (Cas) - yes
Cosimo - prefer Cosmo
Wyatt - no
Rafe - no
Rafferty (Raff) - no
Asher - no
Sebastian (Seb) - no
Ezra - no
Hudson (Sonny) - no
Aurelio (Leo) - no but just Leo is ok
Everett (Rett) - no

Great:
Silas
Magnus
Jude
Lysander
Lev
Stanley
Alexander nn zander
Wyatt
Rafe
Sebastian
Aurelio

Nice but popular/getting popular
Reuben
Gabriel
Tobias (Toby)
Phineas nn Finn - loads of Finn and Finlay’s
Franklin
Max
Luca
Raphael
Rafferty - more in the OOs but a bit tired
Ezra

Don’t personally like
Felix
Emmet
Rollo
Emil
Otis
Otto
Remy
Cosimo - Cosmo is nice though

Downmarket - I’d avoid
Dexter
Nero
Ace
Colton (Colt)
Emerson (Sonny)
Phoenix (middle name)
Laszlo
Lev
Chase
Zander - if stand alone
Casimir (Cas)
Asher
Hudson (Sonny)

My favourites:
James
Franklin
Stanley
Otis
Sebastian

Wyatt and Chase are nice too.

Gabriel - OK, having a 'moment' atm, if that bothers you
Tobias (Toby) - not keen, maybe because I live in Germany and it's the same sort of generation as Philip, Richard, Mark etc here - has a middle-aged ring to it. Plus don't like Toby - cutesy.
Felix - I feel like I should like this as it ticks a lot of my boxes (classic, international, not overly frequently ised), but I don't
Silus - do you mean Silas? No. How about Seth for a similar vibe?
Dexter - no
Phineas (Finn) - this is OK but I think Finn is a stretch
Rollo - no. You're clearly too young to remember King Rollo
James - nice
Magnus (Gus/Max) - nice, but I don't think either of your 'nicknames'/shortenings work
Emmett - Emmett Till. Very sad association. No
Emil - Like this, v popular in Germany just now, but don't like the pronunciation it would get in English
Franklin (Frankie) - no
Max - no
Nero - no, just no
Ace (middle name) - see Nero
Otis - bit overdone
Colton (Colt) - fine if you see him starring in a 70s throwback detective series
Emerson (Sonny) - no, too surnamey and again a torturously derived shortening
Jude - OK
Luca - OK
Otto (middle name) - no. This one hasn't come back in German old man chic, for a reason
Raphael (Raff) - OK
Remy - no
Reuben (Roo) - nice, but again, why impose a 'nickname'?
Phoenix (middle name) - no
Laszlo - have you Hungarian connections?
Lysander (zander/sandy) - nice name but again, far-fetched shortenings
Lev - odd choice if you aren't Russian
Stanley (stan) - not keen
Chase - absolutely not
Zander - no, no, no
Casimir (Cas) - I like it but it seems a bit much - how about Caspar?
Cosimo - no
Wyatt - no, surnamey
Rafe - no, not a 'proper' name
Rafferty (Raff) - awful, sorry
Asher - like
Sebastian (Seb) - like
Ezra - Ezra Pound, not a nice association
Hudson (Sonny) - no, surnamey and weakly derived shortening
Aurelio (Leo) - both nice names but if you want to call him Leo, just call him Leo
Everett (Rett) - no

You did ask...

I love Gabriel, Tobias, Jude, Reuben and Asher.

Felix and Otis are nice.

Eden is not on your list but you may like?

I don't think I've ever seen such a mad list of different styles of names

I only like about three of them.

Felix is a cat and also an obnoxiously behaved boy. Stanley is a great name, I know one who is awesome.

Magnus is great. I like Emmett but not if you live near Cornwall. Those two are my favourites.

My favourite ones are :
Asher
Raphael
Luca
Franklin
Zander/Xander

Gosh, there's an interesting mix of names there - a wide variety of styles. My favourites are James (nn Jem or Jamie?), Lev, Xander (spelt this way, Zander is too fish), Magnus and Max.

Guilty pleasures are the wonderful Rollo, Aurelio (could be Ray as well as Leo?), Phineas, Casimir, Cosimo and Lysander but I don't think I'd be brave enough myself to use as first names.

Some aren't to my taste, but the only ones I really dislike are Nero (the mad Emperor) and Colton (too gun linked) and Chase (too pet for me). Also not that keen on Phoenix (a bit hippy/celeb) and Otto (comedic German stereotype to me) but this doesn't really matter for middles.

Sorry to throw more names in the mix but have you considered similar Zev (Hebrew name meaning wolf) if you like Lev and Zander? Also maybe consider biblical Asa as a full name for the nn Ace?

Love Otto & Reuben .

Love Rafferty and Sebastian the most

Top 5 for me would be:

Jude
Gabriel
James
Emmett
Luca

Gabriel
Tobias (Toby)
Felix - thought about this for our little boy but couldn’t get the cat food advert out my head
Silus
Dexter
Phineas (Finn) - absolutely LOVE Finn (it’s becoming popular here though
Rollo
James
Magnus (Gus/Max)
Emmett
Emil
Franklin (Frankie)
Max - our second name is M or this would have been a maybe for us too
Nero
Ace (middle name)
Otis
Colton (Colt)
Emerson (Sonny)
Jude
Luca
Otto (middle name)
Raphael (Raff)
Remy
Reuben (Roo) - one of my favourites, my dog is called Roo (which isn’t a bad thing!) but I have seen it spelt Ru as well which is also a nice nickname
Phoenix (middle name)
Laszlo
Lysander (zander/sandy)
Lev
Stanley (stan)
Chase
Zander
Casimir (Cas)
Cosimo
Wyatt - have always liked this
Rafe - this was a maybe on mine too
Rafferty (Raff) - like it
Asher
Sebastian (Seb)
Ezra
Hudson (Sonny)
Aurelio (Leo)
Everett (Rett) - never heard of this one but I quite like it and love that nickname!

You have a lot of nice names there. I am still in the same dilemma though with a boys name so I’m in no position to pick one 🤣 I think ours might end up being Kit. What about Freddie, Vinnie or Ari?

I like Luca the best

Jude, Sebastian, Reuben and Rafe are nice.

I know a very cool teenage Raphael (Raf).
Also love Reuben but be prepared for Rueben as a common misspelling.
Rafferty is great too.
Sebastian (Seb)
James
Max

I like...
Emmett
Rafe
Remy
Emil

Also like Reuben but it’s more common that a lot of the others on your list.

My cousin had a baby boy yesterday
She called him Alfie very cute

Also like Zander

Love
Gabriel
Ezra
Luca
James
Otis
Otto
Jude
Reuben
Toby.

Have you thought of starting name standing thread. You ask posters to copy your list taking their least favorite away and last name left over wins