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Cool boy names?

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User85468 · 01/04/2024 20:32

What boy names do you think give off cool, trendy vibes? Also names that would work well for all ages.

I think of Ezra.

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Zeldasie · 04/03/2025 13:20

I think "cool" is very subjective because it depends on who you've met and who you consider cool.

I think classic but less overused names can be cool.

For example
Dexter
Quentin
Xavier
Magnus

P.s i don't think Ezra is cool at all

Griffyn · 04/03/2025 00:15

I like alternative names but I find some on your list a bit try hard or doggy - Bowie 😬 Jules I would assume was a girl? The only one I like is Asher.

I'd go for something unusual that's still a proper name like Rex, Emil, Enzo, Quinn, Ezekiel (Zeke), Tate, Callan, Torin.....

Lalupalina · 06/04/2024 17:36

The person makes a name cool imo, but I think Z and Q are cool initials, so names like
Zachary, Quentin are quite cool imo.

timoteigirl · 05/04/2024 18:31

Heathcliff
Logan
Hunter
Silas
Ludo
Max
Frankie
Bryce
Orion
Wyatt
So many names mentioned in this thread baffle me as I would never say they are cool. This is so subjective!

Newsenmum · 05/04/2024 17:08

Without reading any other posts, ‘cool’ is Chase, Alex, Freddie, Nate

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 05/04/2024 17:05

PracticallyPerfectedIt · 05/04/2024 16:25

It's hilarious because my 8yo son thinks names like Bob, Steve and Dave are cool 😂 if he is making a fictional hero they are almost always Bob or Steve.

I loved

Cormac
Conrad
Xavier
Keir
Kerr
Crawford
Brodie
Atticus
Ashton

Not sure if they are cool or not but I thought they'd all be names that a boy or man would like. Didn't get to use any of them.

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🤣Bob and Steve! Well it just goes to show you every kid is different - didn’t that little girl on the Outnumbered choose the name Karen for herself 🤷‍♀️🤣 So a similar thing there!

My 2 year old is definitely all about the O and X sound - names like Max and Leo are the ones he remembers - but that’s also probably influenced by TV/ books as I notice the kids in them are often given short, snappy, often popular names ( my own DS’s is longer and very traditional/classic 🤦‍♀️).

Remo22 · 05/04/2024 17:01

Chris
Raymond
Zane
Leo
Karim
Eissa

MrsO3 · 05/04/2024 16:57

hotwheelshell · 05/04/2024 16:51

Loki?!

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Yeah, Loki

hotwheelshell · 05/04/2024 16:51

MrsO3 · 01/04/2024 22:54

The first ‘cool’ boys name that comes to my head is Ace!

Also:
Caleb
Loki
Enzo
Kai
Cruz
Jax
Hunter
Beau
Rocco

Loki?!

hotwheelshell · 05/04/2024 16:50

Toby

mathanxiety · 05/04/2024 16:50

Leo
Jude
Max
Idris
Lincoln
Beckett
Finch
Fergus
Holden
Everett
Enzo
Kingston
Killian
Myles
Cormac
Ivo
Van
Rowan

mathanxiety · 05/04/2024 16:37

Dewdilly · 05/04/2024 15:02

I think Saxon is pretty dreadful and not the least bit cool. The sort of name the kid would want to change.

Agree. It's the sort of name white supremacists would name their baby boy.

JLT24 · 05/04/2024 16:35

Miles
Jude
Rueben
Frankie
Jesse

PinkFishies · 05/04/2024 16:32

user1488042156 · 05/04/2024 16:22

I think "cool" is subjective, but I named my boys Casey and Wren, which are both feminine leaning names but I like the idea they can pull it off.

I know more male Casey’s than I do female. (Great name btw, as is Wren).

PracticallyPerfectedIt · 05/04/2024 16:25

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/04/2024 00:25

What sounds cool to young boys? At the moment, anything with a z or x or v sound or that ends in an o. Or occupational surnames. Or that has “cool” celeb type associations. But it’s hard to tell how well these type of names might age ( but yes, currently Ezra fits well with its strong Z sound). Names like:

Maverick
Heath
Xander
Arlo
Ivo
Jago
Zack
Max
Hudson
Bennett
Sullivan
Jaxson

It's hilarious because my 8yo son thinks names like Bob, Steve and Dave are cool 😂 if he is making a fictional hero they are almost always Bob or Steve.

I loved

Cormac
Conrad
Xavier
Keir
Kerr
Crawford
Brodie
Atticus
Ashton

Not sure if they are cool or not but I thought they'd all be names that a boy or man would like. Didn't get to use any of them.

user1488042156 · 05/04/2024 16:22

I think "cool" is subjective, but I named my boys Casey and Wren, which are both feminine leaning names but I like the idea they can pull it off.

PinkFishies · 05/04/2024 16:17

Cole, Cruz, Zane, Lennon, Rocco, Roman, Reign, Carter, Jude, Finn, Eli, Eden, Axel, Leo, Rían, Otis, Cyrus, Zephyr, Atlas, Xander, Phoenix

Dewdilly · 05/04/2024 15:49

one of the coolest young people I know is called Clive. He’s in his early 20s.

springpromise · 05/04/2024 15:40

Jude
Ellis
Finn
Koa
Cillian
Enzo

Dewdilly · 05/04/2024 15:24

User85468 · 05/04/2024 15:17

@Dewdilly Again - do you have any kind of contribution to give or are you just going to slate suggestions of people who are actually trying to be helpful?

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Coolness is down to the person, not their name, though.

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User85468 · 05/04/2024 15:17

@Dewdilly Again - do you have any kind of contribution to give or are you just going to slate suggestions of people who are actually trying to be helpful?

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Dewdilly · 05/04/2024 15:02

I think Saxon is pretty dreadful and not the least bit cool. The sort of name the kid would want to change.

mollyminniemo · 05/04/2024 14:47

Agree Saxon is very cool!

Milo
Santiago
Rex
Tate
Miller
Sullivan

Seashor · 04/04/2024 22:35

It’s the person that makes the name ‘cool’. Some of the names listed as ‘cool’ are dreadful at best and ridiculous at worst.

Liv999 · 04/04/2024 17:19

Asher
Ari
Beauden
Cooper
Casey
Dexter
Ezra
Eli
Finn
Gage
Hudson
Hendrix
Jonah
Jude
Lux
Maverick
Max
Phoenix
Rex
Rocco
Shay
Theo
Xander