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Help with 1 week old baby boy - NO NAME!

137 replies

armt · 11/05/2025 14:48

Help please
i’m in tears every day about this but he has no name. Im desperate to settle but i cannot find a name we like.

We have 100 girl names but nothing for a boy.

we do not like “traditional common” names such as Chris, Tom, Harry, Nick, Ben.

we do not like names like Otto, Otis, Arlo.

we have a little girl called Aria (was not popular when we chose it) if this little one was a girl he would have been Otillie or Delilah.

we liked Jude but I’ve now met so so many baby Jude’s I just feel lost….

we quite liked Ellis but DH thinks it’s girly sounding. Also quite liked Dylan and Quin for a while but now it sounds so…. Over used?

urgh

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CurlewKate · 12/05/2025 18:02

Patrick

BreathingDeep · 12/05/2025 18:00

Some of these suggestions are just lovely.

Aria is beautiful, and there's lots of names that would work with that, including some of my favourite boy names:

Kit
Grey
Elias
Elijah
Kane
Gabe
Laurie
Will
Ned

Good luck OP, and try not to feel pressured, you'll find the right name, or more to the point, the right name will find you.

WaltzingWaters · 12/05/2025 17:57

Jude is lovely, a favourite of mine, but yes, very popular now.
Dylan is lovely and I don’t think very used at the moment. I’ve not met any amongst my DS’s toddler groups or anything.
Quinn to me sounds very feminine, whilst I know it’s a unisex name, I’ve only ever met female Quinn’s (but that may just be from my years living in the USA). Ellis on the other hand, whilst again unisex, I’ve only met male ones.

RuthW · 12/05/2025 17:49

Dylan. Not heard of any Dylans for years.

s3tut0y3r · 12/05/2025 17:45

Leo / Leon
Zachary > Zack

s3tut0y3r · 12/05/2025 17:41

Any regional associations? Bryn is nice

SorrowsPrayers · 12/05/2025 16:08

Barney
Gus
Digby
Jasper
Hugo
Mungo
Jago
Samson
Horatio

Newmumhere40 · 12/05/2025 15:27

I just had a boy and went with Jude because I love it, fuck it if it's popular.

SaffyWall · 12/05/2025 15:26

New baby boys I've met recently are;

Digby,
Ziggy,
Laurence (Laurie)
Asa,
Basil,
Sylvester,
Sullivan,
Percy,
Micah,
Casimer

TimeTaken · 12/05/2025 15:25

I went with a musical link, given Aria.

Marius ( Les Mis)
Emile (South Pacific)
Kurt (SoM)

TheHerboriste · 12/05/2025 15:16

Reddelilah · 12/05/2025 07:57

What puts me off Dylan is the nickname Dill or Dilly!

i prefer Quinn.

Or Dildo!

user1492757084 · 12/05/2025 15:11

Aria and ..

Inigo
Victor
David
Lloyd
Gillon
Vance
Banjo
Digby
Hamish
Rex
Leo
Max

Reddelilah · 12/05/2025 07:57

What puts me off Dylan is the nickname Dill or Dilly!

i prefer Quinn.

MinPinSins · 12/05/2025 07:54

Congratulations on your lovely boy!

How old is your Aria? It's been a top 50 name for 8 years, so if she's younger than that, you may well be overthinking the popularity thing, and it's not as much of a concern. Dylan is a fantastic name and ranked at 67 (much less popular than Aria, so I'd go for that if you really like it)

Mumofgirls2017 · 12/05/2025 07:48

I like Ellis. And Quinn. Neither overused.

aria and

flynn
Elliot
elio
elias
jasper
rio
torin
rowan
ralph
rafferty
casper

potplants · 11/05/2025 16:54

Bison.
Barr.
Fah.
Fadel.
All thai names.

Catsinaflat · 11/05/2025 16:50

My ex mil was Greek. She told me that traditionally, way back (don’t know about these days!) babies were not named until the day of their baptism. All baby boys would be called Bebis and all baby girls Bebba ( meaning baby boy and baby girl).
I wouldn’t worry too much - It’s not that important right now, relax and enjoy your new baby and when you least expect it I bet a name will come to you!

Moreteaandchocolate · 11/05/2025 16:50

I love Dylan!

How about

Evan
Ethan
Ewan
Finley
Lewis
Liam
Leo
Felix
Toby
Jasper
Flynn
Reuben
Zachary
Koby
Dexter
Rory
Nathan
Harvey
Logan
Joel
Jonah
Casper
Callum

Gotabadfeelingaboutthis · 11/05/2025 16:50

Hugo
Ralph
Rufus
Felix
Douglas
Nathaniel (Nate?)

Good luck @armt !

TheHerboriste · 11/05/2025 16:50

Logan is not bad.

Ikeameatballs · 11/05/2025 16:46

Marcus
Jonah
Lucas
Dazliel
Corey
Ethan
Nate

Zuve · 11/05/2025 16:45

Marvin any time

Apollo365 · 11/05/2025 16:44

Ps I didn’t name my first child until I got to the limit of days you were allowed. It’s such a huge thing. Go easy on yourself

HallidayJones6779 · 11/05/2025 16:43

Congrats! Go easy on yourself! So many hormones right now will not be helping the tension! Here are some suggestions in case any help...

Asher
Ezra (I think this is my fav with Aria)
Frasier
Elijah
Moses
Noah
Henry

Soubriquet · 11/05/2025 16:42

If I were to have another boy, I would call him Eric