Help me love my babies name - PND

I am biased as I have a 27 year old Noah.

When we named him, it wasn’t a popular name in this country. I genuinely think everyone copied me. 😂

It’s a very cool name. You loved it for a reason.

I work with children and I haven’t come across a Noah for a few weeks now (different children each day). But for my own DC, these are the duplicate names in their classes: (across all 3 DC school/nursery/baby groups/clubs etc)

Hugo x5
Freddie x3
Arthur x3 (+ 1 Artie)
Luca x2
Louie x3
Henry x3
Russel x2
Frankie x2

Belle x2
Mabel x3
Felicity x4
Ottilie x3
Clara x2

Many many more names are in use these days than when John was number 1. so a name doesn’t have to be very popular to be in the top 10.
It’s a fantastic name. Once he starts saying it, you’ll love it, so you won’t have to feel like this for long.

One of maybe loveliest boys I ever had the pleasure of teaching was called Noah. Great kid. Great name!

This is true. If you added the Theo’s and Theodore’s born in 2024 together they’d be the second highest name after Muhammad, rather than 8th and 12th where they actually sit.

Noah's Ark is the best story in the bible, it's a cool name.

You can change it though if you dont agree, PND is awful, lots of love to you x

It doesn’t matter how many Noah’s there are in the world , only one is your Noah and that makes him special .

Beautiful name OP, one of my favourites and I’d have used it if it went with our surname. As Mum to an Oliver I completely get that wobble about it being such a popular name but we’re 15 months in it’s clear that he’s meant to be an Oliver and I can’t imagine him with any other name. He’s the absolute best one of the bunch obviously, just as yours will be the best Noah on the Planet X

It’s a wonderful name. A lot of people like it because it’s such a good name! Strong but gentle which is a lovely thing to be.

It is probably high in the name lists because there is only one spelling - whereas you might have Charles, Charlie, Charley, Charlotte, Charli, Carlotta etc all separate in the list, but still have a class full of Charlies.

I agree it’s a gorgeous name. Make up some Noah songs and sing them to your son, about how gorgeous he is, might help you connect with the name. Or call him by a nickname for now.

I have a Noah! I love his name.

He is the only Noah in his year at school. I also work with children and we really don’t have that many Noah’s at all.

Are you getting help? Because actually this isn’t about your baby’s name underneath it all. Changing the name won’t help the underlying issues or make the PND go away.

Gorgeous name! Noah is perfect. Keep it op

Noah is lovely, popular for a reason (although he definitely won't be one of 20 in a class so don't worry on that score!).

I only know lovely children called Noah.

I’m not saying this to make you feel better , but Noah is a beautiful name ♥️. All the Noah’s I know of are beautiful too.

I have had PND and it will pass. Don’t feel guilty. (Hugs) Fwiw my ds1 has a very unusual name and I hated it and have only started to like it now he has turned 19! (I only like it now because it is unusual and unique- like him lol) or maybe I like it now cos I’m peri menopausal 🤷‍♀️

I’m a teacher and every single Noah I have taught has been lovely! It’s a great name - solid, traditional

It's a lovely name, but if its popularity is bothering you, why not change it, assuming he's still a baby who doesn't yet identify with his name?

I love the name Noah! Such a lovely choice. I’m surprised it’s number one as I don’t know any and have a preschool and a secondary school aged child. I know a lot of Arlos, Charlies and Arthurs and and a few Andrews and Alexanders.

if it’s any help I think they often take a while to feel like their name. With my eldest it took a while, I felt like I’d just randomly assigned this special little baby with a name and maybe I wasn’t qualified to take on such an important task! I think he was called “baby” a lot at the beginning. He definitely feels like his name now though and loves it.

Noah is a lovely classic name. It doesn't matter if there are other Noah's he is your Noah and I'm sure you will come to associate the name with him.
Also there are so many different names now chances are he will be the only Noah in his class anyway.

We have a baby Noah in our family and a grown up one, lovely name OP

My son has a top 5 name and we don’t know any others in his school! There is a wider variety of names in use than in previous decades, so the chances of knowing multiple children with the same name is lower.

Noah is a lovely name - soft yet strong sounding, classic yet with a modern feel. It’ll serve him well in life.

There is a reason names make it into the top list, because they sound lovely and special. I've worked with children for 20 years and rarely met a Noah. It's a lovely name for a little boy, great for a man and just sounds nice when you say it. Congratulations on your special wee boy.

I love Noah! It works for a young kid, is quite cool/surfy for a teen but is also a bible classic so works for an older man too.

It's gorgeous.

Such an old classic. It will never go out of fashion.

While I know you say that Noah appears high on the popularity lists at the moment, if it helps I am in a bunch of baby groups (baby sensory etc) and haven't come across any Noahs. It's actually my favourite boys name, it was the top of my list if we had a boy but I had a beautiful DD instead

Tried to edit my post as I spotted you didn't want any comments relating to popularity, but I'm too late I think.

I did add that not only is it a beautiful name, it also suits a range of personalities, IMO it's a very easy name to carry through life.