I am regretting my 3 year old son’s name

[Tealbutterfly]

I really wish we hadn’t called him what we have. I always liked the name, since I was young.
But now it’s become hugely popular and it’s lost its “charm” in my opinion, the charm I saw in it when I was younger.
He’s 3 years old, so we can’t change it.
I’m upset that it has a bit of a reputation now, when before it was a more unusual name to hear.

What do you do if you feel like this? I guess I’ve just got to suck it up really! As we can hardly change it at this stage in his life.

Maybe rewatch Monarch of The Glen... Fwiw I really like Archie and the only child I've ever known with that name was delightful!

I think it’s a fab name and I don’t know any other Archies here in my corner of south London!

Not that other opinions matter here. However I do sympathise, I’ve regretted my youngest daughters name off and on since she was born (she’s now 4) as I wished I’d picked something a bit more unusual. That said she’s really grown into it, it suits her, and it’s a classic name but with an unusual nickname that she’s mainly known by. Not sure if you can find a nickname for Archie that you like but if you still like the name itself don’t worry about how widely used it is.

I'm expecting a DD next month and have seen the name we've chosen on the baby name forum a few times described as 'trendy' and 'faddy' so I am worried this will happen to me too!

Even though according the internet it's not even top 50 and I've adult relatives with the name.

I think if you loved it and they suit it, who cares? Hes still a little individual with his own personality and interests even if he shares his name with a few others, and it's a great name

Archie has always been v popular for the past decade or more, along with Charlie, Sidney, Alfie etc.

Why not call him ‘Art’ as a nickname?

Love the name Archie, don't know any others even though I have 2 children in primary school and it conjures up zero negative associations for me. Maybe you are tuned to them so you keep noticing it. Like when you never see pregnant people until you are TTC or pregnant, then suddenly they're everywhere.
I think he has a super name and will make it his own. ;)

Fwiw I love Archie.

I feel your pain though. My eldest DS is 15. When we named him I’d NEVER known a child with his name. We even had a few raised eyebrows. My MW (close to retirement) said she’d never delivered a baby with that name. Now it’s bloody everywhere. Literally in the top 10 and often slated on here.

Tbh it’s still my favourite name ever!

I'm not sure why you think Archie was unusual 3 years ago and not now - it was a VERY common name three years ago!

I really don't understand this trend- obsession with having a yoonique, not-popular name. There's a name for parents who follow this trend y'know. Eccentric sheep.

Popular just means lots of people like it. Why is that a bad thing?

You gave him the name because you liked it. That is enough.

I like Archie actually. I knew a very nice man named Archie.

I like it. I thought you were going to say Jaxon

I loathe the name Archie. I also hate Freddie, Charlie, Alfie and any nickname. They might be sweet on small children, but embarrassing for adults. I know of a Benny and a Danny who are in professional roles and have changed their names to Benjamin and Daniel because they were so embarrassed. Call him Archer so that he has a proper name.

Archie is a hugely popular name. I didn't realise The popularity of my eldest' s name so she's always known a few with her name. She's still her though. Popular doesn't stop her being her own person.

I like Archibald and would have been on my list of baby names if I didn’t have like 4 people in my family/DH called Archie 😄 it’s very popular at the minute but don’t worry OP, that’s his name, you should like it just for that reason

You can change his name if you want.

I know someone who changed her 12yo’s name.

It’s a lovely name. And, as you recognise, it’s not yours to change any longer, it’s his.

Its a lovely name. But it's popularity has been in the rise since the early 2000.

My son has 3 friends called archive and they are 10.

It only rose slightly in popularity after H&M used it.

loathe the name Archie. I also hate Freddie, Charlie, Alfie and any nickname. They might be sweet on small children, but embarrassing for adults.

I know plenty of adults who are called Danny/Archie(I'm in Scotland)/Charlie etc. It doesn't seem to cause any issues for them. I wouldn't think twice about those names on a grown man.

It's a perfectly good name. My DS is almost 16 and Archie was one of the most popular names among his peer group. That and Harry. Always multiples in each class at a very middle class school. My son is the only child with his name in his whole school and he has never met anyone with the same name. He hates it because he says all the teachers know his name because it's unusual and he can't get away with anything!

Many of the Archie's are now known simply as Arch as they've got older. I think that's quite nice.

Its a nice name, and certainly doesn't have any negative connotations in my mind.
Its not unusual though, but does that really matter?
Perfectly nice, appealing name.

Let this thread be a warning to all the mothers who post on here with the wierd and wonderful (and often made up) names they come out with.

Far too late to think about changing his name. Would be very confusing for him. Besides, his name belongs to him and you have no right to change it if he's pootling along being quite happy in the world as an Archie.

You started him on Archie, he knows it as his name. So continue. If he wants to change it later, that's up to him.

My wife and I disagreed about our baby daughter's name so without discussing it we each registered the name we wanted and she got two birth certificates, one in each name.

Look at the top 100 - discount everything above 50, maybe even above 80, too popular - but then look at the 81-200 table. That's where the gems are."
That won't work though,as all it takes is one other person to like the same name

Just call your child the name you like.

I have 2 sons that names are majorly popular where I am.
The names become popular after my 2 where born.
Theres loads of them in school.

I called my youngest son Zak,not popular.
And there's another one in his class.

Ahh bless you @Tealbutterfly but I think you're overthinking things.

Archie is a lovely name. And he's YOUR Archie, not anybody else's.

Don't get hung up on focusing on what the name means to other people - he's not other people.