Grateful for your thoughts!

[VMumToBe]

Our little one is due soon, we are sorted for girls names but here is the top 8 boys wise. Grateful for any thoughts, all advice gratefully received!

Oliver
Barney (Barnaby)
Austin
Rory
Daniel
Stanley
Alex (Alexander)
Stuart

Oliver - like but common, not a helpful comment, I know!
Barney (Barnaby) - like but a touch canine...?
Austin - nope, don't like
Rory - love it
Daniel - like it in an understated way
Stanley - love love love
Alex (Alexander) - same as Oliver
Stuart - bit middle aged for me, but not beyond redemption!

Oliver - ok bit bland imo
Barney (Barnaby) - quite like it.
Austin - no, nmsaa.

Rory - really like it
Daniel - really like it
Stanley - no
Alex (Alexander) - ok but lots of them
Stuart - ok-ish. not sure. Like it more than I did five years ago so maybe it's becoming more fashionable.

I like Rory best
(is he likely to have red hair)

Stanley, Rory, Barnaby are all fab names.

I like Barnaby and Austin the best.

Oliver - Very popular and that would put me off.

Barney (Barnaby) - don't like it much for a grown up. Sweet on a toddler but a 50 year old Barney doesn't sound great imo.
Austin - bit down market - sorry.
Rory - Very nice, name that works on all ages and in all walks of life.
Daniel - Bit bland but ok.
Stanley - Irrational dislike of it but i'm not a fan of those old man names. They all seem a bit try hard.
Alex (Alexander) - Lovely, similar to Rory in that it works at any age and in any job.
Stuart - bit dated for me, Struan is a great name though.

Hope not too harsh there. I'd go for Rory, Alexander or Struan if you like it.

THanks all for your thoughts (and not harsh at all Ondine!) very much appreciated. Rory is developing as the fave for us too - a good balance between unusual and normal!!
thank you again

Love, love, love Barnaby.

Like Oliver.

Really, really hate Austin, sorry.

I really like Oliver

Oliver - Like, but do think "Twist".
Barney (Barnaby) - is a Purple Dinosaur, sorry.
Austin - Powers.
Rory - Neither love nor hate.
Daniel - Like a lot.
Stanley - Dislike, always seems very blunt.
Alex (Alexander) - Like Alexander, but don't like Alex.
Stuart - Like.

My favourite is Daniel from your list, and maybe Alexander if you weren't going to shorten it.

My favourite is definitely Daniel

Oliver - Quite like
Barney (Barnaby) - Sorry this says dinosaur to me!
Austin - Bit American
Rory - LOVE
Daniel - LOVE
Stanley - really dislike
Alex (Alexander)- like lots
Stuart - dilike

I only like Oliver

Love Rory !!

Oliver -- Love even though it's popular
Barney (Barnaby) -- Love
Austin -- Love
Rory -- Love
Daniel -- Like a lot
Stanley -- prefer Stanislas
Alex (Alexander) -- prefer Alec
Stuart -- very 70s/80s

If you like Rory, then thumbs up here -- very nice name, masculine yet casual, Celtic fringe cool, pronounceable; it has a lot going for it imo.

I think Stanley and Barney are too "of the moment" personally and you may regret it later. Stanley to me = an old man in a flat cap and Barney is a purple dinasour Austin will always be a car and I really dislike it anyway.

I like all your others, Rory would be my favourite.