Barnaby or Charlie?

[LottieP987]

Really struggling for a boy's name. I like Charlie but am worried that it's too mega-popular. I think Barnaby is lovely, cheery and laid-back sounding, but what do you think about teasing potential? Too like Barney the irritating purple dinosaur?

Nightmare finding a boy's name that is unusual but not ridiculously so. Girl's names are so much easier!

I'm not fond of either,but I'd choose Charlie over Barnaby which is awful.

Sorry but Barnaby is not good at all.

And I prefer Barnaby over Charlie which just doesn't sound like a proper name to me.

Barnaby is brilliant - I love it.

Barnaby reminds me of the bear.

I like Charlie.

I LOVE Barnaby. I wanted Barnabus nn. Barney for ds1 and ds2, but dh wouldn't let me (not even because of purple dinosaur, he just didn't like it). Ds2 is SUCH a Barney and it suits him much more than his name.

Charlie just too...Charlie and Lola-ish. That's all I'll say!

Charlie
Barnaby/Barney is cute but he wont want to be thought of as cute as a 6 foot teenager

My mum nearly called my brother Barnaby 34 years ago...

He is incredibly pleased she didn't....Its just WAY too drippy for a grown man...She went with James in the end, a timeless classic.

If Charlie too popular, just have a re-think.

I'd pick Barnaby. I do like Charles, but Charlie is v. popular just now.

Barnaby was a boy I knew when I was younger - known as Barny. Now he's 35, Barny sounds rather childish. I like Charlie (Charles is a family name in my family so would be good) but it's too popular for me.

Both are great,
Barnaby is my fave

also like Max
Spencer
Caleb
someone on another thread likes Dexter

Barnaby is by far the best.

Charlie is very popular, but to me is a nn, rather than what should be on the birth certificate, or a class A drug.

Barney is laid-back surfer dude.

Charlie, but I am biased.

Barney's not drippy...it's what you make it. My sis knew a very rugged, ruby playing Barney that she went to Uni with.

Barnaby is awful

Charlie is ok

Barnaby is ace.

I know a few Charlies, it's ok though.

Barnaby is much, much nicer - it is lovely classic name that isn't overused. I know a gorgeous 4 year old one.

Charlie is so boring and overused in comparison. I think it will soon start to date, along with all the other cutey type names e.g. Alfie, Archie, Albie etc.

And if you do use Charlie, please put Charles on his birth certificate - to give him more options later on.

I'm not keen on either but would go for Charlie if I had to choose.

Barnaby/Barney is just not a mans name, its a cutesy toddler name.

Barnard is a north Yorkshire farming name. In my village barnabys (not related) range from 92 to 5.

Nickname usually barn

Not so nice nickname bananabee

There was a 1970s bear called barnaby and more recently a geography bear but these come and go. Think of all this parents who chose Milo thinking it was cool,and unusual only for it to be a tweenie (which in turn have faded)

Barnaby is great!

Charlie is overused, cutesy and will date very badly.

Definately Barnaby. It is cool, classic and elegant.
Charlie is so overused and overdone and I think people will tire of these cutesy type names soon (Charlie, Alfie, Archie etc..).

Another vote for Barnaby. Lovely.

Charlie is indeed overused and has become very common, I too think it will date badly.

(and I am a mother of a Charles - although it is his middle name ).

I love Charles but not Charlie as a full name.

Barnaby is ok but a bit of a mouthful. Prefer Barney I think.