Boys names that are consistent but not common... Shortlist

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Order them from favorite to least if you please, I've gone through the top 200 for every decade since 1800 and these names consistently appear but (to me) never get super popular.

Arthur
Otto- we have a German connection.
Jobe
Mack

All very different to each other!

Thank you

Otto
Jobe
Arthur
Mack

Out of those names, I only like Arthur.

Mack reminds me of everyone's favourite community service dodger

Love love love the name Arthur. Did I mention I love that name? It's popularity is increasing in some parts of the UK, however this wouldn't put me off.
Otto is also a great name. Not as good as Arthur though.
Mack is OK; prefer the Mac spelling.
Agree that Jobe would be mispronounced & also the biblical connection isn't particularly pleasant.

Just to throw a spanner in the works I actually know a man in his forties called Joe pronounced Joe-bee. He assured me it was the name on his birth certificate sp it does exist separately from biblical Job who was a poor old soul!

There's a children's book by Stan Barstow about a character called Joby. Perhaps that's the origin.

I agree it would get pronounced as 'jobby', and would draw excremental jokes. And not just in Scotland - it's a common usage in England too.

Jobe as in poo?

Jobe -poo
Mack the knife.
Arthur is very common these days.
How about Alfred?

I know a lot of Arthurs

Personally I really like Jobe.... Otto has a certain something too though.

Mack always sounds like it's a nickname - short for something. It's not bad, but you'll always be asked.

There, that was helpful :) I found with both my kids, waiting until the very last minute to register them really focussed the mind (and gave you a while to try the name on the baby and see if it fit)

In order:
Arthur
Otto
Jobe
Mack

Arthur - yes
No to the others, especially Jobe which I think is dreadful. Sorry but there it is.

Please not jobe incase he ever goes to scotland. He'll be called 'jobby' and will never be taken seriously.

Your other suggestions are all nice :)

Arthur is nice, love nn Art. IMO Otto sounds a little bit ridiculous for a British child but that's just my opinion. DH is German, I'm not and we live in the UK so would never has considered using it for our DS. It just sounds like the kind of name that suits a German speaker living in a German speaking country better. I'm not saying people shouldn't use names not from their own culture etc but Otto sounds very stereotypically German to me. Reminds me of Otto von Bismarck who unified the German states in the 1800s... Mack sounds like a nn to me. I know one who's almost 7, it's a nn for him.

Thanks again for your replies everyone

I like Otto.

Arthur is nice but definitely on the rise. Easily the next Archie.

Mack, not my taste.

Jobe is not great. Presume it is linked to the biblical Job. Which is rather like naming your child Ophelia. I mean, people do, but it's not a happy name.