Is there such thing as a 'middle class' boys name??

[Bluesand1]

I've seen that referred to in other threads...are we talking royal names and basically that's it? Most of the names today were not popular when I was at school save for say Daniel Thomas James and Samuel. It seems every other name is considered by some as 'likely to date' etc.

Some names used to be middle class but have now become average, like Harry. As soon as MC people see that a name has been taken on by WC people, they leave it and move on to something else.

I think OP's question was 'what is considered a middle class name ' not, 'what is the best social class'.

I would say Peter, Nicholas, tom (though not always) Robert Rupert William ... Not Alfie, Archie Eli Connor Callum Caleb Jacob

Hipster names are venturing into dog territory and that's a bad mistake if as a dad your face looks like a dog

We get it now usual.

I needed a comma in there somewhere. Oh. The. Shame

Think atticus has taken a dive since Harper lee's more overtly racist prequel!

Ones I have come across -
Rowan
Isaac
Nathaniel
Ethan
Henry
Gabriel
Joseph
William
Arlo
Sebastian

That you don't see yourself as middle class and are horrified by the thought.

Ethan is so not middle class. Nor is Joseph.

Of course there are middle class names :) Whoever thinks the class system is dead is absolutely deluded.

How many of those saying there's no such thing as a middle class name would contemplate calling their children Lacie-Mae, Lacie-Lou, Harlee, etc yes you, I can see you shuddering

Middle class anglo boy names to me are ones like:
Sebastian
Toby
Rex
Milo
Rafe
Rufus
Harry
Bertie
Jude
Percy (ok, I know of one)
Otto
Cosmo
Atticus

Never mind. I'm sure you'll mention it one more time just so we all know.

Oliver?

Oliver is used by everybody. It's a nice enough name though.

Noah Seth Jacob type names?
What's wrong with Joseph and Ethan...used by many
A lot depends on area I think too

Nothing wrong with them but they aren't middle class.

Any name from Thomas The Tank Engine should cover it.

Agree that there are likely to be strong regional differences. I know 3 Ethans (with variant spellings) and am pretty sure none of them are MC.

No name beginning with K except Kier.

Lucas
Luke
Miles
Rupert

Benjamin

Kevin

Really?? Joseph, one of the oldest Judeo-Christian names, is now not good enough for use by the middle classes??

I know one Jayden and one Kai. Both sets of parents would fall into the middle class category but as they are not users of MN they as blissfully unaware of the bonkers name snobbery that apparently pervades their fellow middle classers.

It's not that it's not good enough but it is pretty much a classless name. You'll get Josephs in all walks of life.

Kai sounds like a noise a seagull makes diving for chips.