Does a BOYS' name exist that isn't overly popular, sound similar to something overly popular, about to become overly popular or just plain boring or dated?

[leoniethelioness]

Blatantly plagiarising from another poster's thread but I have been wondering this about boys' names. DH & I are expecting our first baby in September and we've agreed on a girls' name but have absolutely no idea what to call our baby if it's a boy (we don't know the sex).

All suggestions would be much appreciated!

Miles
Josiah

Robert, Richard, Michael, Andrew, David, Peter, Christopher, Paul, Simon, Iain, Neil?

Russell
Peter

Anthony
Joel
Stanley

Ha, I wish I knew. This is my fifth DS and I am completely out of names. I don't like anything.

Barnaby
Jonathon
John
Lance
Glen
Adam
Aaron

Serge.

I mean how cool is that!

Angus
Gabriel

Anthony
Peter
Adam
Paul
Michael
Gabriel
Evan

May be biased but how about Troy? It is the name of my cat but he is handsome, well behaved, placid and loving. It's a name that can't be shortened either 😀

Elliott
Miles
Edward
Saul
Seth
Andrew
Alexander
Tristan
Zachary
Jacob
Nicholas

Peter
Patrick
Michael

Simeon
Caspar
Wade
Axel

Quentin
Dominic

Benjamin, aren't too many Ben's in the world

Use the Scottish Baby names list - they give every name used over the year so if you go down near the bottom you may just find what you are looking for. Also SCotland has a population less than that of London and although all the names wont be Scottish, obviously they wont be used in as big numbers.

I came on to say Evan which a pp said - Welsh names would also be good.

www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names/full-lists-of-babies-first-names-2010-to-2014

Keir fits your bill too

Others I've picked of the list

Vincent
Torben
Tod
Sylvester
Stellen
Ross
Perry
Lowrie.....

I could go on, but you are probably beter looking yourself :)

Ryan
Adrian
Asa

Names are so regional it's hard to say overrall what is popular, because it differs so much. Eg a previous poster has said there aren't all that many Bens but where I live it's one of the most widely used boys names, I know loads of them, there are two in my DDs class alone. Nice name though.

Peter. Nice name but seems to have dropped out of favour as not common when I was at school and I only know one child with the name.

At the moment I'm liking,
-Angus
-Blair
-Riley
-Brodie

My little boy is called Flynn :)
Not many about, as it's more commonly used as a second name! Does sound really like 'Finn' though, which is getting more and more popular

Denis
Kevin

Lloyd or Myles or Fergus.
All completely discarded by my husband! Humph.

Alasdair
Kester
Silas
Cyrus
Angus
Ansel
Linus
Hector
Benedict
Ross
Peter
Robert