Boys’ names used 50 times or fewer in 2016

[ABCFamily]

Further to my girl list, I’ve made up a list of boys’ names that were used 50 times or fewer in England & Wales last year. Again, not all of them are to my taste, but I thought it might interest some of you.

Alden
Ambrose
Aubrey
Bram
Clarence
Claude
Clive
Clyde
Cornelius
Damon
Dashiell
Desmond
Duncan
Eben
Edgar
Edmund
Elon
Evander
Ferdinand
Gene
Gideon
Gregor
Griffin
Gus
Huey
Ignatius
Innes
Jed/Jedd
Jethro
Kirk
Leopold
Linus
Lloyd
Lyle
Malcolm
Marvin
Matthias
Melvin
Nelson
Oren
Perry
Quentin
Roland
Russell
Saul
Soren
Tobin
Vaughn

The full data set can be found on the ONS Website.

That's interesting, thanks. Some nice ones! I like Duncan.

Love Quentin. Almost disappointed I'm having a girl ...

One of my ds' first and one of his middle names are there. I love Edmund and Matthias and would consider them for another ds. Also like Dashiell, Gideon, Ignatius and Jethro but wouldn't use them.

Some lovely names there! Including my ds’ name .

Zampa, so do I (biased). There are some great girls names to choose from, even more than for boys!

I find boys names SO much harder!

The only one I like from this list is Gideon.

Great idea though OP! Very helpful!

Yes, thanks op!

This is just a few of them isn't it? There are surely hundreds more that were used less than 50 times.

Rory - Yes, there's loads more. I just cherry-picked a few.

I like Roland.

Some of my favs are…

Amadeus
Anakin
Apollo
Artemis
Balthazar
Baxter
Benson
Bo
Bowie
Brett
Cassian
Cliff
Cory
Dale
Dashiell
Daxton
Dustin
Eugene
Everett
Finnian
Flint (no boys were named this)
Gideon
Gus
Heathcliffe
Henrik
Indigo
Jeffrey
Lazarus
Octavius
Rhett
Ronald
Roy
Thaddeus
Thatcher
Thor
Winston (51 babies were named this, but I’m including it anyway)
Wolf/Wolfe

I'm surprised at some. I thought Innes, Edmund, Gus and Finnian would be more popular.
I can see why Rhett isn't used more often and is Lazarus a gemstone?

I love Soren. I like Leopold and Ambrose too.

Smoliver - I really like Eugene, but might be in the minority there. Balthazar is quite cool too, but I'd only use it for a pet.

Clive, Gus and Linus are great.

9 babies called A. Parents could be 'Pretty little liars' fans

Love Bowie. It was on our list this time. Could still be tempted actually

Love these lists, My son's name is on there as is my hopefully future son's. Glad to know we are such a family of trailblazers!

ABCFamily I love Eugene too. I think it's such a cute name for a boy.

Had a look at 2004 when my DS was born.

Am wondering how Everton, Chili and London are doing now they are teenagers?

Wow I really thought some of these would be more common. I love the name Gene.

I know one of the little Quentins :)

I like Edmund and Leopold

DS name is on there. Some other great names on it too.

I've got an Edgar.

No way would I call a kid Linus- it's what Buster Bluth calls his knob.

Griffin and Soren and great.

Lovely names in there