Is Joseph a bit dull/boring?

[Rosie2boys]

Hi, we had sort of decided on Joseph for our DS due in next few weeks. We don’t mind if it gets shortened to Joe as like that too! However, I’m now having some second thoughts, a friend said she thought it was a bit dull and there are lots of Josephs/Joes. I do know quite a few older men with the name but few children. There are none in my other DS’s class or our wider circle of friends. We do like Oliver and Tom too but they’re very popular around our area. Would be interested in your honest opinions before we choose. Is Joseph a bit ‘meh’?

I love Joseph/Joe.

It's lovely, classic not dull.

I think it's a wonderful name for a baby, for a boy and for a man.

Simple and strong, it will never date or be considered "common".

It's a good, solid name.

I love it!! I love it so much that even if half of all boys were called Joseph, I'd still name my son that

It's a beautiful , classic name.

Yes it is very popular, as are Tom and Oliver.

But then some people feel safer with common names.

I have a Joseph but he is called Joey!

I love it.

Much prefer it to Oliver and Tom. There are loads of Oliver’s around.

I have a Joseph, can be Joe, Joey, Joseph or joefish ( sibling nickname)

I like it.

Best name ever may be biased

Not met another yet!

I have a Joseph and he gets Joe - I love it

I have a Joseph too! Joe always but it's a great name he's a teen now and there's not that many called joe in his school

It’s a beautiful name.

It's a beautiful, classic name. Nothing dull about it.

Not a fan of Biblical names in general, but Joseph is quite nice. I don't think you can really go wrong with it.

Love Joseph.

I really like it and I don’t know any children with it so don’t think it’s used that much.

It’s not dull at all, it’s lovely. If you do want a more unusual Joe you could have Jonas or Jonah.

I have a Joseph. Slightly biased but I think it's a lovely name. He is a teen now and been a Joe for a few years. There are another 2 Joseph's in his class but it doesn't bother him.

It used to be my favourite boy’s name but then I met a man called Joseph who was the first person to ever bore me to tears. That’s the only thing that’s put me off the name, otherwise I’d still see it as a classic, good, strong name.

Joss can also be a nickname for Joseph. Josiah is a more interesting alternative, the one I know is nicknamed Joey. Jude is quite cool too.

I have a Joe. He is the only one in his whole school. I love his name and it almost seems unusual in amongst a sea of Finlays and Rileys (both of which are very nice!)

Thanks for the replies so far, they have put my mind at rest a bit. We’ll keep considering other names ( I must keep looking here for ideas!) but Joseph is definitely the front runner.

I like it. Maybe she meant it's a little 'safe' rather than 'boring'. It's actually a good name with so many variations to it. Joe is good.