What are the upper classes calling their boys nowadays?

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So apparently naming trends in the UK often follow a step behind the upper classes. This may or may not be true, I don't know, but if so what does that mean for the next crop of popular names that will replace Jack, Oliver etc at the top of the lists? I don't know many 'upper class' people but those I do have only really used classic names like George and William.

Do you think there's truth in that idea and if so what's due a surge in popularity over the next decade?

Disclaimer: I'm expecting a boy but just posting for fun/interest. I'm neither desperate to make my little one sound posh nor to be on the leading edge of a new trend!

What’s Jacob Rees mog called his baby? Sixtus or similar...can’t see us commoners following that one though

Depends what you mean by 'upper' classes.

Using the Jilly Cooper definitions, they'll be sticking to a fairly narrow range of very traditional,names.

The upper middle arty types will be using a greater variety of names and are more likely to be influenced by trends (as early adopters of them). I'd say the two main trends are less common biblical names (Elijah being a recent example of something moving from niche to mainstream) and what I call 1970s names (though it's probably children of 1970s, so names given in the 1969s, such as David and Kevin.

If you want to combine that with trad upper, then try Andrew, Peter, Ian or Paul.

Look at the telegraph announcements saw a teddy Gary and Ronnie Wolfgang just now

You need the Daily Telehgraph’s baby announcement section, it’s very amusing!

A mxtute of classic and over the top, often with many many middle names.

announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births

Digby. Otto

I think the real brass knobs will always call their boys George and William.

It's the try-hard, beardy Londoners calling their kids Indigo Wolf or Axel Grease.

Hector
Ottilie
Xavier
Allegra
Arlo
Hugo
Mungo
Mango
😀

They're just like the rest of us mere mortals at end of the day...
Look at the Royal family there's a Savannah and a Mia.

Bob

Jaxon
Tyler
Kevin
Gideon

Agree with PPs, most upper class people will use classic, traditional names.

We gave our DS a less common Biblical name (less common than Noah or Elijah, for example) so maybe that makes us "upper middle arty types" (we're not that arty or upper class!)

The classic names are always the top choices - George, James, William, Spencer, Sebastian, Charles, Henry, Laurence....

Ooh! In the telegraph birth announcements I see a father who changed his name! A progressive in the Telegraph

I know some quite posh people ( including aristos), their boys are Benedict, Sebastian, Harry, James, oscar, Oliver, William, Daniel

Genuine upper class tend to stick to fairly old school, traditional names. Maybe with more out there middle names. Some family names too.

The upper class includes old school foreigners too, so there are a few more unusual names there

Ridiculous question imo. What 'class' you belong to is ridiculous imo but what name you like depending on the class is even more ridiculous.

Everyone likes different names. Just choose a name you love and that goes well with your surname.

I see there’s a Leander on the birth announcements and I really like that.

Ooh! In the telegraph birth announcements I see a father who changed his name! A progressive in the Telegraph

Yes, I noticed that too - but surely it should have read ‘né’ rather than ‘née’?

My thoughts exactly!

I really don't get mumsnetters obsession with class. I really don't think its particularly relevant in 2019..

If you know, you know... darling.

I really don't get mumsnetters obsession with class. I really don't think its particularly relevant in 2019..

Completely agree! Ridiculous concept...!

I think the easier AIBU is what they wouldn't call their DC.

Sadly though old fashioned class concepts do still exist in the UK 🤷

But surely it's a person' attitudes and behaviour that determines his class, not his name..?!