Why are boy names so difficult?! Help!

[Russell19]

Hi all,

I've seen a few people saying the same, so glad it's not just me. I'm due in 4 weeks, girls name sorted. Boys name I'm clueless.

We like classic, English names but nothing too popular. Think lines of Sidney, Elliot, Hugh etc. Nothing seems to be striking us. Family names such as grandparents etc aren't quite right and wouldn't suit a child of this generation (Gary type names)

Looked through what feels like the whole internet and books.... nothing.

Any suggestions of names or advice if you have had this situation? Really don't want to regret our choice or it just be a 'that'll do' name.

In that case I would wait and see what the little chap looks like. Previously unconsidered names popped up after both dc were born. Havent you got 6 months to decide?

I have thought about doing that but what do people call the baby while deciding a name? I feel like I'd feel guilty having a nameless baby for so long but maybe that's just me?

I have three girls and I've always found boys names easier lol! here are some suggestions:
Milo
Ollie
Oliver
Jasper
Casper
Archie
Henry

Classic names:

Daniel
Nathaniel
Matthew
James
Samuel
Timothy
Laurence
Robert
Richard
Ellis
Reece
Frederick

More Grandad-dy names:
Horace
Eustace
Ernest
Wilfred
Siegfried
Herbert

Rupert
Jago
Rory
Arthur
Edmund
Patrick

Alexander
Peter
Oscar
Vincent
Dylan
Arthur
Solomon
Xander
Alistair
Dominic
Wilbur
Magnus
Aaron
Tristan
Benedict
Seth
Anthony
Nathaniel
Luke
Austin
Maxwell
Edwin
Raymond
Leo
Daniel
Aidan
Julian

Dominic
Nicholas
Richard
David
Matthew
Lucas
Rupert
Lance
Nathaniel
Paul
Michael
Henry
Toby

I really love the name Elliott.

Ellis
Joshua
Jacob
Caleb
Elijah
Max
Dominic
Fraser
Lewis
Louis
Miles

I agree that boy's names are harder

How about:
Patrick
Lawrence
Greg
Luke
Robert
James
Stanley
Philip

Ephraim
Martin
Hudson
Wilfred
Harold
Delmar
Joseph

Thanks everyone. I like Oscar but I'm a teacher and have taught a LOT of them in the last few years so not sure with it being so popular. I like Harold and Toby too!

Gosh I am so picky.

Hector
Miles
Jasper
Wilbur
Stanley
Aubrey
Rufus
Ralph
Otis
Peter
Amory
Ansel
Quentin
Corin
Vincent
Ivor
Edmund
Magnus
Blaise
Robin
Hugo
Kester
Darcy
Guy

I had a MASSIVE list of girls names I loved and about 7 boys names.
Our final list was:
Alexander
Rowan
Daniel
Francis
Giles
Aaron
Benjamin
Dominic

We went with Francis. I absolutely adore it.

We really struggled with boys names! We didn't have a name for DS until 6 weeks after he was born - we had to pick something before the 6 week deadline to get him registered.

It's worth racking your brain now for a name because otherwise you'll really feel the pressure once they're born and EVERYONE asks you "has he got a name yet?" Every five minutes. You really feel the pressure!

Classic names I like Hugh, Hugo, Preston, Felix!

I love Henry, Isaac, William, Thomas, Maxwell, Montgomery, James and Samuel

P.s I love Hugo!

I think boys' names are quite easy actually.
If you like classic but not too popular, consider Biblical names.
My favourite suggestions already mentioned are:
Daniel
Elijah
James
Ivo
Leo
Max (I like Maxim if you want a long version)
Reuben
Rory
Toby

Personally I hate all the old man names that are fashionable atm. With the exception of Ray, for some reason! It sounds cool

Oops Ivo wasn't mentioned but I added it because I like it. Not a classic though!

Thanks, some good suggestions. Not sure I've found the one still though :(

It took till my children was born to work out their names!

I'd work on a short list you like, rather than trying to find "the one". I just couldn't find "the one" until they were here - none hit me beforehand. Or to be more exact, I had a reason why not for each! Then when my children were here, a couple of the why not reasons seemed to disappear, if that makes any sense!

It looks like so far you have:

Sidney, Elliot, Hugh and Oscar?

Can you add to that, more names you like, even if not the one?

Oh, and Harold and Toby too!

Stanley
Albert
Alfred
Harold
Henry

@theblinkowl great advice I'm going to do that! Thank you!

Yes. FWIW, I didn't love DS's name straight away. It was on our shortlist and it wasn't my favourite, but it really grew on me. We settled on it but waited until DS was born before confirming, and it suited him so we went for it. It still felt strange using it for a while. Now (he's 2) i absolutely love his name.

Sorry for rambling... all that to say that the name doesn't have to feel like "the one" straight away!

Charles

(What girls names do you have in mind?)