Give me some boys names inspiration

[ReginaPhalange89]

We are due a baby boy in 10 weeks time and looking for some name inspiration. so far we haven't come up with much at all 🙈

I feel like everything either sounds very popular or too "out there" for us....
We both quite like Max, and it's the only one sticking so far , but I'm not sure if it's popularity is putting me off ! I'd like a few to choose from to see what he suits.

I like fairly common names like Jack, Harris, Elliot, Lewis, Zac. But don't seem to love anything.

We have two girls already , neither name unusual .

What are your favourite boys names?

Struan, Ruaridh, Alexander, Peter and Lachlan/Lachie

Gabriel. Finbar. Patrick. Casper. Tom. Dexter. Reuben. Elliot. Alan. Derry. Christopher. Cooper. Richard. Conrad.
Jude. Kevin. Cedric. Dougie. Vincent.
Andrew. Winston. Wilbur.

Magnus
Rufus
Rafe
Kip
Kit
Fergus
Wilf
Ted

Steven
David
Franklin/Frankie
Ray
Michael/Micky/mikey
Sean
Spencer
Ritchie
Ellis
Lincoln
Arthur
Thomas/tommy
Robbie

Hamish
Toby
Rory
Isaac
Reuben
Oscar
Dylan
Milo
Myles
Felix
Angus
Wilfred
Cameron
Alistair
Barney
Gideon

James
Thomas
Frederic
Davis
Jarvis
Phillip
Arthur
Benjamin
Ellis
Henry

The problem with these common names is there will be 2/3 in a class so they then get called jack h, jack y, jack f. I have common name and absolutely hated it for that reason. Can you find a common name that isn't flavour of the month? The other issue here is people will be able to immediately be able to guess your age by your name.

There won’t be multiple in a class because parents avoid popular names these days so the top 10 names are a fraction of the numbers they were in previous generations

Even the no 10 name is about 1% of babies (& Max is far lower down?) so 0.3 of a child per class.

That wouldn’t have been true a generation ago when the trend wasn’t as much about uniqueness.

Well that's kind of the point in my post , everything I like seems to be fairly common and I don't want too common . That's why I'm looking for some inspo.

I have a very late 80s/early 90s name to be fair and I was the only one in my class, but a few in the years above me. So I guess it just depends on the area doesn't it.

Max was #18 on the list last year (of the baby boys registered in Scotland) so obviously quite popular but not TOO popular. I don't actually know any others personally, of any age . I do still like it and keeping it on the list but looking for more to give us a few to choose from when he arrives

The other issue here is people will be able to immediately be able to guess your age by your name

I'm not really sure why that's an issue? Does it matter if someone can guess your age ? Lol

I actually LOVE all the boys names on your list, they are all the names we were considering if this bub was a boy. how about:
Henry
Harry
Connor
Thomas
Alfie

@ReginaPhalange89 Guessing you age. I more meant the name get very dated like Sharon,Tracy, Liam, Joshua, Paul, Lynne, Ava, Eva, Jamie/Demi lee (or whatever lee on the end), Jack, You can pinpoint someone age to the decade. Personally I wouldn't want this as you create preconceived idea before meeting the person.

I really love the name Elliott on your list, and prefer it to Max.

Lewis is also nice.

Quinn
Reid
Ronan
Fraser
Remy
Caleb
Elijah
Ezra
Morgan
Ellis
Dylan
Dominic
Marcus
Vincent
Lawrence
Jacob
Oscar
Nathaniel
Aiden
Myles

Some of my favourite more unusual boys names:

Alaric
Jacoby
Matthias
Sylvester
Rufus
Rex
Evander
Callan
Cassius
Elmer
Dashiell
Rudyard
Lysander
Elnathan
Conrad
Asher
Jolyon

We are having a boy and are going for Vincent/Vinny.

Others I quite like...

Luke
Daniel
Jamie
Dexter

Max was #18 on the list last year (of the baby boys registered in Scotland) so obviously quite popular but not TOO popular.

If you add all the Maximilians, Maxims and Maxwells, it would be much higher. Max seems very nicknamey and incomplete to my ears.

Blake
Jude
Brody
Milo
Ollie

Max is one of my favourites. It’s a strong, simple, energetic name and pretty timeless (I know a few Maxes aged from mid-40s to under 5). I don’t hear it everywhere by any means, so it doesn’t feel at all overused to me. I’d definitely keep it on your list if it’s one you love.

How about:

Isaac
Ellis
Joss
Jude
Rex
Zeke
Nate
Henry
Xander
Felix
Otis
Mack
Reuben
Louis
Ezra
Alec
Miles
Oscar
Joel
Thom
Rowan
Samson
Bryn
Declan

I really like Max. Also Rex which has a similar vibe. How about: Isaac, Jacob, Nathan, Benjamin, Angus, Eli, Milo/Miles, Frederick?

Keir
Flynn
Nate
Rex
Joel
Tate

Cayden/ Caden
Tyler
Joseph
Jack
Luke
Toby
Isaac
Louis
Dylan
Fred/ Freddie

Zac & Lewis were on our shortlist along with:
Leon
Aidan
Hayden
Nathan
Joseph
Marcus
Owen
Justin
Drew
Simon
Christian
Anthony
Rowan
Dominic

I also like Amos, Cornelius & Indiana but wouldn't be brave enough to use them!!

Rex
Jed
Ned
Kit
Flynn

Felix, Miles, Vincent/Vinnie, Louis, Dylan