Rupert as a boys name

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I’ve always loved the name and it was the only nam I thought of during pregnancy for my little boy, so far the name has had negative reactions from generation above me ( that’s a posh name, Jilly Cooper character, army slang)
But opinions from my own generation seem more positive - I like the think name because I don’t know any Ruperts, but when I found out Rupert Was the name of the chap who played Ron in Harry Potter I thought it was a nice name!
I know there’s also Rupert bear but that’s cute and if i avoided kids tv show names I wouldn’t never find a name!
Please give me opinions for or against this name?!

I’m in north walesbut lots of popular English names here such as Freddie, Noah, Alfie, Oliver, Elijah, etc. I think names like Alfie and Freddie are lovely but I wanted a name that could grow with him a.g. Roo when he’s little and Rupert as an adult, whereas Alfie would be Alfred or Alf and I don’t like them!

Teased and tormented endlessly for the name Rupert. Where on earth do you live? It’s a totally normal name.
I really like it OP.

If it's a welsh language speaking area with lots of welsh names then I could see how it may be an issue for him as he gets older.

There are welsh names round here but also lots of English names as said above, in fact I believe Noah is the most popular name for boys currently in many counties here! My friends little boy attends a very welsh school and there’s lots of weird and wonderful English names there! (And they speak welsh!)

Love it.

“Teased relentlessly in the North” for being called Rupert??

It’s nearly in the top 100 names! I think some people here are very out of touch with the current crop of names. I’ve met a Percy, a Clarence, a few Wilfred’s. The idea that “Rupert” would get teased is a bit silly really.

Sorry but I think it's hideous. It just sounds very wet and foppish.

I love it!

I loved it but DH said no.

It's a bit marmite.

MissHenty the OP says she is in North Wales which is where they all speak Welsh and go to Welsh speaking schools. Rupert is an unusual name in the area that is predominantly Welsh names. Context is different to the 100 most popular names.

I like the name Rupert. I think it does have posh connotations but I think many nice boys names do- Edward, Charles, George, William- all because of the royal family so for my taste in names I think it's unavoidable. Agree with a poster above that Roo is a cute nickname and its more unusual than most boys names.

Ludicrous to suggest that a child with a top 100 name will be “teased mercilessly”. Wtf!

A bit like saying “Nick” will be teased because it rhymes with Dick. Ridiculous

I'm in a Welsh speaking area and I know no Ruperts. I think Roo is a cute name and one he could use for life if he hated Rupert or had problems with it. My kids are still toddlers but I played safe and gave them names I hoped wouldn't cause problems as I remember to well how hard it can be to be too different in any way in secondary school.

If people are going to make fun of Rupert being a bear (which they wouldn’t anyway as that’s such an old reference), how are all the Ted and Teddy’s in the class going to feel? 🙄
Rupert is a lovely traditional name - I love it

MissHenty I think you are missing the context here in that the OP lives in an area where they speak Welsh first not English.

Definitely no Teds or Teddy's here.

Thanks everyone so far for your views - it’s a very marmite name isn’t it but I think I’ll akways find people for and against any name - everyone has their own subjective views!
@ItWillAllBeOkInTheEnd I won’t say exactly where in north wales I am but as a welsh speaker and this child will be bilingual and have a welsh middle name, I’m surprised how many English names are in the schools here - and this is apparently the list of most popular names in wales

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49510405

In my own experience there’s lots of unusual /posh/popular English names where I am despite it being a very welsh area!

@ItWillAllBeOkInTheEnd ok sorry missed context! It’s a top 100 (almost) name in England and Wales so I still don’t see any problem. I know you can access the name data by region so maybe OP could do that. Compare to other names that are rising in popularity.
We have a wolf and bear at school and no teasing from what I gather.
I remember a few years ago MN was saying an Albert would get teased at school. Now it’s completely mainstream!

I think where we sometimes go wrong is we imagine an “Albert” in our own playground from 30 years ago. Names have really changed since then. I actually knew a Rupert at school (was much rarer name back then) and never heard him teased over name.
The only person I remember being teased was “Abi” who was called “abi national bank” - you really can’t predict what names children will pick on. Unusual or not!

A few years ago, Sebastian and Quentin were described as 'unusual' and tease worthy - I know kids with both these names and no one bats an eyelid!

Kids are far more accepting of different names than some adults on this thread.

The only teased name at our primary school i(that I've ever heard of) is actually William with Willy!

And parents still name their sons William.

I love it.

I'm Welsh speaking too . Your choice totally for your child's name but it's always difficult choosing names as it's a name your child has to live with. Seems such a responsibility doesn't it. Pob lwc

My absolute favourite name!

@Poppydaisys yes I remember a couple of years back everyone on Mumsnet putting someone off using the name “Ralph” as it meant pe*is in a Judy Bloom book or something. Now Ralphbis very mainstream and no kids even know about Judy Bloom! I often wonder if the mum regrets not just choosing her favourite name! 30+ year olds on Mumsnet seem to have a totally different view to children in playgrounds