Help needed, Baby boy name, which do you prefer?

[Lisajg23]

Hi,

We are having trouble deciding, Which name for our baby boy do you like best and goes well with siblings names please?

Flynn
Rowan/Rohan

(Siblings are Isaac and Neve)

Thank you x

Aaron? Then both boys have a double AA. Irish, Biblical, not too popular

Both beautiful

LOVE Flynn. Sounds great with your other DSs names too.

Fionn

I love Rowan & it’s only 0.1% of babies so I wouldn’t deem it popular at all - that would have been an average of 1 child in my entire secondary school
Finn Finley & Flynn are 5x more popular combined

Love love Rowan.

My other suggestions would be:-

Reuben
Silas
Joseph
Josiah
Elias

Congratulations!

Both Roman and Rowan are pretty common given they’re both now well within the top 100. Over 700 boys named Rowan were born last year and over 1,000 Romans. It’s also not just the current chart position but the growth of the two names - both have come from nowhere to suddenly explode in popularity and are now storming up the charts year on year. On current trajectory both will be top 20 names soon.

You say you’re looking for a name preferably outside the top 100 OP, I would also suggest clicking that link @Leopardprintboots posted as there’s hundreds of names listed on there that are outside the top 100:

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/top-1000-names-in-england-and-wales-2018.html

I love Rowan.

I like Flynn. Or how about Quinn?

Names outside the top 100:

Owen
Aidan
Frank
Wilfred
Cooper
Cole
Joel
Austin
Patrick
John
Evan
Jonah
Vincent
Lenny
Martin

Interestingly there were
over 1,000 RoMans born last year;
over 700 RoWans;
But only 216 Flynn’s!

So @Lisajg23 , you say you’re looking for a more unusual name that you don’t see everyday, Flynn is the obvious pick if that is a concern. Unlike Roman and Rowan, the name Flynn has also been gradually declining in popularity since 2014 so its unlikely the name will boom in popularity given its current trajectory.

• Flynn is number 242 in the charts so definitely outside top 100

My sons first name is Samuel so Samuel Isaac but i don't think thats what your looking for...
I also have irish ancestery, hence Niamh,apparently if I had been a boy I would have been Sean Patrick Liam (if my dad would have got his way)
How about
kieran
Dominic
Kian
Shay
Or biblical
Matthew
Luke
Jacob
Noah

@Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav

Samuel Isaac is lovely. Thanks for all your suggestions,

I do really like Kieran actually and dont think its too popular in england either but dh said no 😣
Really like Luke too but have a Luke in the family already so can't use it.
Shay has also been mentioned but do know a few female shays which puts me off a little.

I think dh and i have very different taste in names! Hopefully agree on something soon as baby already here and nameless 🙈🙉 x

@MissHenty thank you for all the info, you have been so helpful.

I do like some of your suggestions, I love short names. I really like Joel and Vincent (although not keen on Vince it may get shortened too)

I'm not Iooking for something too obscure, just don't want him to be one of several in a class when he goes to school.

Maybe we could use both names, Rohan as a middle.
Flynn Rohan?

Thank you for your suggestions definitely given me food for thought x

@NationMcKinley

Thank You, Reuben is quite nice x

Rowan is more a girls name now, Flynn is lovely, goes well with your other kids.

Tricky. They’re both great names - but I’m going to go for Rowan. Or maybe just wait until DS is born and see what suits him better.

Rowan is more a girls name now,

Is it? I know to Rowans (boys), I’ve never heard of a girl being called that.

@Lisajg23 yes think I totally understand the ‘type’ of name you’re looking for; one that isn’t too popular (i.e. not top 100) but isn’t too obscure either.

Yes I like Joel too.

I think with only 216 babies born called Flynn’s last year (and the name Flynn being on a downward trajectory generally) will mean your Flynn is highly highly likely to be the only Flynn in his class.

The names RoMan, RoWan and RoHan are all on upward trajectories and if you add all the 2018 ONS stats together for those three names there were nearly 2,000 babies with those 3 names last year and there will be many more next year given how much the names have been shooting up the charts.

So yes with your criteria I’d go for Flynn Rohan - I do think that’s a lovely name ❤️

Oh bless i didn't realize he was here already,how old is he? Just realised Ronan was meant to be on the list as well.
Congratulations!!!!❤

@Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav

He is nearly 6 weeks so running out if time now!

I wish I could attach a pic on here so you could see what you think he suits but I can't seem to find a way to attach.
I think he suits both names 🙈 x

Flynn

Rowan. I dislike Flynn, it reminds me of phlegm.

Ah congratulations didn’t realise he’d been born.

I’d go for Flynn Rohan

With only 200 odd babies being named Flynn last year, he will likely be only Flynn in his class. It’s a lovely outdoorsy name that isn’t obscure or strange but a bit different.

Rowan/Rohan is slightly more risky in that:

1. he is much more likely to be in a class with another boy (or a girl!) called Rowan (not that that’s a major problem but I know people worry about boys having the same name as a girl)

1. He could well be in a class with a couple of RoMans given how popular that name has got and continues to shoot up charts

1. I don’t really like the nickname “Row”, sounds like Rowing your boat. Whereas Flynn won’t get shortened

Flynn Rohan. Done! ✅

Out of interest has your DH suggested any other names? It sounds as if there’s only 2 names he’s reluctantly said are “ok” but no others?!