Out there boys names

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Has anyone noticed a trend for quite "out there" boys' names?
Local to me there is a Perseus, Oberon and a Zephyr.
Mine has a very standard name in comparison, but I haven't met another baby with it yet. I think I prefer the classics!
Any "different" ones near you?

My youngest is 9, and surrounded by Olivias and Charlies, but about 10 years ago I met a Polaris in a sift play centre.

Orion - though I quite like it, and it sounds pretty similar to Ryan anyway.

Otto has sprung from nowhere to become more popular.

At DD1s school, there are a lot of classic boy names. Like Leo, Alex, Charlie, Oliver. My second DD is only 7 months old, it's going to be interesting to see the names in her age group when she goes to nursery.

I live in London. Half the names here are “different”.

Yes, I know of 3 little boys with interesting names.

I live in London too. It really does seem like people are pushing the boat out!

Yes, I know lots of boys (and girls) with interesting and memorable names!

Much easier to remember than overused names like Harry Theo Alfie etc.

My ds has a name that was used 13 times in his birth year so pretty 'unusual' too (although easy to pronounce and spell)

Also in London and I think there is an urge to be out there but combined with being so multicultural I can never understand the top 100 names as I never bloody meet any of them!

Paniro with sibling named very similarly after the actor have been my least favourite recently.

I’m not really a fan of the classics, especially as so many are biblical but have found a few recent ones a bugger for spelling.

Interesting, isn't it. I nearly picked a very unusual name with less than 3 born a year, but went for a classic in the end.

Lots of underused names are very much 'classics' - defined as well known and timeless.

In other words, the opposite of a 'classic' name is not some made up modern name.

I think the differentiation should be between

Classic (old) vs Modern (recently made up)

Overused/Fashionable vs Underused

I think you need to define 'out there'

Surely Perseus is among the most classic names that exist?

@Stevenage689

Surely Perseus is among the most classic names that exist?

Well it's classical but it's hardly lasted through the centuries like others... not in Britain anyway!

@Violetlavenders

I think you need to define 'out there'

I suppose names that I have never met another of!

@Violetlavenders

Lots of underused names are very much 'classics' - defined as well known and timeless.

In other words, the opposite of a 'classic' name is not some made up modern name.

I think the differentiation should be between

Classic (old) vs Modern (recently made up)

Overused/Fashionable vs Underused

Yes that's what I mean, so Peter would be classic whereas Oberon wouldn't, although it is an old name.

There was a thread on another board last week about a child named "Navy-Lee".

No try hard names around here really. There’s the odd Otto / Rex but they’re more dog names than desperately trying to be different names, I think.

My child is friends with icarus, otter, Torrin, tor, Conan, zeph, solstice, Cosmo and probably a bunch of similar ones I’ve forgotten.

Pity poor Otter.

No try hard names around here really.

Try hard? What does that actually mean?

Lots of true classic names are actually very much 'out there' as they are not fashionable at the moment eg

Amos
Ansel
Atticus
Caspar
Clement
Conrad
Hugh
Linus
Quentin
Magnus
Malachi
Richard

to name only a few

A 'classic' name can be popular/fashionable or it can be underused/'out there'

Personally I prefer the unfashionable/'out there' classics. I find them more interesting and memorable.

@Violetlavenders

Lots of true classic names are actually very much 'out there' as they are not fashionable at the moment eg

Amos
Ansel
Atticus
Caspar
Clement
Conrad
Hugh
Linus
Quentin
Magnus
Malachi
Richard

to name only a few

A 'classic' name can be popular/fashionable or it can be underused/'out there'

Personally I prefer the unfashionable/'out there' classics. I find them more interesting and memorable.

I know of a baby Clement and a Magnus. Richard is definitely classic but not fashionable at the moment.

I really like that people are being a bit more out there with names.

@TatianaBis

Pity poor Otter.

That made me chuckle...