Popular boys names

[toadstool32]

We actually like popular names which seems surprising on mn. We have two girls both top 40 now but were much higher when they were born. Dc3 is going to be a boy and whilst we've got a shortlist I just can't decide. Josh (Joshua on bc) is front runner but interested in hearing what other popular names others like.

Theo (dh first choice)
Jack
Oliver (dh hates)
Josh (my first choice dh second)

Joshua.

These are the popular names from my kids' school

Milo
Tom
Alex
James
Finley or Finn
Noah
George
Max
Arthur
Ted
Joseph
Daniel

Of your list, I'd chose Theo (I have a 19 year old Theo ).

I have a Theo - love his name

I love Josh!!!!!

I think Oliver is the best from your list. Anecdotally, I'm a teacher and have never taught an Oliver I didn't like so always has really positive connotations for me I also like Jack.

@RavenclawsRoar I'm also a teacher I teach reception so currently loads of Charlie, Dylan, Milo

From your list my favourite is Oliver. Other name I like in the top hundred from 2019 are
Arthur
Charles
Felix
Frederick
Gabriel
Henry
Jasper
Louis
Ralph
Sebastian
Thomas

If your dh hates Oliver I would discount that.
Personally I prefer Jack but I'm in a minority not liking soft sounding names.

From your list I like Josh and I don't think it's very common.

Joshua is lovely

I like Oliver best, but if DH doesn't how do you feel about Theo (lovely name and I have only ever met nice Theos) .

Theo!

Theo (dh first choice) - don't like
Jack - like but know far too many
Oliver (dh hates) - cross it off your list then
Josh (my first choice dh second) - then use it. Probably less popular than the others but not unusual

I like James, Rory (although I prefer the Gaelic spellings), Alexander, Thomas, Ethan, and Adam.

Like Oliver and Joshua best from your list, not so crazy about Josh but it's probably inevitable.

All names on your list are nice. I really like Jack and Theo close second.

Sorry heard ur after some others, I also like:

Aaron
James
Alexander
Fraser (Scottish, prounounced Frazer)

Love Joshua and it's actually falling quite rapidly in popularity so sounds like it will be a good fit for your other names @toadstool32

I like Jack and Joshua.

I also like Alexander popular and doesn’t date,

Joshua! My second favourite is Jack.

I think you need to forget about Oliver if your DH hates it. It wouldn't be fair to name his child something he hates.

Imo there is nothing wrong with popular names - as long as you don't mind it being statistically more likely there could be another child with the same name in their class, and you also don't mind the name might more likely to date (if it follows popular trends/has had a sudden big popularity surge).

But with boys names it can be possible to avoid the latter more easily, as a lot of boys names are perennially popular so less likely to date (some of my personal faves of these are Thomas, William, Edward, Alexander and James).

Of your boys choices I like Jack best, as whilst it's very popular currently, it feels the most timelessly so imo (admittedly years ago many of the blokes known as "Jack" may have been John on the BC).

Thanks all - Oliver is now off the table entirely. Joshua is the front runner though dh has piped up with Harry too.

Henry
George
Edward

Joshua

Great choice!

Still not set much to my annoyance need to plan in advance mindset. Most likely he'll be josh / Joshua which we both like but neither love. Is that ok? Fwiw we both loved our daughters names; they were so easy to pick.

However i love Oliver and Jacob (dh "hates")
He loves Theo (im nonchalant about it. Plus the idea of some saying fee-o really grinds my gears)
So... all of these are off the menu.