Would you consider these boys or girls names

[J3110]

We are currently set on the name Arlo for our baby boy due next month however I also love the names Sonny and Marley. Would you consider these boys names or girls names. I have personally only met one boy Sonny and no Marley's 🧐

Definitely all boys names, and I'm afraid I think they're all awful.

For me, Sonny is a boy and Marley could be either but I'd guess boy

Love these names

Arlo - Not keen on it but it would be ok if it wasn't so popular.
Sonny - nickname.
Marley - too closely linked with Bob, and a dog's name.

I know a female Marley

I know of a girl called Sonny, but I thought it sounded more a boys name to me.
Marlow sounds more boy to me, but think it's gender neutral.

I would say they are all boys names. I know a few Marley’s (all boys) a couple of Sonny’s (boys again) and don’t personally know any Arlo’s but the ones I’ve heard of have been boys.
I think Marley can be used for girls but to me it’s more of a boys name.

Marley - I know of 2, both girls... Otherwise I would think of Bob Marley more than A Christmas Carol.

Arlo - son of Woody Guthrie, American folk singer, definitely a boys' name, and very common in primary schools in the south of England, according to Mumsnet, although I never met one personally.

Sonny - doesn't sound like a real name, although I do know of one baby (a boy) named this currently. Sounds like a policeman in an old movie talking to a street urchin "Look here, sonny...." OK as a nickname, but on the birth certificate, seriously.....?

All boy names in my opinion!

I’ve taught a “Marley” as a student before but quite a rare name- haven’t really come across it much!

My own boy is called Sonny 💙 and I love it. Thought it was unusual and all the famous people I’ve heard of with the name were cool too 🤣. I gave him the same middle name as his dad so that if he grows to hate it, he can be referred to as that in the future!

Arlo is cute. Heard a few kids called that at my mum and baby groups I’ve been to!

I think a baby kinda makes the name their own, whatever you choose! Xx

My friends has 3 dogs, they are called Arlo, Sonny and Marely.

What a coincidence

Marley is nice for Both but I only know boys called Marley.
Others are boys.

They're all boys or dogs to me.

I know two female Sunny's though. Sonny is literally a nick name for "son", or a naughty boy "c'mere sonny, you're in big trouble!".

I definitely wouldn't call a girl either name.

I know people who named their kids Sonny and Marley, both are boys.

I’ve met quite a few boys called Marley, couldn’t get Jacob Marley or Marley and me out of my head.
Arlo is beyond popular now. Cannot get past the Good Dinosaur myself with that name but it is cute.
Sonny is nice. I only know one who was christened with it as his middle name but gets called it as his day by day name.

I also taught a very dour Marley and everyone called him Jacob Marley... in my head I always associate with golden retrievers or Dickensian ghosts!

I have a nephew Sonny
And I know several Marley’s and Arlo’s, all girls!

Arlo is nice.

Sonny is an awful boy's name.

Marley is a girl's name more suited to a dog.

Marley is a very "in" name for girls aged around 5 where I live in Canada. I can think of 3 in my kids small school.

In Glasgow, all males under the age of 20 are called "sonny", regardless of what their actual name is...

Sonny - especially when spelled that way - is most definitely a boy's name/generic nickname for a boy. Naming a girl Sonny would be like naming a boy Missy.

I'm still not a fan of generic familiar addresses being used as actual names. Would you want to marry a man whose actual given name was 'Oi Mate' or 'Geezer'?!

Then again, I believe Lassie was actually played by a male dog, so who knows?!

Arlo - definitely a boys name, very common where I live

Sonny - boy's nickname

Marley- a surname or dogs name

My friends Grandson is called Marley

I like dogs too much to give them such a sickeningly twee name like Arlo, worst of a bad bunch.
Sonny is a cute nickname if given a proper name too
Probably prefer Marley for a girl but I too would be thinking dog/dickens

Sonny boy only. Marley unisex

Ive never met a human Arlo but the cat next door to me is called Arlo. He is a very gorgeous boy.
I think it's a lovely name and has happy connections for me.

There's lots of human names used for animals. My daughter's name is used a lot for dogs and cows 😆 she gets a bit miffed about it, but not seriously.

I have a little boy Marley, never been mistaken as a girl when I’ve told people his name. I love it and have had lots of compliments on his name although reading some of these comments is making me wonder if people are lying to me 😂😂😂

but all of the name suggestions are lovely - go with what you prefer the most!