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 🧐

Yup. I consider all 3 of them dog names.
Male dogs though.

Woof!!!

Unless you are you getting a litter of puppies they're all a no from 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.

Got to be Daisy, Clarabel or Buttercup

Both boys - or male dogs names. Sorry, but I don’t like either of them. Sonny sounds like a reprimand (What ya doing here, sonny boy?” and Marley sounds like a brand of dog food (Marley gravy chunks - full of meaty goodness).

Sunny is a girl, not Sonny. Arlo def a boy. Marley a girl or a dog

I didn't actually ask for any opinions on this thread for Arlo lol. I did say I was set on that name currently. It was Sonny and Marley I wanted opinions on haha. Sonny I did say in comments would be a nickname for a name like Hudson, Grayson, Harrison etc..

I dunno why Arlo gets so many negative comments personally. The only names I really have liked enough this whole pregnant is Arlo, Arley and Arlen, all very similar names.. I'm not fussed if it's a bloody dinosaur cos I have a Nellie who was once an elephant years ago. My child is born in 2024 not 94 so I don't care what the older generation think of the name cos personally I don't want to name my baby Doris which I'm sure everyone here would love 😂

Sorry was meant to type 83 which was the year Nellie the elephant most famous I believe

I know you’ve not asked for an opinion on Arlo but bear in mind it’s in the top 20 baby names so will be lots in his class. I’m a Charlotte and hated being one of 3 or 4 in many of my classes.

All boys

Ive known a few Sonnys (not keen) and a Marley (its OK) all boys. Love Arlo.

I’m not too fussed on popularity. I have an Ellis, Evie, Maddison and Nellie. They are all quite popular however not known any others in our small town

TBF, Arlo for boys is ranked 20, but that's only 0.3% so roughly one in 330. Not that likely to meet many at school.

Babies called Arlo in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)

Marley could be either.
sonny and Arlo are boys names.

@J3110 I think Arlo goes lovely with your other names.
Forget about Marley and Sonny 🙂
(or save Marley for if you get a dog 😂)

All sound like boys name to me. I know a Sonny and a Marley, and a couple of Arlos. Don't really like any of them tbh... Arlo, most English people don't pronounce r's much, so it sounds like 'Ahlo;...Sonny sounds like nickname, Marley makes me think of the ghost from Scrooge (or Bob of course)....

This is now been shared by the mumsnet Facebook page, fair few comments on it there too in case you hadn’t seen OP.

I would say Sonny is a boy name (only met boy Sonny’s) but Marley is a girl name - I know several girl Marley’s.

Arlo makes me think of milk

Marley makes me think of a ghost

Sonny makes me think of a baseball playing kid in 1950s America.

All male.

Joe Wicks has a son called Marley.
All 3 of your suggestions would work for a boy.

Never met any person called Marley or Arlo but two neighbours have dogs called these names. Sonny would be a boy's name to me but as a baby toddler nickname. Can't imagine a 30 yr old man being called Sonny !

I would say both are boys names. Sonny definitely but don’t know any marleys so can’t say for sure on that one

my son is called Sonny he is 37 , his name is Sontino but we have always called him Sonny

All boys

All boys to me. Joe Wicks' son is Marley.

I like Arlo but in my baby group for my 2 yo, 4 out of 10 babies were called Arlo! Milo is also nice in a similar theme.

Arlo is a great name - stick with it. Marley is a dogs name to me, have known several and Sonny feels more like a nick name - cute when they are little but less so as an adult trying to get a professional job.