Liam or Owen

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Just that really

Which do you prefer?

Or something else

I'd struggle to pick between them - toss a coin both lovely

I have an Owen. Obviously love the name!

It's funny how trends can impact individual choices and feelings about names. Liam was a very normal top ten choice back in the late 90s but then lost its popularity- it's 76 according to darkgreener website. But it's only my own experience knowing only Irish heritage very young Liams. Still seems more popular than Evan and Owen: https://names.darkgreener.com/#evan

Liam Zvonimir Sullivan is a great name.

"Owen is OK but I think of it more of a surname than a first name."

Owen is also very much a first name, and a very fine one. Owen Glendower was the last King of Wales.

I don't like either.
But I love Evan and Adam.

Liam is a lovely name.

It is indeed bizzare. I was shocked to find that Liam is currently no. 1 in the US not I've even met one there. Owen is 14. Again never met one outside of the UK and then only two.

That is according to one list I've read. I'm sure there are many

@ginasevern , his name was Owain ap Gruffydd.
He was a prince not a king, but he was a leader.

I have an Owen and we've not met a single other one in the under 10s crowd. My intention when naming him was something people know of but wasn't likely to have more than one in his social circle.

I've seen online that it's pretty popular in the US, but it was 130ish in 2021 when my son was born. Names beginning with O were super popular that year though, he has an Otis and Oscar in his nursery class.

I have an Evan 😍 it’s honestly the perfect name HOWEVER he is 6 and in his nursery class there was another Evan (we’re nowhere near wales), a Ewan, a Euan and an Ethan!!!!!

I’m still totally obsessed with it though, it’s such a friendly name, and all 3 of my kids love meeting others with their same name so I think unique names are overrated. DS1 has an unusual name and whenever we’ve met another (v rarely, never found personalised items for him etc) he’s been so pleased.

To me Liam and Owen are v v 90s (not necessarily a bad thing, my daughter has an 80s name).

Liam!

Not Owen. Liam is ok.

The suggestion of Evan is lovely.

Owen

Owen for sure! Liam is so overdone and meh. DD would have been Owen. We also liked Evan, Elliot, Leo and Leon.

Neither to be honest.

I’ve recently retired from working with two men in their 20s called Owen. I like the name much better than Liam.

Owen is very nice

Liam has gone a bit south since Mr N’s heyday, although better if a pet name for William, which I think it is for him actually

Ronan?
Lachlan
Struan
Ivan

Ewan makes me think of sheep..

I like both. Why not wait to see if he looks more like one? Congratulations!

Liam

If you have Irish heritage then the obvious is Eoin

I think that's likely what we'll plus now have a couple more options as well if either just don't feel right

It's been great to get a sense of how they land so thanks so much MN!

I was going to suggest Eoin too.
Eoghan also sounds the same but spelling could be a problem outside Ireland.

Liam often seems to get bad press on MN to be honest. It's a normal name in Ireland.

If you’re of Irish heritage then the Eoghan spelling is really nice, my favourite by far!

How about Conor?

Liam.
I have a liam, he's the best person I know.