Reuben or Eden

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Baby boy due in 2 weeks! Can’t decide on the name - we like uncommon names and have managed to short list it to Eden and Reuben. Any thoughts?

@Einevinefine nothing else in reserve that we can think of! It’s so hard!

I just like names that are unusual/uncommon but not silly! I really did have my heart set on Eden but I am worried that he will get teased if everyone thinks it should be for a girl!

Reuben gets misspelt a lot.
Eden is a bit trendy either as a girl's name (Evie, Edie trend) or as a boy's name (Eden Hazard)

Not keen on either, but if I had to choose, Reuben

Reuben is absolutely lovely.

Eden is great too, just not for a boy.

More importantly, it's branding your child. If your child turns out to be atheist, Muslim, gay, anything other the Christian or Jewish, naming then such a clearly religious name is an issue.

Eden I see as a girls name, so I’d go with Reuben. However while it isn’t super popular I do know several.
If you like Eden would you consider Evan.

Eden is for girls I thought
Reuben. Don't like it due to knew a person with this name absolutely vile person.
Sorry.

My choice would be Eden as it's lovely.

I've always thought of Eden as a gender neutral name. Eden gets my vote 😊

I know a few Edens are they’re all girls. I would worry about giving a boy this name, sorry OP.

Eden is more a girls name. Reuben is a lovely name.

Eden is a girl's name. Never heard of it for a boy.

Reuben - great name

Eden’s a girls’ name in the Uk, and somewhat cheesy.

Yep agree Eden is a girls’ name.

Reuben is a lovely name but I wouldn’t have chosen it personally just because people will have no idea how to spell it correctly.

Both are lovely names! I do think Reuben is growing in popularity. I know both girl and boy Eden and think it suits either.

Reuben.

others ..
Raphael
Rupert
Eric

Eden is common for a girl, as is Edie.
Erin and Eren were once used more for boys too.

@Pinkl , it is. Babies called Reuben in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com). Add the Ruben, Rubin and Rueben to the stats and it's quite a lot of them.

I love Eden but again, I only know female Eden's but I have heard of boys being named it too. I just think it sounds quite girly but that's just me!
I worked in a school for more than 10 years and only came across a few Reubens.

I love the name Eden

I know two male Edens and one female.

Eden nn Edie is a girls name: I know several and in literature it has always been female. If I received a CV for an Eden I would assume it was for a female with no question that it was gender neutral. Go for Edan if you would like a more male/gender neutral name.

Reuben is nice. Many people will assume Jewish.

Yeah he will. Go for Reuben.

Eden, just reminds me of that "Edens World" trashy t.v reality show with the spoilt little pageant girl called Eden. I can't see it as anything other than a very over the top girly name that screams "I'm REALLY special". Reuben is nice, but I know quite a few 8 and under.

@ChelseeDagger oh wow you have a Reuben and an Eden! We are so similar I love it 😂 Raphael is beautiful too to be honest!! I’m glad to hear that your Eden has never been teased for his name. I do feel that in this generation anything goes more and I’m sure they’ll be much more out there names then a boy called Eden!

Not sure if anyone else has been watching One Day on Netflix but since watching it I now quite like the name Dexter so I think that’s in the running now too!

Dexter reminds me of 3 things

1. the serial killer tv show
2. cows
3. the little cartoon scientist