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?

Reuben!

I've only know female Edens but it really does strike me as more masculine than feminine so I think it would work well for a boy.

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Eden!!

Love Eden - always thought of it as a male name due to the footballer Eden Hazard but then met a little girl named Eden so now think of it as a unisex name.
Reuben for some reason (sorry to all of you with Reuben's) I really dislike, totally irrational but don't like the way it sounds.

Reuben

The only Edens I know are female.

I’m loving all the support for Eden!! Keep it coming because it’s still my fave!

I know a male Eden! Thirtyish. I think it's a great unisex name.

I think Eden is one of those unisex names like Jordan, that people associate with one sex or the other rather than seeing it as unisex IYSWIM.

When I was growing up, Jordan was definitely a boys name. It wouldn't have occurred to me to think of it as unisex. But by the time I had my DCs 25 years ago, it had started to be used for girls. The first time I met a little girl called Jordan I was surprised, but quickly got used to the idea. If someone said to me that they've got a work colleague called Jordan, I'd still automatically think it was a man until told otherwise.

The first Eden I came across was a little boy, so I associate it with boys. Then DS1 had a girl Eden in his class, and DS2. had a boy Eden in his football team.

It's a great name. I don't think he'll be teased. Kids accept all sorts of names.

Eden is a girls name.

Reuben I like.

Eden made it into the top 20 boys' names in France recently. So it's more of a boy's name there

Edit: came 15th in 2022 apparently. So lots of boy Edens will be growing up of that generation... in France at least!

Quick name change!
My son is good friends with this 25 year old boy called Eden who won The Chase! He's an absolutely lovely boy/ man and as far as I know has never been teased for his name. So I'd go for Eden but Reuben is a good name too, don't discount it just because other people like it!