Charlie or Stanley

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I'm due DS in just over 2 weeks and am undecided on a name. Which name do you prefer? Charlie or Stanley. Big brother is Louie.

I like Stanley better. It is a friendly name. Charlie is so overused, there are dozens of them around.

I don't get this "old man name" complaint. Girls are getting called Enid and Ada because the vintage vibe is back in style and Stanley fits that trend perfectly.

Yes, it doesn't bother me that some view it as an old fashioned name.

Charlie. It's supposed to be common tho but I only know of 1

I know a gorgeous little Stanley which has made me love the name. As a republican I find Charlie a bit regal 😆

Stanley is cute for a baby but I'm not so keen on it otherwise.
Charlie is extremely popular, there seems to be one in every class around here. The ones I know are very likeable boys with big personalities and I haven't heard it shortened at all.

Love Charlie, hate Stanley

Definitely Charlie.. (not biased at all 🥰)

I think it works better on all ages rather than Stanley.

I know a little Stanley! He's very cute and cheeky ! Love the name

I find Charlie boring and overdone. So Stanley I guess.

I love Stanley. It was my late Grandad's name and he was an amazing man. I'm so glad it's becoming popular again. I only know of one boy called Stanley, whereas I know lots of Charlies. This would also put me off naming a child Charlie.

Stanley goes better with Louie

Stanley

Stanley , was my boy name but never got to use it 😂

I prefer Stanley 😊

Stanley

Stanley, so many Charlies.

I love them both actually. But Charlie is a bit less 'trendy' so may age slightly better?
You could use both, one as middle?

We are planning to use my Dads name as the middle name. I'm leaning more towards Stanley but DH prefers Charlie

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter they're both lovely. Can I ask the middle name?

Robert

I love them both <helpful>.

But I hate siblings with matching ‘ee’ ending names. Too twee.

So Stanley for me as you could call him Stan.

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter I love Robert, it's a family name of mine too!

I'd use Robert.

I adore Stanley - fave boys name ever. I didn’t have a boy and DH wouldn’t have agreed so it’s the name of my robot hoover 😆.

Charlie is ok but there are millions of them. I love Stan as an affectionate name, ‘come on wee Stan the man’ - a wee boy would love that!

Charles, but my favourite boy name is Michael