Can't find a boy's name that I love

[Dobbycraft]

Please help me shorten my list! They are in no particular order and I'm not in love with any of them (I found naming a girl much easier).

Our daughter has a very uncommon name but it also doesn't sound unusual/out there. I would like something similar for a boy but I can't find anything.

Please pick your favourite and least favourite. Also open to suggestions!

Billy
Louis
Jacob
Joshua
Lucas
Seth
Jude
George
Reuben
Jonah
Rory
Leo
Toby

Jonah is my favourite. The others are all nice names but other than Seth they are very common. Jonah is lovely but fairly unusual.

Nobody will let him on a boat...

I have a Reuben (although school friends have long called him Benny which I hate)
so would choose this obviously.

None are your list seem that unusual though?

how about

Tristan
Dominic
Sebastian
Leon
Ged
Xander

Funny how people say Seth is unusual. I know a few.

I like Reuben. I have a Leo! I actually quite like Joshua though not sure I would use it myself.

I don't hate any of your list but not super keen on Louis. Feel like the pronunciation could be either Lewis or LOOee.

Joseph
Isaac

I only like Billy from the list.

I have a DS with a name that isn't that common. It's a surname usually. He is 10 now and we have only met one other.

Leo is my favourite boys name but, if you're looking for something more unusual then that's not it.
I do like Jude as well

I like Seth from your list

Names I don't hear much of at the moment are Nicholas, Philip, Mark, Leonard

More unusual names might be Zephan or Kingston

How about Joel? Seems to fit the shorter names you lije

How about Ethan?

Reuben or Louis

I like Reuben, George, Joshua and Jacob.

Not keen on Jude or Seth

I think it's a lovely list! Paticularly like Reuben and Seth.

I have a Hudson, which I think used to be more unusual but may be becoming more popular now!

Leo is my favourite.

My least favourite: Reuben

I love Leo, George and Rory.

Least keen on Louis and Jacob (I’ve never liked how they sound) and Jude.

I do like Reuben but it seems to be one of the baby boy names of the moment where I am. I don’t know any adult Reuben’s but at least 7 under the age of 4.

Not loving anything on your list apart from Seth.

Magnus
Ellis
Linus
Ned
Edgar
Edwin
Morgan
Byron

Leo - I really like it but it's very popular
Billy - if short for William
Toby - solid English-sounding name
George - solid English-sounding name
Jacob - will be shortened
Joshua - will be shortened

Louis - a bit too current and a bit wet
Lucas - a bit too current and a bit wet
Seth - too hissy
Jude - too whiny
Reuben - too wet
Jonah - too wet
Rory - too many Rs

Great list! Love Joshua/Josh so much, a solid classic, wish I thought of it when I had my son. I work at a school and haven’t had any Joshua/Josh’s in a good few years. Loads of Rory, Rueben, Toby, Seth, Jude and a few Jonah’s coming through now so I think that is getting trendy too!

Lovely names. Also Ben?

Favourites are:

Jonah
Reuben
Leo
Louis
Jacob
Joshua
George
Toby
Lucas

Least favourites are:

Billy
Rory
Seth
Jude

Suggestions:

Wyatt
Weston
Ayrton
Torin
Kurt
Jacques
Avery
Christian
Ezra
Lincoln
Troy
Saul
Kane
Uriah
Geordie
Corbin

Maxwell
Maximus
Spencer
Marcus

Reuben is lovely , dislike the rest tbh esp Billy

Jasper
Gabriel
Ralph
Jonas
Nathan
Patrick
David

From your list my fave is Lucas. Mine is a terror at home but good as gold at school FWIW :)

J names are trouble IME (I'm a teacher of many and mum of one)

Billy - like
Louis - love
Jacob - like
Joshua - it’s ok, know lots of Joshua’s which has put me off (5 just in my street!)
Lucas - it’s ok, know lots
Seth - I want to like this but it’s not a nice sound
Jude - I love but very on trend suddenly
George - like, classic
Reuben - like, on trend?
Jonah - like this, don’t know any
Rory - it’s ok
Leo - love but quite popular
Toby - it’s ok

I think it’s a good list though, you can’t go wrong with any of these names!

Suggestions

Austin
Otis
Elijah
Levi
Dexter
Jasper
Felix