Theo or Adam....?

[Dahliasings91]

As per title, torn between the two names for DC3.

I know both are quite common, well used names.

Not keen on Theodore so it will just be Theo.

I love Adam. I wanted to use it for DS2, but it got vetoed due to having no viable nicknames.

I would imagine it's probably more popular in London because it belongs to multiple traditions (Christian, Jewish, Muslim) and London is more diverse than other parts of the UK.

Yes, Emanwenym, it was very unusual 50 years ago. I have a 55 year old DS called Adam. I remember when he was about twelve years old in the park, turning around as someone had called ‘Adam’. It was to round up a little toddler and he was the first other Adam we had come across. We gave our DS a more nondescript second name in case he didn’t like it when he grew up but he is quite happy as an Adam.

I have a name that wasn't popular in my age group. I was in a shop a few years ago and someone was calling my name. Her little girl had the same name.
Adam is nice - simple for a little boy but also manly.

It depends where you are, David is by far and away the most popular boy's name at my school (very popular among many Eastern European and African families). Adam is also fairly well used, being popular among both our Muslim and Polish families. Both are traditional classics, still well within the top 100 boys names in England and Wales. A young David or Adam now is nothing like a Keith being born 30 years ago.

For what it's worth, I know several Martins who are in the 30s too. I don't think that's unusual at all. Martin would be dated now, but not so much in the late 80s/early 90s. I'll give you Keith being woefully dated, even in the 80s!