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2024 Single digit names - Boys

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TheDonsDingleberries · 02/08/2025 20:07

People often come to this board looking for lesser used names, so here is a small selection of boy names that were used fewer than 10 times for babies born in 2024 according to the latest ONS data set.

Some are names which were never commonly used, and some are names which might have been used more frequently in the past but have fallen out of favour with today's parents.

Abe
Abner
Ainsley
Aldo
Albus
Alf
Altair
Amadeus
Anson
Amand
Arrow
Aspen
Aubin
Barnabas
Barry
Bartholomew
Bay
Beck
Bert / Burt
Bertram
Boston
Brett
Calix
Campbell
Casimir
Clarence
Claude
Clifford
Clyde
Dale
Darrell / Daryl
Davis
Dusty
Dwayne
Earl
Elroy
Elwin
Everest
Fenix
Fergal
Fernando
Flint
Floyd
Gabe
Gary
Geoffrey
Giles
Glenn
Gordon
Grady
Grant
Gregor
Grey
Gunnar
Hans
Heston
Horace
Ignacio
Irvin
Jacoby
Jae
Jarvis
Jean
Jediah
Jermaine
Jonjo
Josias
Keenan
Keith
Kenji
Kester
Klaus
Kurt
Lane
Larry
Leith
Leland
Linus
Lucky
Lysander
Matisse
Merrick
Milton
Mordecai
Munro
Neville
Noble
Oaklan
Obadiah
Octavius
Oswin
Pascal
Peregrine
Pierce
Pip
Prosper
Remiel
Rexford
Rhett
Rudolph
Roderick
Sandy
Shepherd
Sylvester
Taj
Tarquin
Thaddeus
Tobin
Tyrese
Vaughn
Vernon
Virgil
Ward
Willoughby
Wrenley
Wulfric
Xerxes
Zico

Baby names for boys in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics

Rank and count of the top names for baby boys, changes in rank since the previous year and breakdown by country, region, mother's age and month of birth.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/babynamesenglandandwalesbabynamesstatisticsboys

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TheDonsDingleberries · 02/08/2025 20:09

Girls' thread here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/babynames/5384816-2024-single-digit-names-girls?reply=146132962

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Ncforthiscms · 02/08/2025 20:16

My daughters name is on there 🤣

Ginnygi · 02/08/2025 20:18

Ncforthiscms · 02/08/2025 20:16

My daughters name is on there 🤣

I immediately thought Aspen 😁

TheDonsDingleberries · 02/08/2025 20:20

Ncforthiscms · 02/08/2025 20:16

My daughters name is on there 🤣

Calling your daughter Barry was always going to be a bold choice 😁

OP posts:
OrchardDoor · 02/08/2025 20:24

My favourites are

Abe
Abner
Aldo
Albus
Altair
Aspen
Aubin
Gabe

Whatisityoucantface · 02/08/2025 20:57

Baby Gary - amazing!

Moreteaandchocolate · 02/08/2025 21:48

I quite like

Abe
Aubin
Beck
Gabe
Grady
Linus
Tobin

48mumof6 · 02/08/2025 23:38

I like Aspen, Lysander, Peregrine, Rhett

BunnyRuddington · 04/08/2025 08:36

Really surprised that some of them are used so rarely.

TerminalMoraine · 04/08/2025 13:19

My Dcat’s name is on there and she’s female.

HelloHattie · 04/08/2025 15:48

Barry Gary Keith and Larry

TheSandgroper · 05/08/2025 07:43

I worked with a Barrie once. Sadly, we were two ships passing so there was nothing in it but I could have quite set my cap …

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