Elijah or Joshua

[Cloudyonasunnyday]

Please say which one you prefer ! (Polite request not to tell me why you don’t like one of them or both of them just which one you think is nicer) :)

I don’t want to risk being put off ! X

Eli - such a great name. Although I like both and both nicknames

Joshua

Deleted, just re read OP!

Elijah

Joshua
Not that it's necessarily relevant to you, but every Elijah i havre ever taught has been a total PITA!

Eli is horrible. Eel eye. Elijah seems whiny.

Joshua
Elijah

Elijah.

Joshua is always shortened to Josh and I know a few that have tarnished the name.

What about Jonah as another option not quite as popular but similar to both.

I like both.

I don't think I know any Joshuas who haven't ended up as Josh at school. So you'd have to like "Josh" too.

Er, both Elijah and Joshua are Old Testament names. Pretty dated in both cases!

Both good solid names. Personally prefer Joshua.

@Vaguelyclassical , that's not what dated means in this context.
Dated would be something like Gary or Nigel.

Joshua. No contest. Congrats on your baby boy 💙

But Joshua has never been massively common in recent times, surely? Not like the dread Gary, Nigel and Jason years. It's just hung around for ever, flickering in and out for centuries!

@Vaguelyclassical , But Joshua has never been massively common in recent times, surely?
Check the link I posted, over 7000 of them registered each year for several years.Baby name explorer
Joshua was popular in the 1990s, so there will be many in their 30s, but it's still in the top 50.
Elijah is less popular overall but is in the top 25.

When the trend for Old Testament names passes, they'll appear dated.

Jason is a name from Greek mythology.

Joshua

Joshua! Because I love Josh for short. Elijah shortens to Eli, and the one I know is often called Ellie by mistake (much to the amusement of his secondary school peers!)

Joshua, by far.

Joshua is gorgeous. A strong, biblical name.

Joshua

Both lovely. I also love the variations of Elijah- Eli, Elias & of course the shorter versions of Joshua. Cant go wrong with either ! X

I have a Joshua and obviously I am a fan of the name but I would add the mine has very rarely been the only Josh in any class, sports team, scouts troop etc. I don’t regret choosing it but it is to his generation what John or Mark was to mine.

I like both, it's a tough one

I prefer Eli to Josh but I haven't met a little Joshua in a long time where Elijah is currently quite popular (in my area at least)

I think Joshua slightly edges it for me, bit I'd always call him Joshua, not Josh, though fine with Josh as a nn for others to call him

They’re both nice names. I think I prefer Joshua, just because I know less of them.

Great to see a post asking for names that are actually real names!
Both are fantastic I’d choose Elijah, but I love Joshua too!
whatever you choose it will be perfect.

Thanks everyone ! I really am struggling to decide but I think having two I really like is a good start. I guess I’ll have to see his face in a few weeks and make the final decision ! X