Boy names both classic yet not too common?

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Wondering if anyone can advise? I’m desperate for our soon to be ds to have a relatively traditional/classic name and yet my husband would like something that is not popular as he so likes having a unique name himself.. so we are coming at it from completely different perspectives. If I had total free rein I would love an Oliver or Theo and he would probably like Forest or Bodhi.

Our current list is Nicholas(Nico), Raphael(Rafe), Christopher(Kit) or Joseph(Joey). I’ve obviously looked at ONS data for these to see their popularity but can anyone tell me if these names are particularly common or names they hear regularly/have many of in their baby groups etc, as would like to find a good compromise with dh.

Barnaby
Angus
Walter
Winston
Rafferty n Raphie
Stanley
Sid

Cecil
Ernest

Nic.
I grew up near a Hungarian Raphael, his son was named after him,but, went as Rudy.

What about Harold?

Old, traditional, but seldom used - which really surprises me because it is easily shortened to the hugely popular Harry.

Quentin is another I kept thinking that about, but I have seen it feature on quite a few threads lately.

Quentin is another I kept thinking that about, but I have seen it feature on quite a few threads lately.
Probably the same poster each time.

Hereward, Howard, Horatio, Edmund, Guy, Simeon, Timothy, Crispin, Tristram.

Probably outing but there was a son named Hereward at my son’s school.

It'd have been more outing if it had been a daughter called Hereward.

Rowan
Harrison
I also like Barnaby.

Gorgeous ❤️

I love the name Christopher - and nickname Kit

Lyndon
Otto
Jude

Clement
Ambrose
Conrad
Ivo
Edmund
Thaddeus

The names on your list are great - recognizable and classic, but still uncommon,

I know 2 Christopher’s under 7, no kit’s, no rafe’s and 1 Joe.

Jonah
Elliott
Abraham (Bram)
Gavin

Tristan

Archimedis

Did you mean Archimedes, @NewDogOwner ?

Joseph was the first name that came to mind! There are SO many rafes atm! I love kit as well

Raphael / Rafael all known as Rafi is very overused, pretty much every boy, 5-20 is called this. Was the follow on to every Zack / Zac / Zak born from 2008 onwards

I find barnaby along with Tristan to be the wettest names on the planet

Julian.

Julian is awful.

John, Paul, George and Richard, very strong classic names.

Indeed, and only George currently very popular

Brian
Gerald
Gawain
Cyril
Hector
Tarquin
Stuart
Rodney