Boy names you hear the most?

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and where are you based?

expecting DS1 and need some inspiration, I would rather have a well known name than one that is deemed too try hard

Leo (there’s 4 in my dd’s class), Theo, Arlo, Sonny, Jacob, Joshua

4 Lucas’ in one of my classes, Finn, Alfie, Kayden, Jayden, Jackson, Harry/Harrison, Kai (so many names beginning with K!) Isaac. There are so few really great boys names around! Having said that, there is so much repetition with girls names too but I guess there always was- hundreds of Debbie’s when I was at school! It seems now Effie, Winnie and Etta have even usurped the never ending Isla!

East mids- Arthur, Oscar, Alfie, Alexander, Luca, Finley, Freddie, Rory

Midlands-

Louis/Louie
Reuben
Theo
Noah
Arthur
Harry
Freddie
Henry
George
Oliver/Ollie
Oscar
Alexander
Angus
Thomas

I love Saul, Gerard and Clive

Just moved from the South West to the North East.

SW
Noah, Finn, Ruben, Arlo, Jack, Rudy/i

NE
Archie, George, Leo, Oliver and Monty

Max. So many Maxes.

@WelcometomyUnderworld oo I've not met a Max in years! Where do you live?

Jude
Frankie
George
Finley/Finn
Leo
Freddie
Henry
Joshua

I work in schools and I hear a great mix of traditional and modern names, along with the occasional Bear/Ocean/Tesla.

Here in East Anglia the most common name at the minute is definitely: Theo (my 4 year old tells me there's 3 just in his nursery room alone!)
Then I also hear a lot of..
Albie
Arlo
Edward

My son's name has popped up on a few people's lists which doesn't really surprise me as it is on the rise! But weirdly it isn't that common where we are - we've only known of 1 other in our little area! It is funny how it differs from area to area.

South west, between 0-11 year old boys we know tons of:
Theo,
Hugo,
Freddie,
Teddy,
Jude

Yorkshire. I can think of 4 I know under 5 (although I don’t have kids so it’s children of people I know!)

@WelcometomyUnderworld I'm also in Yorkshire! In the East Ridings. Isn't that funny how it can be so localised.

Noah, Leo, Theo. I'm in west Wales, so the trends tend to get diluted with Welsh names or Welsh versions of names.

What many would consider as 'surnames' as first names are very popular here too, particular ones ending in 'son'.

My children are tweenies and a teenager, and I'd say the youngest child I know well is 6. I don't really know what the babies are being called right now :)

Teddy or Theodore
Arlo
Finely
Freddie

In my sons reception class/sport classes/daughters classes, most common is:
(NE based)

Luca
Jude
Finley
Noah
Teddy
Theo
Max
Charlie
Isaac
Remy
Arlo
Jax
Milo
Miles
Zac
Oliver
Roman
Alex/Alexander
Toby
Ezra
Miller
Eli

South East.

Ezra, William, James, Arlo.

Op, are you trying to avoid overused names? In that case I’d avoid

Theo
Teddie
Noah
Jude
Alfie
Freddie
Oliver

I'm in the Southern US and the names I hear the most:

James
Theo
Oliver
Mason
Jack
Mateo
Noah
Henry
Luke

we are in thr Southeast.
Oliver, Edward,Arthur, Freddy, Charlie, Felix and Harry are everywhere, 3 -5 of each in both of my sons’ years.

Jude Teddy Noah

Boys under 5. Seem to be ralphy, Reggie, Freddie, teddy Jackson and Jayden.
Boys between ages of 6 and 10 appear to be Wyatt, Riley, Lucas…

Elis, Jac, Owain, Tomos, Dylan.

North Wales.

SW

Felix
Hugo
Otis
Rudy / Rudi
Kit
Rory
Arlo
Theo
Arthur
Jasper
Albie
Beau