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Please help name my baby boy!

42 replies

treefrog89 · 26/05/2026 11:32

Top choices currently:

Charlie
Leo
Ethan
Joel
Ralph

TIA x

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Silverbirchleaf · 26/05/2026 11:39

Charlie - ok
Leo - like , gained popularity recently
Ethan - ok
Joel - love
Ralph - can’t picture it as a baby’s name, but a be-speckled man in their fifties. Sorry. (Although I know that all grown up Ralph’s were babies once)

NamingNoNames · 26/05/2026 12:06

Charlie - popular. Charles is a classic.
Leo - very popular.
Ethan- Bible name. I know lots of them in their 20s. Most are 'Eefun'.
Joel - Bible name. Some wlll say it as Joe-elle. Like it otherwise.
Ralph - Raif or Ralf. Not keen. Only know one in his 50s and he's not 'be-speckled' whatever than means.

i'd pick Charlie.

You can use Baby name explorer and Baby names since 1904: how has yours performed? - Office for National Statistics look at how popular a name has been in the past.

user293948849167 · 26/05/2026 12:42

Charlie - not too keen
Leo - I like it
Ethan - ok
Joel - never really liked it but it’s not awful
Ralph - I like

So from your list I would choose Leo

Bellybellas · 26/05/2026 13:25

I only like Ralph

Xanadu58 · 26/05/2026 13:26

Joel or Leo

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 26/05/2026 13:28

I would choose Leo

PercyPigsAreOverRated · 26/05/2026 13:28

Im guessing PP meant bespectacled not be-speckled.

I actually really like Ralph.

Firebird83 · 26/05/2026 13:43

Joel

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/05/2026 14:35

Leo 🦁

ralph or Ethan second

LoudPlumDog · 26/05/2026 14:53

Joel

Daybydayhour · 26/05/2026 14:54

treefrog89 · 26/05/2026 11:32

Top choices currently:

Charlie
Leo
Ethan
Joel
Ralph

TIA x

All are nice. I know all boys with the above names and they are all lovely.

Ethan or Joel would get my vote!

troothfairy · 26/05/2026 14:56

Ralph reminds of vomit or penises.

I’d vote Joel or Leo (or Theo or Ezra)

pinktube · 26/05/2026 15:25

Oscar
Dylan
Noah
Isaac

YourBrightOpalSeal · 27/05/2026 10:06

I am a Ralph so I vote Ralph!!

RegalDiamondMonster · 27/05/2026 14:33

Leo, Ethan or Ralph.

I find Joel a bit of a mouthful. Charlie is ok, extremely popular round here.

NamingNoNames · 27/05/2026 14:42

I find Joel a bit of a mouthful. It's like Joe with an L on the end, rhymes with Cole. Hardly a mouthful.

RegalDiamondMonster · 27/05/2026 14:58

NamingNoNames · 27/05/2026 14:42

I find Joel a bit of a mouthful. It's like Joe with an L on the end, rhymes with Cole. Hardly a mouthful.

For me it is, my mouth doesn't make that sound easily. Cole slightly easier, something to do with the hardness of the 'c'.

Calliopespa · 27/05/2026 15:21

RegalDiamondMonster · 27/05/2026 14:58

For me it is, my mouth doesn't make that sound easily. Cole slightly easier, something to do with the hardness of the 'c'.

Yes, with a C the tongue is rested ready to leap forth for the L at the end. With J it is busy.

Calliopespa · 27/05/2026 15:21

Of that lot, Leo or Charlie but Charles for the bc.

I don't like Ethan

CieloElmers · 27/05/2026 15:24

Charlie - like and much prefer Charlie to Charles.
Leo - like
Ethan - sorry I really hate this name
Joel - nice
Ralph - my fave

Nottopanic · 27/05/2026 15:28

Leo or Ralph.

NamingNoNames · 27/05/2026 15:38

Calliopespa · 27/05/2026 15:21

Yes, with a C the tongue is rested ready to leap forth for the L at the end. With J it is busy.

Hmm
Calliopespa · 27/05/2026 15:58

NamingNoNames · 27/05/2026 15:38

Hmm

Just try saying it. I agree with pp.

KatRee · 27/05/2026 16:24

Love Leo - popular for a reason

Giraffehaver · 27/05/2026 22:51

Leo