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Most popular names in your area? (Boys)

151 replies

Wavedancer · 09/10/2008 16:16

DH and I have been struggling with finding a boy's name we both like and finally agreed on Oscar, but I keep reading on threads here about how popular it is in certain areas.

Now I have no clue what names are commonplace around my way (SW London) so I am intruiged to know what you think are the most popular boys names for the area you live in? If you are happy to share where you live and the top 3 or so names, I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts....

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scorpio1 · 09/10/2008 16:19

Jack
Harry
Jake

also a few Brodys, Logans and one Oscar

Cornwall

MrsMattie · 09/10/2008 16:19

I'm in north London, living in quite a suburban, middle class area. Every other boy is called Dylan or Joshua.

Kelly1983 · 09/10/2008 16:25

Billy and Harry are very popular since I had my twin boys 5 weeks ago.

We have named ours Ellis and Mason

joshhollowayspieceofass · 09/10/2008 16:26

West London very
Harry
Jake/Jack
Joshua (still)
Dylan
Oscar
Frank
Oliver
Luca(s)

GreatGooglyMoogly · 09/10/2008 16:27

Joseph/ Joe/ Joey
Finley/ Finlay
Thomas/ Tom/ Tommy

Herts.

muggglewump · 09/10/2008 16:29

Joshua
Jack
Harry
Lewis

Wetern Scotland

joshhollowayspieceofass · 09/10/2008 16:32

I should have also added Finn, Finlay to my list too.

Also Leo.

nappyaddict · 09/10/2008 16:32

Jake
Jack
Josh
Owen
Elliot
Matthew
Joel
Thomas
Liam
Ethan
Cameron
Sam
Oliver
Jonathon
Rhys
Ben

W. Mids

ByTheSea · 09/10/2008 16:34

There are six Harrys in DD2's Year 2 class of sixty children.

Callum is very popular as is Jack.

Northeast Essex

ChippyMinton · 09/10/2008 16:34

west london/surrey:
Suprisingly few duplications...
Daniel
Kieran/Ciaran
Rhys/Reese/Ryan
Jack/Jake
Matthew
Cameron
Harry
Dylan/D illon

Don't know any Oscars

Othersideofthechannel · 09/10/2008 16:36

Lucas
Thibault
Maxime/Maxence

Northern France

(I don't know if much use to you)

Oscar/Oskar really popular with the dogs I know in the UK!

pramspotter · 09/10/2008 16:36

North Yorkshire:

Callum
Harry
Jack
Daniel
Joshua

fullmoonfiend · 09/10/2008 16:37

yorks

seem to be thomas
Alfie
Jack

I love Oscar and surprisingly, haven't come accross many yet.

hatrick · 09/10/2008 16:39

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nappyaddict · 09/10/2008 16:47

oh yes we also have

Marc
Jamie
Alfie
Mason
Kian
Rupert

nappyaddict · 09/10/2008 16:49

William
Noah

CharleeInChains · 09/10/2008 16:52

Haha my DS's names have come up loads of times already!

We have loads of

Jack (DS1's name)
Harry (DS2's name)
Alfie
Freddie
Oliver

SoMuchToBits · 09/10/2008 16:52

Matthew
Joshua
Jack
Harry
Thomas
Daniel
Ben
Samuel
James
Alexander

Suffolk

There are 2 Oscars in ds's school, and I know of another one in the area. So here it's not unknown, but not really common.

ohdearwhatamess · 09/10/2008 16:52

Freddie
Thomas
Henry
Finlay (and variations on that)
Jack
Alfie
Zack
Sam

(Herts)

Know a few of each of these in the 0-4 age group.

ForeverOptimistic · 09/10/2008 16:53

William
Thomas
Louis
Sam
Ben
Oliver
Freddie

(Herts)

Bubbaloo · 09/10/2008 16:54

Go for Oscar.We have an Oscar and he is the only Oscar I know and obviously we also love then name.
However,I do know a cat and a dog with the same name but that doesn't bother us in the slightest.
We also have an Ethan and tbh there's not many of them around here either.
We're in Essex.

ohdearwhatamess · 09/10/2008 16:54

Oh, and Charlie. Lots of those. Probably the most commonplace atm.

MyEye · 09/10/2008 16:55

North London:
Thomas
Noah (three Noahs in ds's nursery class)

joshhollowayspieceofass · 09/10/2008 16:56

that's so funny about the cat and dog. DS's name (not on this thread and unlikely to be) has elicited this response from about 5 people who asked what we'd called him.

"Oh, my dogs called that"

"Oh, my neighbour/sisters/mothers dog's called that.

Yeah, cheers

MrsBates · 09/10/2008 16:57

Just met a Vlad. NE London. Not many of those though.