Most popular names in your area? (Boys)

[Wavedancer]

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....

We have Ramah, Haroun, Daniel, Zain, Tom, Mirae, Alfie, Vlad...NE London

Finn
Stanley
Sam

Max
Alfie
Archie
Charlie
Alex
William
Jake
Luca

No Oscars here (South Coast)

I know:

Jack
Alfie
Tom
Ben
Callum
Kai
Kaden
Jaden
Atticus
Ryan
Rhys/Reece
Daniel

Sam
Thomas
Jake
Haydyn!!!

Oxfordshire

Jack
Joshua
Oliver
Dylan
Alfie
Archie

N London

DS's name hasn't appeared on this thread once.

Here in Hampshire:

Alex/Alexander/Xander
Oliver/Oli
Max
Charles/Charlie
Thomas
William
Toby/Tobias
Edward
James
Nathan
Barney
Finlay
Jake

You could check out the National Statistics top 100 baby names (here) and opt for a name outside the top 50. That way it's a bit different, without being completely obscure.

We liked Oscar too but the pet association did put us off a bit, if I'm honest.

Wow, thanks for all the replies.

It's been really interesting to read.....I'm quite surprised how many of my preferred names keep cropping up in areas fairly close to me. I've checked out the top 100 names before but I do think popularity varies quite wildly according to demographics.

As for Oscar and the pet connotation, that's initially what put me off too (it was more DH's choice), but it's grown on me over time. My first choice was Dexter, which some may say is similarly pet-like.

I know one Oscar.

Popular names - James, Archie, Ben, Thomas/Tom

I prefer Oscar to Dexter.

Jack
Sam
Tom/Thomas
Ben
James

And one Oscar but spelt Oskar as he is Polish

2 out of 3 DS names not on here! Hooray!

Some other names at ds' preschool are

Ryan
Edward
Joe
Stanley

i agree - popular names vary so much dep on where you live. I am surprised people know so many finlays - its still not in the top 50??? my eldest is a finlay - born in 2002, chose it because we did not know any one called finlay!!!! we were in north london at the time we are now in glasgow and there is only 1 other finlay in his entire school - over a 1000 kids. my youngest is Ramsay - dont know any others!!!
only know 1 oscar - i love it.

popular here:
lewis
lucas
tom
mathew
oliver
sandy
robbie
james
hamish - know 3!!!

ps - lets do girls next!!!!!!!

Jack
James
Michael
Harry
Joshua
David
Kienan
Alfie
Jordan

Our area has really standard boys name but lots of unusual girls names.

Googoo (not sure of spelling but pronounced like that)
weronika with a w not a v
amalie
amalia
Whitney
Milly
Sian
Charlotte
Jessica

cant remember the other.

In SW London:

William
Charlie
Quentin
Thomas
Oliver

Nottinghamshire:
James
William
Charlie
Joshua
Tom/Thomas/Tommy
Jack
Oliver
Alex
Liam
Callu m
Joe/Joseph
Sam
Jake/Jacob
Matthew
Dan/Daniel
Ed/Ted/Edward
Aidan
Loads of those in each year of my children's v. large state primary

Edinburgh... and I move in quite middle-class and moderately lentil-weaving circles. I can't really narrow down a top 3 but these spring to mind:

Adam
Tom
Jake
Lewis
Sam
William
Alex

Ooh SnowLeopard are these lentil weavers in Morningside? Just wondering if you know my sil

Not far from Morningside and I know a few. Give us a clue.

Her husband is currently in Aus. He use to have a motorbike. One girl name begins with E and one boy name beings with H. Both dc at George Watsons.

rofl at the motorbike clue - totally random! - but no sorry. Probably seen them to walk past as our nursery is right next to GW, but don't know them.

Lol at random motorbike. Dh thinks bil had a bit of mid life crisis there. Sil worked part-time in an Estate Agents somewhere round there for a while.

Cole
Reuben
Harvey
Brandon
Aidan
Morgan
Max
Charlie
Joseph
Jacob
Jackson
Sebastian