Jack or Thomas?

[lizzybb]

I know both are boring, but which do you hear more?

dd is Georgia.

There are 129,333,458,598 Jacks round here.

Thomas is much nicer, too, IMO.

Both are about equal here, and I speak as the mother of a Jack

I much prefer Jack. And, though it's meant to be really popular, there is only 1 in DSs primary school, none in any of the three playgroups I've been involved with, and I only know one other.

Although I like Tom, I don't really like Thomas, as it reminds me of Tank Engines ......

I love Jack too and there are hardly any near to us

Thanks. I am based in the South East and have had a similar experience to 'jamieandhismagictorch' with Jack. Although I know it is very popular from the statistics, I rarely ever meet any through playgroups, nurseries etc. Whereas Thomas seems to be everywhere!

I agree that Tom is nicer than Thomas, but would be christened Thomas just to be 'proper'!

Do you think Jack will always be a classic or will date?

classic, always has been

I can't read the names you're asking about. There are so many of them they've cancelled each other out and created a huge vacuum where people are forced to think of Other Names.

Thomas nicer btw.

Thomas is a much nicer name imho.

And every second child is a Jack or Jake round here.

lizzyb - I'm in London.

prefer Jack

Thomas

I honestly do think the world has enough Jacks in it. It will be the 'John' of our children's generation.

It will also definitely date - anything that popular has to, as much as some might like to think otherwise. Otherwise everyone would still be naming their kids John...

I like Thomas/Tom.

Aaaah, but John is a great name, too. Definitely due a rennaisance

I never understand how Jack is no1 as i've never met any or heard any at school/playgroup etc.....

I prefer Thomas however, and know some...

Please, not another Jack. Thomas is nicer.

Both are very nice. I'd be happy with either and I don't think either will date.

Anyway, only thing with Thomas is the TTT connection. My DS met a boy called Thomas (my DS was around 2.0 or less) and he could not understand why the child was called the same as the blue engine and followed the child around because he was very taken with his name . Only a temporary thing though, it seems once they are 4, they go for Ben 10 instead.

Thomas, Tommy, Tom !!!

I know lots of Toms, no Jacks. I often think where are all these thousands of Jacks hiding?!

Someone needs to research this and make a map, with colours representing areas with a particularly high concentration of Jacks.

Thomas.

(I don't know a single Jack!)

I'm south east and ds has 3 Jacks in his class. Several others in the school as well.
No Thomas in whole school though.

I wouldn't choose either - both Jack and Tom are very common round here and I find them very 'now'.

I don't know ANY Jacks!! Thomas: I know one nearby. It's a nice name

You say yourself that they are both boring names. Why would you want to give your baby son a name that you find dull? There are thousands of nice boys names around, surely he deserves better than being saddled with the slightly less popular of two ridiculously popular names, neither of which you sound very excited with.

Bah humbug to people who say they too popular ! they are popular becuse they are great. I'm mum to a thomas.