Boy names... what if I never find one?!

[Mummyspider27]

I am pregnant with a little boy, already have a little girl called Ruby, always loved the name and it’s just felt right always. Have a weird sense of pride when I say her name, and just love it. But... I cannot find a boys name I have the same feeling with 😔 I love Noah but my husband isn’t keen. We discussed Teddy for a while but something about it doesn’t sit right with me. And I am not sure how it sounds with Ruby.
I am genuinely worried I will never find a name I like... has anyone else felt like this? Xx

Yeah I am being induced in 8 weeks with a boy and hate every google search known to man 🤷🏽‍♀️

Same, due on Thursday 🙈

I was like this. Had a girl's name picked but no boys name. We were so so on one name. My partner loved it and I liked what I would abbreviate it to. When it came to it my OH and the anaesthetist decided on the name 🤣 my LB is only ever known by his nickname though. You'll figure something out

I had this problem with my dd and eventually after her birth her then 4yr old brother named her.

I found it so hard to find my boy's name too compared to my girl. I did find one in the end and I love it. I named him Axel. Maybe have a look at foreign names to get some ideas.

Yes, boy names are hard! You will find one in the end.

I think the problem with boy names is there is less of a range. With girls' names there are so many you can span the entire spectrum from dull to utterly ridiculous and find a decent range in the middle to choose from, whereas boy names seem to go for ages in the "dull" range then about three "nice but not overused" (which will completely not overlap with your partner's three, BTW) and then loads in the "weird/don't like" or "nice but too odd to use" categories.

IME "Dull but nice" is the hidden gem for boys' names. They are growers. Something like Tom or Ben or Alex feels overused but once it's your Tom or Ben or Alex, it's different.

Some boys I know ... I know a lot!!

Lenny
Alex
Jude
Jasper
Charlie
Freddie
Luca
Toby
Rufus
Ralph
Leo
Max
Rafferty
Joseph
Finn
Samuel / Sam
Sonny
Arthur
Beau

We love the name Ruby so maybe you like our sons name; Tommy?
I think it goes really nicely with Ruby.
Good luck!

I feel like I have seen and read every name so I won’t suddenly find one!
What I like about Ruby is it’s not unusual but not very common. She is the only one in her school. I don’t want a name where there are 5 in the class but also not a crazy name.
Although my husband and I have always liked the name Woody, just wonder if it’s a bit controversial and if I will feel embarrassed telling people his name?! Just feel it suits all ages, baby, teen, old man!
Why can’t they be born with name tags?! X

@Louise0701 weirdly just suggested Tommy to my husband before I read your post!! X

@Remmy123 i actually quite like Jasper btw 😵 xx

@Remmy123 good list! A few I like on there, just nothing that gives me the same feeling. But maybe I won’t get the feeling until he is here and has that name? X

Few names ;

Ethan
Cairn
Tate
Finn

Oh dear... I find girls' and boys' names alike to be so easy that I had to lumber my children with several each, just in case I didn't get to use them all.

So much depends on taste etc. Mine include (not saying which are their first names)

Horatio (Horace)
Valentine
Augustus (Gus)
Humphrey
Hector
Algernon
Sacheverell
Osbert (Ossie)
Sebastian
Florian

Oh, great minds! I could’ve wrote your post about a lesser used name that isn’t “unusual”
My Tommy is the only one we know. Lots of Thomas & Tom but no Tommy and we get lots of compliments on his name.
Hopefully something will come to you when you see your son!

Boys names are so hard. I have a boy and am pregnant with my second baby. Again have a girls name and no boy name!

For the record I really like Woody and I don’t think there would be embarrassment associated with it.

Mikey
Freddie
Sol

Woody! Seriously? I think there’s a lot of teasing potential there.

Also struggling with boys names. My first was a boy and we had a name we both loved so much it was picked out before we were pregnant. Along the same lines, not popular but also not out there.

I am very early so no idea if boy or girl yet but we have only decided on a girls name, which coincidentally we love.

The front runner at the mo is Marley but I like, don't love it.

I think boys names are hard. We had a girls name almost straight away but couldn't agree on a single boys name....luckily it's a girl!

FWI I like the name woody. I went to school with a really good looking, popular lad called that and definitely no bullying there.

We only have one name we like for a boy, Jenson

I really like Jesper (been watching a lot of Klaus during lockdown!) But DH not keen

I soooo love Kit for a boy, husband hates it so we won't use it sob! (not even pregnant or close to it!).

Our DD has a longish name so a short one for a boy would be nice.

What about a nice name that has gone out of fashion like Adrian, Stephen, Philip or Graham. All go well with ruby and not overly used