Boy names are soo hard!

I have a few boy names that I love, but was looking to add one more name to my list. I find it soo hard, the hardest, to find and love boy names. I notice something “wrong” or “unfitting” in almost all of them it seems :pensive:

Anyways, I am looking for fresh ideas. I am including no guidelines so I don’t hinder the suggestions.
But, will include a list of names I have looked at and how I have critiqued them. Mainly to get an idea of what I typicallu go for. Also, feel free to help me love any that I have listed below as well! All ideas are welcome!!

  • Ryan - I really like this, but is it too unisex now?
  • Jake - I love this but no other longer form, is that a problem?
  • Preston/Weston - I like this, but it doesnt fit with the rest of my names.
  • Zachary - I want to like this but I don’t really and I dont know why.
  • Milo - I really like this, but it is abit tongue-twistery with my last name beginning with ‘M’ as well. Maybe doesnt matter? Im not apposed to the alliteration.
  • Justin - Is it too boring and dated?
  • Dexter - I love the show and like this name, but not sure I am brave enough to use this.
  • Reid - I want to love this, but it is too wordy of a name for me.
  • Zane - Is this too modern and trendy?
  • Wyatt - Not sure how to feel about this one?

Thanks for your help once again! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I think you’d like:

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] / [name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] / [name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u] / [name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] / [name_u]Judah[/name_u]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

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on your current list:
  • [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - it’s still significantly more popular for boys
  • [name_m]Jake[/name_m] - I’ve met numerous ‘just Jakes’ - I think it works fine
  • Preston/Weston - [name_m]Preston[/name_m] feels more contemporary; [name_m]Weston[/name_m] feels modern but established. I wouldn’t be surprised to see [name_m]Weston[/name_m] (or [name_m]Preston[/name_m] tbh) with [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_u]Milo[/name_u], [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_m]Justin[/name_m] or [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
  • [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] - I’d ditch it from the list if you don’t really love it
  • [name_u]Milo[/name_u] - if the other sounds of your last name are different enough, I think this would totally work. (by that, I mean, [name_u]Milo[/name_u] [name_u]Munro[/name_u] might be a bit tongue twister-y, but [name_u]Milo[/name_u] [name_u]Murphy[/name_u] sounds cool)
  • [name_m]Justin[/name_m] - it’s okay - not my fave but not bad
  • [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] - this feels solid but edgy, rugged but stylish. It’s fairly well used (not overused) and I’ve met a number throughout my life
  • [name_u]Reid[/name_u] - great sounds and I like it, but if you’re not feeling it, Id ditch it
  • [name_m]Zane[/name_m] - not a personal fave, but it’s been used since the 1900s and reminds me of the Arabic name [name_m]Zayn[/name_m], so it feels established enough :slight_smile:
  • [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] - it’s okay - it gives me American vibes

Some new suggestions:

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m]

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I think all the names on your current list are absolutely usable and any would be a great choice. I particularly like [name_m]Preston[/name_m] and [name_m]Zane[/name_m].

For other ideas, how about:

[name_u]Elijah[/name_u]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryder[/name_u]

[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Zeke[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]

[name_u]Dustin[/name_u]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]

[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]

[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]

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[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Austin[/name_u]
Benjamin/Ben
[name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Coleson[/name_m]
Colton/Colt
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_u]David[/name_u]
[name_m]Doyle[/name_m]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
Everett/Rhett
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Greyson[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
Josiah/Joe
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
Matthew/Matt
[name_u]Merlin[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
Sullivan/Sully
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

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In your list I love: [name_u]Reid[/name_u] , [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] and [name_m]Zane[/name_m] ,
but like you I wasn’t too sure on [name_u]Dexter[/name_u] mainly because I disliked [name_m]Dex[/name_m] as the nn , and [name_u]Reid[/name_u] felt too gender- neutral to me because I happen to know a lovely lady called [name_u]Reid[/name_u] and no boys with this name.

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] has actually been around a while, I’m thirty-five and had one in my class when I was at high-school. That was a while ago. He’s the only [name_m]Zane[/name_m] I ever met in the real world. So it also isn’t over-popularized. I know [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] existed historically, but to me it feels more modern trendy because it gained so much popularity a few years back when Westworld came out. It seemed like suddenly the name [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] was on every name-list everywhere. I still think it’s beautiful, but probably prefer it as a middle name simply because I can’t picture myself saying the full name and wouldn’t want to be calling him “Y”.

Here are some combos that make me fall in-love with [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]:

[name_m]Lynton[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_m]Xaiden[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

[name_u]Axel[/name_u] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

Here are my fave [name_m]Zane[/name_m] combos:

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Becket[/name_m]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Harvey[/name_m]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_u]Edward[/name_u]

[name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_m]Brandon[/name_m]

And here are a few other names that i feel match your set:

Hedrix

[name_u]Maddox[/name_u]

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]

[name_u]Ryder[/name_u]

[name_u]Sheldon[/name_u]

[name_m]Castor[/name_m]

[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]

[name_m]Calyx[/name_m]

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

[name_f]Wrenley[/name_f]

[name_m]Orpheus[/name_m]

[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

[name_m]Jareth[/name_m]

[name_m]Jesper[/name_m]

[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]

[name_m]Casper[/name_m]

Also because you listed [name_m]Jake[/name_m] - my friend has just had a little boy called “Lake” , which is just “L” for short.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u] and [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]

You might also like [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]

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