Boys Names That Are Free Falling -- Should we hold on to any for the new decade?

This is a list of 22 boy names that were in the top 350 in 2010 (US data), but have fallen at least 200 places since then. Are there any you think we should hold on to for 2020, or are you happy to see them go?

[name_m]Collin[/name_m] (#148 in 2010 / #362 in 2020) – [name_m]Colin[/name_m], the more popular spelling, has also been slowly declining
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] (149 / 401)
[name_m]Gage[/name_m] (152 / 381)
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] (164 / 376)
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] (167 / 380)
[name_m]Drake[/name_m] (197 / 441)
[name_m]Braden[/name_m] (207 / 578) [name_u]Braydon[/name_u] (341 / 856)
[name_m]Trenton[/name_m] (212 / 516)
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u] (223 / 445)
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m] (230 / 564)
[name_u]Braylon[/name_u] (236 / 554)
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] (247 / 461)
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u] (262 / 487)
[name_m]Ty[/name_m] (266 / 584)
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u] (270 / 662)
[name_u]Colby[/name_u] (280 / 594)
[name_m]Brock[/name_m] (306 / 548)
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] (312 / 667) – [name_u]Devin[/name_u] has also been on a steady decline
[name_u]Danny[/name_u] (320 / 540)
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] (328 / 529)
[name_u]Randy[/name_u] (347 / 673)

I like [name_u]Devon[/name_u] / [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Ty[/name_m], [name_m]Trenton[/name_m], and [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]!

[name_m]Collin[/name_m] – I still love it!
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] – Eh, I think it’s time for it to go!
[name_m]Gage[/name_m] – I still love this.
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] – This is cool, too! Timeless but not too common Bible name.
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] – [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t mind the name, but have unpleasant associations.
[name_m]Drake[/name_m] – Reminds me of [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] from The Office. xD So … idek?
[name_m]Braden[/name_m]/[name_u]Braydon[/name_u] – Reminds me of a donkey.
[name_m]Trenton[/name_m] – [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t care for it.
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u] – I think it’s become a girl name.
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m] – It’s all right. I love the Irish association!
[name_u]Braylon[/name_u] (-- Reminds me of a donkey.
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] – I still like this name.
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u] – For a girl, sure!
[name_m]Ty[/name_m] – It’s all right, but a bit short.
[name_u]Brennan[/name_u] – I have mixed feelings about this one.
[name_u]Colby[/name_u] – [name_u]Colby[/name_u] is a good name! But … maybe a bit too … goofy for me? I don’t know.
[name_m]Brock[/name_m] – This has always struck me as a funny name.
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] – [name_u]Devin[/name_u] has also been on a steady decline
[name_u]Danny[/name_u] – I prefer [name_m]Daniel[/name_m].
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] – [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] Swift has made it very universally female.
[name_u]Randy[/name_u] – Nahh…

I like [name_u]Devon[/name_u]/[name_u]Devin[/name_u] and [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]. Though I am based in UK and most of these sound very American to me.

I think [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], and [name_u]Drew[/name_u] are great! They don’t feel dated to me like most of the others do at this point.

I like [name_u]Drew[/name_u] and [name_u]Brennan[/name_u].

[name_u]Seth[/name_u] is on the rise here in the UK! And I know a little [name_u]Colby[/name_u] too.

I also quite like [name_m]Colin[/name_m] (only one L though), [name_m]Drake[/name_m] and [name_u]Alexis[/name_u]. I think [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] should come back for boys, too.

Unfortunately, it seems quite a few ([name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Skyler[/name_u], [name_u]Alexis[/name_u]) may have been dropping due to being associated with girls and thus being deemed ‘too feminine’ for a boy nowadays…ugh! I for one would love to see them used regardless - this idea that if its associated with a girl it’s ‘too weak for a boy’ is just ridiculous. I would love to see all four of these make more of a comeback for the boys. Also, I feel like [name_u]Colby[/name_u] & [name_m]Brock[/name_m] have potential to stick around a while longer, too.

The only ones I see as particularly dated are [name_m]Collin[/name_m] & [name_m]Trevor[/name_m], and [name_u]Randy[/name_u] perhaps being associated with the slang term to mean ‘sexually excited’ might well have been cause for it to drop. The invented [name_u]Braylon[/name_u] I would honestly be quite happy to see disappear, and the rest I have no strong feelings either way for.

We named our second son [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] in 2019 so I vote for that to stick around :slight_smile: It’s definitely 90s, though we like it anyway.

I’ve never been fond of [name_m]Brock[/name_m], sounds rather harsh and too much like broccoli.

I like [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Gage[/name_m] and [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]. These are all great names and don’t feel dated to me.

I think it would be nice for [name_m]Collin[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], and [name_u]Drew[/name_u] to stick around. Most of the others need a bit of a break for the appeal to return—if it even should.

The only name I’m fond of on the list would be [name_m]Colin[/name_m], and [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] isn’t bad either, just feels a tad more dated to me. The others I’m not really a fan of.

I love [name_m]Trevor[/name_m], [name_u]Skyler[/name_u], [name_u]Devon[/name_u], and [name_m]Brendan[/name_m]. I also really like [name_m]Colin[/name_m] but prefer the spelling with one L. I also really like [name_u]Danny[/name_u] but as a nickname for [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (which as far as I’m aware is still holding steady wrt popularity) and I wouldn’t use it as a stand-alone name.