What are your favorite boys names that aren’t just name berry favorites?
I feel like people here are suggesting names that would be great in a soap opera or a romance novel and not so much on an actual little boy in 2024. The names are lush, but they feel more like guilty pleasure names than genuine suggestions.
Any ideas for something fresh?
I don’t think it’s necessary to belittle others’ favourite names in order to ask for ideas – and anyway, I’m sure there are a lot of names that aren’t nameberry favourites that you still definitely wouldn’t like… If I were to really tell you my “favourite non-berry names” I would mention boy names like [name_m]Stelian[/name_m], [name_m]Valentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Nikolay[/name_m], none of which seem like what you’re looking for 
What’s usable on an “actual little boy in 2024” has to do with personal taste, location & culture – I’m sure a lot of these names that you find to be too “romance novel” are popular or well-established in some parts of the world!
Regardless, I’m going to assume from your post that you’re American, and you’re looking for some down-to-earth names in an American context. Maybe you’ll like:
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] / [name_m]Beck[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] / [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cal[/name_m] / [name_m]Callum[/name_m] / [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] / [name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Carter[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Elliot[/name_m]
[name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmett[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Finlay[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Hal[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m] / [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_f]Jamie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] / [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Max[/name_m] / [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] / [name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] / [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] / [name_m]Nate[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhys[/name_m]
[name_m]Reid[/name_m]
[name_m]River[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Spencer[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Theo[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] / [name_m]Toby[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] / [name_m]Will[/name_m] / [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
I didn’t belittle anyone’s taste. I said the names are lush. They’re lovely names but a lot of them don’t sound very practical outside of nameberry.
I appreciate the response. Feeling a bit hopeless as nothing stands out. Every list I find and every post I make people seem to suggest the same names over and over. 
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you happen to have any suggestions about what kind of names you’re looking for in particular?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you want names that follow 2024 naming trends (vintage names, nature names, cottagecore names, pop culture names, etc.)? [name_m]Or[/name_m] modern classics, like [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]? [name_m]Or[/name_m] true classics – [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], etc.?
Everyone has such a different perspective on what names are “practical,” I just want to make sure I give you suggestions that are actually useful! 
I’ll try to give you some suggestions, not exactly sure what you’re looking for but I will try to avoid the most commonly suggested names!
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Harley[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Casey[/name_m]
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you know what type of name you’re looking for, as that would help narrow down what people are suggesting?
What may not be ‘practical’ to you is to another person eg. for me I’d consider names like [name_m]Jericho[/name_m], Dracones, [name_m]Timoleon[/name_m], & [name_m]Taz[/name_m] just as usable as other more ‘common’ names I like such as [name_m]Chase[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Hudson[/name_m] etc. so if we knew the style you were after we may be able to narrow down what we suggest.
For now here’s some names that I don’t you’d consider ‘GP’ but hopefully you haven’t had suggested repeatedly.
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Koa[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Roan[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryce[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Lowe[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Tyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Nico[/name_m]
[name_f]Blair[/name_f]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Cai[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Pacey[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Seth[/name_m]
[name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachariah[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Frasier[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]
[name_m]Alden[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Cairo[/name_m]
[name_m]Brett[/name_m]
I mean my favorite boy name is [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] which is not very popular here but also doesn’t feel like what you’re looking for. Maybe one of these suggestions? I tried to keep them more simple sounding, but also added names of real baby boys i know in 2024
Sorry for repeats:
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] / [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] / [name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Drew[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Carter[/name_m]
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Reid[/name_m] / [name_m]Reed[/name_m]
[name_m]Spencer[/name_m]
[name_m]Jaime[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_f]Quinn[/name_f]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_m]Kit[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Kristof[/name_m] / [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] / [name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Freddie[/name_m] / [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] / [name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] / [name_m]Frank[/name_m] / [name_f]Frankie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_m]Max[/name_m] / [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Hale[/name_m]
[name_m]Easton[/name_m]
[name_m]Waylon[/name_m]
Not quite sure if these are what you’re looking for (especially since working with kids and teens, I’ve met a lot of the NB faves 
) but maybe…
[name_m]Nico[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Kian[/name_m]
[name_m]Keegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_m]Sullivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Dexter[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Drew[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Grady[/name_m]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_m]Royce[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Amir[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Elian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ismael[/name_m]
[name_m]Jaziel[/name_m]
[name_m]Manuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Milan[/name_m]
[name_m]Musa[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samir[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Stetson[/name_m]
[name_m]Vihaan[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Zander[/name_m]