I have kind of settled on 9 first names but combo’s are something I haven’t thought about yet! The names are [name]Asher[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]Micah[/name] (Mee-cuh) & [name]River[/name]. However, I’ve got a whole long list of other names that I love/like and I want to cut those down so I’m looking for you lovely people to pick your 10 favourites from the long list.
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name] (More boys born than girls in the UK but still outside top 1000 for boys and girls)
[name]August[/name] (I’m worried it will be seen as odd here, only 3 born in 2011)
[name]Avery[/name] (Not worried about use on girls - outside the top 1000 names for boys and girls)
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] (Again, very uncommon, only 3 born last year)
[name]Brogan[/name]
[name]Cade[/name] (Massive GP for me, would love to use it but think more of a middle name)
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Cavan[/name] (Honors my father)
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] ([name]How[/name] does this fit with my other favourites?)
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Elias[/name] ([name]Elijah[/name] shot up in 2011 so I’m considering this more and more)
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] (Not at all worried about the use on females)
[name]Jacoby[/name]
[name]Jenson[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Laken[/name] (Too trendy?)
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Maddox[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Preston[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name] (My nephew is likely to be named [name]Rafael[/name], too close?)
[name]Ramsey[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Rourke[/name]
[name]Samson[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] (Ranks at #124 but the nickname [name]Theo[/name] is #50 - what do you make of this?)
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Xander[/name] (Too nicknamey or can it work?)
[name]Atticus[/name] - This is too… “hipster” for me.
[name]Aubrey[/name] - I normally don’t like boy name’s on girls, but this one I prefer on girls. What about [name]Addison[/name]? I love that on a boy.
[name]August[/name] - I kind of like it. Not a favorite but nice.
*[name]Avery[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this on a boy!
[name]Barnaby[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
*[name]Bennett[/name] - Like a lot!
[name]Brogan[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Cade[/name] - Meh. Nothing exciting.
[name]Cassius[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Cavan[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t really like it TBH. Maybe as a middle name to honor him?
[name]Chase[/name] - Not wonderful, not terrible.
[name]Drake[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Eden[/name] - Like this better on a girl.
[name]Edgar[/name] - NMS.
*[name]Elias[/name] - Like.
[name]Gideon[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Harper[/name] - Meh. I know a couple little girls already with it and honestly I’m just bored of it (whether it’s on a boy or girl).
[name]Jacoby[/name] - It’s ok but I’d prefer just [name]Jacob[/name].
[name]Jenson[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
*[name]Joel[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Laken[/name] - Seems made up TBH.
[name]Lincoln[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Maddox[/name] - NMS.
[name]Malachi[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Morgan[/name] - Meh.
*[name]Nathaniel[/name] - Like!
[name]Preston[/name] - Not bad.
[name]Rafferty[/name] - Not a fan. And yeah, for me it would be too close but that’s up to you.
[name]Ramsey[/name] - Too last namey.
[name]Roman[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Rourke[/name] - Too last namey.
[name]Samson[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Seth[/name] - Not bad.
*[name]Silas[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Spencer[/name] - Like but don’t love.
*[name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!!
*[name]Tobias[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
*[name]Wyatt[/name] - Like a lot.
[name]Xavier[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Xander[/name] - I know of a [name]Zander[/name], so [name]IMO[/name] it works. I do like [name]Alexander[/name], nn [name]Xander[/name] as an option.
[name]Atticus[/name]- different, super cute but nms
[name]Aubrey[/name]- this is more a girls name were i am from, so not on a boy for me
[name]August[/name]- nms
[name]Avery[/name] - also very popular on girls where i am from
[name]Barnaby[/name]- a popular surname where i am from , i wouldnt use it myself [name]Bennett[/name]- one of my faves! [name]Ben[/name] is a good nn too [name]Brogan[/name]- like this, its interesting
[name]Cade[/name]- too simple for a first name, a good mn
[name]Cassius[/name]- nms [name]Cavan[/name]- i like it [name]Chase[/name]- also one of my faves!
[name]Drake[/name]- not my style but i like it
[name]Eden[/name]- i know a girl named [name]Eden[/name], so nms
[name]Edgar[/name]- nope [name]Elias[/name]- i like this alot!
[name]Gideon[/name]- not really
[name]Harper[/name] - girls name to me [name]Jacoby[/name]- I love this name! i know a little boy with this name, spelled [name]Jacobe[/name], but i love it
[name]Jenson[/name]- i like this [name]Joel[/name]- popular here, but i like it
[name]Laken[/name]- interesting, nms, but i like it [name]Lincoln[/name]- love love love! one of my faves
[name]Maddox[/name]- cute
[name]Malachi[/name]- i like this
[name]Morgan[/name]- all girls name to me
[name]Nathaniel[/name]- like this, and [name]Nate[/name] is a good nn [name]Preston[/name]- i love this!
[name]Rafferty[/name]- yes, too close to rafeal
[name]Ramsey[/name] -a super popular last name where i am from, so nms
[name]Roman[/name] - no
[name]Rourke[/name] - not for me
[name]Samson[/name] -sounds like a dogs name to me
[name]Seth[/name] -nms
[name]Silas[/name]- nms
[name]Spencer[/name]- way to popular here for my liking
[name]Theodore[/name] - nms at all
[name]Tobias[/name]- nah
[name]Wyatt[/name]- not for me
[name]Xavier[/name]- really popular here [name]Xander[/name] - love this!
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]August[/name] (I’m worried it will be seen as odd here, only 3 born in 2011)
[name]Avery[/name] (Not worried about use on girls - outside the top 1000 names for boys and girls)
[name]Elias[/name] ([name]Elijah[/name] shot up in 2011 so I’m considering this more and more)
[name]Harper[/name] (Not at all worried about the use on females)
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
I would keep several as MN options ([name]Theodore[/name], [name]Cavan[/name], [name]Eden[/name], [name]Barnaby[/name], etc.), but those are my favorites for FNs. Although I definitely wouldn’t use [name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Elias[/name] together, I’d probably pick just one. (And I so called [name]Elijah[/name] in the UK! ha!)
Ha, I’m so disappointed that [name]Elijah[/name] has hit the top 100! I’m going to hang on to it though because I do love [name]Elijah[/name] more than [name]Elias[/name]. I haven’t heard of or met any [name]Elijah[/name]'s though so it still feels fresh to me. I’m also trying to not be put of by popularity, unless it’s trendy-popular so something like [name]Ava[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Jenson[/name] (although I love this!!!) etc.
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]August[/name] (Auggie or [name]Gus[/name]? so super cute.)
[name]Barnaby[/name]- [name]Love[/name] the name, hate [name]Barney[/name] as nn
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Rourke[/name]
[name]Silas[/name] – I prefer [name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Xander[/name] – I prefer it as a nickname though
