Help with a name for my baby boy!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there!

Desperately need help with baby boy names! I’m in my early 30’s and it’s my first baby and I feel like ALL my favourite names have been used up by friends who have already had babies! My partner is older (50’s) and is pretty traditional when it comes to names but mostly cos he hasn’t heard that many new & interesting ones!
He likes:
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - I don’t mind it but I feel it’s too popular
[name_m]Josh[/name_m] - I prefer [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - I’ve nixed this because I know about 10 [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]'s
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - I prefer [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].

I also like:
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Caelan[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]

Can anyone help- either with suggestions or backing up any of our choices?!

Thank you!

If he’s into sports I would do some research on names on his teams. My husband is the same way about traditional names, but when I bring up a name that has been on his sports teams he’s quick to recognize.

[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - [name_u]Darren[/name_u] nn Dare, [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_m]David[/name_m] nn [name_m]Davey[/name_m], [name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_m]Josh[/name_m] - [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Thayne[/name_m], [name_m]Thayer[/name_m], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m], [name_m]Trevor[/name_m], [name_m]Troy[/name_m], [name_m]Trent[/name_m], [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - [name_u]Reilly[/name_u]

Does he dislike your list? [name_m]Connor[/name_m] seems to fit in with [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] and [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]. Maybe…

[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Callan[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
?

My favourites listed are [name_m]Callum[/name_m] and [name_u]Arlo[/name_u]. Other than [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], the names on his list were very popular a few years ago. Other suggestions…

[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]/[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]

I prefer your list of names!

I’m into [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Caelan[/name_m] and [name_u]Finn[/name_u].
I also like [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_m]Archer[/name_m] or [name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_u]Dallas[/name_u] (I only just came across that it was Scottish), [name_m]Liam[/name_m].

Some suggestions based on the names on your list:
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]- [name_m]Dolan[/name_m], [name_m]Deacon[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Dillon[/name_u], [name_m]Donovan[/name_m], [name_m]Davis[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Josh[/name_m] - [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_m]Joaquin[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m],
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Thurston[/name_m], [name_m]Timothy[/name_m], [name_m]Travis[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m], [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m], [name_m]Raiden[/name_m]

[name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_m]Caelan[/name_m] and [name_m]Connor[/name_m] -[name_m]Colin[/name_m], Corbin, [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_m]Cian[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Castor[/name_m], [name_m]Conall[/name_m], [name_m]Kiefer[/name_m], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]- [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Angus[/name_m], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Axel[/name_m], [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Adlai[/name_m], [name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]- [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Russel[/name_m], [name_m]Roald[/name_m], [name_u]Rohan[/name_u], [name_m]Rainier[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]- [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Finlo[/name_m], [name_m]Phinneas[/name_m],

[name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Connor[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m]?