Respondents: 68 (This poll is closed)
My pick would be [name]Declan[/name]. It’s a strong name. I love D names for boys, and I love [name]Dex[/name], so that is why I picked [name]Declan[/name].
[name]Lochlan[/name] gets 2nd place. It is a strong name as well.
I know a 1 year old [name]Lochlan[/name]. He’s adorable and has a great name! [name]Lochlan[/name] isn’t too popular either.
[name]Finnian[/name] gets 3rd place. I like [name]Finn[/name] names, but not [name]Finn[/name] on it’s own. I can’t get over it being the word fin. Too fishy for me.
[name]Kieran[/name], [name]Killian[/name] and [name]Kian[/name] are nice, but may have spelling and pronunciation issues. I can’t get over the kill part of [name]Killian[/name]. [name]Kieran[/name] and [name]Kian[/name] sound a bit girly…
[name]James[/name] and [name]William[/name] are safe names, and maybe a bit boring and over-used. [name]Even[/name] as middle names they are very popular.
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[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Kian[/name]/[name]Cian[/name]. [name]Finn[/name] is also AMAZING. Like [name]Kieran[/name] but preferred it spelt [name]Ciaran[/name]. I dislike [name]Declan[/name] immensely. (Sorry)
Congrats on your pregnancy and welcome to Nameberry! Here are my ratings on your name list.
1 [name]Cian[/name] - the most unusual name on your list. Strong and masculine. Avoid the Kardashian “K” spelling.
2 [name]Lachlan[/name] - Another underused Celtic boys name with a spunky vibe. [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]James[/name] would be wonderful!
3 [name]Cillian[/name] - I like this Irish spelling the best. I don’t like the anglicized “k”. I’m not too crazy about the “kill” but I think the “C” spelling makes it more usuable.
The other names ([name]Finn[/name], [name]Kieran[/name] and [name]Declan[/name]) are certainly more trendier. [name]William[/name] and [name]James[/name] are even more popular so I think they would be better in the middle spot if you’re worried about popularity.
I love [name]Finn[/name]! Such a great name. I also really like [name]Cillian[/name], but might be because I love actor [name]Cillian[/name] [name]Murphy[/name]…
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[name]Cian[/name] is a great name! It is definitely my favorite from your list. I like [name]Cillian[/name] too, but all I can hear is “kill [name]Ian[/name]”. After [name]Cian[/name], I’d have to say [name]Finn[/name] is my next favorite.
My absolute favorite boy’s name right now is [name]Kieran[/name], so I had to choose that one 
I love [name]Declan[/name], [name]Cillian[/name]/[name]Killian[/name], and [name]Ciaran[/name]/[name]Kieran[/name]. Honestly, I couldn’t choose! I love all three so much. You can’t go wrong with the classic [name]William[/name], either. If I had to narrow it down, it’d be between [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Cillian[/name] for me, but honestly, I’m stuck. They’re both just so perfect!
They are all great…I went with [name]Cian[/name], that one has really caught my eye lately and I like how it sounds. I think I like it with the C as opposed to the K. I like [name]Kieran[/name] a lot too, but always think that people would hear 'karen". I prefer [name]Finnegan[/name] to [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Finian[/name], but i haven’t come across [name]Finian[/name] too much, so that one is fairly new to me.
In Australia where I live [name]Lachlan[/name] is hugely popular and it was a shock to find out that it is hardly ever used in the U.S.
I love [name]Lachlan[/name] and give it a 10/10, it’s a great name.
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Thank you all for your insight and opinions! We really enjoy looking at all of your feedback. We still have no clue how to narrow our list down though.
Nice list! It just so happens to contain the names of one of my uncles & 2 of my brothers
I voted [name]Lochlan[/name], although I have only ever seen it spelled [name]Lachlan[/name] (including within my family) so would strongly prefer it spelt with an ‘a’. If I could have voted for two names I would have put [name]Declan[/name] in too; the only thing that swayed it for me is that I think nn options for [name]Lochlan[/name] ae better.
[name]Declan[/name] is my favorite, followed by [name]William[/name].
I like [name]William[/name] and [name]James[/name]. I know several girls named [name]Kieran[/name], even though I know it is really a boys’ name. I think the other choices are pretty trendy.
My favorite is [name]Lachlan[/name]. Next would be [name]Declan[/name].
I almost voted for [name]Declan[/name] … until I saw [name]William[/name] <3