I posted on here a few weeks ago with a list of baby names and got great feedback! I am now wondering your thoughts on the name Boomer. My husband and I absolutely love it, but are realistic that other people might hate it.
Honestly I’m not a fan. Boomer doesn’t sound like a name to me. It sounds more like a nickname/pet name imo. But if you guys love it then I would say go for it. Although I would suggest giving him a more traditional/ conventional middle name to balance it out.
My first thought was [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Boomers. I’m afraid I don’t understand the appeal of this name, sorry.
The first things that come to mind with the name Boomer are baby boomer, boomer sooners (oklahoma), and that’s what [name_m]Micheal[/name_m] [name_m]Phelps[/name_m] named his kid. I would think people may ask about or make those references with the name Boomer. It’s a cute name for a little kid but I’m not sure how it will do as the child gets older, like on a resume for example. Then again, people are becoming more adventurous with names, so Boomer might not be so different than names like [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] and [name_u]River[/name_u]. I think if you both love it, you should go for it. Nothing worse than regretting not naming a child the name you really wanted!
To me, Boomer is a nickname, not a given name (despite the fact that [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Phelps[/name_m] named his kid Boomer). I think it would make a great nickname, in fact; it sounds like a spunky, fun, energetic, adventurous sort of kid. However, that image fades a bit on an adult; it sort of veers into frat-boy territory on a grown up. I’d keep it in my pocket to use as a nickname, if it fit the kid as his personality starts to show, but I wouldn’t put it on the birth certificate - except maybe in the middle spot.
It’s a big fat no from me. I don’t even have a particular reason behind it besides that it’s a word that I don’t find appealing as a name. [name_m]Boone[/name_m] or [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] are similar alternatives that are 1000x nicer, imo.
It sounds like a dog name, Sorry
I do like Boomer in theory, but I also like a lot of other names that feel similar to me–like [name_m]Booker[/name_m], [name_m]Sumner[/name_m], etc.!
I would associate it strongly as [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Phelps[/name_m]'s son’s name, so I don’t know how you feel about that, but that’s unfortunately really the only thing I think of when I hear it.
… never mind. I take that back. There was this series of novels I read back in high school centered around military special forces (parajumpers, SEALS, etc.), and I think one of the SEALs had the nn Boomer, so I also associate it to that, which makes it infinitely cooler and more usable to me. 
(Plus, that Boomer was seriously cool. :P)
I would say use it if it’s what you really love, but be prepared that it could be terribly polarizing? I mean, personally, depending on my mood, I’d be willing to brave the kickback from naming a son [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], or [name_m]Reef[/name_m], because I love them SO much. But other days, I just don’t think I’d have it in me to explain why again I named my son [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]. (Although, [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], I’d probably risk, because it’s a family name, but I suppose you get my point?) If that doesn’t hold you back, go for it! I think it’s super cool. (That being said, if Boomer is too much for him, he could always go by [name_u]Bo[/name_u] or Miro, I think, or you could even go for a more “normal” name, if you’re worried, and use Boomer as a nn? I think Boomer, much like [name_u]Sonny[/name_u], [name_m]Buddy[/name_m], etc., could be one of those nns that you could use with absolutely zero ties to the given name itself, if you really wanted. :P)
Good luck!
Not a fan, even as a nickname. Sounds like a dog name or a stupid buddy character in a movie. I like [name_m]Booker[/name_m] or [name_m]Boone[/name_m] better.
My dad always called farts boomers. It was probably just a my dad thing, because I’ve never heard of anyone else with that association, but I can’t get it out of my head. Boomer, to me, is kind of like “tinkle”- the name for a bodily function, not a person. But again, it might just be a personal association- I have no idea where my dad got “boomer” from.
As a given name I think it’s trying a bit too hard, and I definitely associate it with [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Phelps[/name_m]. But maybe it could be a fun, casual nickname for [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]?
I think it should be nickname territory. However, it’s certainly memorable.