Boy Name Suggestions

I can give you advice on what to avoid, if you find that helpful. I'm a teacher and I see lots of names!

Avoid goofy or 'unique' spellings of names. The name will be pronounced incorrectly. It will be spelled incorrectly. The kid will go through school constantly saying "it's JAXON" not "Jackson".

Avoid the super trendy. What looks and sounds really cool now might not be so great at the header of a resume or as an older man. A name that is so so chic and unique might just sound flat out ridiculous in 20-30 years.

I always had a real difficult time with names. I like different names too.
My boys names are Tanner, Colten and Cameron.
Some of the other names that were on my last list when I had my youngest child were:
Tristan, Bryson, Grady, Grayson, Elijah--(Eli for short), Preston
Congratulations on having another boy soon. Wish you all the luck in the world. Boys are so special!!

i now have two boys... one named bryan micheal who is 6yrs old and a 4 month old baby boy named robert lee.... i had a hard time naming me second child and fond that i just picked the two most important men in my life outside of the babys father and used ones first name and the others midddle name, good part about how i named my second son was the his fathers middle name was also my sons first. win win for everyone. but if you find that it doesnt work for you i always like the name damien micheal... i thought that was always cute and you dont find many who have that name...
hope i could help.

have a good day and good luck with the new baby.
J. -hubbard

I know this may sound kind of weird but look back to your year books. Names that were popular then arent very popular now. Jason, Brian, Joseph, David. Yea they seem kind of common to us because we grew up with a bunch of them but in my sons whole preschool (ages 3-5) there is not one of any of those names! I personally love the name Jesse. You can also find names in the bible. And not just the popular ones!
Good luck
SZ

Well, my son's name is Timothy John. My brother's name is Joshua Lincoln. My husband's name is Jerry Richard. I have four uncles named Rocky, Delbert, Tim and Bruce. I don't know their middle names though. And, if we have any more boys, they will be named Isaiah Jacob and Noah Thomas.

I just had a baby girl in October but when my husband and I were discussing names he always liked the common ones for boys and I always liked the different ones. Here are a few suggestions:
Cole
Keagan
Brogan
Brailey
Also my cousin just named her baby Pacen. I have never heard that before!! Good Luck!

Hi A., my daughter is due anyday now. she's also having a boy and the little thing is still nameless. I love the name Braylon for a boy, Dalton, Dillon,Liam,Braxton,Maddox, Braden, Brady,Brody, Riley,Quinton, I have alot more, I just can't think of them, Hopefully you'll like one of these names. I just Love uncommon names. Good Luck.

I have friends that combined family names to create their son's name. His name is Makade Jovin not sure how the first name was combined but the middle name is (jo)first two letters of moms name and (vin) last three letters of dads name. We had girls Riley Makenna and Kennady Leone but we always liked Camden McKinley & Carter. Good luck! Let us know what you decide!

My husband and I take forever picking names. For all three we liked to look in our families' geneology for reference.

about 6 months till my son was born, we were trying to think of any name possible (boy or girl), and nothing sounded right. out of the blue my hubby comes up and says *how about donovan* (mind you this is not because of the football player..or the singer...lol) anyway. i love it, and i got to choose his middle name (christopher). go with your heart..it will come to you out of the blue :D

Congratulations on your upcoming new arrival! And picking the name is so fun yet so frustrating, huh? When I was pregnant both times we didn't know the sex so we had a million names for both it seemed. However, some of the boys' names we particularly liked were Brennor and Sawyer (because Lost is my hubby favorite show; corny but true). I also really liked Teague because I saw it in a document my grandfather prepared about our ancestors. Teague something or other was the first immigrant on my grandmother's side a few hundred years ago. My hubby and I like old traditional names.

I like the names, Max, Preston, Jackson, Quinn, Griffin, Alexander, Ross, Parker and Kennedy

A name that I like, but isn't so common is Troy. Another that I absolutely LOVE is ADAM. You hear it some, but not alot. I've ALWAYS liked that name and wanted to name a child that if I ever had a boy. I didn't.

What about Jonathan or would you rather keep it simple, like Troy? I have some friends who've got a son named RACE and another named Spencer. I have a very special nephew named LUKE.

Another simple one that you don't hear all that often is Bret. Good luck

We used my mom's maiden name and everyone loves it. Its unique because its a Finnish name. It was also a tribute to my Grandma because this was her first biological great grandson after 8 great granddaughters. We knew she was proud when she just passed away at the young age of 101!

I am all about tradition and we looked through the family trees, you may be surprised at the great names you find!

Hi MOM,
I have always loved the name Cole, which i suppose would be Coleman. I have a daughter named Carleigh (note spelling instead of Carly or Carlie). Coleman or Cole could be spelled several ways to make it slightly different. Khol, Kole, or this site gives other variations. Cole - name meaning and origin

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The boy's name Cole \c(o)-le\ is pronounced kohl. It is of Middle English and Old French origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". Surname derived from a medieval given name. Also used as a short form of Nicholas and names beginning with Cole-. As a given name, it is linked with the songwriter-composer Cole Porter (20th century). Outlaw Cole Younger.

Cole has 2 variant forms: Coley and Colson.

For more information, see also related names Colbert and Colin.

Baby names that sound like Cole are Cale, Colle, Col, Coll and Coyle.

Cole is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Cole. Compare Cole with related baby names.http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Cole
Good luck and God Bless

My Friend just had a baby and named him Carter...I thought it was so cute!

My husband's grandfather passed away during my first pregnancy so we named our son after him. My husband's middle name is David and his grandfather's middle name was Nelson so we went with David Nelson.
My father passed away during my second pregnancy. When I found out that I was having a girl I had to find out a way to name her after my father, he did not have a middle name however his first and last initials were K & C so her name is Kacy Rachelle. My husband pulled Rachelle out of his head.
Try not to worry over it too much - a name will come to you when it is time. Who is your favorite actor? Who is your favorite relative? Here are a few boy names that I like....
Dillan
Aiden
Kerney

Congratulations & Good Luck!!

I love the name --Asa
(long "A" at beginning and short "a" sound at end.)

Oliver
Christian
Zach
Santiago (although very common in Latin America)

Good luck and congratulations!

My husband and I could not decide on a name together. We came to an agreement that if the baby was a boy he would pick his name and if a baby girl I was to pick her name. I lost, we had a boy. My son wanted to name him after a gentleman that he worked with that he thought very highly of. Therefore, my sons name is Marshal and there has not been anyone that he has gone to school with that has had the same name as he does. Marshal is now a Junior in High School.

My son's name is Elijah David. When I was pregnant the names we had picked were Collin, Ethan, Elijah, Tristan, and Riley. Good luck!!

Patrick
Logan
Maxwell
Aaron
Jesse
Ian
Micah
Philip
Stephen
Keegan

check out the social security website-- it has the top 100 names for each year. you'd be surprised that aiden is one of the top names... it feels like an unusual name... but apparently everyone felt that way! :) anyway we almost named our son jacob samuel but decided not to because it was one of the top 10 names of the year, and we didn't want him to be one of 3-4 in his class at school, you know? so his name is jeremiah, which is familiar but not common. so people recognize the name and know how to pronounce it, but it's not so common that he has 10 friends with the same name. we got good name ideas from a family pedigree chart, that's how we named our daughter.

we all have songs, so that's a fun idea too. jeremiah was a bullfrog.... jonny be good... little liza jane... find a song about a name, and go with it.

Maybe look at your family tree and see if you like any of your ancestor's names.
Or, I know a couple who honeymooned in Hawaii and just fell in love with that place and decided to give their boy a Hawaiian name. Is there any place you have really fond memories of? Maybe choosing a name that originated in that language?

Looks like you're getting some great suggestions here on Mamasourse! Good luck!

Hi A.,
Congrats on baby #2. What a great idea to ask other moms what names they like. You'll more than likely get a lot more creative ideas than just looking in a baby book. I have 3 girls, so I never have considered boy names too much. However, I'll let you know what I like. I've always thought the name Raymond was a very strong and manly name. I think calling a little boy Ray would be so cute. It's kind of like naming a child Samuel, and calling him Sam, except not as crazy popular. I also just had a girlfriend name her son Cameron. I think it's cute, and not too popular. I also have always thought Brody and Cooper are cute, and kind of unique too. Good luck with the name seach. I think it's much easier to choose girls names than boy names. :)

I named my first son Monte Glenn, my second child: Cory Shane and I wanted to name my third son: Aaron Mitchell but my husband insisted on naming him: James Burl(jr).
Other names: Ira Francis, Franseco Xavier, Francis Dale, Franklin Dean, Philip Andrew, Stephen Grant, Robert Lee, Nathaniel Wayne, Jerry Scott, Craig Allen, Christian Allen,
Russell Glenn, Russell Timothy, Larry Dean, James Leroy, James Douglas, James Paul, Jason Lee, Robert David, Nathan Roy, Roy Allen. Eli Custer, Levi Andrew. Good luck.

I have a couple of friends who chose unique names:
Talon
Cade
Nolan
Brody - short for Broderick
Bentley
Kenyon
Brady
My faves are Malachi and Jonah.

Good luck!!!

Here are a few I liked when I was trying to pick out a name for my little boy:

Brennan
Liam
Carter
Hayden
Brody
Braxton
Jace

What about Connor? I liked that name. I named my son Abel after the Abel in the Bible. And his middle name was after a man that we dearly loved and had stepped up to the plate as a father to my husband. His name is Carlton. So our son's name is Abel Carlton. The only time's I've regretted it is I've been asked numerous times, "Where's Cain?" UGH!

My Great-Grandmother named all her boys with names that would/could be presidential (just in case!)

**wink-wink**

Have fun with it - congrats!

I like uncommon names too. My sons' names are Tristan and Layne. When I was pregnant with Tristan, I never heard of that name before, so I named him Tristan. Now, I have seen some boys named Tristan at school and sport activities. But I still like the name anyway. I don't see other kids have the same name as Layne except one girl at school. I wish I had put my maiden name in my boys' middle names because their last names is same as my ex's. They have nothing to carry my family name. Maybe you would like to put your family names that are special to you to their first or middle names. Good luck! Congrats on your new baby! =o)

Hard to say without knowing your last name. I think a name should flow with the last name. So keep that in mind if that matters to you!!

have fun,
L.

I know a guy named Bevan Maximillion. He had a brother named Grayson Barrett. Those are pretty "different" names. I always liked the name Seth myself. Other moms have mentioned the name Brody.... I like that too.

Congrats on your boy!

My son's name is Patrick Stanley. Patrick is my husbands middle name and Stanley is my husband grandfather who raised him since his mother died when has 11. I am a firm believer in naming your children after family members. Every girl in my family on my mom's side back to my great great grandmother has the middle name Kay. Me, my mom, my 4 aunts and my two grandmothers.

When I had my youngest dd almost 6 years ago, DH and I had a hard time picking out names. Neither of us wanted a popular name but we didn't want one that people would make comments about either.

I went to the SSA Popular Baby Name site (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/) and printed out the top 1000 baby girl names for the previous year. I then went through and grouped the names that were the same but different spellings. I gave a copy to DH and we both went through and marked the names we really liked. The first time through, there was nothing that we had marked the same. I reprinted the list and then we went through them again and picked names that we liked and those that we would consider. Upon checking through DH's list, I saw he had the named Taryn marked. I must have skimmed over that name every time because it had never jumped out at me before he marked it on his. We ended up naming our dd Taryn Elizabeth. I had never heard the name Taryn before. I am seeing the name more and more but it isn't an overly popular name (I did meet another Taryn Elizabeth and a lady who has a niece named Taryn Elizabeth).

I didn't keep a copy of our lists that we marked and wish I would have. I have the baby name book that my DH marked up when I was pregnant with my oldest (I didn't mark any names because I only wanted one name and that was what we used) so my oldest DD can see what names she might have had. I have nothing to show my youngest.

Almost a year after I had Taryn, my nephew and his wife had a boy who they named Torin Jacob. It took me a while to get used to that name but I like it and haven't met any other Torins.

This past summer my nephew's kids were visiting (nephew is now divorced and his kids live in Puerto Rico). For some reason, my brother (nephew's father) kept mixing up Taryn and Torin's names and calling them by the wrong name. :)

Although it may sound kind of crazy, was there anything special about where you think he may have been concieved. I too had a huge problem with naming my son until my friend suggest Houston. Yep, I came to the conculsion he was "made in Houston, TX". LOL

A couple of names we liked but didn't pick:

Seth
Jared

Thought I would share even though this has been up here for awhile!

I of course love the name Luke Anthony ( my sons name)..but I also like

Jaxon
Rylan
Hudson
Joshua
Xander
Dylan

Boys names are hard because you want them to be different but yet powerful enough for when they become men!

Hope these help!

Hi A.,

Congrats on being pregnant with another little guy!

I haven't read all the responses, so apologies if this is a duplicate. My two sons are Benjamin Richard (husband is Richard) and Philip Alexander. We liked the idea of Bible names. I personally like names that leave no doubt as to the child's gender, and that can be easily pronounced (I substitute teach and am ALWAYS stumbling over some child's name).

You could also consider George, Edward, Leon, Carl, Charles, and Daniel--they don't seem to be too common now (but check those lists!). I have always liked David, Michael, Jonathan, Mark and John as well.

Good luck and have fun!

K. Z.

Congratulations on being pregnant!

Boys names I've always been partial to are:

Forest, Cole, Carter, Parker, Elijah, Jared

Good luck with everything!

I had 2 girls, but the boy name we had picked out was Carl Scot. My late grandfather was Carl August William and my Husband's name is Scot (with one T) Allen. I thought it was a nice blend. I don't know anyone else with either name, but both are "common" sounding. My daughters are Abby Elizabeth and Amy Lynn. Neither girl has the same name as anyone in their classes. Congratulations and best of luck picking a name!!

A.
I had the same problem when I found out we were having a girl for our second. I searched online and couldn't find anything that I liked. So I went to the library and checked out a book of 1001 baby names. This really helped me as I was able to keep it with me and when ever we were in the car or had some down time I would pull it out and write down some ideas. As far as boy names I always like Aiden (he is on a soap I watch - AMC - I only watch one!! ha ha) The other option is that I hear "old" names are coming back. Jackson, Polly, Evelyn - so maybe searching through your family tree might help as well. Good luck!! It took me up until my last trimester to pick one, but once I found it I knew!!

During my last pregnancy, everyone said I was having a girl. Well, WRONG! We got a boy! In the scramble for a name, we came up with Ethan for a first name. My uncle Gary had recently passed away in a car crash, and my hubby's best friend, Ray had passed away from heart disease. So we took "Gary" and "Ray" and came up with "Gray". Ethan Gray!
It's a combination of family, friendship, and love.
Not to mention, my hubby has 7 children. With alphabetical names, and "G" was next in line. LOL
Andrew, Brianna, Christine, Destiny, Elizabeth, Forrest, Gray!

A., I know it's been days since you submitted your request so you probably have hundreds of responses by now! Naming your baby is such a personal and permanent (!) thing that everyone has an opinion...so here's my story, hope it helps!

I OBSESSED over my children's names. We decided my son's middle name would be Douglas so he could be named after his father without being a Jr. From there it narrowed down our options significantly, but he was still 2 days old before he had a permanent name. The portrait lady pressured me into picking one for the hospital's website so I did and knew immediately that it was wrong....thank God it wasn't on the birth certificate yet!

Anyway, he is Gavin Douglas and it is so perfect! I love that there isn't really any opportunity for a unpleasant nickname, and it's short enough I don't need a nickname for him at all. It's also great for both a boy and a man. I'd never heard it before I named him but since then I have come across a few others, one in our church (they chose his name because they liked my son's so much) and one in his preschool.

Some of my son's friends are;
Tobias (Toby)
Jalen
Braden
Zachary
Owen
Caeden
Jacob
Desmond
Connor
Jack
Shaun
Ian

Good luck!

Unusual boys names that are not becoming common are harder to come by than girls unfortunately. We struggled with trying to find a uncommon boys name while had no problem finding an unusal girls name for his older sister. We personally went with an older name paired with his great grandfathers name. (Both of our children have the middle names of a grandfather or great grandfather.)We looked at many names and here are just a few that I have heard that don't seem to be too popular as of yet.
Talon
Lane
Landon
Tyree
Tyson
Guage
Seamus
Collin

Obviously a first name should flow well with your last name and be sure not to create any acronym's with initials that could cause him to be teased later in life. Congratulations on your pregnancy and good luck with your name search. I'm sure you'll find the perfect name for your little one. :)

I like the name Joel. It's easy to spell, easy to remember, people know right away it's a boy (I have a hard time with names that girls and boys have these days: Logan, Taylor, etc.), and there's probably not going to be another one in his class.

And it goes well with a lot of middle names, ones you might bring in from another family member.

My son Joel is now an adult, and his name has served him very well. And contrary to what people said when he was born, NO ONE has ever called him Joe or Joey! -- Well, one exception was the summer he worked in the Parks Department - one of the guys called him Joe. But other that than, he's always been Joel.

Good luck!

My two boys are named Clinton Joseph and Elliott Russell.
My grandsons are Lance Sebastian and Miles Lawrence.
I love all these names.
Once your baby is here, whatever you name him, you will come to love. Names from the Bible are especially nice, Isaac, Isaiah, Elijah.
Try not to discuss it with friends and relatives, everyone knows someone with the names and will tell stories of what so and so did and then you won't want that name. It's really distracting. Choose the name and keep it to yourself until he is born.

I have two boys--My almost 3 yr old is named Mason and my 7 month is named Henry. Hope this helps!

My biggest dilemma in picking out a boy name was that it not become a girl name down the road. I also wanted unusual (but not bizarre) since my two girls have unusual names. I went with Zane. He is now almost 7 and it fits him perfect.

You should buy the book "The Baby Name Wizard." It list names and then refers you to other names you might like based on these. You can also search names on their website and get suggestions based on what names might pair well with your younger son's name.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/

Good luck!

I had the same problem and somebody told me about Nymbler.com. Type in some names you've considered and it will give you a list of "like names" that you might also like. It's how I found my son's name! Good luck!

when pregnant with my 2nd son this time last year, my husband really got attached to "Jett"

we already had a boys name picked long before that, so Jett wasn't really in the running... but i think its pretty unique without being too odd. didn't realize until this past week that was the name of the Travolta's son...

I was in the same situation with my third son. We decided the night he was born, after watching a movie, to name him Riley. I had never heard the name before seeing it in the credits of this movie. We thought he was going to be a girl and had a girls name picked out, so we were in a pinch to find something quick.

Hi A.,

It doesn't look like I will be having anymore children (I have 2 -- 1 of each), but if we did, we have thought we would name them after their Grandparents (Ronald & Rosella & Olin & Myra). A boy would be Rolin Austen (Austen was my Grandma's maiden name) & a girl would be Myranda Rose. I think naming them after family members is a good idea, especially if you can come up with different variations so they can be unique. I only wish I would have thought of that before my two were born. (Hannah Joy & Ethan Matthew)

We could only agree on one, Hoyt.

My husband happened to work with someone by this name and we liked it. He and his son are the only two we know with this name besides our son. There was also Hoyt Wilhelm, a hall-of-fame baseball pitcher. I wanted a one-syllable name.

Have fun deciding!

I work part time in the schools; one 2nd grade class has 2 Keegans! Honestly, it seems like unusual names are becoming the norm and the old standards are becoming unusual.
We were in the same boat as you 15 years ago. We have done well with Ted (short for Edward after his grandfather) Philip (other grandfather) and Scott. Our HS graduates over 250, and no one has the same name in their class.

We always had a girl's name decided upon, but it was a little harder to come up with a boy's name. We were like you and didn't want anything too unusual, but wanted something that you don't hear very often right now. Our son ended up being named Vincent Thomas. "Vincent" just came to us after we started talking about various "V" names (Victor, Victoria for a girl, etc.). We had a friend named "Vince" in college, so I think that helped the decision. "Thomas" is after my husband's father. We really didn't have any other boy's names we agreed upon, and we're thinking about getting pregnant this year, so we may be in your boat again, soon! I'll read the other replies to get ideas. ;)

I'm partial to Mitchell, because I have a wonderful little guy of the same name!

We wanted something strong and masculine that had the potential for a nickname if wanted and something everyone had heard of, but not many had. It fit the bill. Congrats and good luck, no matter the name!

Also like Landon.

Good Luck choosing! It is so fun!

Brevin
Thomas
Ronan Pronouced ROW-NIN
Shane
Quinn
Graham
Joel
Will (William)

A.,

We were in the same boat as you when I was pregnant with our Sam. We were stuck on his middle name. We wanted something as unusual as his sister's middle name.

We went through all our favorite artists, musicians, writers and looked at both their first and last names.

Well, my husband was - lord help me - seriously interested in the middle name Tyrannosaurus. Don't get me started.

We decided the name Wyeth was a better compromise and wouldn't get him looked at funny during a college admission board meeting. Samuel Wyeth will do just fine now. But I will admit, when he's ten years old, Tyrannosaurus would have made him the coolest kid on the block.

Good luck!
J.

I have 2 boys as well and this was hard since I always had names for girls in my mind!

One I would have loved to name my second son was Kier but my husband was not going for that!

I also love the name Avery and chose it for my second son's middle name.

My boys are Alexander and Theoden. We call them Alex and Teddy.

Our grandsons all have unual names. The oldest is Damien Michael Sebastin (don't know why she did the 3 names) the second is Draven Michael Daniel and the younset is Brayden Tyler (different Mamma). We named our 2 Gregory Allen (youngest) and Michael Vincent (Middle name for my Dad) we also considered Jeremy Allen and Jeffery Alen for the youngest. Michael was always Michael (for our best man) Vincent for my dad (his middle name is Vince.0 My sister's three are Louis Dean Horn the third ( he hates his name because his father has some mental issues and Mom and he were divorced years ago. The second is Andrew Vince another named after Daddy. And finally Dustin Mark (we call him Dusty.

I do geneology and you would not believe the names that you NEVER hear anymore.You dont hear the name Colton, Lafeyette, Dayton, Talledega, Gracin, Leyton.

If you are looking for really unusual names, go through a list of athletes! For some reason, there always seems to be a plethora of them in the sports arena! lol Also, consider a longer more common name that you could shorten into one you liked. I knew a guy who's name was Lincoln but he went by Linc. Also, try looking through the Bible or other unusual places like that for ideas.

And, congrats, Mama!!

Amos Dalton Jonas Joel Boone Bo
Brady Kaiden Donavan
Here is a cool website of ideas
http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/baby-names

I have a few suggestions:
Cole, Austin, Mason, Dean

I wish you the very best!! It is so exciting to be having a baby boy!!

After having 3 girls I still love the names Landon, and Anderson. Not together.

We had a hard time deciding on a boy name for our son born last year. We named him Liam Patrick (Patrick after daddy). The others we liked were Landon, Shane, & Aiden (although Aiden ended up being #1 in popularity last year).

Some of the less popular names I have heard are: Deacon, Bracey, Hayden, Parker, Brennan, Mason, Brody, Dayson, and Brayton. My youngest was named after our Dr. (Craton) using the last name but changing the spelling. (Creighton) If you find a name you sort of like you could change the ending or beginning to fit your taste. (i.e. Mason to Dayson.) I think one of the best sources for names is the Bible. (Malachi, Micah, Solomon) Don't look in the back of the Bible...just open the old testament and look for the lineage pages, some are REALLY strange but there are some that are sensible as well. Hope this helps. Congratulations on the upcoming birth! P.S. For fun you might want to think about asking the 4 yr. old what to name the baby. When my 3rd. was 4 we asked him what to name the coming baby and he said Ariel. (The Little Mermaid was very popular in our house) We told him that would work for a girl but what if it was a boy. He promptly replied Flounder. (of course that became the baby's name until delivery day) We still laugh about that and occasionally call our daughter (now 14) Flounder from time to time.

Hi our 1 year old son is Nicolas Ryan but had i had MY way it would have been Sebastian Cole or Myles. You harldy ever hear those names.

Oliver
Sebastian
Raymond
Phillip
Forest
Christian
Jedadhiah
Chester
Charles
Howard
Henry
Jake
These are all very strong names

We have never been able to decide on a boy name either. We want something a bit unusual, but not weird, too. Luckily, we have two girls (so far). What style of name does your four-year old have?
Lately I like Tate, Wade, Donovan, Leo, Archer, Rand, Craig, Benton, Jay, Tobias, Jonah, and Ty. Maybe one of these will ispire you! Good luck!

Congratulations on your pregnancy! What is the name of your 4 year old son? Knowing will make it easier for us to help choose something you might like.

Not sure exactly what "kinds" of names you like, but I was in the same predicament when I was pregnant - I didn't want something every other kid in his class would have, and I wasn't crazy about all those wierd variations that are happening nowadays. I wanted something easy to pronounce, easy to spell, and a little old-school. I ended up with Hudson James - and I'm happy to share that name because we ended up having a girl! Good luck - you'll find the right name for your little guy!

I like:

Grady
Cole
Sebastian
Christian
Aydan
Brody
Karr

I had my second son in October of 2005. We named him Daven. I haven't heard of anyone else with this name. Congrats

a friend of mine just picked out initials.such as b.j. or k.c. some government people such as the military dont like it but it worked out great for her.i feel she had a great sense of humor

I wasn't going to respond because you had so very, very many suggestions but after reading through all of them I didn't see some of my favorites. First, my son is Ryan Anthony and I'd name him that again today. He just turned 16 and his name has served him well. I also love the name Julian although that can sound a little feminine. Another name we're fond of is Alec. My son was asked for suggestions on what to name his half brother and that is what he came up with (and they used it). I've always liked it. Whatever you name your baby I'm sure it will be great. COngratulations!

I am a fan of the traditional names...Joshua or Jacob. Of course, I couldn't use either of these names when I named my son because dad is Josh and brother in law is Jacob. We chose Austin. I had a terrible time picking a name for my son and then an even more difficult time with my daughter. Good Luck.

A few of my fave, sort of "different" names are

Cody
Gavin
Brayden

Good luck!

My husband and I both have very common names (at least for our generation). When we were expecting, we too wanted something uncommon, but not too weird or unusual. Here is what really helped us the most.

1)the book "The Baby Name Wizard": Names are broken down into categories to help you find what you are looking for. There are graphs that show the popularity trend for each name. Complimentary names are listed with each to give you ideas for siblings, middle names, other possible names, etc. It mentions things to think about with any given name, such as famous people with that name, cultural references, things that people might associate with that particular name, etc. (I think someone previously mentioned the website.)**Just keep in mind that the book was published 2005**

2)SSA Popular Baby names: We had lists of the top names from the last few years, so that we could avoid those.

Best of Luck!!

You don't mention if you have any leanings towards heritage or not. That can makes things easier when picking a name and how long your last name is. You generally don't want a first and middle name that will be extremely long with a really short last name or a really short first name with an exceptionally long last name. Those don't always flow right either!
I like some of the older names you don't hear much anymore.
Clinton Shane, Adrian Del, Ashley (Ash)Lane, Blair or Blake with Alan, Chadwick (Chad) Moore, Yancy or York Thomas, Sloan Russell, Quinton Shane, Paxton Oakes, Jared Clark, Darren Chase.
Just a few. I wanted to name a boy Alexander Christian, and a girl Cimmeron Victoria or Tameria Heather. My husband objected loudly because of a 4 letter last name, I have a Stacie Ann and a Sean Patrick instead. Am raising a Cameron Alexander right now so I guess I got that long first name finally (not our natural child, foster daughter left her child behind).
Good luck! I know names can be hard to blend into a person.