Baby Name Poll Results

Taylor
Logan
Harrison
Mason

Those are all originally surnames

Some of the more normal surnames that come to mind are:
Todd
Blair
Kirby
Coby
Taylor
Scott
Spencer
Bryant/Bryan
Quinn
Evan
Martin

Do you like any?

I’m pregnant with my second child, and we’re naming him Jones, which is a surname.

Here are a few that I can think of:

Taylor
Ryan
Logan
Blake
Sloan
William(s)
Michael(s)
Mason

Anderson
Abbott
Branson
Lucas
Barrett
Blake
Everrett
Marshall

I LOVE the name Taylor !!!!!!!!!


Benedict
Thatcher
Campbell
Parker
Keaton
Hunter
Landon
Easton
Archer
Jamison
Cooper
Sawyer
Henry
Grant
Carver
Davis
Perry
Alexander

Callum
Murphy
Cullen
Flynn
Alton
Bennett
Benson
Bradon
Bryce

He might go for Mason...most of the others that I’d like (Michael, William, Martin, etc) are too ’normal’ for him. It’s really difficult! I want a normal name, but I agreed to try to find a surname that might work for both of us. Any more suggestions.

Archer "Archie"
Sullivan "Sully"
Fletcher
Wortham
Cohen
Langston
Glendon
Jagger
Lennox
Harrison
Ford
Reagan
Donovan
Murphy
Anderson
Reed
Auden
Hudson
Bennet/Benson
Carson
Sawyer
Walker
McGuire
Griffin
Pierce
Tucker
Nolan
Channing

I LOVE Hudson. I think its strong and handsom. It all depends on what your actual last name is. I think Taylor has gone to the girls...

Wesley
Weston
Colton
Jackson
Reid

hm...maybe Bennett or Perry....

Carter/Carson

I’d pick Taylor too. It’s a very standard surname but can also be a first name. And it’s definitely not girly. Just like all the other ’unisex’ names. All boy.

Of the 3 you listed that you liked I think Mason is the best. GL!

Kiefer
Mason
Zachary
Lucas
Walker
Braden/Brayden
William(s)
Connor
Nash
Tyler
Anderson

My favorites are:

Hudson
Sullivan
Lincoln
Hayes
Beckett
Mason
McKinley
Lachlann

Any work for you?

Jackson!

Carmichael
Harris
Trent
Pierce
Nolan
Garret
Emerson
Dean
James
Williamson
Jackson
Jameson

Try to convince him otherwise!!! It’ll just be horrible for him growing up! Can you imagine calling to your sun and saying "come here Sullivan" or "This is my son Carmichael" or "Hi Walker"

From the suggestions, the ones I kind of like are:

Mason
Bennett
Perry
Reed/Reid

I also like the more standard "first names" from the list, including Taylor, but we’ve already been over those and my husband doesn’t like them. All suggestions are big help at this point. Maybe in the same style as the 4 I do kind of like? I don’t really know what style that is, though...

Thanks again!

Riley is my maiden name which has become popular as a first name for both boys and girls.

Others you might like:
Ashton
Owen
Lennon (John Lennon)
Vaughn (Vince Vaughn)
Charlton nn Charlie
Barrett
Ellis
Elliot (George Elliot)
Sage
Sutton
Murray
Cohen (CO-in)
Connell
Lewis
Butler
Foster

Kelly
Rose
Harper
Lindsay
McKenzie
Allison
Miranda
Whitney
Cassidy
Presley
Reagan
Ruth
Leighton
Sloane
Kinley
Kinsley
Reina
Hadley
Courtne
Tracy
Gracia
Kennedy
Morgan
Reese

Ellis and Lewis sound ok. Someone suggested Mackenzie...I know Mac is sometimes used as a nickname for boys. Would Mackenzie be too girly?

I would suggest going to nymbler.com, typing in the 4 names you kind of like, and seeing what kind of suggestions you get from there. I’ve found that site very useful when trying to find names that fit a particular style.

I think Mackenzie is a little too girly.

I really liked Bennett, then your husband gets a surname name and you can have the nn Ben with is ’normal’.

Mackenzie is kind of girly and not a nice name in my opinion but Mac is OK.

Ellis is my friend’s son and he is cute! Another one you might like is Boyd.

Would your maiden name, or another family name make a nice boy name? Maybe if it had meaning for you, rather than being a random surname, you’d like it more.

Maybe there’s a surname with a "normal" nn you could compromise on, like Bennett nn Ben.

I feel for you... my ex was obnoxiously stubborn when it came to naming our son, and INSISTED that he have a name no one else would have... our son was four days old when we finally agreed on a name for him. Part of me wants to say, don’t let him push you around... it’s your child, too! But you don’t want to meet bullheadedness with bullheadedness... that will get you nowhere. Hopefully, you’ll find a name you love that meets his "criteria," but even MORE hopefully, y’all will find a name you both love, that you both savor saying, hearing, writing and reading.

Last name suggestions...

Abbott
Allen
Ashton
Austin
Bailey

Baird
Barrett
Barron
Baxter
Bentley

Bowen
Bowman
Bradley
Brady
Brandon

Brock
Brody
Bryan
Bryant
Bryson

Cameron
Casey
Chase
Christian
Clayton

Cole
Collier
Corbett
Corbin
Corey

Daniel
Davis
Dennis
Dexter
Dillon

Duncan
Edward
Everett
Garrett
Garrison

Gibson
Gideon
Gordon
Grady
Graham

Granger
Grant
Grayson
Gregory
Griffin

Harris
Harrison
Heath
Henson
Hunter

Jackson
Jensen
Jordan
Kaylor
Keith

Lance
Landon
Lucas
Maddox
Martin

Merrick
Merritt
Mitchell
Nelson
Oliver

Parker
Paxton
Porter
Preston
Quentin

Ramsey
Ray
Reese
Ridley
Riley

Roman
Ross
Rush
Russell
Scott

Silas
Simon
Stone
Tate
Thatcher

Troy
Truman
Tyler
Tyson
Vincent

Vinson
Wade
Warren
Watson
Weber

Wilson
Winston
Wyatt
Wyley
Wynn

I think the person who suggested McKenzie, Rose, Whitney, Cassidy, etc. misread the poll, and gave you last name suggestions for a girl, rather than a boy.

Mackenzie was the 69th most popular name for a girl in the US last year, and was not in the top 1000 names chosen for a boy.

Mcrae

Tyler
Anderson
Ryan
Trenton
Samson
Mason
Dalton
Rowan
Perry
Harvey
Bennett
Beckett
Casey
Davis