Baby Name Poll Results

What kind of names do you like?

Nothing too popular or common...kind of trendy is okay...the unisex last name first names are okay too. Names that come to mind I like are Callum, Rhett, Parker, Tyson...

Reid, Rylan/Ryland, Royden (it’s a very old English name - not a trendy or made up one), Carson, Declan (pr: Deck-lan)

Unique, but classy. . .

Jules
Jude
Logan
Brett
Parker
Anders
Bjorn/Hans/Lars/Fritz (foreign)
Hollis
Oliver
Eamon

I’m so sorry your baby’s father walked out on you. I think a name that signifies "a new beginning" would be nice . . .I found the name "Renee", then realized you’re having a boy (Renee means "new beginning" or "rebirth"), so searched further and found Raanan, a boys’ name of Hebrew origin which means, "fresh, green, flourishing". Hope this helps!

Sullivan
Sawyer
McKinley
Mason
Neil
Niall
Abbott
Addison
Alden
Arden
Barrett
Bailey
Basil
Bennett
Benson
Camden
Colm
Harlan
Connor
Reid
Reese
Asher
Luka
Avery
Emory
Owen
Kellen
Bryce
Tristan
Casey
Cassidy
Cooper
Tanner
Dalton
Cash
Forrest
Emmett
Brady
Brody
Hudson
Landon
Marshall
Travis
Waylon

Rowan
Rogan
Ashby
Bishop
Cullen
Dexter
Emerson
Ellis
Ellison
Edison
Foster
Fletcher
Grady
Jasper
Martin
Calloway
Nelson
Noble
Porter
Sanders
Silas
Hiram
Pierce
Oakley

Sebastian "Bastian" "Ian" "Seb"
Jeremiah
Jeremy
Haylen
Haden
Lachlan/ Lochlainn/ Lochlan
Miller
Mayer
Rourke
Ridge
Sloane
Thatcher
Thayer
Wakely
Treston
Bronson
Coleman
Carter

They are awful ’Chav’ names, completely lacking in class and will mark your child out as being tasteless lower class American in origin, made up names that will date.

My name is Addison and I love it

Wow, Arisella, what an open mind you have. Ever hear of "Don’t judge a book by it’s cover"?
I named my sone Sebastian Tiberius (I like the old Roman names and my husband is a Star Trek nerd).

Branson
Ryder
Quinn
Harrison

If you mean in the U.S.
I’m sorry, but Arisella is correct, and upper class and upper middle class Americans would be as horrified as she is by most of those names, most people are just usually too polite indifferent to say something. Trust me, her thoughts are really normal. If "class" is what you are going for in a *name*, this is important to understand, and it is not meant derisively. If it’s not something you care about, that’s fine, but people ask what names are upper class and then don’t want to hear it. The upper class chooses names from a very short list for boys, and recycles them every generation. If you have a name that is generally considered downmarket, it does not mean *you* in particular are lower class or not a successful person or anything. ex: Addison started as trendy upper-middle name, but trickled down a bit. Some trickle down so far and become statistically overused by the Wal Mart set as aspirational, which is how names like Brittany and Ashley became "stripper" names after 40 years. This is why upper class people usually stick to perennial classics and take naming seriously and consider many names above "fluff" names, especially with boys. If class and uniqueness is what you sincerely wish to bestow on his name, the best thing you can do is give him a traditional upper class name from the rolls of Western European (especially English) royalty (if you are ethnic it’s fine to use your ethnicity royalty) and let him develop his own uniqueness. Give him a name a man can be stately with when he is 70 years old or a judge of the Supreme Court, ie "The Honorable (name)" You can’t go wrong with classics like Andrew, George, Richard, Charles, William, Edward, Phillip, Henry, James, John, etc. No matter who uses them, these names can’t be tarnished. Some less usual choices would be Ferdinand, Albert, Alexander, Frederick. Make the middle name something fun/cute if you absolutely need to do that ie Charles Wakely Surname.

Old names with more more "style" such as Oliver, Sebastian, Maximilian, Theodore are tasteful educated middle "literary" class names in US more than upper, but they have dignity. Hunter and Blake are trickling down fast. Last name as first name and unisex names used to be upper but are very downmarket since the 90s. *Classic* Old Testament names like Benjamin or David are usually safe. Boy names with a Y in them anywhere, names that are words, creative syllable matching, names ending in -en, place names, "cool" sounding names, in general do not denote cl[removed]ame for Mac- or Mc- names. Celtic names used to be ok but have gone very downmarket, although there are some Celtic classics like Fiona and Ian that can still work as dignified middle class names.

If you really want to stray from all that and be more unique but for him to have a name with class and dignity, choose a solid name that was in the top 100 list in 1880s- 1930s but is currently out of rotation. ie an "Old man" name. Your child will be an old man someday, God willing.

Trust me, I didn’t decide this. I came from a lower class background, was lucky enough to get Grandma’s name (my sister was Misty, ie downmarket 80s) went to an Ivy league college and married into very old money, so I don’t think I’m better than you as I come from a single mom on welfare, and look at the whole class codes thing from the perspective of an economist. It may seem strange, but after a while you just sense which names are which class. I feel you deserve to know, so you can make an informed choice. If you are in a proud working class community and want to name your kid Braxton or Mckenna that’s fine if that’s admired in your community. But if you are genuinely aspirational, take heed. In the halls of power, people raise eyebrows at those resumes and college applications.

Best Wishes on a beautiful healthy baby.