Struggling to find just the right name for baby boy due in 3 weeks
Hello name nerds!
My partner and I have really been struggling- we both have a few names that we like and neither of us are a hard no on each other's names, but there's just nothing that feels like we can both wholeheartedly get on board with! We have agreed on a middle name - George - after my late grandpa. Last name starts with an O and is Dutch in origin. My partner is big on choosing a name associated with hockey (we are Canadian, go figure). We are trying to hit the sweet spot of a name that isn't super traditional or common but isn't way out there either. I'm 34 yo and find a lot of the names that used to appeal to me have now been used 100x over by my peers, but the new wave of popular names are all names that I am too old to experience as fresh and adorable again (i.e. Henry, Cyrus, Sebastian, etc etc) though I could be convinced to use George as a first name given some sort of fresh nickname.
My top names are- 1. Madden 2. .... okay that might be it Partners top names- 1. Miller 2. Calder 3. Marner
Some others that have made the list but didn't get enough enthusiasm from one or both of us are: Merritt, Keller, Brady, Bowen, Marek, Mateo, Coy, Kesler
Open to suggestions or votes of confidence/non-confidence for any of the above! Also, you get big ups if you can name the NHL team we cheer for based on the names above 😜
Posted Mar 12, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC