Cute combinations, Boys F-J

And now onto the next segment of Cute Combinations!

F
Classic: Francis Robert
Boyishly cute: Franklin James
Unusual: Finley Niall
Unique: Flynn Ross

G
Classic: Grant Alexander
Boyishly cute: Grayson Lucas
Modern: Gavin Lee
Unusual: Griffin Leo
Unique: Grayden Ross
Unisex: Gabriel Reese

H
Classic: Henry Robert
Conservative: Harrison Michael
Boyishly cute: Hudson Chase
Modern: Hunter Nathaniel
Unusual: Hugo Joseph
Unique: Hamish Alexander
Unisex: Harley Ross

I
Boyishly cute: Isaac Bradford
Modern: Isaiah Jacob
Unusual: Irvin Michael

J
Classic: Jack Oliver
Conservative: James Edward
Boyishly cute: Jude Grayson
Modern: Jayce Lee
Unusual: Jarvis Dean
Unique: Jai Anthony (rhymes with eye)
Unisex: Jamie Matthew

What do you think about these? Comment below!

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Cute Combinations, Boys A-E

After a whole series of cute combinations for girls, I am proud to start the cute combinations for boys.

Here it goes:

A
Classic: Albert Ross
Conservative: Andrew Michael
Boyishly cute: Alexander Elliot
Modern: Ashton Tyler
Unusual: Arthur Drake
Unique: Adair Deacon
Unisex: Alex Quinn

B
Classic: Baxter Thomas
Conservative: Benjamin James
Boyishly cute: Bryce Nathaniel
Modern: Brandon Parker
Unusual: Bennett Ross
Unique: Bastian Alexander
Unisex: Bailey Ryan

C
Classic: Charles William
Conservative: Colin James
Boyishly cute: Calvin Alexander
Modern: Cole Brayden
Unusual: Conrad Austin
Unique: Carlin Anthony
Unisex: Casey James

D
Classic: Darcy Robert
Conservative: David Michael
Boyishly cute: Dominic Taylor
Modern: Dawson Seth
Unusual: Dane Andrew
Unique: Deacon Ross
Unisex: Dylan Riley

E
Classic: Elliot James
Conservative: Edward Anthony
Boyishly cute: Elias Leon
Modern: Eli Payton
Unusual: Everett Ross
Unique: Evander Deacon
Unisex: Emerson Paul

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Nicknames for Boys.

After my article on nicknames for girls, its time to delve into the world of nicknames for boys. In my earlier post, I went over the main reasons why parents give their children names with nicknames, and I'll re-hash (In other words copy and paste ;) ) the categories I made up:

1. Having a cute pet name for the child .
2. Being able to give their child a very formal name, but having something more cute and young or childhood or casual occasions.
3. Being able to choose a long name.
4. Having a more unique nickname for a child with a common name, so they're not Charles B or Charles W but Arlo.
5. For when the child is a Junior or are named after someone who they'll have close contact with to avoid confusion.

I'll give my favorites, ideas and examples for each 'reason' for giving a nickname, below:

Reason one: Just having a nickname to call your kid by.
These are just what you're average every day parent uses, for example "Jack" for Jackson, "Matt" for Matthew or "Davey" for David.

Reason two: This is when you choose a more formal name, but want to choose a cuter more childish nickname for childhood and casual situations.

My favorites are:
Allan, "Al", "Lan"
Andrew, "Andy", "Drew"
Baxter, "Bax", "Baxie", "Ax", "Axter"
Benjamin, "Ben", "Benny", "Benji", "Enji", "Jam", "Jamie"
Bernard, "Bern", "Bernie", "Ernie", "Nard", "Nardo", "Ardo", "Ardie"
Charles/Charlton, "Charle", "Charlie", "Arlo, "Les"
Colin, "Co", "Cole", "Collie", "Olly"
Dominic, "Dom", "Nic", "Nico"
Edward/Edwin, "Eddie", "Ed", "Woody", "Win", "Winny"
Fletcher, "Fletch", "Letch", "Etch", "Etcher"
Francis, "Frank", "Frankie", "Rance"
Fredrick, "Fred", "Freddie", "Eddie", "Edrick", "Ed", "Drick", "Rick", "Ricky"
James, "Jame", "Jamie"
Jasper, "Jaz", "Perry"
Leon, "Lee", "Leo", "Lonny"
Lincoln, "Linc", "Cole", "Coln", "Collie"
Lloyd, "Loy", "Oydie"
Malcolm, "Mal", "Colm", "Cole", "Collie"
Matthew, "Matt", "Mattie", "Math", "Hugh"
Michael, "Mike, "Mikey", "Mick", "Kel"
Nicholas, "Nick", "Nicky", "Nico", "Cole"
Patrick, "Pat", "Patty", "Paddy", "Tricky", "Rick", "Ricky"
Quintin, "Quinn", "Tin", "Tin-Tin", "Tiny"
Richard, "Rich", "Richie", "Hardy", "Ardo", "Ardie"
Sebastian, "Seb", "Batty", "Bastian"
Theodore, "Theo", "Teddy", "Dore"
Travers, "Trav", "Travvy", "Rav", "Ravi",
Vincent, "Vin", "Vinnie", "Cent"
Wesley, "Wes", "Es", "Lee"
William, "Will", "Billy", "Liam"

Reason three: For parents who choose out a long name, but want something shorter as a nickname to make it easier.

My favorites:
Alexander, "Al", "Alex", "Lex", "Xander", "Ander", "Andy"
Finnegan, "Finn", "Finnie"
Garrison, "Gary", "Garris", "Sonny"
Harrison, "Harry", "Harris", "Sonny"
Leverett, "Levi", "Lev", "Rhett"
Rafferty, "Raff", "Raffi", "Tee"
Remington, "Remi", "Ming"

Reason four: For parents who choose out a popular name, or find out they've named their child a popular name, unique nicknames can be a good solution.

My favorites..
Aidan, "A", "Denny", "Ade"
Alexander, "Lex", "Ander", "Xan", "Xander"
Andrew, "Ando", "Roo", "Ad"
Anthony, "Ant", "Anto"
Benjamin, "Jamie", "Jam", "Enji", "Benno", "Jin"
Brandon, "Ando", "Bran", "Andon, "Don"
Christopher, "Topher", "Toph", "Tip", "Chip", "Kit", "Kiff", "Christer", "Ster", "Stoff"
Connor, "C", "Ona"
Daniel, "Neal", "Nils"
Elijah, "Lige", "Lijah", "Lee"
Ethan, "Eath", "E", "Han"
Isaac, "Iza", "I"
Jack, "Jik", "Jeek"
Jackson, "Sonny", "Jaz"
Jacob, "Jayko", "Cobe"
James, "Jame", "Jamie", "Jam", "Jaz"
Jayden, "Denny", "J-D"
Joseph, "Seph", "Joze"
Joshua, "Jozey", "Hugh"
Matthew, "Math", "Hugh", "Matto"
Michael, "Kel", "Kale", "Mick", "Mitch", "Miles", "Milo"
Nathan, "Tan", "Han"
Nicholas, "Cole", "Nico", "Naz"
Ryan, "Yin", "R"
Samuel, "Zam", "Sammo"
Tyler, "I", "Tyles", "Tel"
William, "Lee", "Wim"
Zachary, "Cary", "Z", "Car", "Caro"

Reason five: When naming after someone who will spend a lot of time with the boy, a different nickname helps everyone be a lot more clear.
See above reasons for ideas.

Got any other cute nicknames? Other reasons why someone in your life had a nickname, or you gave your baby one? Any funny nickname stories? Comment below!

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Special name meanings for boys.

Many parents like to consider the meaning of a name to help them or completely decide on what name to choose for their child. Names with special meanings can even be used as a middle name to supplement a name you've already chosen as a first name.

Here are some of my favorite nice and cute meanings, with hints and tips on when they could be used.

Special meaning: Physical Feature
This is where you choose a name which has a literal meaning to describe your son. Features such as hair color or gender are good examples for this, the feature you chose is more factual than bias such as "good-looking" :).
Some ideas:

• Abel, meaning "son" in Hebrew. A cute idea maybe for a first son.
• Aelwyn, (arl-wein), meaning "white, fair" in Welsh.
• Boyd, meaning "yellow hair" in Gaelic.
• Caesar, meaning "dark hair", "long hair" and "head of hair" in Latin. For a baby boy born with a nice bit of hair!
• Carl, Cary, Charles, meaning "man" in Old German. Cute for parents who call their sons their "Little man", especially if paired with a first name that means "little/small"
• Cecil, meaning "blind" in Latin.
• Cormac, meaning "son" in Irish Gaelic.
• Crispin, meaning "curly" in Latin. For a little boy with Curls!
• Darren, meaning "small one" in Gaelic.
• Derry, meaning "red-headed" in Gaelic. For all the carrot-topped cuties.
• Dexter, meaning "right-handed" in Latin.
• Dwayne, meaning "dark little one" in Irish Gaelic.
• Dwight, meaning "white, fair" in Old English.
• Elvis, meaning "elf-like" in Old English. For baby boys with cute little ears.
• Farley, meaning "fair" in Old French.
• Finbar, meaning "fair-headed" in Gaelic.
• Finn, meaning "fair" in Irish Gaelic.
• Julian, meaning "fair-skinned" in Latin.
• Kane, meaning "dark" in Celtic.
• Keir, meaning "dark-skinned" in Irish Gaelic
• Kieran, meaning "dark one" in Irish.
• Kumar, meaning "son" in Sanskrit.
  
• Paul, Pablo, meaning "small" in Greek.
• Poco, meaning "little" in Italian. This one would be cute as a nickname for a baby.
• Rory, meaning "red-haired one" in Gaelic.
• Rufus, meaning "red-haired one" in Latin.
• Russell, meaning "red-haired" in Old French.
• Sven, meaning "boy" in Norse.
• Vaughn, meaning "little" in Old Welsh, and "small" in Celtic.
  

Special meaning: surviving through hardship.
This is for babies who have been born premature, through complications or have disabilities but are looking positive, enduring it or hanging in there.
Some ideas:

• Abir, meaning "strong" and "heroic" in Hebrew.
• Archibald, meaning "noble" and "bold" in Germanic.
• Ardal, meaning "high valour" in Irish.
• Bernatd, meaning "as brave and bold as a bear" in Germanic.
• Bjorn, meaning "sterngth" in Germanic.
• Brian, meaning "strong" in Irish Gaelic and Greek.
• Caleb, meaning "brave" in Hebrew.
• Felix, meaning "lucky" in Latin.
• Ferdinand, meaning "bold", "courageous" and "gallant" in Latin.
• Fergal, meaning "man of valour" in Gaelic.
• Hal, meaning "safe", "sound", "healthy" and "whole" in Old English.
• Harding, meaning "hardy", "bold" and "strong" in Old English.
• Helmut, meaning "strong" in Old French and "brave" in Teutonic.
• Kalle, meaning "strong" and "manly" in Scandinavian.
  
• Keane, meaning "brave" and "strong" in Old English.
• Maynard, meaning "strong" in Old German.
• Owen, meaning "lucky" in Greek.
• Rolf, meaning "renowned for bravery" and "courage" in Old German.
  

Special meaning: naming after a loved one.
Naming your child after a family or friend but are stuck for a first or middle name? Don't like there name at all? These meanings are cute in certain situations (As another idea, names with 'characteristic' meanings can work well when naming after loved ones. Your dads name is Mark at you hate it? But he's a real nice guy and you want to use it as a middle name? Something like Allan (meaning 'cheerful' in Irish Gaelic) Mark would be cute, meaning Cheerful Mark). When naming after a good friend, a name meaning "friend" used as a middle name can be cute, or using a name with the meaning "friend" when you don't like your friends name is another option!

• Aelwyn, meaning "noble friend", "elf friend" and "friend to all" in Old English.
• Baldwin, meaning "courageous friend" in Old German.
• Barry, meaning "son of Harry" in Welsh. Cute when trying to name a boy after Dad.
• Bonamy, meaning "good friend" in French.
• Cary, meaning "son of the dark one" in Irish. For little boys with a daddy with dark hair or coloring!
  
• Cody, meaning "descendant or a helpful or cheerful person" in Irish.
• Edwin, meaning "happy friend" in Old English.
• Fitzgerald, meaning "son of Gerald" in Ireland.
• Flynn, meaning "son of a red-headed man" in Gaelic. Son of a daddy carrot-top.
• Harrison, meaning "son of Harry". Lots of options for Daddy Harry's. This ones cute, and a little different to "Harry jnr" and He could be called Harris which is very sweet.
• Kalil, meaning "good friend" in Arabic.
• Kelvin, meaning "friend" in Old English.
• Nelson, meaning "son of Neil" or "son of Nell" in Old English
• Quinn, meaning "descendant of Conn" in Irish.
  

Special meaning: nice characeristics
Names simply with positive characteristics such as "happy" or "good looking".

• Aelwyn, meaning "great child" in Welsh.
• Allan, meaning "good looking" and "cheerful" in Irish Gaelic. For little boys who are cute and well tempered.
  
• Albert, meaning "noble" and "bright" in Old High German.
• Argus, meaning "highly observant" and "bright eyed" in Greek. Cute name for little boys who notice everything after they're born.
  
• Arthur, meaning "noble" in Welsh.
• Asher, meaning "happy" in Hebrew. For a little boy who is sweetly in temper.
  
• Auberon, meaning "noble" in Germanic.
• Augustus, meaning "magnificent" and "great" in Roman.
• Beau, meaning "handsome" in French.
• Brian, meaning "noble" in Old Celtic.
• Bert, meaning "bright" in Old English.
• Cahil, meaning "naive" in Turkish.
• Clement, meaning "kind", "gentle", "calm" and "merciful" in Latin. For mellow little baby boys.
  
• Constantine, meaning "loyalty" in Latin.
• Cosmo, meaning "beauty" in Greek.
• Daniel, meaning "attractive" and "charming in Welsh.
• Darren, meaning "great" in Gaelic.
• Declan, meaning "good" in Irish Gaelic.
• Edward, meaning "happy" in Old English.
• Elan, meaning "friendly" in North American. For a little baby boy who never minds who's holding him.
  
• Ellis, meaning "benevolent" in Welsh.
• Elmer, meaning "noble" in Old English.
• Esmund, meaning "grace, beauty" in Old English.
• Eugene, meaning "noble" in Greek.
• Fadil, meaning "virtuous" and "distinguished" in Arabic.
• Fahey, meaning "happy" in Old English.
• Farley, meaning "beautiful" and "pleasing" in Old Norse.
• Felix, meaning "happy" in Latin.
• Fulbert, meaning "very bright" in German.
• Gamal, meaning "beauty" in Arabic.
• Guy, meaning "lively" in Latin. For a baby boy who kicked a lot in your tummy and is always moving and making noise.
  
• Hassan, meaning "handsome", "good" and "pleasant" in Arabic.
• Irvin, meaning "handsome" in Gaelic.
• Jamal, meaning "handsome" in Arabic.
• Kalil, meaning "beautiful" in Greek.
• Kamal, meaning "perfection" in Arabic.
• Kamil, meaning "perfection" in Arabic.
• Kane, meaning "lovely" in Welsh.
• Karim, meaning "generous" and "noble" in Arabic.
• Keane, meaning "wise" and "clever" in Old English. For a little boy who is quiet and seems to observe the world.
  
• Kenneth, meaning "handsome" in Gaelic.
• Kushal, meaning "clever" in Indian.
• Milo, meaning "grace" in Old Slavic.
• Naaman, meaning "beautiful" and "pleasant" in Hebrew.
• Niall, meaning "champion" in Irish and Scottish Gaelic.
• Philmore, meaning "loving" in Greek.
• Phoebus, meaning "bright" and "shining" in Greek.
• Sancho, meaning "thoughtful" in Spanish, and "pure" in Latin.
• Tate, meaning "cheerful" in Middle English. For a little boy merry in spirit.
  
• Xavier, meaning "bright" in Arabic.
• Zakkai, meaning "pure" and "innocent" in Hebrew.
  

Special meaning: feelings for your child.
Names representing your love and feelings for your child in the meaning.

• Ahmed, meaning "greatly adored" and "praised the most" in Arabic.
• Anthony, Anton, meaning "priceless" in Roman.
• Axel, meaning "divine reward" in Scandinavian.
  
• Benedict, meaning "blessed" in Latin.
• Cary, meaning "much loved" in Latin.
• Damon, meaning "fate" in Greek.
• Dante, meaning "to be patient" in Italian. For parents who have wanted a long time for their baby boy.
  
• David, meaning "beloved" in Hebrew.
• Didier, meaning"great longing" and "wish" in Latin.
• Dorian, meaning "gift" in Greek.
• Eamon, meaning "happiness" in Old English.
• Erasmus, meaning "beloved" in "desired" in Greek.
• Ernest, meaning "intense desire" in Germanic.
• Fahey, meaning "joyful", "glad" and "happy" in Old English.
• Felix, meaning "happy" and "lucky" in Latin.
• Fergus, meaning "best choice" in Gaelic. For adoptive parents of little boys.
• Gil, meaning "joy" in Hebrew.
• Hoffman, meaning "man of influence and flattery" in German. For little boys who wrap their parents and relatives around their fingers and get a lot of compliments.
  
• Hugh, meaning "inspiration" in Hebrew.
• Kamil, meaning "complete" in Arabic. For the little boy who completes your family or lives.
  
• Malachi, meaning "my angel" in Hebrew.
• Naaman, meaning "good fortune" in Arabic.
• Nathan, meaning "gift" in Hebrew. For a little boy who's a treasure, or perhaps one born on Christmas or a Birthday.
  
• Noam, meaning "joy", "delight" and "pleasantness" in Hebrew.
• Owen, meaning "lucky" in Greek.
• Raja, meaning "anticipated" and "hoped for" in Arabic.
• Thaddeus, meaning "desired" in Aramaic.
  

Special meanings: Misc, other cute meanings.
Other cute meanings which don't fit in other categories!

• Aneurin, meaning "little one of pure gold" in Welsh.
• Amir, meaning "prince" in Arabic.
• Augustus, meaning "majesty" in Roman.
• Basil, meaning "royal" and "kingly" in Greek.
• Baxter, meaning "baker" in Old English. For parents with this profession! Or if you're naming after someone who works as a Baker.
• Bryson, meaning "sea" in Irish Gaelic. For lovers of the Sea.
  
• Cecil, meaning "sixth" in Welsh. For the sixth child in the family! Or if you're not quite that adventurous -- the sixth grand child or grandson, or for little boys born on the 6th or in June!
• Cole, meaning "trust" in Welsh. For your baby boy who puts his complete trust in you.
  
• Connor, meaning "lover of hands" in Gaelic. Perfect name for all dog lovers.
• Darwin, meaning "lover of the sea" in Old English.
• Dean, meaning "ten" in Greek.
• Delmar, meaning "of the sea" in Latin. Good for water birth babies or just babies who love water or live close to the beach
  
• Dylan, meaning "sea" in Celtic.
• Earl, meaning "prince" in Old English.
• Elroy, meaning "the king" in Spanish and French.
• Ethan, meaning "permanent" in Hebrew. For your little boy who will be with you forever.
• Eugene, meaning "well-born" in Greek.
• Francis, meaning "little Frenchman" in Italian. For little boys with French blood!
• Gavin, meaning "falcon of May" in Welsh. For little boys born in May.
  
• George, meaning "farmer" in Greek. For boys born out on the Farm.
• Hyam, meaning "life" in Hebrew. For the new little life you've brought into the world.
  
• Irvin, meaning "sea" in Old English.
• Jason, meaning "to heal" in Greek. For a little boy who heals your past hurts.
  
• Kumar, meaning "prince" in Sanskrit.
  
• Leroy, meaning "the king" in French.
• Llewellyn meaning "resemblance" in Welsh. For a little boy with a close resemblance to some one special.
  
• Murdoch, meaning "sailor" in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. For a little boy with close relatives or ancestors who were sailors.
  
• Nahum, meaning "comforting" in Hebrew. For a little boy who comforts your past hurts.
• Namid, meaning "star dancer" in Native American.
• Naresh, meaning "king" in Sanskrit.
• Octavius, meaning "eighth" in Latin.
  
• Omar, meaning "long life" and "first born son" in Arabic.
• Owen, meaning "well-born" in Greek.
  
• Philmore, meaning "lover of the sea" in Greek.
• Quentin, Quintas, meaning "fifth" in Latin.
• Raja, meaning "prince" in Arabic.
• Reuben, meaning "behold, a son" in Hebrew. For your first little boy.
  
• Ryan, meaning "little king" in Gaelic.
• Samson, meaning "as bright as the sun" in Hebrew.
• Trey, meaning "three" in Latin.

DISCLAIMER: Many names have more then one meaning, or the meaning is derived from a word or not a 100% certain. I have only added in relative meanings for this article, and while the meanings have come from an accurate source I apologize for any mistakes.

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Top Australian Boys Names

As a follow on from the Top Australian Girls Names
I am proud to present, the Top Australian Boys Names. The most accurate list of name popularity taken from Australia as a whole (While many websites show Australian name popularity from one state alone, this list takes popularity from all states)

This list was compiled from:
The top 100 list from Queensland
The top 100 list from South Australia
A top 10 list from the Australian Capital Territory (with estimated numbers)
A top 20 list from the Northern Territory
A top 100 list from New South Wales
A top 100 list from Victoria. (My State :)!)
And, a top 50 list from Western Australia.
(Unfortunately no data from Tasmania could be found after countless Google searches)

And can be replicated on other sites with permission from Annie-Kate at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au

So, here they are:

No.		Name.	Amount
1		Jack	2402
2		Lachlan	2034
3		Joshua	1969
4		Thomas	1862
5		William	1850
6		James	1576
7		Ethan	1340
8		Samuel	1257
9		Noah	1253
10		Ryan	1245
11		Daniel	1236
12		Liam	1221
13		Benjamin	1206
14		Matthew	1133
15		Cooper	1113
16		Luke	1107
17		Riley	1094
18		Alexander	1050
19		Nicholas	1029
20		Jacob	1009
21		Oliver	998
22		Harrison	886
23		Lucas	875
24		Dylan	857
25		Jake	815
26		Max	802
27		Bailey	787
28		Jackson (700), Jaxon (83)	783
29		Charlie	740
30		Aidan (380), Aiden (356)	736
31		Mitchell	731
32		Tyler	727
33		Jayden	678
34		Connor	673
35		Blake	669
36		Jordan	668
37		Isaac	664
38. #		Harry	663
		Michael
40		Nathan	662
41		Zachary	593
42		Angus	586
43		Oscar	562
44		Cameron	557
45		Hayden	543
46		Adam	531
47		Seth	524
48		Joseph	516
49		Xavier	511
50		Jesse	501
51		Caleb	496
52		Brodie	489
53		Christian	474
54		Logan	470
55		Patrick	435
56		Alex	409
57		Kai	406
58. #		Sebastian	405
		Cody
60		Joel	386
61		Henry	373
62		Andrew	357
63		Callum	355
64		Charles	333
65		Christopher	324
66		Anthony	314
67		Ashton	306
68		Hunter	305
69		Aaron	303
70		Darcy	301
71		Hamish	297
72		Zac	289
73		David	281
74		Jonathan	265
75		Flynn	263
76		John	254
77		Jamie	250
78		Marcus	249
79		Tyson	248
80		Sam	245
81. #		Elijah	243
		Toby
83. #		Luca	236
		Jai
84		George	216
85		Tristan	212
86		Owen	207
87		Sean	206
88		Jett	202
89		Edward	199
90		Peter	189
91		Brayden	184
92		Dominic	181
93		Declan	174
94		Finn	173
95		Levi	170
96		Mason	169
97		Brock	160
98		Tony	154
99		Brandon	150
100		Beau	144
101		Will	133
102		Tom	115
103		Corey	113
104		Taj	111
105		Zane	107
106		Archie	106
107		Justin	105
108		Austin	93
109		Jeremy	90
110		Rhys	90
111		Ali	86
112		Julian	76
113		Kyle	72
114		Lincoln	55
115		Ben	50
116		Bryce	45
117		Hudson	22
118		Bradley	22
119		Jay	21
120		Jason	18

For Parents from Australia i'd suggest to stay away from the top 25, or even the top 50 if you'd like an uncommon name.

How does the top 15 here compare to the top 15 in America? (Top 15 lifted from: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xy.html which gives a more accurate list which incorporates spellings)

No		Aus		USA
1		Jack		Aiden
2		Lachlan		Jacob
3		Joshua		Michael
4		Thomas		Joshua
5		William		Matthew
6		James		Christopher
7		Ethan		Ethan
8		Samuel		Nicholas
9		Noah		Daniel
10		Ryan		Andrew
11		Daniel		Anthony
12		Liam		William
13		Benjamin		Alexander
14		Matthew		Jayden
15		Cooper		Joseph

Which list is your favorite? Let me know and comment below!

Whats different from Australian boy names and American boy names? And what can we learn from that.

Names which Americans (and others) can steal from the top Australian names (cause they aren't too popular in the US!).
Lachlan
Bailey (no.635 in the US)
Charlie (no.337)
Mitchell (no.275)
Harry (no.593)
Angus
Callum
Darcy
Hamish
Zac
Flynn
Jamie (no.583)
Tyson (no.276)
Sam (no.463)
Toby (no.509)
Luca (no.349)
Jai (rhymes with eye)
Jett (no.535)
Declan (no.364)
Finn (no.456)
Brock (no.261)
Beau (no.438)
Tom
Will (no.533)
Taj
Archie
Rhys (no.915)
Ali (no.360)
Lincoln
Ben (no.555)
Jay (no.351)


Some interesting features of Australian boys names:
The name Aaron, is not pronounced air-run, but a-ron with a sharp 'a' sound.

Shortenings of names such as "Ben", "Sam" and "Will" are common as names on their own.

Variants of spellings are rare, and traditional spellings are nearly always used.

Names such as Bailey and Riley are seen as boys names alone, and are very rarely used for girls.

Scottish and Irish names which are rarely used in the US such as Lachlan, Angus and Callum are popular and have been for a long time.

Names Aussie parents should steal from the US top list and run! (theres a lot, grab your pen and paper!)
Cayden
Brian
Gabriel
Landon
Isaiah
Gavin
Eric
Evan
Adrian
Nathaniel
Devin
Jeremiah
Carter
Ian
Sebastian
Colin
Cole
Wyatt
Chase
Damian
Carson
Allan
Timothy
Richard
Derek
Brady
Vincent
Payton
Mark
Colton
Josiah
Preston

(And there are many other names at http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xy.html)

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Terrible boy names awards, 2006

I've got a confession to make. Theres a huge part of me that loves girls names, more than boys! So it's taken me awhile to get onto task to do the boys awards after doing the girls (which took a long time to do, i'll tell you!)

So, i'd like to welcome you to:

The Mini Terrible Boys Names awards 2006

:)

First category:
Random Y's
Random Y's are when the letter "y" is randomly inserted in place of another vowel. This is very popular in the realm of of girls names. But this also happens in boys names, too.
which is a little strange because it makes the name look a lot more feminine!
Offenders are:
Aidyn
Landyn
Camryn
Gavyn
Jordyn
Austyn
Trystan
Devyn

Winner: Gavyn

Second category: Weird incomprehensible spellings:
Some people just like to completely confuse (and really freak me out) with the way they insist on spelling a name!
Offenders are:
Rayan (supposed to be Ryan)
Brayan (Brayan)
Izayah (Isaiah)
Nathanael (Nathaniel)
Ean (Ian)

Winner: Izayah

Third category: Trying to make it 'unique'.
This is similar to the second category, although the names are often still recognizable, but just strangely spelled, often to try and achieve uniqueness.
Offenders are:
Konner
Alijah
Issac
Karter
Koen

Winner: Koen

Forth category: Random syllable onto an already perfectly fine name
Guys, the names Shawn, Marcus and Angelo are a nice names. They don't need anything added onto the front. Still, many insist on doing it:
Deshawn
Dashawn
Deangelo
Demarcus
Tyshawn
Jamarcus

Winner: Demarcus

Fifth category: Bad names
Names which are just stupid.
Offenders are:
Amari/ Jamari/ Kamari (kind of pretty names, but for a boy??)
Noe (pronounced: No-ee. It sounds like what a Mom says to their little child, "Noey, Thomas, don't touch that, Noeys"
Willie. (Oh, god...)
Sincere. (What's he going to be called for short? Sin?)
Hamza. (Not only a weird name, Nickname? Ham? It means "foul smell". Hm..)
Prince (speaks for itself)
Stone
Winner: Hamza

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EDIT: Take a look at reader Alicia's educated and different perspective on a few of these names in her comment.

Naming your baby boy!

Watch out! Names which are increasing in popularity like wild-fire!
Names which are in the top 250 should generally be avoided. These names will often only grow in popularity which will most often result in your child be the third person in their class with the same name! Definitely something to avoid.
There are also names which aren't yet very popular, but are increasing in popularity at alarming rates, so while the name might be very popular yet, in a year or two it may be very trendy and you're left with a very common name which you can't change.

Ones to avoid:
Cash, increased by 156% to no. 378
Leland, increased by 145% to no.342
Talan, increased by 143% to no. 309
Lincoln, increased by 120% to no. 300
Cohen, increased by 81% to no. 415
Cason, increased by 77% to no. 753
Ronan, increased by 60% to no. 598
Nash, increased by 54% to no.742
Anderson, increased by 53% to no. 399
Jordy, increased by 52% to no. 677
Brock, increased by 44% to no. 261
Joaquin, increased by 44%, to no. 286
Brodie, increased by 41% to no. 442
Eddie, increased by 41% to no. 395
Gideon, increased by 40% to no. 591
Tristian, increased by 38% to no. 729
Deacon, increased by 38% to no. 687
Porter, increased by 37% to no. 476
Moses, increased to 36% to no. 445
Dane, increased by 36% to no. 393
Ryker, increased by 32% to no. 624
Ari, increased by 32% to no.634
Finn, increased by 32% to no. 456
Maxim, increased by 32% to no. 852
Everett, increased by 31% to no. 451
Clark, increased by 31% to no. 696
Finnegan, increased by 30% to no. 779
Branson, increased by 29% to no. 862
Paxton, increased by 28% to no. 777
Phoenix, increased by 28% to no. 423
Darwin, increased by 27% to no.772
Waylon, increased by 27% to no.547

Good news for parents who's sons are named this!
Names which have fallen in popularity.. and may be safe to use with caution. Keep your eye on them! Names which can be considered for use are marked.
Jaron, decreased by 45% to no. 819 (Safe to use!)
Colby, decreased by 36% to no. 271
Kale, decreased by 33% to no. 766 (Safe to use!)
Johnpaul, decreased by 28% to no. 979 (Safe to use!)
Bailey, decreased by 23% to no. 635 (Use with caution!)
Damon, decreased by 23% to no. 386
Brett, decreased by 22% to no. 304
Darren, decreased by 21% to no. 361
Lance, decreased by 21% to no. 321
Darrell, decreased by 20% to no. 597 (Use with caution!)

Other fallings in popularity from 17-10%
Maximilian
Clarence (Safe to use!)
Clinton (Safe to use!)
Walker
Chandler
Jarrett (Use with caution!)
Reagan (Safe to use!)
Mitchell
Alec
Rory (Safe to use!)
Bernard (Safe to use!)
Dale (Use with caution!)
Terry
Salvador
Harry (Use with caution!)
Carlo (Safe to use!)

Name Virgins ~ Baby boy names appearing on the list for the first time!
Names which are appearing for the first time, or haven't appeared in previous years. Also names which might need to be avoided for appearing so high.
Beckett
Ace
Bode
Zayden
Finley
Samson
Kingston
Case
Guy
Brogan
Harper

Names which have fallen out of popularity.
Good news for parents of sons with these names, and names which can now be used!
Bridger
Bronson
Campbell
Carlton
Clifford
Dimitri
Elian
Elvin
Keanu
Kelton
Kennedy
Kurt
Norman

Cute finds outside the top 500!
Harry
Cedric
Neil
Maverick
Keenan
Leonard
August
Ryker
Todd
Duncan
Coleman
Lawson
Milo
Rhett
Draven
Ryland
Deacon
Irvin
Clark
Kenyon
Kane
Clay
Layton
Vance
Vaughn
Ross
Barrett
Ellis
Heath
Roland
Conrad
Alden
Rory
Seamus
Milton
Glenn
Branson
Broderick
Garrison
Royce
Van
Hugh
Jarvis

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