Help- boy names I like are all very popular right now!

ladyteach0505

ah!!! It's a curse to try to name a baby when you're a teacher. The names I like have either been problem students or overused. We have our girl names pretty clearly but the boy names are leaving me at a loss. Here are some I like but probably won't use given the above reasons. Can anyone suggest similar names that are a little different or at least in the same flavor?

Henry
Graham (Sentimental family name but no good with our last name)
Levi
Caleb
Eli
Elijah
Jack
Jayden

Also, our girl names have neat meanings. I'd love to find a boy name with a special meaning to us but no luck so far!

ladyteach0505

I love Flynn! Too bad our last name rhymes with it.

Oliver is a nice one. And also the name of my first dog. sigh...

Girl names short list:
Ellie (Perhaps Elena FN)
Sadie

I also really love the name August- DH and I started dating in August and we conceived via IVF in August so it's chock full of meaning. I'm just wondering if I'm brave enough to do it.

Helenahhandbasket

Ezra

Seth

Grant

Burke

Hayden (love this for a boy)

Heath

Vaughn

Trent

brose1117

I adore Henry and am having the same issue with it. I also think Henry is one of those names you can get away with using, even in popular times, as its classic. Mostly this comment is to help talk myself into keeping Henry as our top 1. But I do think if you really love the name, you should go with it. Even if it's popular.

JMU_Bride09

Benjamin
Benton
Christopher
Darren
Ezekiel
Ezra
Grant
Hamish
Jared
Jeremy
Josiah
Oliver
Samson
Samuel

susykat77

My brothers name is Henry and he went by Hank. Some love it, some hate it.

DaisyZH

I love August!

Miles

Connor

Ari

Gideon

Griffin

Felix

ETA: I love Henry as well

4N6s

Henry - Henrik
Graham - Garrett
Levi - Linus
Caleb - Jacob, Collin, callen
Eli - Elias
Elijah - Jedediah or Noah
Jack - jake or Zachary
Jayden - Hayden, Aiden, jaylin, Brayden, Brandon, jay or Dennis

love2travel2014

ladyteach0505 said:

I love Flynn! Too bad our last name rhymes with it. Oliver is a nice one. And also the name of my first dog. sigh... Girl names short list: Ellie (Perhaps Elena FN) Sadie I also really love the name August- DH and I started dating in August and we conceived via IVF in August so it's chock full of meaning. I'm just wondering if I'm brave enough to do it.

I love August and the other variations of the name. I tried to talk DH into using one of them just so I could use the nn Auggie.  I just think it's so cute Good luck in finding a name, we are 2 weeks out and still have no clue what our little dude is going to be names. Boy names are just hard!