Is Wilder a good name?

jcarr22 · July 2017

Is Wilder a real name, for a boy? 3rd child and we seem to be in a rut. Want a somewhat unique name but nothing over the top.

Siblings are Halle and Hunter.

pebbledam · July 2017

Honestly, a lot of the newer more trendy names bother me, but I like Wilder. It feels classic even though it's new. I also think it goes well with your sib set.

harpseal135 · July 2017

To me, it's aweful, definately NMS. I like your other two. With Wilder and Hunter - I may be way off base here, but I kind of see a nature/hunting "theme" wild, hunt just adding -er. also, not a fan of two kids with the -er ending.

FelicitousJinx · July 2017

I agree with pebbledam that Wilder sounds older than it is as a first name, probably because it was a surname first. Given that, I think it definitely is as real a name as any other surname currently being used as a first name in one of the current trends or any of the older patronymically derived names like Brennan, Cassidy, or Cody.

I also agree with 3rescuepups that it gives the sib set a strong nature/hunting vibe, but I personally don't see anything wrong with that. If you love it, use it. If not, consider some of the following, too:

Cedric
Hawthorne
Jasper
Leif
Mack
Magnus
Otto

bbiutmcph · July 2017

Honestly I am so over Wilder. It's trend city. The last two years I just keep hearing as a middle name for everyone it seems. As a first name it broke the top 1000 in 2015 then jumped a couple hundred in 16 and I expect it to continue. I gives me a trying to be cool vibe

hullabalou · July 2017

We have been tossing it around as a middle name if this baby is a boy, but I'm on the fence about it. I really like it but think it's a little "out there" for our taste.

Bringmemylongswordho · July 2017

I don't care for it as a given. I agree with bbuiutmcph that it's a "trying to be cool" name. And honestly I don't think it really fits with your sibset. Hunter has been around, though on an upward trend currently, and Halle also feels much more classic than Wilder.

I like PPs suggestion of Cedric and Jasper

Alton
Caleb
Roland
Ivan
Lawrence
Garnet

JMU_Bride09 · July 2017

It's 100% surname for me. And I agree with PP that it's trying too hard to be cool and that it fits oddly with Hunter in a sibset.

jcarr22 · July 2017

Thank you. I think I'm at best 50/50 on it. We do already have two H names, so a third is something that is on th table. Can't be Hudson or Harper as we have those in our friend/family groups.

In the unique, but not too far out there...

Hayden (boy and girl, but more feminine?)
Hayes
Hawthorne (just saw this name - nickname Thorn. Kind of like it... for the next 5 minutes perhaps).

Other names we like...

Sawyer
Colton

Reese (if girl)
Hayden (if girl)

bbiutmcph · July 2017

I prefer Hayden on a boy but it's honestly pretty overdone.

im not a fan of the new trend with Hayes as a FN. I just hear it as Haze. Which reminds me of Hazing or almost hippie sounding like purple haze

HAwthorne is a big name IMO

Sawyer and Colton are fine but not in any way unique

suggesting:

Wesley
Mitchell
Trent
Vaughn
Conrad
Donovan
Silas
Garrett
Holden

jcarr22 · July 2017

Is a big name good, or bad? Ha.

queenbone · July 2017

It's very NMS, and I definitely would avoid it with sibling Hunter. Jasper is a great suggestion. If you want to stay with H names:

Heath
Harlan
Henry

soontobemomof6 · July 2017

I don't dislike it but I don't prefer it with your sibling names and I usually only prefer last names like that if it's a strong family name. I would go with another H!

Jyoung327 · July 2017

Do you have a middle name picked already? I like pp suggestions of Holden (on my list, family name) and henry,paired with wilder (Holden wilder blank, Henry wilder blank)

jcarr22 · July 2017

We have a Holden across the street. Henry is maybe too common? I actually like Jasper but that got shot down early.

Really like Huck... but yeah it rhymes with something....