boy names. thoughts/first impressions. go.

homebird

Names on our short list:

Graham
Caleb
Jude
Eli
Liam
Jonah
Gavin
Asher
Nolan
Cooper
Finley (Finn)
Emery 

PinkLillyLover

Great list!  My favs are Nolan and Asher.

ETA:  Emery is feminine to me.  (That may be because I have a female cousin named Emery.)  Not a fan of it for either sex though.

kayjay10

You've got a great list.

Favorites:  Caleb, Gavin, Jude, Eli (as a nn for Elijah), Liam

Okay:  Graham, Jonah, Asher, Nolan, Cooper, William or Willem (I wouldn't choose unless family name and then I would nn Liam).

Dislike:  Finley (I know too many girls named Finly unfortunately), Emery

Other suggestions:  Elliott, Ian, Reid, Evan, Bryce, Lucas

KarlsSweetie05

love Caleb, Jude, Jonah.  These were on our short list too.

only like Eli as a NN.  Love Elijah.

OK - Finley. Liam.

don't like - Graham, Gavin, Asher, Nolan,

really don't like Emery (makes me think of emery boards for filing fingernails)

homebird

KarlsSweetie05:

really don't like Emery (makes me think of emery boards for filing fingernails)

Ha. Didn't think of that, but now I will. I think that one's out for me now.  

homebird

MelRC117:

I don't mind Liam but its VERY popular where I live.

H really likes Liam and William. I like Liam, but I agree - it's very popular. Right now I think it's a back-up for us. We're hoping to agree on something else.

EmeraldSea

I'm gonna do the word association game so here is the first thing that pops in my head!

Graham - yes (oh and also, cracker)
Caleb - sweet
Jude - love
Eli - eh
Liam - awesome
Jonah - Sleepless in Seattle
Gavin - too popular
Asher - nope
Nolan - revenge. and also, I like.
Cooper - copper. as in fox & the hound
Finley (Finn) - sweet
Emery  - feminine

homebird

EmeraldSea:

I'm gonna do the word association game so here is the first thing that pops in my head!

Graham - yes (oh and also, cracker)
Caleb - sweet
Jude - love
Eli - eh
Liam - awesome
Jonah - Sleepless in Seattle
Gavin - too popular
Asher - nope
Nolan - revenge. and also, I like.
Cooper - copper. as in fox & the hound
Finley (Finn) - sweet
Emery  - feminine

lol @ cracker.  

MrsWindyCity

I like Jonah, Eli, Graham, and Liam best (in that order). I think Jude is a good name just NMS. Dislike Emery.

mrstengallonhat1

Graham - nice
Caleb - love
Jude - like
Eli - like
Liam - love (too popular for me though)
Jonah - like
Gavin - LOVE
Asher - LOVE
Nolan - like
Cooper - like
Finley (Finn) - LOVE
Emery- NMS

You have a great list!

526SadieSadie

Love - Graham, Caleb, Jude, Liam, Asher

Like - Gavin, Eli, Jonah

Dislike - Nolan, Cooper, Finley, Emery

CeCe8579

Graham and Jude are my favorites!

Fletch82

Great list.I really like Graham, Jude, Jonah, and Cooper.

Not a fan of Gavin and finley

LolaBelle515

Graham--like
Caleb--love (becoming pretty popular)
Jude--love
Eli--like
Liam--love (very popular)
Jonah--love
Gavin--OK
Asher--OK
Nolan--love

Cooper--love
Finley (Finn)--feels very feminine
Emery --feels very feminine

Nice list!!! 

RayRay007

Graham - construction
Caleb -red head
Jude - player
Eli - player
Liam
Jonah - straight laced
Gavin
Asher - athletic
Nolan - golfer
Cooper - geek
Finley (Finn) -
Emery - girl

[Deleted User]

My favorites are: Graham, Caleb, Eli, Asher, and Nolan.

alohamora

Graham - love
Caleb - dislike
Jude - love
Eli - dislike
Liam - dislike
Jonah - like
Gavin - dislike
Asher - like
Nolan - dislike
Cooper - dislike
Finley (Finn) - dislike
Emery  - dislike

swimiz500

I love Jude, Graham, and Nolan.

I really like Jonah and Gavin.

The only ones I dislike are Finley, Cooper, and Emery 

Lue94

Great list. I like them all except Finley and Emery. They sound girly to me.

Kmommy91

I really love Jude! I like Asher, Graham and Gavin

maple1422

Caleb and Eli are in my top five, so I definitely approve! I also really like Graham and Emery; they are less common but have the same feel. Really, any combination of these names would make a great sibset -nice work! This may not be the place to post girl names, but just in case, here are my girl suggestions to go with your list: Autumn, Camille, and Bridget. You may consider Oliver, Ethan, Elijah or Elliot... good luck!

neverblushed

Graham -- cracker? cookie?

Caleb -- cute, part of "old-fashioned name' trend

Jude -- okay, don't love single-syllable names

Eli -- love it

Liam -- not a fan

Jonah -- love it

Gavin -- okay

Asher -- seems effeminate to me

Nolan -- used to like but I am currently teaching a REALLY weird student by this name, and I can't get past the association right now.  That's just me, though.

Cooper -- my next door neighbor's dog is named this.  Also, it's a last name.

Finley/Finn -- a child named this may grow up to be a wizard or a magic user.  Sounds very RPG to me.

Emery -- this is a girl's name in my book. 

neufiesgirl

Caleb!

homebird

Thanks everyone, this was really helpful!

Gordcrys

homebird:

Names on our short list:

Graham - solid name
Caleb - love it (on my list)
Jude - ok
Eli - like it
Liam - not for me
Jonah - ok
Gavin - too common
Asher - my sons name so obviously I love it
Nolan - ok
Cooper - ok
Finley (Finn) - cute, but I name my fish finley so I can only see it as a fish name
Emery - more of a girl name to me

MrsJ723

Graham - love
Caleb - dislike
Jude - like
Eli - dislike
Liam - dislike (too popular, but do like William)
Jonah - okay
Gavin - love
Asher - like
Nolan - dislike
Cooper - dislike
Finley (Finn) - dislike
Emery - dislike

FakeFinn

homebird:

Names on our short list:

Graham - Love!
Caleb - Great name!
Jude - Fine name, but NMS.
Eli - Love Eli, prefer it as a NN to Elias/Elijah/Elliott
Liam - Prefer William.
Jonah - Prefer Jonas.
Gavin - Fine name, but nah.
Asher - Love!
Nolan - Fine name, but again, nah.
Cooper - Not my favourite, but okay.
Finley (Finn) - Not a fan of Finley and I fear that it's crossing over to the dark side (a.k.a. girl side). I prefer Phinnaeus.
Emery - No. I prefer Emmett.

 

austenfan919

Caleb is my favorite! It's on my short list.

I also like Graham, Eli (Elijah) and Jonah.

Finley and Emery sound kind of feminine to me now.

Blondangel

Graham  -  Very nice, solid name. LOVE!
Caleb  - NMS I find it awkward sounding and kind of ugly
Jude  - Great name. LOVE!
Eli  - NN for Elijah; just ok
Liam  - Great name, like a lot
Jonah  - NMS
Gavin  - Great name, LOVE!
Asher  - Weak; it's soft and sounds like ass-er when kids say it
Nolan  - Also sounds weak and wimpy. Dislike!
Cooper  - NMS
Finley (Finn)  - reminds me of fish, sounds girly
Emery   - like the board. Dislike!

Kate070

Nice list, overall

My thoughts:

Graham: Good one!  I wouldn't use it due to associations, but I do like it.
Caleb: I like it
Jude: Cute- just seems a little abrupt, but I do like it.
Eli: Great name.  Only a little popular for my taste.
Liam: Very cute.  Short for William, or just Liam on its own?
Jonah: Currently one of my top two.  LOVE it.
Gavin: Cute
Asher: Very cute
Nolan: NMS, but not bad
Cooper: NMS
Finley (Finn): Very cute, just wouldn't use it again due to associations
Emery: Ehh... just makes me think "emery board".

 Tough choice.  Good luck! 

capulet

Graham - NMS but perfectly fine

Caleb - LOVE
Jude - like
Eli - like a lot (like Elijah even more)
Liam - meh, I feel like this is trendy, even though I don't know any Liams
Jonah - love
Gavin - NMS but okay
Asher - LOVE
Nolan - meh
Cooper - meh
Finley (Finn) - I know a boy named Finley so I kind of like it, but otherwise it would probably be meh for me
Emery - I think this has become more of a girl name now

As you can see, I'm a sucker for the biblical names.  Asher would be on the top of my list (for family reasons but also because I like it anyway), except it's a hot mess with our last name.

ShoeFanatic614

Great list.

Love (in this order): Graham, Jude, Caleb, Finley/Finn, Asher, Nolan, Eli, Liam

Like: Jonah, Cooper

NMS: Gavin, Emery

Really great names!  

zoieglow

I love your list. My 3 year old's name is Jonah and I still love it. People seem to like it but it usually ends up being a second or third choice. So our experience has been that it's generally a crowd pleaser that not quite as many people pull the trigger on. I like where it sits in popularity.

hjk5000

My favorite is Eli but I also love Jude and Caleb.

The only names on your list that I don't care for are Nolan and Emery. 

JenyaJM

Graham love
Caleb eh...
Jude love
Eli good name, not a HUGE fan though
Liam overdone
Jonah fine
Gavin love
Asher like
Nolan not a fan
Cooper dog name to me...
Finley Finn Finley is my daughters name, so I'd say No for a boy
Emery  love

trudibell

Graham - makes me think of the cracker type.

Caleb - solid.

Jude - sister Jude on American Horror Story anyone?

Eli - Eli Yale, solid.

Liam - too trendy.

Jonah - a little hipsterish

Gavin - no. bring out the flannels.

Asher - no. and dasher and vixen...

Nolan - no. 

Cooper - I don't get why this one is popular.

Finley - super hipster

Emery - a little effeminate perhaps? 

jesstellina

homebird:

Names on our short list:

Graham - like it ok
Caleb - too overused, at least among the people I know. It's a solid name, but for a few years it seemed like everyone I knew was naming their kid Jacob or Caleb.
Jude - like
Eli - like
Liam - like
Jonah - like
Gavin - like but a little trendy
Asher - I'm not a fan of this. I know it is a male name from the bible, but it still seems kinda feminine to me
Nolan - like
Cooper - like
Finley (Finn) - Finn would be ok for a boy, but Finley sounds VERY girly to me
Emery - I truly think this is a girl's name. That's the only way I've heard it (which, by the way, is only on TB)

My favorite of the ones you've mentioned is probably either Nolan or Cooper.

BC&LM

We seem to have pretty different taste in names, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt.

Graham: okay, but not my style
Caleb: okay, but not my style
Jude: dislike it
Eli: okay, but not my style
Liam: like it a lot; best name on the list
Jonah: dislike it
Gavin: really dislike it
Asher: absolutely hate it and don't understand why it's suddenly becoming so popular
Nolan: dislike it
Cooper: it's a last name to me
Finley Finn: dislike it
Emery: hate it