Having trouble with names...

MissLMS · March 2011

I think boys names are so hard to decide on. So much harder than girls names! If you have a boy, how did you decide on a name? Any recommendations on a name website?

rebekah_p · March 2011

Congrats! Picking out names is so exciting! We knew we wanted a Biblical name, so for us it was just about going through Bible names and picking our favorite. Its also fun to see what the most popular names are https://www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-2010

muddin_lil_sis · March 2011

We had the hardest time as well. DH chose Wesley and I picked Clay. To start, I made a list of all the names I liked, then DH went through and deleted the ones he didn't and added to the list what he liked. Then I went through his names. Once we had a list of names we both liked, I put first name and middle names together; then let DH go through the list. We finally got it narrowed down to 5 then 3, and DH finally picked Wesley Clay, which was my fave of the 5. Anyway, I can't remember all the names on the list, but here's a few:

Thomas, Andrew, Joseph, Eric, Michael, Benjamin, Ronny, Ryder, Cody, Samuel

There were so many more but I can't think of them. Basically we got online and looked at baby name websites, and picked what we liked. Hope this helps!

mrssamuels2b · March 2011

I agree that boy names are harder. I made a list and DH vetoes the ones he didn't like. From there we played around with them until we got something that we both liked.

starsmaycollide · March 2011

Boys names are tough! I was a dork and loved looking up names, so I know a lot of sites!

There's always the SSA website with the official most popular list, and you can even look it up by state.

Others I liked were babynamewizard.com and nymbler.com .

We made a list for each gender, but when we found out we were having a boy, we realized we were kind of tired of our list. So, we started all over again. DH suggested Owen out of the baby name book I bought ages ago, and at first I didn't like it. Then it started growing on me, and we decided we liked it the best. After that, I suggested we pair it with Rhys because DH always liked Rhys but I didn't like it for a first name. He always wanted something a little 'different' so it seemed perfect for a middle name instead. We decided a few weeks after we found out he was a boy, but we also considered going to the birth with two choices and picking after we saw him.

hamillm · March 2011

We knew we wanted to name a boy a JD name to continue the initials of DH and his dad. We picked out Jaxon even before we were "trying". Girl names were much harder for us. We did test out every name (and even considered not using JD), but always went back.

ricejl · March 2011

Boys names are hard, especially if you don't have many family names to choose from. We had, Harold, Howard, Gary, Ralph, etc...not many good choices. My husband wanted something powerful so we thought of all the great warriors/leaders in the past and picked one. LO's middle name is the same as my husband's middle name.

Iove.wins · March 2011

H and I actually had an easier time with boy names, for some reason. I think because girl naming trends tend to roll over quicker than boys do.

I don't really know how to explain how we came to our boy name. We were back and forth for a while, because we knew we wanted to use the MN to pay homage to our family -- the trick was figuring out which side (mine or his) and what would work with our last name. We finally decided that for this baby, H would pick out the middle name and I would pick out the first. He chose his middle name (which was also his grandfather's middle name, who died when FIL was 15), and I prayed that God would give me a name for the little person in my belly because He knows him/her (we didn't know the gender yet) better than I do I woke up with the FN, and it has been literally the only name H and I agreed on!

So I guess I'd suggest looking through family records and maybe checking out some of the baby name board resources. There's one site on their FAQ that tells you how many babies were born with a certain name in 2009 according to SSA. It's a pretty great resource if you're looking to stay away from anything too trendy.

Sunshine05 · March 2011

That's funny, we had a much easier time deciding on a few boys names for our short list. We're also only using family names, so that narrows it down a lot. Good luck! I love baby names and looking up their meanings, etc.

MrsAO · March 2011

The boy name was easiest for us, DH asked what I thought of it long before we ever started TTC. I liked it so it stuck. We didn't want to do family, and didn't want to be too trendy. DH wanted something classic and I wanted something easy to spell and not difficult to pronounce because those were issues for me and my brothers.

Good luck deciding! Seems like making the list and vetoing what each other doesn't like is the way to start. Then combine the list of the names left and go from there!

KRicketts08 · March 2011

Ugh yes boy names have been so tough! Especially when you have a DH that throws out some ridiculous names just to be funny...ex: Remington Hunter. Obviously DH is a hunter but really? Girl name was a lot easier than boy names. I like the SSA's website. I have another one bookmarked at home that has a section for each name that's called Considering this name? Basically, it's a survey of people with that name and it also dicusses how those people were teased with that name. I will post it later.

missmiss307 · March 2011

We had an easier time with boy names, but only because we named him after Bobby's grandfathers.

MadeOfAwesome · March 2011

My H and I picked out names way before I even went off my BCPs. We're using his father's first name (FIL goes by his middle name) and my H's middle name.

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