Posted on 07/24/2024 4:53:48 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Nerdy boy names come in all shapes, sizes, and styles and some are definitely cool. There geeky boy names are the clunky, old-school vintage choices that are starting to feel fresh, funky, and daring again, while still being rooted in tradition.
Like thick black-rimmed spectacles and heavy oxfords, these nerdy names are so out, they're in, and deserve a spot amongst the other cool boy names.
Some of these nerdy names for boys are now heading into the mainstream, like Arthur, Hugo, and Franklin, which all rank in the US Top 500 baby names for boys. Others, like Alfred, Harvey, and Louis, have already caught on in a big way across the pond in England & Wales, where they rank in the current Top 100 boy names
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Have fun.
All I know is that when the most popular name is Mohammed, you’re screwed.
Tell me you want your son to get bullied at school without telling me....
I used to catch hell at school for my name. Though now that I’m an adult, I take pride in it.
Wake me when Aloysius becomes popular.
It would have been nice to see an Ebenezer or two. I could invited Eb over for some hot water soup.
Indeed.
Casper used to be high on that list of undesirable boy names, but that was over 50 years ago, when Casper the Friendly Ghost was commonly seen in comic books or on Saturday morning TV. Nowadays, the name may not be tied to any particular image.
There may still be a few of those tiny restaurants called Casper’s Hot Dog’s around. They had good Chilli dogs.
Some not too popular names were good for a Saint’s name, but less so in everyday life. I recall Sebastian and Aloysius.
Henry is sort of old fashioned, I did not see it on the list. I do like that name because there are Henrys in both of our families. We are WAY past naming any kids.
I can think of one
Biff
The family name was Arthur.
My dad worked with a guy named Richard Handler.
Can you imagine? The bullying must’ve been intense... I went to school with his daughter, too.
My dog’s name is Arthur. He’s very fancy
According to that article, “nerdy” girl’s names that are on the rise include Harriet, Ada, Florence, Dora, etc., which were popular around the time Cleveland and McKinley occupied the White House.
My problem was that as a kid, I was the only one in the school with that name [it’s much more common these days].
When someone called out my name there was no plausible deniability that whoever was calling me could be ignored as though it might be someone else with the same name.
When video rental places were a thing I found was being overcharged for movies I never watched. They’d been using my first name “Mikel” then let automation handle the billing.
Turned out the only other Mikel in town was also a customer and his rentals were being billed to my account. Go figure.
Laughed the rest of the day after learning his last name was Hunt. Mike Hunt.
I know a Richard Hair and Peter Eaton. Mr. Eaton put up with a lot of mocking in the military.
My sons are Bill, Tom, Pat, James, Dan, and Frank.
My grandparents had a dear friend named Aloysius —“Allie.” His parents were Irish immigrants. We bought our Christmas trees from his family.
For those of you reading here who are unfamiliar, the Americanized pronunciation is al-oh-WISH-us.
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