Boys' names you despise?

[annie85]

Aidan/Braden/Caden/Hayden/Jaden - This name got old for me a long time ago, and I'm one of those that could care less about popularity if it's a name I really love.
Charles - Charlie is adorable, but I could care less about Charles.
Edgar - I can tolerate most Ed- names, and a few are even favorites, but not this one.
Frank - Frankie is adorable, but Frank I can live without.
Hugo - I cannot understand the appeal of this name.
Jonah/Jonas - I don't hate this name, but a skanky relative of mine has ruined this name for me.
Oscar - I used to like this, but now I'm like "What was the appeal?"

[mischa]

Well, the word "despise" is a little too strong. How about dislike? Here are the boys names I dislike intensely .

Ace / Trace / Chase / Case
Jordan / Jayden / Zaiden / Raidon / Jaelyn/ Braylen/ Braeden etc...
Roger
Jackson / Jaxon
Tucker and most occupational names ending in "er"
Beckett / Beckham
Rodney
Maverick
Malcolm
Knox
Cameron
Camden
Brecken
Dawson
Colt / Colton
Kellan / Kellen
Paxton
Brooks
Cash
Xander/Zander
Elliott
Chandler
Darwin
Eric
Jagger
Bronson
Cannon
Cohen
Roderick
Irvin
Bodhi
Blaze
Gavin
Clay
Zachary, Asher, Levi and Isaiah (Biblical names that I just haven't warmed to. Shocking for me!)
Harry
Toby
Maddox
Gunnar
Hunter
Ranger
Ryder
Wayne
Kenneth
Randall
Larry
Reginald
Christopher
Ryan
Trent
Steven
Sean
Leroy
Kevin
Jonathan
Ian
Mitchell
Curtis
Dallas
Dennis
Judah
William (I'm in the minority about this one!)
Derek
Igor
Boris
Melvin
Craig
Bradley
Leon
Darryl
Blaine
Robert
Marshall
Kurt
Scott
Todd
Keith
Duane
Dustin

I'm going to stop now before my eyes glaze over!

[valkyrie]

The Aidan-type names never really appealed to me, although Hayden isn't too bad. (I would never use it, but I can see it as a middle name on a character, perhaps)

Names of the "hypermasculine" persuasion (you know, names that make someone sound like a gun nut, like Gunnar, Hunter, or Troy) make me feel disgusted for some reason.

Snooty British names like Declan, Lachlan and August kind of bug me. Are the parents trying to be hipster/trendy or do they honestly think they're "a cut above the rest"?

Certain Biblical names that have been overused through the years. (i.e. James, Matthew, Joshua) If they weren't all over the place, I probably wouldn't mind them too much.

And here are some random names that I couldn't quite categorize:

Adam - Most of the people named Adam or Adams that I knew were so rude, snobby and full of themselves, this name is permanently ruined for me. Other than those bordering ludicrous, this is quite possibly my least favorite male name of all time.

Theodore - all I picture is the dumpy smelly kid nobody wanted to sit next to at lunch back in grade school.

Jude - Can someone explain why this name is so popular? Why does everyone else say "Ooh, Jude is such a hunky name!", yet all I can think of is a primadonna guitar player! Definitely not my idea of hunk material...

Jeremy - such a wimpy name. I wouldn't expect any son of mine to be some wall of meat, but he should at least sound like someone who is willing to stand on his own two feet.

Nathaniel - just this spelling in particular. I prefer the Nathanael spelling. To me, the Nathaniel spelling looks kind of wimpy.

[lovejaybayy]

Wow! That's a long list mischa! I agree with you on almost all of them too, to be honest. Lol those are names I try to stay away from.

[poppy528]

I think I'm a big hater so here goes: Atticus, Sawyer, Caleb, Aiden et al, Willoughby, Reagan, Carter, Elijah, LIAM (gag!), Hunter, Tristan, Bentley (trashy), Jaxon (wtf?), *Rhyder, Rhys, Miles, Milo, Gage, Axel, Zion, Jameson, Brooks (oh lordy), Messiah, Harper (barf), Jagger; anything inappropriately spelled with a K or extra X. *

I'm sorry if this has offended anyone *

[rissadesiree]

Yikes! ^ I like most of those names. Oh well. To each their own.
But I realized I left some out:
Most of the popular names of my generation (Christopher, Brandon, Travis). I find nothing appealing about those names whatsoever.
Jaxon, nn Jax. HATE.
Julian- too feminine
Hunter
Franklin
Ezra- Ok, I don't hate it, but I wish this were a girl's name. It would work so much better as a girl's name!
Preston
Wyatt

[dillonsfan01]

Melvin, Marvin, pretty much any name with "elv" in it. They all sound so nerdy to me. I cannot picture a Melvin to be anything buy a nerd with tapped glasses and suspenders.

[neuilly]

Seth, Silas, Jasper - All are loved a lot in the new hipster crowds but all three for me are names of villains. I get a slick, slimy, creepy feel with all of them. I think I've had too much media exposure where there were bad characters with these names.

Ezra - For whatever reason this doesn't feel like a name to me. I know it is but...it doesn't click in my head.

And while I am fine with Aiden and Hayden, I don't care for the rest of the rhyming names.

[kibby]

As everyone else said, the Aiden Ayden Aden trend names. Yuck.

Along with the Ailey/Aley/Ailee names, hailey, Kailey, Bailey etc
Pretty much any of those trend names that all seem to rhyme together.

Nathan/Nathaniel
Bradley
Agreed with Slimy sounding names like Silas (Reminds of a creeper on The Simpsons)
Herman/Herbert
Liam
Rex and other dog names for boys
Overly Feminine names
Overly Masculine/Violent names like Gunner, Blade, Blaze, Trigger etc
Bryce
Brian
David
Michael
Ken/Kenneth
Kevin
Seth
Anferny
Zane
Zander with a Z
Lucas (But I like Luca)
Logan
Melvin
Evan
Owen
Bowen
Bodhi
Trace/Track
Curtis
Roland
Ryan
Bentley/Other Car or brand names
Baxter
Sebastien

I could go on and on really, there's a lot of boys names I dislike or would never use, lots of you have touched on them already.

[authorintraining]

Can't stand Jayden/Cayden/Hayden/Zaden/Braydon (did I forget any?) Pity, because I've always loved Aidan but it's dead to me now. lol

Actually, I think I have one:Trayden. Go Figure.