This or that based on top 100 in the UK (Boys’ edition).

   A while ago, I did a this or that name game on here using girl names from last year’s top 100 for England vs Wales, so I thought we could do the boys’ round this week. As always, feel free to comment on your choices as shortly or extensively as you wish, or just list them, or share feedback on your favourite/least favourite names, whatever you want really, it’s just for fun, after all. Just like the first time, in each pair, the first name is from the top 100 for England, the second for Wales. If a name ranks at the same spot in both countries, I take a name from the same spot in Scotland, in which case I write (SC) after it. If the name ranks on the same spot in Scotland as well, I just skip it. We also have a situation where Dylan ranks in the UK on the same spot as Alexander in Wales and vice versa, so in that case I paired each of them with the corresponding name in Scotland. Here’s the list 

•    Noah or Jack (SC)? 
• George or Oliver? 
• Oliver or Arthur? 
• Muhammad or Theo? 
• Arthur or Leo? 
• Leo or Charlie? 
• Harry or Archie? 
• Oscar or George? 
• Henry or Jack? 
• Theodore or Oscar? 
• Archie or Finley? 
• Freddie or Brodie (SC)? 
• Jack or Tommy? 
• Charlie or Jacob? 
• Theo or Alfie? 
• Alfie or Harry? 
• Jacob or Osian? 
• Thomas or Roman? 
• Finley or Elijah? 
• Arlo or Theodore? 
• William or Thomas? 
• Lucas or William? 
• Roman or Arlo? 
• Isaac or Henry? 
• Teddy or Luca? 
• Tommy or Albie? 
• Alexander or Dylan? 
• Edward or Harrison? 
• James or Elis? 
• Luca or Isaac? 
• Joshua or Lucas? 
• Albie or Harri? 
• Mohammed or Mason? 
• Max or Jaxon? 
• Elijah or Hunter? 
• Reuben or Ollie (SC)? 
• Sebastian or Rowan? 
• Jude or Louie? 
• Mason or Teddy? 
• Rory or Tomos? 
• Louie or Logan? 
• Benjamin or Ezra? 
• Ethan or Hudson? 
• Adam or Max? 
• Hugo or Jac? 
• Joseph or Ronnie? 
• Reggie or Ollie? 
• Ronnie or Rory? 
• Louis or Sebastian? 
• Harrison or Macsen? 
• Ezra or Reggie? 
• Jason or Caleb? 
• Logan or Finn? 
• Daniel or James? 
• Zachary or Jesse? 
• Samuel or Zachary? 
• Albert or Oakley? 
• Dylan or Carter (SC)? 
• Alexander or Carter (SC)? 
• Hudson or Benjamin? 
• Frederick or Joseph? 
• Hunter or Myles? 
• David or Ethan? 
• Frankie or Louis? 
• Jesse or Blake? 
• Toby or Hugo? 
• Rowan or Joshua? 
• Grayson or Edward? 
• Oakley or Sonny? 
• Felix or Toby? 
• Riley or Carter? 
• Carter or Ellis? 
• Bobby or Evan? 
• Finn or Brody? 
• Alfred or Grayson? 
• Michael or Samuel? 
• Blake or Elias? 
• Gabriel or Jude? 
• Jasper or Eli? 
• Mohammad or Frankie? 
• Sonny or Jax? 
• Stanley or Ioan?
• Otis or Muhammad
•  Caleb or Riley? 
• Milo or Cai? 
• Ralph or Idris? 
• Liam or Tobias? 
• Chester or Tomi? 
• Elliot or Daniel? 
• Ellis or Morgan? 
• Yusuf or Jackson? 
• Charles or Parker? 
• Rupert or Chester? 
• Kai or Gabriel? 
• Harvey or Gruffydd? 
• Brody or Hari? 
• Nathan or Joey? 
• Jackson or Rhys? 
• Leon or David? 
• Ibrahim or Elliott? 
• Tobias or Mohammed? 

Bibiel’s picks: 

•    Noah or Jack (SC)? Duh! The Scots know what’s TRULY good. 
• George or Oliver? Definitely Oliver, it might be very popular almost everywhere but I quite like it nonetheless, and definitely more than George. 
• Oliver or Arthur? Oliver again. 
• Muhammad or Theo? Theo. 
• Arthur or Leo? Hm, it’s a bit tough, because Arthur feels better than Leo in terms of like its etymology, history, vibe and all that, but then sound-wise I much prefer Leo… Well Leo. 
• Leo or Charlie? Charlie. 
• Harry or Archie? Hm, Archie I guess, though I’m rather neutral about both. 
• Oscar or George? Oscar definitely. 
• Henry or Jack? JACK! 
• Theodore or Oscar? Oscar again. 
• Archie or Finley? Absolutely Finley! 
• Freddie or Brodie (SC)? Hm, don’t care about either… Freddie I suppose? 
• Jack or Tommy? JACK! 😀 
• Charlie or Jacob? Jacob, especially that in Wales it’s pronounced as JAH-cob at least sometimes. 
• Theo or Alfie? Theo. 
• Alfie or Harry? Hm, Alfie? 
• Jacob or Osian? That’s tough as I like both a lot… Well Jacob, I think. 
• Thomas or Roman? I don’t like both, but Roman feels extremely dated in Polish and not quite as classy as it seems to be viewed in the UK. Thomas is at least rather universal and I quite like Tommy, so Thomas. 
• Finley or Elijah? Elijah. 
• Arlo or Theodore? Hm I don’t really like either much. Theodore I guess is a bit better and more in line with my overall style. 
• William or Thomas? Definitely William, I like it and even though it’s just as common as Thomas if not more in the overall population, it feels a lot less bland to me and it has lots of adorable nicknames. 
• Lucas or William? Here it’s going to be Lucas, because Lucas has more character than William. 
• Roman or Arlo? Hm Arlo this time lol. 
• Isaac or Henry? Isaac. 
• Teddy or Luca? Luca, Teddy is so childish. 
• Tommy or Albie? Tommy. 
• Alexander or Dylan? Definitely Alexander. 
• Edward or Harrison? Harrison. 
• James or Elis? Elis is a lot more interesting, and both Welsh and Swedish at the same time and I like such coincidences, though it has different etymology in both of these languages. 
• Luca or Isaac? Luca. 
• Joshua or Lucas? Lucas, don’t like Joshua, I know it isn’t really seen like that by most people but to me naming a kid Joshua would feel like naming them Jesus. 😀 
• Albie or Harri? Harri. 
• Mohammed or Mason? Huh, Mohammed I suppose? I don’t really feel either at all. 
• Max or Jaxon? Jaxon, but really why do people spell it with an X? 
• Elijah or Hunter? Elijah. 
• Reuben or Ollie (SC)? Ollie definitely. 
• Sebastian or Rowan? Rowan. Sebastian doesn’t have the best connotations in Poland, again very contrary to the UK and the Anglosphere where it seems to be like the ultimate historical romance hero name or something from what I know. 😀 
• Jude or Louie? Louie. 
• Mason or Teddy? Ugh Teddy I guess. 
• Rory or Tomos? Rory, although I prefer the original Scottish spelling Ruairidh because Rory looks like it’s supposed to be a nickname of something. 
• Louie or Logan? Hm, I don’t mind both at all, but then don’t particularly like them either… Let’s say Logan. 
• Benjamin or Ezra? Benjamin, although I dislike the nickname Ben and it feels rather inevitable here haha. 
• Ethan or Hudson? Hudson, really not a fan of Ethan. 
• Adam or Max? Max, Adam’s so boring, I mean it even means human. 😀 
• Hugo or Jac? Jac!!! 
• Joseph or Ronnie? Ronnie, ‘cause I don’t like Joseph and ‘cause Ronnie actually isn’t too bad. 
• Reggie or Ollie? Ollie. 
• Ronnie or Rory? Rory. 
• Louis or Sebastian? Louis. 
• Harrison or Macsen? Macsen of course. 
• Ezra or Reggie? Reggie. 
• Jaxon or Caleb? Caleb. 
• Logan or Finn? Definitely Finn. I like Finn names. 😀 
• Daniel or James? Daniel is less boring than James, but then I much prefer the nicknames of James to those of Daniel. Still, we’re talking full names so Daniel. 
• Zachary or Jesse? I think Zachary but these two have a very similar vibe to me. 
• Samuel or Zachary? Samuel, I really like it actually. 
• Albert or Oakley? Hmmmmm… Mmmmmmm… Lol I totally can’t make up my mind. Albert, I guess, again because it makes more sense with my style overall than Oakley would. 
• Dylan or Carter (SC)? Dylan for sure. 
• Alexander or Carter (SC)? Alexander, even more assuredly. 😀 
• Hudson or Benjamin? Benjamin. 
• Frederick or Joseph? Frederick is less boring I guess. 
• Hunter or Myles? Myles I think, I’d be even more sure if it was Miles. 
• David or Ethan? David. 
• Frankie or Louis? Louis. 
• Jesse or Blake? Jesse. 
• Toby or Hugo? Toby. 
• Rowan or Joshua? Rowan. 
• Grayson or Edward? Edward. 
• Oakley or Sonny? Oakley, I’m far from liking it but why’d you call a kid Sonny, really? 😀 
• Felix or Toby? Felix is really cool. 
• Riley or Carter? Riley. 
• Carter or Ellis? Ellis. 
• Bobby or Evan? Bobby. 
• Finn or Brody? Finn. 
• Alfred or Grayson? Grayson. 
• Michael or Samuel? Well that’s actually a difficult choice because I like both in a very similar way. But  Samuel is less common overall, so Samuel. 
• Blake or Elias? Elias, though I think I’ve already mentioned somewhere that I don’t like the “-EYE-“ pronunciation and prefer the Scandinavian way (eh-LEE-as). But then it’s Wales so I think it’s possible that some people actually do pronounce it like that because it would make sense in Welsh too. Question is though if it’s actually popular with Welsh speakers. Btw, Brits do rankings based on mother’s age so I think it would be also a great idea if they did based on mother’s first language, that could be really interesting. 
• Gabriel or Jude? Gabriel definitely. 
• Jasper or Eli? Eli, though Jasper is really really cool too. 
• Mohammad or Frankie? I guess Frankie feels closer to me culturally though neither is my style at all. 
• Sonny or Jax? Jax, out of two evils. 😀 
• Stanley or Ioan? Ioan. 
• Otis or Muhammad? Otis, I guess. 
•  Caleb or Riley? Hm, Ca… no, actually, Riley. 😀 
• Milo or Cai? Milo. 
• Ralph or Idris? Idris is cool. 
• Liam or Tobias? Liam definitely. 
• Chester or Tomi? Tomi. 
• Elliot or Daniel? Elliot. 
• Ellis or Morgan? I think I slightly prefer Ellis, though Morgan is cool too for a boy. In fact, I guess the only reason why I didn’t choose Morgan is because realistically a British Morgan would probably have their gender mixed up a lot, as I don’t think it’s tied to one gender as strongly as in the US where it seems to be quite decidedly a girl name. Then again, we’re talking about Morgan in Wales here, and I guess in Wales it’s more clearly a boy’s name. Still, I think I’ll stick with Ellis. 
• Yusuf or Jackson? Jackson definitely, I’d call him Jack anyway. 
• Charles or Parker? Charles for sure. 
• Rupert or Chester? Hm, Rupert. 
• Kai or Gabriel? Gabriel. 
• Harvey or Gruffydd? Totally Gruffydd. Oh and by the way, in case people don’t know it’s pronounced kinda sorta like Griffith, it’s got nothing to do with being gruff. 😀 
• Brody or Hari? Hari. 
• Nathan or Joey? Hm Joey? Don’t care about either. 
• Jackson or Rhys? Hah, Rhys, I think. If it was Jack vs Rhys I’d say Jack but I think I do like Rhys more than Jackson. 
• Leon or David? David I guess. 
• Ibrahim or Elliott? Elliott. 
• Tobias or Mohammed? Tobias. 

   So, how about you, lovely people?