Beckett was the 667th most popular name for boys in the U.S. in 2007.

My son, born in 1999, is named Becket Spencer, and he was indeed named after St. Thomas Becket. I chose that name long before he was born. I felt it was a strong name and really liked it. His middle name Spencer was after the Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer.

We kept up a literay theme with his sister, Arwen Halo….Becket chose her middle name

I would definitely consider Emerson [as in Ralph Waldo] for a son. And also I would consider Holden for a son, though not an author, Holden Caufield (sp?) is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

I don’t have any kids yet, but one of the names that I like for a boy is Zane partly because of Zane Grey (my family are huge fans). I hope it doesn’t become popular in the next few years…lol. Zane is also supposed to be the English form of John.

I love Byron for a boy.

Just to clarify, it’s Zora Neale Hurston, not “Thurston”