Initials and same name as cousins

I’ve been struggling so much with names. I had a girl name picked out no problem and we’re having a boy which is what we were hoping for. Boy names have just been so hard for me. Our last name ends in a Y and every name I’ve liked can be shortened to a nickname with a Y and I think it sounds terrible. I loved Harrison but Harry Avery doesn’t sound good to me and I just know someone would call him Harry. I didn’t name my daughter what I first wanted because of this same problem. My next name choice I’ve liked is Alexander but with the middle name we’re set on he would have initials of AAA. Have you let initials influence your name choice? We also have a cousin whose 14 year old son is Alexander but we’re not around them a lot with my husband in the military.