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Curated list · 91 names

Vintage boy names

Boys' vintage names have followed the girls' revival by about ten years and are now everywhere: Theodore, Arthur, Henry, Hugo, August, Felix, Oscar, Otto, Edmund, Ezra, Levi, Silas, Wilder. The structural pattern is similar to the girls': long enough to feel substantial, with strong built-in nicknames (Theo, Arthur becomes Art, August becomes Gus). Most have a literary or biblical anchor, which is part of why they wear so well.

Oliver

Steady

English · boy

From the olive tree, symbol of peace.

literaryvintage

Theodore

Rising

English · boy

Greek theos + doron; 'gift of God'.

vintageliterary

James

Steady

English · boy

English form of Jacob; 'supplanter'.

royalvintage

Henry

Steady

English · boy

Germanic 'ruler of the home'.

royalvintage

William

Steady

English · boy

Germanic willa + helm; 'resolute protector'.

royalvintage

Benjamin

Steady

English · boy

Hebrew 'son of the right hand'.

biblicalvintage

Jack

Steady

English · boy

English diminutive of John; 'God is gracious'.

vintagecottagecore

Daniel

Steady

English · boy

Hebrew 'God is my judge'.

biblicalvintage

Samuel

Steady

English · boy

Hebrew 'heard by God'.

biblicalvintage

Michael

Steady

English · boy

Hebrew 'who is like God?'.

biblicalvintage

John

Steady

English · boy

male given name

biblicalvintage

David

Steady

· boy

Hebrew, 'beloved'

biblicalvintage

Joseph

Steady

· boy

Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'

biblicalvintage

Matthew

Steady

· boy

Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of Yahweh'

biblicalvintage

Luke

Steady

· boy

Latin 'from Lucania' — the evangelist.

biblicalvintage

Thomas

Steady

· boy

Aramaic, 'twin'

biblicalvintage

Isaac

Steady

· boy

Hebrew 'he will laugh'.

biblicalvintage

Jacob

Falling

· boy

Hebrew 'supplanter' — son of Isaac.

biblicalvintage

Anthony

Steady

· boy

From Roman clan name Antonius, meaning uncertain

vintagestrong

Charles

Steady

· boy

Germanic karl, 'free man'

royalvintage

Josiah

Steady

· boy

Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports'

biblicalvintage

Joshua

Steady

· boy

Hebrew Yehoshua, 'the Lord is salvation'

biblicalvintage

Wesley

Rising

· boy

Old English place name, 'western meadow'

naturevintage

Christopher

Steady

· boy

Greek Christophoros, 'bearer of Christ'

biblicalvintage

Andrew

Falling

· boy

Greek Andreas, 'manly, courageous'

biblicalvintage

Beau

Rising

· boy

French, 'handsome, beautiful'

vintagesoft

Adrian

Steady

· boy

Latin Hadrianus, 'from Adria' (on the Adriatic)

classicalvintage

Lincoln

Falling

· boy

English place name; 'lake colony'.

vintagestrong

Theo

Rising

· boy

Greek short form of Theodore, from theos, 'god'

vintageliterary

Everett

Steady

· boy

Old English Eoforheard, 'brave as a wild boar'

vintagestrong

Robert

Steady

· boy

Germanic hrod-beraht, 'bright fame'

vintageclassical

Jose

Steady

· boy

Spanish form of Joseph, Hebrew, 'he will add'

classicalvintage

Myles

Rising

· boy

Variant of Miles; from Latin miles, 'soldier', or Germanic 'merciful'

vintagestrong

Emmett

Steady

· boy

English surname from medieval Emma; Germanic ermen, 'whole, universal'

vintagesoft

Milo

Steady

· boy

From Old German milan, 'gentle', or Slavic milu, 'dear'

vintagesoft

Dean

Rising

· boy

Old English denu, 'valley'; or ecclesiastical title for a leader

vintageminimalist

Arlo

Rising

· boy

Uncertain; possibly Irish Aherlow, 'between two highlands'

vintagebohemian

Alan

Rising

· boy

Breton/Celtic, likely 'rock' or 'little harmony'

vintageclassical

Rhett

Steady

· boy

From Dutch raet, 'advice' or 'counsel'

literaryvintage

Felix

Rising

· boy

From Latin, 'happy' or 'fortunate'

classicalvintage

Maxwell

Falling

· boy

Scottish place name, 'Mack's well'

classicalvintage

Jesse

Rising

· boy

From Hebrew Yishai, 'gift'

biblicalvintage

Kevin

Falling

· boy

From Irish Caoimhín, 'handsome' or 'kind-born'

vintagesoft

Tucker

Steady

· boy

English occupational surname for a cloth fuller

modernvintage

Oscar

Steady

· boy

Old English/Norse, 'god-spear'; also Irish legendary hero

vintageliterary

Patrick

Falling

· boy

From Latin patricius, 'nobleman'

classicalvintage

Brandon

Falling

· boy

Old English brom, 'broom shrub,' and dun, 'hill'

vintagenature

Harvey

Rising

· boy

Breton Haerviu, 'battle-worthy'

vintagesoft

Derek

Rising

· boy

English form of Germanic Theodoric, 'ruler of the people'

vintagestrong

Warren

Rising

· boy

Norman French warrene, 'game preserve, rabbit warren'

vintageclassical

Jeremy

Falling

· boy

English form of Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'appointed by God'

biblicalvintage

Steven

Falling

· boy

From Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland'

classicalvintage

Walter

Steady

· boy

Old Germanic Waltheri, 'ruler of the army'

vintageliterary

Otto

Rising

· boy

Old Germanic Audo, from aud, 'wealth, fortune'

vintageclassical

Kenneth

Falling

· boy

Anglicized Gaelic Coinneach, 'handsome' or 'born of fire'

classicalvintage

Angelo

Rising

· boy

Italian form of Greek angelos, 'messenger'

classicalvintage

Cody

Steady

· boy

Anglicized Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'

vintage

Brian

Falling

· boy

Irish, from old Celtic for 'high' or 'noble'

classicalvintage

Bryan

Falling

· boy

Irish variant of Brian, from Celtic for 'noble' or 'high'

classicalvintage

Martin

Steady

· boy

From Latin Martinus, dedicated to Mars, the Roman god of war

classicalvintage

Clayton

Falling

· boy

Old English place name, 'settlement on clay soil'

vintagenature

Preston

Falling

· boy

Old English preost + tun, 'priest's town'

classicalvintage

Archie

Rising

· boy

Short for Archibald, Germanic for 'genuinely bold'

vintageroyal

Colin

Falling

· boy

Medieval diminutive of Nicholas; Gaelic cailean, 'young pup'

classicalvintage

Sonny

Rising

· boy

English term of endearment for 'son' or 'small boy'

vintagesoft

Travis

Falling

· boy

From Old French traverser, 'to cross'; surname for a tollkeeper

vintagestrong

Bradley

Falling

· boy

Old English brad leah, 'wide meadow'

naturevintage

Russell

Steady

· boy

From Old French rous, 'red'; nickname for red hair

vintage

Grady

Rising

· boy

Gaelic O Gradaigh, from gradach, 'noble, illustrious'

modernvintage

Raymond

Falling

· boy

Germanic ragin 'counsel' + mund 'protection'

vintageclassical

Edwin

Falling

· boy

Old English ead 'wealth' + wine 'friend'

vintageroyal

Franklin

Rising

· boy

Middle English franklein, 'free landholder'

vintageclassical

Marshall

Falling

· boy

Old French mareschal, 'keeper of horses', later royal officer

vintagestrong

Jared

Falling

· boy

Hebrew Yared, 'descent'; a patriarch in Genesis

biblicalvintage

Winston

Steady

· boy

Old English Wynnstan, 'joy stone' or 'friend's stone'

vintagedark academia

Jake

Falling

· boy

Medieval nickname for Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'akov, 'supplanter'

vintageminimalist

Frederick

Rising

· boy

From Germanic Friduric, 'peaceful ruler'

vintageroyal

Hank

Rising

· boy

Medieval English diminutive of Henry, 'home ruler'

vintage

Lewis

Rising

· boy

English form of Louis, from Frankish Hludwig, 'famous battle'

vintageliterary

Benson

Rising

· boy

English surname, 'son of Ben' (Benjamin or Benedict)

vintagemodern

Sean

Falling

· boy

Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'

classicalvintage

Clark

Falling

· boy

From Old English clerc (Latin clericus), 'cleric, scholar'

vintagedark academia

Kyle

Falling

· boy

Scottish place-name, from Gaelic caol, 'strait, narrow channel'

vintagenature

Edgar

Falling

· boy

From Old English ead and gar, 'wealthy spear'

vintageliterary

Johnny

Falling

· boy

Diminutive of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'

vintage

Frank

Falling

· boy

From the Germanic tribe of the Franks, meaning 'free man'

vintageminimalist

Conrad

Rising

· boy

From Old German Kuonrat, 'bold counsel'

vintageliterary

Andy

Falling

· boy

Short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, 'manly' or 'brave'

vintagesoft

Hezekiah

Rising

· boy

Hebrew, 'Yahweh strengthens'; king of Judah

biblicalvintage

Mack

Steady

· boy

From Scottish/Irish Mac, 'son of'; short for Mackenzie

vintagestrong

Rocco

Steady

· boy

From Germanic hrok, 'rest'; 14th-century French pilgrim saint

vintagestrong