Classic Boys’ Names: The hottest choices now

Arthur, Ezra, and Theodore are all on my name list. I also love Abram, Atticus, and Silas.

I adore Gideon!

I love Atticus, Ezra,Gideon, and Leo!

Oh no so many of these are on my short list! Abram, Abel, Gideon, Silas

I love Abram. Such a different feel from Abraham.

I love Ezra, it has been a favorite since the TV show the Magnificant Seven was on…there is actually a 14 year old boy in my nephews class named Ezra, I love it!
I also love Gideon and Silas, what a great way to get to Sy as a nick name

I pretty much love all of them, except for Maximus, I can’t really get into that.

Everybody please leave Arthur alone. He has been “my” name since before he started going up the charts. My sister used to say that I couldn’t name my kid Arthur or I’d be dooming him to be a bully magnet. I guess I am glad that maybe that won’t be the case. I just don’t want it to get too high!

Arthur did jump 50+ places but it’s not ranked number 52. I was stunned to read that and double checked it and saw that it’s ranked #338. Angel is ranked #52.

@stairwaytoastar: I totally agree with you on that. Not a fan of Abraham but just adore Abram In fact it’s our top choice for a boy due in 3 weeks

This list actually made me sad, because all of my personal favorite boys names are on here. I hope they don’t get too popular by the time I have my brood!

Love Gideon, Emmett, and Ezra. Actually, with the exceptions of Maximus and Atticus, I like them all.

I can’t believe so many of these names are on my shortlist! Gideon, Arthur, Atticus and Theodore will always be my top choices, regardless of how popular they get.

This post could also be titled, “My Short List.” Abram, Emmett, Gideon, Silas, Ezra & Arthur are all possibilities.

It’s great to see antique gems getting some love. We considered Leo, Arthur and Gideon earlier this year. I don’t really care for Atticus or Maximus but they are options far more interesting than many. Abel is the dark horse surprise to me.

I like a few of these names. I would use Arthur, but I already want to use an A name for a girl and I don’t want to repeat any letters.

I actually like Simeon and whole lot more than Gideon. Both are biblical classics, and Simeon sounds similar, but it is a little more uncommon.

Emmett is the name that I don’t really like on the list. It could be because of twilight, but I just don’t like it. Curse Stephanie Meyer for ruining good names.

I also really love the nickname Leo, mainly because it means lion and that was the main theme that I used for my son’s nursery. I love lions.

I am surprised Silas is so popular — it puts my all time love Finn in perspective (as in, it’s not as popu,ar as I thought even though it feels rampant!)

I know babies and little boys by almost all these names except Arthur. Thank you for reminding me of the grandeur of the name, and help me get over the who.e roch-boy-alchoholic slash glasses wearing mouse imagery that has ruined the name for me.

Love love love Atticus.

Ok, I’m sure this is really nitpicky and annoying but the pic used for Arthur is actually a picture of Tristan from the movie King Arthur and not King Arthur. Not that it matters I guess lol. Love the name Arthur!

Great names, Theodore is my favorite.

Arthur has been on my list since I became a name nerd- with the combo Arthur Alexander.
Ezra is a guilty pleasure girl name of mine, so I would never use it on a boy.

It would be really nice to have the option of reading these names in a list instead of clicking through each slide. I don’t need a picture of each name.

Arthur, Gideon and Silas are all on my list. I even named a character Arthur.

Emmett, Silas and Ezra are pretty cool.
Arthur still sounds like a grandpa name to me.
Gideon is just awful, giddy-up indeed!

@Aurra: its not a girl’s name.

I think Abel got its boost from Sons of Anarchy more than anything.

My 8 month old Arthur wears his name so well! I can’t believe the amount of people we meet that comment on his name (positively.) Before he was born we wondered if anyone would like it as well as we did.

I hope it doesn’t get popular though!

I agree ShandyJill I also think its why we’re seeing a jump in Gemma and Jaxon/Jackson too