Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?

I think Clark and Dean are the most handsome of the lot. I actually went up high school with a GIRL named Clark, which is kinda like a smush of Claire and Lark, eh kinda.

Kieth, Dean, Glenn and Clark. These all seem usable to me, I was actually thinking the other day how Kieth was beginning to sound fresh again.It’s always interested me how Craig is pronounced so differently in America, to how it is in Australia & New Zealand. As a Kiwi I pronounce it Crayg, I believe in America it would be said Creeg.

I see Dean all the time in birth notices, I guess thanks to “Supernatural”. A few Trents, and one or two Bruces.

My parenting group decided the “dad” name they most wanted resurrected was Glenn.

I think my favourite from the list is Keith.

@Evegreen: I always hear the American version of Craig as KREG, like Greg with a hard C.

I’m in my late twenties and all my friends seem to be having babies. Of the last four birth announcements there were three boys: Grant, Bruce and Dean. So all very in trend if this post proves correct. The baby girl’s name I first thought was spelled incorrectly but turned out to be correct: Lyd@. It’s very pretty once you realize it’s not a misspelled Lydia and is also one syllable.

My husband is a Craig (pron Crayg ‘cos we’re in Aus), his best friend is Scott, my best friend’s husband is Todd and my brothers are Troy and Kyle. So I’m familiar with a lot of these!

Kent would be my fave of this list, and I also like Dean, mainly because of the Supernatural reference

I love Keith and am glad to see PP agree and that it’s described as a “Surferboy name”

It’s on my list for the future and it’ll hopefully feel fresher by then

My favorite of these names is Kent….

Todd is my dad’s name (I’m 15, he was born in ’70) and I love it. It is short and no-nonsense, which is very appealing. I don’t think it sounds dated at all.

My paternal Grandfather’s name is Dean (’36) and my dad’s name is Wayne (’62). My cousins are all min. 10 years older than me (i’m 15) and if these names are on trend, it wouldn’t surprise me if either of them have someone named after them in the next few years.

To add on: Both are well loved and looked up too in my family so that would be the real reason to choose the name. Lol

haha No, I would not use these names. My dad is Glenn, and my husband’s dad is Wayne. I went to school with a Brent, Scott, Todd, Troy and Duane. The only one I like is Dean. I have always liked it, but Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) made the name even more appealing.

My brother and his wife just had a baby Keith, and they like it because it’s a name everyone is familiar with, but there’s not likely to be 3 in a class, either. It’s also easy to spell.

Clark is a name I’d imagine nice on someone elses baby of this day. Though all the others do feel dated to me, honestly. Except for Lance. Lance just sounds like a romance novel, as does Lancelot. Its super cute, my friend used it for her fish. It sounds very much a macho romance man though I can’t personally imagine a baby of this day being named Lance or Lancelot

I like some of these no-nonsense names. Dean, Grant and Troy are my favourites from the list. Part of their appeal is their brisk sound and their breezy beach image. They remind me of a more carefree and gentler time. The photo of the little blond surfer dude hanging ten made me smile.

I love one syllable names for boys. They are my very favorite names. Of the ones here, I love Bruce, Clark, Dean, Todd, Scott, Wayne, and Troy.

In fact, 5 of those 7 are on my would use list. Of the two that are not on my would use list, one is unusable because it is a family members name, and the other DH doesn’t like.

Keith’s my favourite of these, closely followed by Clark, Dean, Bruce, and Kent. I hadn’t realised what a classic Grant is in the US! I think of it as a 70s name, but I can definitely see the appeal. Todd, Dwight, and Dirk not so much.

There was a Tod in my year in high school who was very quiet, pale, skinny, with a penchant for wearing black- I didn’t know him well at all, but I thought it was an unfortunately appropriate name for him- Tod is the German word for death. Pronounced differently, but looks the same.

These are exactly the type of names I love but everyone I suggest them to thinks they are old-fashioned/dated. Especially Bruce and Clark, Craig, Grant, and Scott. So excited to see this post!

I quite like Dean and Glen, so it’s nice to see them getting some positive recognition here on NB. And I always have a soft spot for Keith, as it’s my dad’s name.

I’ve always loved Dean and Clark, they both remind me of Superman.I would use those plus Grant and Scott. I don’t think of Dean or Clark as dated, but the rest of the list I kind of do. After reading this I’m trying to sell the hubby on Scott, but he’s not having it, lol. Todd is nice, too. And I never would have thought of Wayne, but I can see the appeal…I have a baby cousin Wade.

Trouble is in the UK that Wayne ends up sounding like ‘Whine’ in some accents, and was also very popular a few years ago with people whose accent would make it sound that way!

Love Keith, (or as some spell it Kieth). Todd is the surname of one of my colleagues, we all call him The Todd, as if he was the only one in the world.

Bruce is generic for any Aussie fella (as is Sheila for his missus), whilst Clark and Kent are always Superman.

Lance? No thanks. I’m a cycling fan and the name is forever tarnished.

Not sure about Dwight – very American and also the given surname of one Reginald Dwight, better known to the world as Elton John. (And yes, I did know of a teen whose parents named him Elton after the singer!)

I like Clark, Dean, & Kent.

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I like Dean, as in James.

The majority sound like almost-middle-aged men to me.

I love Dean, Todd and Grant. Especially Dean and I think I would use it in a heartbeat if 1) it wasn’t the name of my cousin
2) and that he wasn’t such a bogan, sorry cous but you are.

My hubby works with a Glenn, a Craig and a Bruce. We also have friends Todd and Scott. A friend of mind has a 4 1/2 yr old Clark (her maiden name).
My favourites on this list are Craig and Bruce. Unfortunately, both are out though, partly because of the co-worker and my brother has dibs on Bruce. I don’t mind though since I think it would be cute for him to have a little Bruce since his name is Robert, lol.

I guess my husband and I must be fans of the old-surfer boy style (pretty fitting since we live in FL!). Todd was on my list and Troy was on his for our second baby boy!

I like several of these, particularly Kent and Kirk.
If Bruce suddenly takes off, I would attribute it to Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy; in fact, I’ve been watching Bruce to see if it does rise. However, it could become part of a larger trend, as per this post.

I would have been a Craig if I’d been a boy.
I like Dean and Scott from this list. Wayne in the UK has associations with the footballer Wayne Rooney though, if you used it here people would think it was after him.
I know a Dean, Craig, Scott, Glen and Dwight from this list, all late teens/early 20s.

Just a note… in America, Craig is pronounced “Crayg” at least the 4 or 5 I have known are.

I’m married to a Scott, who’s cousins are Todd, Terry, and Troy. All born from 1969-1977.

None of these names are usable for our family. I know too many people with these names. all middle-aged men.

I like Clark, Dean and Glenn, but not enough to use them. The others just don’t appeal to me.

Absolutely! Dean, Grant, Bruce, Glen, Troy, Tent, Troy, Todd, Wayne, et al are names that boys actually LIKE! Never heard of a guy complain about any one of them.

And why not? They sound good, Unlike some of the names in current usage.

Love my Dean! I’ve got an ’09 baby named Dean and we love his name. It fits him so well and I feel it’s the perfect amount of retro without feeling old fashioned. We also have yet to meet another Dean his age. We do know several little Clark’s, though.