Vintage Boy Names
Updated Fri Feb 02 2024
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Vintage boy names are back in a major way, combining traditional roots with the fresh style of names that haven't been heard for decades. While not all antique boy names or old male names make the fashion grade — sorry, Herbert and Melvin — new old choices such as Cassius and Leopold are being added to the roster all the time.
Along with August and Theodore, other vintage boy names in the US Top 200 include Abel, Arthur, Elias, Finn, Henry, Jasper, Miles, and Xavier. Rare retro names for baby boys on the rise include Linus, Caspian, Ned, and Ambrose.
A vintage name can give your son a good measure of history and heft to rely on. Antique names tend to come connected to many worthy namesakes along with heroes of literature and myth.
If you're in search of old-school boy names for your son, our complete list of stylish vintage baby boy names is below, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Abel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"breath"
- Abner
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father of light."
- Abraham
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father of multitudes"
- Adrian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"man of Adria"
- Albert
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble, bright"
- Alexander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wise counselor; elf counsel"
- Ambrose
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"immortal"
- Amias
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"loved"
- Amos
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"carried by God"
- Ansel
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"with divine protection"
- Apollo
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"destroyer"
- Archer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bowman"
- Archie
Origin:
Diminutive of Archibald, TeutonicMeaning:
"truly brave"
- Arthur
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
" bear"
- Asa
Origin:
Hebrew; JapaneseMeaning:
"healer; born in the morning"
- Asher
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
- Atlas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of the heavens"
- Atticus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from Attica"
- August
Origin:
German form of Latin AugustusMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Aurelius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"the golden one"
- Barnaby
Origin:
English variation of Barnabas, AramaicMeaning:
"son of consolation"
- Benedict
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Bennett
Origin:
English, medieval form of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"
- Boaz
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"swiftness"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Byron
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"barn for cows"
- Caius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"rejoice"
- Caleb
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dog; whole heart"
- Calvin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bald, hairless"
- Casper
Origin:
Dutch form of Jasper, PersianMeaning:
"bringer of treasure"
- Caspian
Origin:
Place nameMeaning:
"white"
- Cassian
Origin:
Latin, variation of CassiusMeaning:
"hollow"
- Cassius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"hollow"
- Chester
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fortress, walled town,"
- Christian
Origin:
Greek or English from LatinMeaning:
"anointed one or follower of Christ"
- Clement
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"mild, merciful"
- Clyde
Origin:
Scottish river name
- Conrad
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave counsel"
- Cyrus
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"sun"
- Desmond
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"one from south Munster"
- Dexter
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dyer, right-handed"
- Edmund
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fortunate protector"
- Edwin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wealthy friend"
- Eli
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ascended, uplifted, high"
- Elias
Origin:
Greek variation of Elijah, HebrewMeaning:
"Yahweh is God"
- Elijah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Yahweh is God"
- Elliot
Origin:
Anglicization of Elijah or EliasMeaning:
"Jehovah is God"
- Ellis
Origin:
English surname derived from Elijah or Elias or WelshMeaning:
"benevolent"
- Emmett
Origin:
English masculine variation of Emma, GermanMeaning:
"universal"
- Ephraim
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful, fertile, productive"
- Ethan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strong, firm"
- Evan
Origin:
Welsh variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Everett
Origin:
English variation of the German EberhardMeaning:
"brave as a wild boar"
- Ezekiel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God strengthens"
- Ezra
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"help"
- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Floyd
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gray-haired"
- Frank
Origin:
Diminutive of Francis or FranklinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Franklin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"free landholder"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Gabriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- George
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"farmer"
- Gideon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hewer; or, having a stump for a hand"
- Gordon
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"great hill"
- Graham
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"gravelly homestead"
- Griffin
Origin:
Welsh, variation of GriffithMeaning:
"strong lord"
- Harry
Origin:
Diminutive of HenryMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Henry
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Homer
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"security, pledge"
- Hugh
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Hugo
Origin:
Latinized form of HughMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Inigo
Origin:
Basque, medieval Spanish variation of IgnatiusMeaning:
"fiery"
- Isaac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Isaiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Salvation of the Lord"
- Jack
Origin:
English, diminutive of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jackson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Jack"
- Jacob
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"supplanter"
- James
Origin:
English variation of Jacob, HebrewMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Jasper
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"bringer of treasure"
- Jeremiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"appointed by God"
- Jethro
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"excellence"
- Jonah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Jonas
Origin:
Greek variation of JonahMeaning:
"dove"
- Joshua
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my salvation"
- Josiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God supports, heals"
- Judah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"praised"
- Jude
Origin:
Latin diminutive of JudahMeaning:
"praised"
- Julian
Origin:
English from Latin, variation of JuliusMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father"
- Julius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded"
- Justin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fair, righteous"
- Justus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"just"
- Lazarus
Origin:
Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew EleazarMeaning:
"God is my helper"
- Leo
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lion"
- Leon
Origin:
Greek variation of LeoMeaning:
"lion"
- Leonidas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lion"
- Leopold
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave people"
- Levi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"joined, attached"
- Levon
Origin:
Armenian, variation of LeonMeaning:
"lion"
- Linus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"flax"
- Lionel
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young lion"
- Louis
Origin:
German and FrenchMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Lucas
Origin:
Latin form of LukeMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Lucian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lucius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Luke
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Magnus
Origin:
Scandinavian from LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Malachi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my messenger"
- Malcolm
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"devotee of St. Colomba"
- Maximus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Maxwell
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"great stream"
- Micah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like the Lord"
- Miles
Origin:
English form of MiloMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Milo
Origin:
Latin and Old GermanMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Montgomery
Origin:
NormanMeaning:
"man power"
- Moses
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"delivered from the water"
- Nathan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"given"
- Nathaniel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Ned
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdwardMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Noah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rest, repose"
- Oliver
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"olive tree or elf army"
- Orion
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"boundary, limit"
- Orson
Origin:
Latin and EnglishMeaning:
"bear cub"
- Oscar
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
- Osiris
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"with strong eyesight"
- Otis
Origin:
Variation of Otto, GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Otto
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Owen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"young warrior; well-born"
- Ozias
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"salvation"
- Phineas
Origin:
English, EgyptianMeaning:
"the Nubian"
- Preston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's estate"
- Quincy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Raphael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God has healed"
- Raymond
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Remy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"oarsman"
- Reuben
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"behold, a son"
- Rex
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"king"
- Roman
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"citizen of Rome"
- Romulus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"citizen of Rome"
- Rufus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"red-head"
- Rupert
Origin:
German variation of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Samson
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"sun"
- Samuel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"told by God"
- Sebastian
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"person from ancient city of Sebastia"
- Seth
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"appointed, placed"
- Silas
Origin:
Aramaic, Latin, GreekMeaning:
"of the forest; or prayed for"
- Simon
Origin:
Hebrew, GreekMeaning:
"he has heard; flat-nosed"
- Solomon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"
- Spencer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"house steward, dispenser of provisions"
- Thaddeus
Origin:
Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from TheodoreMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Theo
Origin:
Diminutive of TheodoreMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Theodore
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Titus
Origin:
Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"Meaning:
"title of honour"
- Tobias
Origin:
Greek from HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"
- Tristan
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"noise or sorrowful"
- Truman
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"loyal one"
- Urban
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the city"
- Victor
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"conqueror"
- Walter
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"army ruler"
- Wesley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"western meadow"
- Weston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the western town"
- Wilbur
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"resolute, brilliant"
- Wilfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"desires peace"
- Winston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wine's town"
- Wyatt
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"brave in war"
- Xavier
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"new house"
- Zachariah
Origin:
Hebrew, form of ZechariahMeaning:
"the Lord has remembered"
- Zebedee
Origin:
English variation of Hebrew ZebediahMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Zebulon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"exaltation or little dwelling"