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Vintage Boy Names

Vintage boy names are in style now, combining the gravitas of a name with traditional roots with the freshness of one that hasn't been heard for decades. While not all antique boy names make the fashion grade – sorry, Herbert and Melvin – new old choices such as August and Theodore are being added to the roster all the time.

Along with August and Theodore, other vintage names for boys in the US Top 200 include Abel, Asher, Bennett, Elias, Finn, Henry, Jasper, and Xavier. Rarer retro names for baby boys on the rise include Linus, Cassian, Ned, and Aurelius.

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 vintage baby names for your son, our master list of stylish vintage boy names is below.

Conrad

Meaning: brave counsel

Origin:German
197
Xavier

Meaning: new house

Origin:Basque
75
Gabriel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
138
Abel

Meaning: breath

Origin:Hebrew
156
Moses

Meaning: delivered from the water

Origin:Egyptian
817
Malachi

Meaning: my messenger

Origin:Hebrew
95
Elias

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew
132
Elijah

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Hebrew
136
Ambrose

Meaning: immortal

Origin:Latin
38
Ozias

Meaning: salvation

Origin:Greek
176
Inigo

Meaning: fiery

Origin:Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
330
Wilfred

Meaning: desires peace

Origin:English
437
Casper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
84
Rupert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:German variation of Robert
131
Ansel

Meaning: with divine protection

Origin:German
181
Calvin

Meaning: bald, hairless

Origin:Latin
129
Micah

Meaning: who is like the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
143
Tristan

Meaning: noise or sorrowful

Origin:Celtic
275
Desmond

Meaning: one from south Munster

Origin:Irish
306
Boaz

Meaning: swiftness

Origin:Hebrew
334