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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.

Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262
Clement

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Latin
397
Alfred

Meaning: wise counselor; elf counsel

Origin:English
178
Asa

Meaning: healer; born in the morning

Origin:Hebrew; Japanese
204
Jeremiah

Meaning: appointed by God

Origin:Hebrew
452
Leonidas

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek
532
Graham

Meaning: gravelly homestead

Origin:Scottish
44
Phineas

Meaning: the Nubian

Origin:English, Egyptian
196
Edmund

Meaning: fortunate protector

Origin:English
280
Wesley

Meaning: western meadow

Origin:English
166
Harry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Henry
294
Reuben

Meaning: behold, a son

Origin:Hebrew
90
Frederick

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German
144
Julian

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father

Origin:English from Latin, variation of Julius
157
Griffin

Meaning: strong lord

Origin:Welsh, variation of Griffith
202
Osiris

Meaning: with strong eyesight

Origin:Egyptian
407
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
389
Maximus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
274
Zebedee

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Hebrew Zebediah
310
Winston

Meaning: wine's town

Origin:English
263