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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.

Evan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Welsh variation of John
371
Ned

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English, diminutive of Edward
585
Judah

Meaning: praised

Origin:Hebrew
664
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Weston

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:English
177
Rex

Meaning: king

Origin:Latin
323
Dexter

Meaning: dyer, right-handed

Origin:Latin
367
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Quincy

Meaning: estate of the fifth son

Origin:French
467
Montgomery

Meaning: man power

Origin:Norman
750
Julius

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded

Origin:Latin
399
Jethro

Meaning: excellence

Origin:Hebrew
587
Isaiah

Meaning: Salvation of the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
170
Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
1975
Josiah

Meaning: God supports, heals

Origin:Hebrew
210
Amos

Meaning: carried by God

Origin:Hebrew
304
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Wilbur

Meaning: resolute, brilliant

Origin:German
209
Gordon

Meaning: great hill

Origin:Scottish
714
Benjamin

Meaning: son of the right hand

Origin:Hebrew
149