Old fashioned baby boy names are coming back into fashion. Choosing this kind of name is the perfect solution for parents who want to gift their baby a traditional yet unique name. Why should you pick Old Fashioned Boy Names for your newly born baby boy?
Old fashioned names are classy and classic. They imply a first impression of a person wiser and more creative than their names. Also, you can refer to your family tree and name your little son after a beloved grandfather or a great-grandfather. Another good thing about an old-fashioned name is he will not have to share his name with half the boys in his school or kindergarten class.
If you want an old fashioned uncommon name, then look no further. Here is a collection of best old-fashioned boy names. These baby names never seem to sound outdated. Explore the list to find tried and true names and totally rare baby names that were used 100 years ago!
A
Aaron – high mountain
Abbott – father
Abe – Father Of Nations
Abedengo – Servant Of Nego
Abel – breath
Abijah – my Father is Yah
Abner – father of light
Abraham – father of a multitude
Abram – exalted father
Absolom – Father Is Peace
Achille – thin-lipped
Adam – a human
Addieville – unknown
Addison – son of Adam
Adlay – God is just
Admiral – A high rank in the navy
Adolph – noble wolf
Adolphus – noble
Adrian – man of Adria
Aeolus – Changeable
Aetna – unknown
Ahab – uncle
Ahijah – Brother of the Lord
Alanson – handsome
Alaric – regal ruler
Albert – bright
Albion – White Land
Alcee – Famous bearer
Alcott – dweller at the old cottage
Alden – wise friend
Alec – defending men
Alejandro – Defender of Mankind
Aleph – chief
Alex – man’s defender
Alexander – Defender
Alexis – defender
Alfred – wise counselor
Algernon – moustached man
Alisha – honourable
Allen – Harmony
Almon – widower
Alonzoo – noble
Alpheus – successor
Alphonso – Ready for a fight
Alton – old town
Alva – his highness
Alvin – noble friend
Amador – lover
Amasa – burden
Amasiah – Hardship
Ambrose – immortal
Ambrosio – Divine
Americus – Home Ruler
Amor – love
Amos – to carry
Amzi – strong
Anastacio – resurrection
Anastatis – resurrection
Anatole – sunrise
Anderson – son of Andrew
Andreas – man
Andres – warrior
Andrew – A strong man
Anguish – anger
Angus – pure
Annapolis – grace of the city
Ansel – follower of a nobleman
Anselmo – welcome
Anson – son of the divine
Anthony – priceless one
Antoine – highly praise-worthy
Antonio – priceless one
Apollo – destroyer
Aquilla – eagle
Archer – bowman
Archibald – truly brave
Archie – genuine
Ardell – blooming meadow
Ardley – From the home lover’s meadow
Aretius – Unknown
Argyle – an Irishman
Aristotle – the best of all
Arlon – Unknown
Armistad – hermit place
Armstead – hermit place
Armstrong – strong arms
Arnold – eagle power
Artemus – follower of the goddess Artemis
Arter – bear
Arthur – A follower of Thor
Artie – bear
Artisan – unknown
Asa – healer
Asael – Made by God
Asbury – fortified place
Asher – Blessed
Ashley – Ash tree meadow
Ashton – ash tree town
Audley – From the old meadow
Audrey – noble strength
Augustine – to increase
Augustus – majestic
Austin – great
Averil – boar battle
Avery – Elf King
Axton – sword stone
Azariah – helped by God
B
Barney – defender
Barton – barley enclosure
Basil – royal
Benjamin – Son of the South
Bennett – blessed
Bernard – Brave as a bear
Bert – illustrious
Bertram – bright raven
Bradley – broad wood
Brett – from Brittany
Buford – ford near the aviary
Burke – from the fortified settlement
C
Calvin – hairless
Carl – free man
Carlisle – from the walled city
Cassius – hollow
Cecil – blind
Chadwick – town
Charles – free man
Charlie – free man
Ches – Loving-Kindness
Chester – camp of soldiers
Chet – fortress
Clarence – who lives near the River Clare
Claude – limping
Cleo – glory
Cliff – cliff-side slope
Clifford – ford by a cliff
Clive – slope
Clyde – The keeper of the keys
Cyril – Masterful
D
Dalbert – bright-shining one
Daniel – God is my judge
Dashiell – Youngest God
David – beloved
Desmond – one from south Munster
Dominic – Lordly
Douglas – dark stream
Dudley – Dudda’s meadow
E
Earl – warrior
Edbert – wealthy
Eddie – guardian of riches
Edgar – prosperous spear
Edison – Son Of Edward
Edmund – prosperity protector
Edward – wealth protector
Edwin – rich friend
Elbert – Bright
Eldric – wise ruler
Eli – my God
Elijah – Yahweh is God
Ellery – alder tree
Elmer – famous
Elmore – moor with elm trees
Elon – Oak Tree
Elton – The Old Town
Elwood – noble woods
Emile – eager
Emmett – universal
Enoch – dedicated
Ephraim – fruitful
Ephrem – fruitful
Eric – sole ruler
Ernest – serious
Erwin – boar friend
Eugene – noble
Everard – hardy
Everrett – brave
Ewald – custom
Ezra – helper
F
Felix – lucky
Fenwick – village on the marsh
Ferdinand – bold voyager
Firth – arm of the sea
Floyd – gray-haired
Foster – Forest Worker
Francis – Frenchman
Frank – Frenchman
Fred – peaceful ruler
Freddie – peaceful ruler
Frederick – peaceful ruler
Furman – carter
G
Gabe – God Is My Strength
Gael – Joyful
Garfield – triangular land
Garrett – spear strength
Gary – spear
Gene – noble
Geoffrey – God’s peace
George – farmer
Georgie – farmer
Gerald – rule of the spear
Gert – strong spea
Gervase – Servant spear
Gideon – hewer
Gil – bright promise
Gilbert – bright promise
Gillian – youthful
Gordon – Hero
Gordy – From the cornered hill
Graham – grey home
Grantham – person from Grantham
Grover – lives near a grove of trees
Gus – Great
H
Hadley – heather meadow
Hadwin – friend in war
Hal – Army Ruler
Hallam – the valley
Hamilton – flat-topped hill
Hank – home ruler
Hannibal – One Who Baal Has Favored
Hardwin – courageous friend
Harland – army land
Harmon – soldier
Harold – army power
Harrison – son of Harry
Harry – home ruler
Hart – brave
Harvey – Battle worthy
Hayden – hedged valley
Henry – lord
Herbert – rmy-bright
Herman – army’s man
Herschel – Deer
Hilliard – War Stronghold
Hilton – hill settlement
Hobart – High or bright
Homer – security
Horace – Man Of Time
Horatio – timekeeper
Houston – Hugh’s town
Howard – army guard
Hoyt – Skinny
Hubert – mind-bright
Hugh – mind
Hugo – spirit
Humbert – warrior-bright
Humphrey – Peaceful Warrior
Huntley – meadow of the hunter
Huxley – Hugh’s meadow
I
Isaac – laughter
Isaiah – Yahweh is salvation
J
Jack – God Is Gracious
Jagger – one who cuts
James – supplanter
Jamieson – Supplanter
Jarrett – Spear Brave
Jarvis – spear
Jasper – Treasurer
Javier – Bright
Jeffrey – God Peace
Jeremiah – Yhwh will raise
Jesse – the Lord exists
Joe – Jehovah increases
John – Yahweh has been gracious
Jonah – dove
Joseph – May Jehovah add
Josiah – Jehovah has healed
Julian – Youthful
Julien – Jove’s child
Julius – downy-bearded
K
Kanye – Let’s give God praise
Karl – free man
Kelby – farm near the spring
Kelton – town of the keels
Kelvin – friend of ships
Kendal – the Kent river valley
Kendon – brave guard
Kendrick – Royal Ruler
Kenelm – brave helmet
Kenley – the king’s meadow
Kenneth – Royal oath
Kimani – Sailor
Kirk – Church
L
Lacy – cheerful
Lamar – the water
Lamont – lawman
Lancelot – servant
Langston – long stone
Larry – From Laurentum
Lawrence – bright
Laz – God has helped
Lem – devoted to God
Lenny – brave
Leo – lion
Leon – lion
Leonard – lion strength
Leopold – brave people
Levi – joined in harmony
Lewis – renowned warrior
Linus – flax
Lionel – lion
Lloyd – grey-haire
Lou – renowned warrior
Louie – famous warrior
Louis – Famous warrior
Luther – army people
Lyle – the island
M
Mal – star of the sea
Malcolm – Follower Of St. Columba
Manfred – man of peace
Manzi – steer
Marjorie – pearl
Marshall – Love of Horses
Marvin – sea friend
Max – greatest
Maximillian – greatest
Maxwell – great stream
Maynard – strength
Melvin – council protector
Merrill – sparkling sea
Merton – town by the lake
Mervin – Great Lord
Mervyn – Great Lord
Metthew – Gift from God
Michael – who is like God?
Mickey – who resembles God?
Milton – mill town
Mohamed – Worthy Of Praise
Mony – Advisor
Mortimer – dead sea
Morton – town near the moo
Moses – delivered from the water
Murray – lord and master
N
Nathaniel – God has given
Ned – wealthy
Nelson – son of Neil
Neville – new village
Noah – Peace
Norbert – Bright North
Norman – Man From The North
Norris – Caretaker
O
Oberon – noble
Ogden – oak valley
Olaf – ancestor’s relic
Oliver – olive tree
Olivier – olive tree
Ollie – olive tree
Orlando – famous throughout the land
Orson – bear
Orville – gold town
Oscar – Friend of Deer
Oswald – divine power
Othello – wealth
Otis – wealth
Otto – wealthy
Owen – young warrior
P
Percival – pierce the vale
Percy – who pierces the valley
Peter – rock
Peyton – fighting-man’s estate
Phil – Lover Of Horses
Philli – fond of horses
Phineas – oracle
Pierce – son of Piers
Piers – rock
Prescott – priest’s cottage
Presley – forest clearing
Preston – town
Q
Qued – Decorated robe
Quincy – estate of the fifth son
R
Radcliff – red cliff
Ragnar – warrior or judgment
Rainer – wise army
Ralph – wolf counsel
Ramsay – low-lying land
Randall – Protected
Randolph – House wolf
Ray – wise protector
Raymond – wise-protector
Reed – red-haired
Reginald – King
Reid – red-haired
Remington – place on a riverbank
Reuben – to behold a son
Rex – king
Reynold – Advice
Richard – hard ruler
Robert – brave ruler
Rodney – Roda’s island
Roger – fame
Roland – famous land
Rolf – famous wolf
Rollie – famous throughout the land
Ronald – Counsel Rule
Rosen – burning bush
Roy – king or red
Rudolph – famous wolf
Rudy – famous wolf
Rufus – red-haired
Rupert – fame-bright
Russell – Red
Ryley – courageous
S
Sabino – wise
Saint – Holy Person
Salmon – Peaceable
Salvador – saviour
Sam – told by God
Sampson – Sun
Samson – sun
Samuel – God has heard
Sanders – defending men
Sandy – man’s defender
Sanford – sandy ford
Santiago – Saint James
Saturn – Roman God Of Agriculture
Saul – prayed for
Savory – Unknown
Scott – wanderer
Sebastian – Venerable
Segundo – second born
Seldom – from the house on the hill
Seldon – from the house on the hill
Senaca – Old
Seth – appointed
Seward – Sea guardian
Seymore – Saint-Maur
Seymour – marshy land near the sea
Shadrack – command of Aku
Sharpy – Stable and permanent
Shelby – estate on the ledge
Sheldon – steep valley
Shelly – meadow’s edge
Shelton – place on a ledge or bank
Shepherd – sheep hearder
Sheridan – seeker
Sherman – shearer of woolen cloth
Sherwood – bright forest
Shipley – sheep meadow
Shubael – seat of God
Sidney – wide meadow
Sigfried – victorious peace
Sigmund – victorious protection
Silas – Man Of The Forest
Simeon – reputation
Simon – listen
Simpson – son of Sim
Sing – lion
Sion – Yahweh (God) is gracious
Sisto – Saint Sixtus
Smith – Blacksmith
Sol – sun
Solomon – peace
Somerby – summer village
Soul – Light
Sparrow – a bird
Spaulding – people of the district called Spald
Spencer – Dispenser of provisions
Spottswood – Unknown
Spurgeon – little branch
Squire – knight’s companion
Stacey – resurrection
Stanford – stony ford
Stanislaus – Glorious camp
Stanley – stony meadow
Stanton – From The Stony Town
Starling – A bird
Stephen – Crown
Sterling – genuine
Steven – to wreathe
Steward – household guardian
Stewart – household guardian
Stillman – Fisherman
Stirling – pure
Stokley – from the tree stump meadow
Stoney – stone
Strater – Unknown
Stuart – guardian
Styles – steep hill
Sullivan – black-eyed one
Sully – south meadow
Summerfield – Summer field
Summit – Peak
Sumner – one who serves a summons
Sumpter – Unknown
Sumter – a packhorseman
Sussex – South Saxons
Sylas – of the forest
Sylvanus – Of the forest
Sylvester – woodland
T
Tad – Praise
Ted – gift of god
Teddy – wealthy protector
Thaddeus – courageous heart
Thane – clan chieftain
Theo – brave people
Theodore – God-given
Thomas – twin
Thormund – Thor’s protection
Tobey – God is good
Tobias – God is good
Toby – God is good
Tonneau – Unknown
Tony – priceless one
Tripp – The Third
Troy – After the City
V
Vadim – Proving
Vernon – Alder tree grove
Victor – conqueror
Vince – prevailing
Vincent – Victorious
Virgile – staff bearer
W
Waldo – rule
Wallace – Welshman
Wally – stranger
Walt – Army Ruler
Walter – army ruler
Wardell – From the guardian’s hill
Warren – watchman
Werther – worthy warrior
West – western stream
Whitman – white man
Whitney – white island
Wilber – bright
Wilbur – resolute
Wilde – hunter
Wiley – crafty
Wilford – From The Ford By The Willows
Wilkes – resolute protection
Will – resolute protector
William – Strong-willed warrior
Willie – resolute protector
Willoughby – willow farm
Wilmer – strong desire
Wilton – well settlement
Windsor – riverbank with a winch
Winslow – friend’s hill
Winston – joyful stone
Winter – the coldest season of the year
Winthrop – friend’s village
Winton – friend’s settlement
Wistan – Battle stone
Woodburn – Unknown
Worcester – the alder forest army camp
Wren – small brown songbird
Wright – Worker
Wynn – friend
X
Xanthus – golden-haired
Xinal – Unknown
Z
Zeke – God strengthens
Zenal – Serene
Premina Parker, is a parenting advisor. She is the author, most recently, parenting blog called Genbabycarrier.com. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards.
