Vintage Boy Names

554 namesBoy

Vintage boy names have a sturdy, gentlemanly feel. They sound at home on an old storefront sign or a family Bible, and today they appeal to parents who want a name with history and substance rather than a passing trend.

Many of these names share Germanic and Norman roots that arrived in England centuries ago. Edwin, Albert, Raymond, Roland and Leonard all come from old Germanic elements meaning things like wealth, nobility, counsel or bravery. Francis carries a religious association through the saint of Assisi, and Julius recalls the Roman statesman and the ancient Roman family name. Maurice comes from Latin and has long been used in France.

Other names have a friendly, approachable tone. Frank and Sam are short and warm, while Marvin, Melvin and Alvin share a similar vin ending that was widely used in earlier generations. Lewis and Wilson began as surnames and add a traditional British flavor. A vintage name can honor a great-grandfather or simply give your son a name that stands apart from current trends. Many of these names have classic nicknames, so think about whether you like those as well. Pairing a vintage first name with a modern middle name is a popular way to balance tradition with freshness.

Most popular right now

Edwin Boy
EHD-win
“rich friend” · Old English
#398
Raymond Boy
RAY-mund
“counsel protector” · Germanic
#395
Julius Boy
JOOL-yuhs
“Roman family name; often said youthful” · Latin
#424
Frank Boy
FRANGK
“a Frank; free, candid” · Germanic
#514
Albert Boy
AL-burt
“noble and bright” · Germanic
#614
Francis Boy
FRAN-suhs
“Frenchman” · Latin
#420
Marvin Boy
MAHR-vihn
“uncertain; possibly famous friend” · Welsh
#699
Sam Boy
SAM
“God has heard; short for Samuel” · Hebrew
#647
Lewis Boy
LOO-ihs
“famous in battle” · English
#433
Maurice Boy
maw-REES
“Moorish, dark-skinned” · Latin
#1,020

Top 300 of 554 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Edwin rich friend Old English 398 ↓ -14%
Raymond counsel protector Germanic 395 ↓ -24%
Julius Roman family name; often said youthful Latin 424 ↓ -22%
Frank a Frank; free, candid Germanic 514 ↓ -16%
Albert noble and bright Germanic 614 ↓ -16%
Francis Frenchman Latin 420 ↑ +25%
Marvin uncertain; possibly famous friend Welsh 699 ↓ -15%
Sam God has heard; short for Samuel Hebrew 647 ↑ +6%
Lewis famous in battle English 433 ↑ +25%
Maurice Moorish, dark-skinned Latin 1,020 ↓ -19%
Alvin elf friend Old English 838 ↓ -22%
Wilson son of Will English 673 → +1%
Roland famous land Germanic 608 → -5%
Melvin — Scottish 959 ↓ -25%
Leonard brave lion Germanic 637 → +4%
Harry home ruler (form of Henry) English 775 → -5%
Ben son of the right hand Hebrew 843 ↓ -7%
Amos carried, borne by God Hebrew 730 → -0%
Junior younger English 752 ↑ +6%
Will will, desire and protection English 1,195 ↓ -28%
Eugene well born Greek 943 ↓ -8%
Harlan from an English place name English 617 ↑ +23%
Harold army ruler Old English 993 → -3%
Otis wealth English 652 → +2%
Hugh heart, mind, spirit Germanic 732 ↑ +11%
Clyde from the River Clyde Scottish 743 → +1%
Alfred elf counsel Old English 840 ↑ +17%
Reuben behold, a son Hebrew 889 ↑ +9%
Salvatore savior Italian 945 ↑ +9%
Leroy the king French 888 ↑ +11%
Ernest serious, resolute Germanic 1,040 → +2%
Howard — English 1,004 ↑ +16%
Ralph counsel wolf Old Norse 1,048 ↑ +17%
Anton uncertain; form of Anthony German 1,389 ↓ -12%
Elmer noble and famous Old English 1,223 ↑ +20%
Harris son of Harry English 1,300 ↓ -30%
Clarence of Clare; ducal title English 1,500 ↓ -13%
Lyle the island French 1,047 → +2%
Wallace foreigner, Welshman Scottish 964 → -1%
Milton mill town Old English 1,440 ↓ -13%
Norman northman Germanic 1,200 → -3%
Irvin from a Scottish surname and river name Scottish 1,937 → -2%
Bernard brave as a bear Germanic 1,362 ↓ -7%
Gus short form of Augustus or Gustav English 1,331 ↓ -12%
Edmund wealthy protector Old English 1,082 ↑ +63%
Wiley from an English surname English 1,226 → -1%
Clifford ford by a cliff English 1,352 → +4%
Noble noble English 1,337 → -3%
Emil rival (from Aemilius) German 1,269 → +2%
Coy shy, quiet English 1,451 → -3%
Elvin elf friend Old English 1,647 → -3%
Irving green river Scottish 1,783 → -2%
Lloyd grey Welsh 1,549 ↑ +23%
Vernon alder grove; from a Norman place name French 1,387 ↑ +66%
Earl nobleman, warrior English 2,236 ↓ -7%
Ervin variant of Irvin or Erwin Scottish 1,656 ↑ +9%
Lester from the English city of Leicester English 1,641 ↓ -6%
Arnold eagle power Germanic 1,477 ↑ +36%
Wilmer desire, famous Germanic 1,742 ↑ +24%
Fred peace; short for Frederick English 1,936 → -4%
Cecil blind Latin 1,486 ↑ +23%
Luther famous army German 1,464 ↑ +9%
Morris form of Maurice, 'a Moor' English 1,762 ↓ -7%
Hiram exalted brother Hebrew 1,639 ↓ -6%
Warner army guard; from a Norman surname English 1,365 ↑ +20%
Floyd gray Welsh 2,237 ↓ -10%
Chester fortified camp; from an English place English 1,588 ↑ +8%
Vito life Italian 1,507 ↑ +27%
Olin from an English surname, meaning uncertain English 1,849 → -3%
Virgil from a Roman family name, meaning uncertain Latin 1,417 ↑ +52%
Boyd from a Scottish surname, meaning uncertain Scottish 1,959 ↓ -28%
Booker occupational surname, maker of books English 1,160 ↑ +88%
Hoyt long stick; English surname for a tall man English 2,854 ↓ -40%
Herbert bright army Germanic 2,656 ↓ -17%
Meyer shining, or steward Yiddish 1,693 ↑ +21%
Percy from a Norman place name English 1,279 ↑ +123%
Orin little pale green one Irish 1,859 → +2%
Herman army man Germanic 2,368 → +4%
Edmond French form of Edmund, wealthy protector French 2,011 ↑ +21%
Omer sheaf of grain Hebrew 2,103 → -1%
Elton surname, Ella's town Old English 2,313 ↓ -33%
Sylvester of the forest Latin 2,224 ↑ +23%
Erwin honored friend German 2,402 ↑ +8%
Willis son of Will; English surname English 2,567 ↓ -16%
Woodrow row of houses by a wood Old English 1,653 ↑ +12%
Lemuel devoted to God Hebrew 2,030 ↑ +14%
Roscoe roe deer wood Old Norse 2,248 ↓ -21%
Orrin uncertain; perhaps Irish pale green Irish 2,278 → +3%
Abe short for Abraham: father of multitudes Hebrew 2,207 ↑ +21%
Emile French form of Aemilius, possibly rival French 2,098 → -1%
Eldon from an English place name, Ella's hill English 2,311 → 0%
Mervin variant of Mervyn, sea hill Welsh 2,377 → 0%
Hosea salvation Hebrew 2,154 ↑ +10%
Crawford crow ford, a Scottish place name Scottish 2,097 ↑ +19%
Sylvan of the woods Latin 1,674 ↑ +120%
Claude French form of Claudius, "lame" French 3,044 ↓ -9%
Clement merciful, gentle Latin 2,262 ↑ +26%
Armand French form of Herman, "army man" French 3,852 ↓ -20%
Mahlon possibly sickly Hebrew 2,867 ↑ +19%
Willard resolute and brave English 2,760 ↑ +7%
Murray from Moray, settlement by the sea Scottish 2,633 ↑ +6%
Cyril lordly Greek 3,143 ↓ -7%
Wilber variant of Wilbur English 4,039 ↓ -32%
Hershel deer Yiddish 2,692 ↑ +26%
Jess short for Jesse or Jessica English 5,299 ↓ -18%
Hubert bright mind Germanic 3,400 ↓ -15%
Raymon variant of Raymond, wise protector Germanic 4,825 ↓ -9%
Buck male deer Old English 1,993 ↑ +69%
Rudolph famous wolf Germanic 4,231 ↓ -11%
Henderson son of Henry Scottish 2,619 ↓ -9%
Elwood elder tree wood Old English 1,921 ↑ +93%
Harland English surname and place name Old English 2,045 ↑ +115%
Earnest serious, earnest; variant of Ernest English 4,164 ↓ -11%
Wilbert bright will, bright desire Germanic 5,031 ↓ -26%
Oswald god power Old English 2,161 ↑ +72%
Hardy bold, tough English 2,496 ↑ +42%
Casimir proclaimer of peace Polish 2,039 ↑ +152%
Elden English surname; possibly old valley Old English 3,264 → -3%
Weldon hill with a spring Old English 2,793 ↑ +15%
Olen uncertain; possibly variant of Olin — 3,489 ↓ -11%
Alphonse noble and ready French 2,516 → -2%
Domenick variant of Dominic; of the Lord Latin 5,258 ↓ -14%
Judge one who judges English 2,660 ↑ +40%
Enos man, mankind Hebrew 3,148 ↑ +9%
Christ anointed one Greek 3,392 ↑ +89%
Gustav possibly staff of the Geats Swedish 3,686 ↓ -19%
Freeman free man English 4,072 ↑ +8%
Rufus red-haired Latin 4,019 → +4%
Tillman from a German and English surname German 4,034 ↓ -23%
Manning from a surname, "son of Mann" English 5,329 → 0%
Lucious variant of Lucius, "light" American (modern coinage) 4,207 ↓ -7%
Rueben variant of Reuben, "behold, a son" Hebrew 3,929 ↑ +100%
Wilfred desiring peace English 3,844 ↑ +7%
Walton from an English surname and place name English 2,449 ↑ +33%
Enrico Italian form of Henry, "home ruler" Italian 4,290 ↓ -20%
Burton from an English place name, "fortified settlement" English 4,419 ↑ +15%
Dewey from Dewi, Welsh form of David Welsh 3,870 ↓ -7%
Russel variant of Russell, "little red one" English 4,020 → -4%
Wilbur from an English surname, meaning uncertain English 4,040 ↑ +29%
Homer from Homeros, possibly "hostage" Greek 4,769 ↓ -30%
Armond variant of Armand, "army man" French 5,224 → 0%
Leeroy variant of Leroy, 'the king' French 3,562 ↑ +68%
Donato given (by God) Italian 6,553 ↓ -52%
Wellington from an English place name and surname English 4,382 ↓ -44%
Urban of the city Latin 5,374 ↓ -25%
Lavern possibly from French 'alder tree' French 4,097 → 0%
Silvio of the forest Italian 2,830 ↑ +221%
Hilton from an English place name, "hill settlement" English 6,591 ↓ -55%
Johny variant of Johnny, "God is gracious" English 12,894 ↓ -72%
Odell from an English place name, 'woad hill' Old English 4,495 ↓ -26%
Horace from the Roman family name Horatius Latin 6,245 ↓ -22%
Newton new town Old English 6,059 ↓ -44%
Harmon variant of Herman, 'army man' Germanic 5,955 ↓ -12%
Ferdinand uncertain; possibly 'bold journey' Germanic 4,294 ↑ +71%
Norris northerner; or 'nurse' English 6,063 ↓ -21%
Gaston uncertain; possibly 'from Gascony' French 3,396 ↑ +79%
Willian Portuguese form of William, 'resolute protector' Portuguese 5,033 ↑ +54%
Herschel deer Yiddish 3,399 ↓ -10%
Myer variant of Meir, 'giver of light' Hebrew 4,107 ↑ +13%
Merle blackbird French 3,485 → 0%
Garland wreath of flowers; English surname English 6,928 ↓ -25%
Gaetano from Caieta, the Italian town Gaeta Italian 3,979 ↑ +8%
Florian flowering Latin 2,495 ↑ +170%
Santo saint, holy Italian 3,643 ↑ +35%
Carlyle from the English city Carlisle English 4,888 ↓ -13%
Richmond from Richmond, French 'rich hill' English 5,563 ↓ -10%
Rubin variant of Reuben, 'behold, a son' Hebrew 5,571 → 0%
Fenton settlement by a fen Old English 6,923 ↓ -29%
Irwin boar friend Old English 6,600 ↓ -32%
Oran little pale green one Irish 5,153 ↑ +27%
Gerrit Dutch form of Gerard, spear brave Dutch 5,689 ↑ +14%
Hurley uncertain; Irish surname Irish — ↓ -100%
Grover dweller by a grove English 4,298 ↑ +26%
Gennaro from Latin Januarius, of January Italian 4,915 ↑ +5%
Benjiman variant of Benjamin Hebrew 7,258 ↓ -39%
Lovell little wolf French 6,316 ↓ -44%
Talmage English surname, possibly bag or knapsack maker English — ↓ -100%
Napoleon uncertain; often linked to Naples Italian 4,651 ↑ +83%
Olan uncertain; possibly Irish or Norse Irish 6,345 ↓ -33%
Margarito masculine form of Margarita, pearl Spanish 5,139 ↑ +138%
Giles from Latin Aegidius, often linked to goatskin Greek 6,932 ↓ -33%
Elgin from the name of a Scottish town Scottish 9,982 ↓ -56%
Eston east settlement Old English 6,916 ↓ -8%
Rolland variant of Roland, famous land Germanic 5,796 ↓ -36%
Wilton willow farm Old English 6,118 ↑ +25%
Gaines English surname of uncertain origin English 5,093 ↓ -39%
Aleck variant of Alec, defender of men Greek — ↓ -100%
Mose short form of Moses Hebrew 4,213 ↑ +56%
Rupert bright fame German 3,831 ↑ +21%
Pasquale of Easter Italian 5,781 ↓ -16%
Elroy variant of Leroy, the king French 4,585 ↑ +29%
Aldon old hill English 6,160 ↑ +17%
Antone variant of Anthony Portuguese 7,712 ↓ -17%
Rowland famous land English 5,798 ↓ -11%
Farris knight, or a Scottish surname Arabic 7,334 → 0%
Celestino heavenly Italian 3,860 ↑ +65%
Webb weaver English 5,839 ↓ -30%
Aloysius famous warrior Latin 4,864 ↑ +11%
Sumner summoner, a court officer English 5,580 ↑ +6%
Griffith Welsh Gruffudd, often said strong lord Welsh 4,596 ↑ +57%
Elihu he is my God Hebrew 6,216 ↓ -22%
Rollin variant of Roland, famous land English 6,732 ↓ -28%
Maynard strong and hardy English 10,325 ↓ -59%
Huston variant of Houston, Hugh's town Scottish 7,873 → 0%
Hale from a nook or hollow English 6,584 ↓ -7%
Isidore gift of Isis Greek 3,607 ↑ +182%
Laurent French form of Laurence French 6,024 ↑ +7%
Wright craftsman, maker Old English 4,383 → +4%
Thurston Thor's stone English 13,695 ↓ -54%
Ole ancestor's heir Norwegian 4,820 ↓ -9%
Rexford from an English surname English 4,673 ↓ -12%
Constantino steadfast, constant Italian 4,737 ↑ +31%
Einar lone warrior Old Norse 2,724 ↑ +147%
Nels victory of the people Swedish 4,656 ↑ +38%
Elson from an English surname English 4,906 ↑ +25%
Porfirio purple Spanish 10,424 ↓ -22%
Avon river Welsh 5,232 ↑ +38%
Lorenz from Laurentum German 9,387 ↓ -43%
Elbert variant of Albert, noble and bright English 8,442 ↑ +29%
Berl bear Yiddish 5,644 ↓ -6%
Florencio flourishing Spanish 4,913 ↑ +33%
Obie short form of Obadiah or Obed English 8,065 ↓ -17%
Taft homestead English 8,171 ↓ -33%
Isadore variant of Isidore, gift of Isis Greek 5,963 ↓ -21%
Gardner gardener English 5,094 ↑ +73%
Lonzo short form of Alonzo, noble and ready Spanish 4,206 ↑ +19%
Modesto modest Spanish 9,432 ↓ -43%
Albin white Latin 6,159 → 0%
Hiroshi several meanings, including generous Japanese 10,063 ↓ -46%
Orville gold town French 6,347 ↑ +17%
Lafayette from a French surname French 10,262 ↓ -36%
Sanford sandy ford English 7,113 ↓ -29%
Lenard variant of Leonard, brave lion Germanic 13,132 ↓ -50%
Arno short form of Arnold, eagle power German 3,956 ↑ +59%
Oneil from the surname O'Neill Irish 10,405 ↓ -12%
Rufino red-haired Spanish — ↓ -100%
Buster one who breaks English 6,871 ↑ +9%
Elwin elf friend Old English 4,907 ↑ +43%
Olaf ancestor's heir Old Norse 13,369 ↓ -29%
Grafton grove farm Old English 8,480 → 0%
Alvis all-wise Old Norse 6,466 ↑ +62%
Saverio Italian form of Xavier Italian 8,132 ↓ -9%
Bert short form of names with bright English 10,866 ↓ -33%
Johnie variant of Johnny, from John English 7,927 → 0%
Regis of the king Latin 9,509 ↓ -43%
Osborne god bear English 4,663 → 0%
Frazier variant of Fraser, Scottish surname Scottish 5,460 ↑ +6%
Gustave French form of Gustav French 7,858 ↓ -23%
Fidencio confident Spanish 11,104 ↓ -40%
Webster weaver English 7,165 → 0%
Washington estate of Wassa's people English — ↓ -100%
Anastacio resurrection Spanish 9,774 ↓ -12%
Kiyoshi pure Japanese 8,618 ↑ +29%
Ennis from an Irish place name, island Irish 9,157 ↓ -11%
Cosimo order, beauty Italian 5,654 ↑ +60%
Norbert northern bright Germanic — ↓ -100%
Refugio refuge Spanish 8,769 ↑ +29%
Clovis famous battle Germanic 4,735 ↑ +162%
Odis variant of Otis, wealth English 6,065 ↓ -29%
Thurman from a surname, Thor's protection English — ↓ -100%
General the military rank English — ↓ -100%
Godfrey God's peace Germanic 7,850 ↓ -17%
Park from the English word park English 8,741 ↓ -18%
Powell son of Hywel Welsh 8,751 ↑ +29%
Thadeus variant of Thaddeus Aramaic 11,845 new
Victoriano belonging to Victor, victory Spanish 11,902 ↓ -50%
Reynold counsel ruler Germanic 10,447 ↓ -42%
Haywood enclosed wood Old English 6,944 ↑ +33%
Candelario from Candelaria, Candlemas Spanish 7,277 ↑ +83%
Solon uncertain; name of an Athenian lawgiver Greek 13,627 ↓ -17%
Worth enclosure, homestead Old English 6,784 ↑ +160%
Garvin uncertain; possibly rough or spear friend Irish — new
Edsel — German 12,552 ↓ -44%
Lambert bright land Germanic 7,033 ↑ +33%
Ludwig famous in battle German 7,044 ↑ +50%
Vergil variant of Virgil Latin 5,191 ↑ +6%
Evert brave as a boar Dutch 6,918 ↑ +100%
Arch short for Archibald or Archer English 2,767 ↑ +475%
Bud brother, buddy, or a flower bud English 6,870 ↑ +50%
Lyman uncertain; English surname English 11,484 ↓ -33%
Malvin variant of Melvin Scottish — ↓ -100%
Eldridge uncertain; old or noble ruler Old English 11,041 → 0%
Americo form of Amerigo Portuguese 8,955 ↑ +14%
Junius from a Roman family name Latin 7,408 ↑ +57%
Thornton thorn-bush settlement Old English 8,190 ↑ +25%
Bertram bright raven Germanic 8,353 → 0%
Ruel variant of Reuel, friend of God Hebrew 6,377 ↑ +180%
Wilford willow ford, from an English place English 8,872 ↑ +29%
Dewitt the white, from a Dutch surname Dutch 12,510 → 0%
Wyman from an Old English name with battle Old English — ↓ -100%
Lavaughn La- added to Vaughn, small American (modern coinage) — ↓ -100%
Raoul French form of Ralph, counsel wolf French — ↓ -100%
Winfield from an English place name Old English 9,659 ↓ -11%
Rosco variant of Roscoe, roe deer wood Old Norse 10,469 ↓ -12%
Waldo rule Germanic 11,906 → 0%
Nunzio messenger Italian 11,624 ↓ -25%
Ottis variant of Otis, wealth Germanic 6,070 ↑ +67%
Sigmund victory and protection Germanic 10,524 ↑ +17%
Winton from an English place name Old English 10,625 new
Eulalio sweetly speaking Greek 8,456 ↑ +50%

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