A friend of mine is pregnant and it’s reminding me how exciting it was to name our own kids. We love traditional names (aka: old-fashioned names, aka classic names) and both of our children are named after our grandparents – one on John’s side and one on my side. So I had fun putting together this list of my favorite 100 classic boy names. They feel established, like they stand the test of time, and can carry special meaning if they’re already names in your family. ALSO IS THERE ANYTHING CUTER THAN BABY SUSPENDERS?!?
One interesting thing I found when I was writing this post was that many of the top ten most popular names for boys in 2024 are arguably pretty classic:
#1: Liam
#2: Noah
#3: Oliver
#4: James
#5: Elijah
#6: Mateo
#7: Theodore
#8: Henry
#9: Lucas
#10: William
But beyond that short list of the most popular boy names this year, there are so many other classic boy names to choose from. So here is my giant list of around 100 traditional/old-fashioned boy names:
Adrian
Alec
Archie
Arlo
Arthur
August (Gus)
Baxter
Benjamin (Ben or Benji)
Bennett
Beau
Carl
Cedric
Charles
Christopher (Chris)
Clark
Conrad
Dean
Dexter
Edward (Eddie)
Felix
Finn
Flynn
Ford (Clifford)
Francis
Franklin (Frankie)
Freddie
George
Gideon
Glenn
Graham
Grant
Hank
Harry
Harvey
Henry
Hugh
Hugo
Isaac
Jack
Jackson
Jacob
James
Jason
Jasper
Jensen
John
Joseph (Joey)
Joshua
Jude
Jullian
Kennedy
Kenneth
Kent
Lawrence
Leonard
Lewis
Lincoln
Linus
Lucas
Lyle
Matthew
Maximillian (Max)
Miles
Milo
Neil
Nolan
Oliver (Ollie)
Oscar
Otto
Paul
Perry
Pierce
Preston
Quincy
Quentin
Robert
Ross
Russell
Samuel (Sam or Sammy)
Sebastian
Simon
Sinclair
Steven / Stephen
Theodore (Teddy)
Thomas (Tom)
Tobias
Tristan
Truman
Vincent
Walt
Wallace
Warren
William (Will)
Zachary
So there you have it. A hundred or so classic boy names that feel time-honored and traditional. I love them all. Always happy to name your baby. Call me 😉
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