As popular baby names change throughout the decades [1], there are some original trendsetters that continue to withstand the test of time. These vintage monikers [2] offer strong first impressions [3], but are also classic options that won't grow old.
Check out these 50 old-world baby boy names that you'll want to use today (many of which work for either gender [4]!).
- Alexander
- Archie
- Arthur
- Benjamin
- Bert
- Caleb
- Calvin
- Charles
- Clarence
- Claude
- Clyde
- Cyrus
- Edgar
- Edwin
- Everett
- Felix
- Floyd
- Frances
- Franklin
- Frederick
- Gideon
- Gilbert
- Grover
- Hank
- Harvey
- Henry
- Jack
- Jasper
- John
- Kenneth
- Leo
- Lionel
- Luther
- Martin
- Nathaniel
- Oliver
- Orson
- Oscar
- Otto
- Phineas
- Rufus
- Samuel
- Silas
- Theodore
- Tobias
- Victor
- Vincent
- Walter
- Warren
- William