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Old fashioned baby names are becoming popular again. If you are looking for some old fashion baby boy names for your newborn baby this is the list for you.

Whatever you consider an “old fashioned” name is really the way you perceive it.

You can consider old fashioned names as being names nobody uses anymore, or names that are from biblical times, or even names that are just one generation before.

The baby names listed are the most popular names through the last couple of centuries!

Today we are taking is way back in the day to uncover some popular vintage old fashioned boy names for you to consider when preparing for baby.

I have also provided some other old fashioned names by alphabetical order later in this post.

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Having a baby is so exciting and part of that is totally picking your baby’s name! I am so happy for you and your family and I love to give you as a mom to be the best resources I can find.

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Let’s take a look at this massive list of 425 timeless baby boy names…

Top 25 ranking vintage boy names of the 1800’s

Here is a list from social security records on the top names from the 1800’s by rank and how many people acquired the name at the time.

These vintage old t

Name	Rank	Births
John	1	89,950
William	2	84,881
James	3	54,056
George	4	47,651
Charles	5	46,656
Frank	6	30,967
Joseph	7	26,292
Henry	8	24,139
Robert	9	24,074
Thomas	10	23,750
Edward	11	23,133
Harry	12	22,649
Walter	13	18,185
Arthur	14	16,180
Fred	15	15,602
Albert	16	14,375
Samuel	17	9,129
Clarence	18	8,760
Louis	19	8,275
David	20	7,569
Joe	21	7,097
Charley	22	7,091
Richard	23	7,010
Ernest	24	6,700
Roy	25	6,565

Top 25 old fashioned names from the 1950s

You can see the difference in names from one century to the other. But something totally off topic that I want to point out is look at how many births there are with these names compared to the 1800s!

That just goes to show how these names are getting more popular and popular over time or there’s just a ton more people being born every decade!

Name	Rank	Births
James	1	843,606
Michael	2	837,265
Robert	3	830,245
John	4	797,789
David	5	769,743
William	6	591,118
Richard	7	535,326
Thomas	8	454,284
Mark	9	382,484
Charles	10	361,099
Steven	11	333,578
Gary	12	329,866
Joseph	13	299,943
Donald	14	273,508
Ronald	15	271,110
Kenneth	16	262,760
Paul	17	253,136
Larry	18	245,645
Daniel	19	243,657
Stephen	20	207,217
Denis	21	204,219
Timothy	22	198,253
Edward	23	188,296
Jeffrey	24	184,600
George	25	180,995

Other classic old timey names you can choose for your new baby boy are:

These classic old time names are absolutely perfect for a baby boy. Any name from A-Z on this list would be adorable for your newborn baby boy. You can even mix and match for first and middle names to make it easy for you.

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Wrapping up

Whether you need boy name ideas for yourself or someone else I ams ure this list will help you find one.

Picking a baby name is a big deal, especially when you and your husband may not agree, or your just cant seem to choose one.

I always stay in the family when it comes to baby names, but I know these days most people want to have something unique or not used as much.When picking your baby’s name be sure to think about how it will reflect your child in the long run.

Is it something they are going to get made fun of for?

Is it something they would want to keep in the family?

Do you want to pick one from ancestors? Yours or your husbands family?

Old fashioned names are coming back and I bet you have some in you or your husbands family tree.

If you don’t like any of those then these will be perfectly fine for you to choose from or maybe the names you find are in this list!

Feel free to share this post in any pregnancy fb groups you are a part of, I have seen so many mommys asking about baby names so this resource if perfect for them if they are having a boy.

You can also pin this old fashioned baby names article to your baby board on Pinterest as well!