Top Best 180 Old Fashioned Names for Boys 2020 Update

Top Best 180 Old Fashioned Names for Boys 2020 Update.

Once again what was old is new and that goes with baby names. Classic vintage names which were once reserved as “old school for grandpa” names are once again seen as dashing and cool.

There are some of the best Old fashioned names around for decades. They also have religious/Biblical origins and are often synonymous with names of heroes, nicknames, or surnames.

Some of the names that have gone out of favor a long time ago now see a revival as people look back to the past for names that once were original.

Old Fashioned Baby Boy Names with Meaning

• Casper
  • Meaning Treasure
• Keith
  • Meaning Refreshing as the wind
• Jaden
  • Meaning Jehovah has heard
• Arthur
  • Meaning ‘bear’.
• Aaron
  • Meaning  ‘Mountain of Strength’.
• Gradie
  • Meaning Descendant of nobility
• Desmond
  • meaning ‘From South Munster’
• Demetrius
  • Meaning ‘harvest lover’.
• Abraham
  • Meaning: Father of Multitudes
• Albert
  • Meaning: Noble, Bright, wise
• Alexander
  • Meaning: Defending Men
• Archie
  • Meaning: Truly Brave
• Augustus
  • Meaning: Magnificent
• Benjamim
  • Meaning: Favorite Son
• Bernard
  • Meaning: Strong, Brave as a Bear

• Bruce
  • Meaning: Ancient
• Calvin
  • Meaning: Bald, Hairless
• Cecil
  • Meaning: Blind
• Charles
  • Meaning: Free Man
• Chester
  • Meaning: Fortress, Walled-town
• Clark
  • Meaning: Scribe, Secretary, Cleric, Scholar, Clerk
• Conrad
  • Meaning: Bold ruler; Brave
• Edgar
  • Meaning: Wealthy Spearman
• Edison
  • Meaning: Son of Edward
• Elijah
  • Meaning: My name is Yahweh
• Elliot
  • Meaning: My name is Yahweh

Cool Old Fashioned Names

• Elvis
  • Meaning: All-Wise
• Emmett
  • Meaning: Truth
• Everett
  • Meaning: Brave as a Wild Boar
• Ezra
  • Meaning: Help
• Felix
  • Happy and Lucky
• Frank
  • Meaning: Frenchman or Free Man
• Frederick
  • Meaning: Peaceful Ruler
• Garfield
  • Meaning: Triangular Field
• Garrett
  • Meaning: Spear rule
• George
  • Meaning: Farmer
• Gerald
  • Meaning: Ruler with the Spear

• Gregory
  • Meaning: Watchful
• Hamilton
  • Meaning: Treeless Hill
• Harold
  • Meaning: Army Ruler
• Harvey
  • Meaning: Battle Worthy
• Henry
  • Meaning: Estate Ruler
• Ira
  • Meaning: Watchful
• Isaac
  • Meaning: He will laugh
• Jack
  • Meaning: God is Gracious
• James
  • Meaning: Supplanter
• Jasper
  • Meaning: Bringer of Treasure
• Jeffrey
  • Meaning: Pledge of Pease
• Jeremiah
  • God will exalt
• John
  • Meaning: God is Gracious
• Jonah
  • Meaning: Dove
• Josiah
  • Meaning: God supports
• Kelvin
  • Meaning: Ship, Friend
• Kenneth
  • Meaning: Of Fire; Handsome
• Kirk
  • Meaning: Church
• Lamar
  • Meaning: Dweller by a Pool
• Lawrence
  • Meaning: from the ancient Roman town of Laurentum
• Leo
  • Meaning: Brave Lion
• Leonard
  • Meaning: Brave Lion
• Louis
  • Famous warrior
• Luther
  • Meaning: Army People
• Malcolm
  • Meaning: disciple of Columba
• Marshall
  • Meaning: One Who Looks After Horses
• Max
  • Meaning: Greatest
• Micah
  • Meaning: One who is like God
• Michael
  • Meaning: Who is like God
• Mickey
  • Meaning: Who is like God
• Miles
  • Meaning: Soldier
• Mitchell
  • Meaning: Who is like God
• Morris
  • Meaning: Dark-skinned
• Morton
  • Meaning: Town Near the Moor
• Moses
  • Meaning: Delivered from the Water
• Murray
  • Meaning: Seafarer
• Newton
  • Meaning: New Town
• Noah
  • Meaning: Rest, Wandering
• Norris
  • Meaning: Northerner
• Oliver
  • Meaning: Olive Tree
• Oscar
  • Meaning: Friend of Deer
• Orville
  • Meaning: Gold Town
• Othello
  • Meaning: He has the Sound of God
• Otis
  • Meaning: Wealth
• Otto
  • Meaning: Wealth
• Owen
  • Meaning: Young Warrior, Well-Born
• Peter
  • Meaning: Stone
• Phillip
  • Meaning: Horse Lover
• Presley
  • Meaning: Priest’s Meadow
• Preston
  • Meaning: Priest’s Estate
• Quentin
  • Meaning: Fifth

• Rainer
  • Meaning: Wise Army
• Ralph
  • Meaning: Wolf-Counsel
• Randall
  • Meaning: Shield
• Raymond
  • Meaning: Trusted Advisor
• Reuben
  • Meaning: Behold, a son
• Rhett
  • Meaning: Advice
• Robert
  • Meaning: Bright Fame
• Rodney
  • Meaning: Island Near the Clearing
• Roland
  • Meaning: Famous Throughout the Land
• Royce
  • Meaning: Son
• Russell
  • Meaning: Redhead, Fox-Colored
• Samson
  • Meaning: Sun
• Samuel
  • Meaning: Name of God
• Saul
  • Meaning: Prayed for
• Sherman
  • Meaning: Shearer of Woolen Cloth
• Sigmund
  • Meaning: Victorious Protection
• Silas
  • Man of the Forest
• Simon
  • Meaning: He had heard
• Spencer
  • Meaning: House Steward, Dispenser of Provisions

Adorable Old Fashioned Names

• Stanley
  • Meaning: Near the Stony Clearing
• Sullivan
  • Meaning: Dark Eyed
• Thane
  • Meaning: Clan Chieftain
• Theodore
  • Meaning: Gift of God
• Thomas
  • Meaning: Twin
• Timothy
  • Meaning: Honoring God
• Tony
  • Meaning: Priceless One
• Troy
  • Meaning: Descendant of Foot Soldier
• Vaughn
  • Meaning: Little
• Victor
  • Meaning: Champion
• Vincent
  • Meaning: Conquer
• Waldo
  • Meaning: To Rule
• Warren
  • Meaning: Park-Keeper
• Werther
  • Meaning: Worthy Warrior
• Whitman
  • Meaning: White Man
• Wiley
  • Meaning: From Wylye
• Wilkes
  • Meaning: A Contraction of Wilkins
• William
  • Meaning: Resolute Protection
• Wilson
  • Meaning: Son of Will
• Wilton
  • Meaning: Place by a Stream
• Windsor
  • Meaning: Riverbank with a Winch
• Winslow
  • Meaning: Friend’s Hill or Burial Mound
• Wyatt
  • Meaning: Brave in battle
• Zachariah
  • Meaning: The Lord recalled

Cute Old Fashioned Names

• Clifford
• Earl
• Edison
• Edmund
• Erwin
• Edwin
• Elon
• Emmett
• Ernest
• Frank
• Francis
• Gerald
• Gus
• Harold
• Harvey
• Howard
• Hugh
• Jasper
• Jarrett
• Julien
• Kenneth
• Langston
• Louis
• Marshall
• Mickey
• Milton
• Nelson
• Neville
• Norman
• Orville
• Oscar
• Otis
• Pierce
• Presley
• Preston
• Ralph
• Randall
• Raymond
• Reed
• Richard
• Rodney
• Roy
• Shadrack
• Sherman
• Spencer
• Stanley
• Sterling
• Tobias
• Waldo
• Whitman
• Wilber
• Willie
• Winston
• Windsor
• Wren
• Wright
• Clarence
• Bennett

Additionally, do you know any cool  old fashioned boy name that isn’t on this list? Go ahead and add it in the comment section.