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Vintage Boy Names That We’re Bringing Back This Year

Vintage Boy Names That We’re Bringing Back This Year

By Southern Living Editors

Updated December 22, 2020

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Among the million things that you must prepare for while pregnant, one of the most important is actually naming your baby. Whether you have a list of family names you’re using for reference, you seek inspiration from biblical names, or you like to look at what’s trending right now in the baby name world, the naming possibilities are endless. If you want a classic name, look no further than these amazing vintage names for boys. These timeless names were popular back in the day, and we can see why! With timeless vintage boy names, your baby boy is guaranteed to grow up a true gentleman. Which of these vintage boy names is your favorite? Do you have any of these in your family? You might soon! These vintage boy names are past due for a revival.

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Abel/Abe
Abner
Archibald
Arthur/Art

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Bernard
Booker
Byron

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Cecil
Chester
Clive
Clyde

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Desmond
Douglas
Dudley
Duke

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Edmund
Emmett
Eugene
Ernest

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Felix
Finch
Floyd
Forest

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Garfield
Glenn
Grey
Grover

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Harvey
Holden
Hugh
Humphrey

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Ira
Irving
Isaac
Ives

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Jasper
Jeremiah
Jesse
Julian

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Kelley
Kendrick
Kenneth
Kent

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Lawrence
Leon
Lorne
Louis

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Malcolm
Marvin
Milton
Monty

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Ned
Neil
Newell
Norman

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Ollie
Orson
Oscar
Otis

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Percy
Perry
Peter
Prescott

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Ralph
Raymond
Reuben
Remy

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Samson
Sidney
Simon
Sol

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Terrence
Theodore
Truman
Tucker

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Vaughn
Vernon
Victor
Vincent

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Wallace
Ward
Wilbur
Wiley

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Quincy/ Quinn
Quentin

Ulysses
Urban

Xavier

Zachariah
Zeke

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