Vintage Boy Names: Old-Fashioned Names Parents Love Again
These boy names were common in the early 1900s, faded by mid-century, and are popular again. Oliver leads, with 14,963 baby boys in 2025.
The comeback pulls the average age down fast: among living Olivers and Theodores, children born since 2010 far outnumber the few born before World War II.
| # | Name | Babies in 2025 | Peak year | Alive | Average age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 14,963 | 2024 | 230K | 13 |
| 2 | Theodore | 13,362 | 2025 | 200K | 29 |
| 3 | Benjamin | 9,770 | 1989 | 717K | 30 |
| 4 | Jack | 8,754 | 1927 | 413K | 34 |
| 5 | Samuel | 8,342 | 2001 | 624K | 32 |
| 6 | Leo | 8,196 | 2022 | 146K | 24 |
| 7 | Isaac | 5,963 | 2007 | 299K | 21 |
| 8 | Silas | 4,646 | 2025 | 66.9K | 13 |
| 9 | Everett | 4,366 | 2025 | 81.9K | 24 |
| 10 | August | 4,226 | 2025 | 53.5K | 16 |
| 11 | Harrison | 3,080 | 2016 | 85.5K | 19 |
| 12 | Emmett | 2,973 | 2021 | 58.8K | 17 |
| 13 | Dean | 2,882 | 1961 | 135K | 46 |
| 14 | Jasper | 2,845 | 2023 | 49.9K | 17 |
| 15 | Leon | 2,583 | 1924 | 90.2K | 44 |
| 16 | Max | 2,066 | 2009 | 119K | 26 |
| 17 | Ellis | 1,832 | 2025 | 34.9K | 27 |
| 18 | Abraham | 1,664 | 2016 | 83.2K | 25 |
| 19 | Simon | 1,529 | 2015 | 56.6K | 25 |
| 20 | Cyrus | 1,296 | 2024 | 24.3K | 20 |
| 21 | Malcolm | 1,257 | 1992 | 47.5K | 35 |
| 22 | Anderson | 1,079 | 2012 | 29.6K | 18 |
| 23 | Lawson | 884 | 2021 | 16.3K | 15 |
| 24 | Forrest | 862 | 1994 | 30.8K | 39 |
| 25 | Grady | 860 | 2008 | 32.6K | 31 |
| # | Name | Babies in 2025 | Peak year | Alive | Average age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Clark | 855 | 2015 | 34.1K | 38 |
| 27 | Hugo | 837 | 2025 | 31.4K | 25 |
| 28 | Winston | 830 | 2019 | 23.3K | 31 |
| 29 | Augustus | 783 | 2024 | 15.3K | 21 |
| 30 | Conrad | 770 | 2025 | 23.4K | 37 |
| 31 | Solomon | 767 | 2016 | 27.6K | 26 |
| 32 | Royal | 765 | 2021 | 17.4K | 19 |
| 33 | Prince | 703 | 2019 | 20.3K | 19 |
| 34 | Asa | 696 | 2022 | 18.6K | 20 |
| 35 | Rocco | 679 | 2009 | 22K | 27 |
| 36 | Lucian | 670 | 2025 | 11.1K | 17 |
| 37 | Ford | 642 | 2021 | 8.4K | 16 |
| 38 | Leland | 626 | 2007 | 32.3K | 36 |
| 39 | Royce | 626 | 2019 | 24.9K | 34 |
| 40 | Hezekiah | 626 | 2024 | 9.5K | 15 |
| 41 | Pierce | 618 | 2015 | 18.3K | 19 |
| 42 | Porter | 599 | 2015 | 17.8K | 17 |
| 43 | Augustine | 587 | 2025 | 12.8K | 31 |
| 44 | Fletcher | 561 | 2025 | 11.8K | 25 |
| 45 | Cal | 554 | 2025 | 6.5K | 23 |
| 46 | Saul | 535 | 2006 | 35.9K | 28 |
| 47 | Louie | 516 | 2024 | 16K | 43 |
| 48 | Emanuel | 513 | 2007 | 42.5K | 28 |
| 49 | Cassius | 504 | 2021 | 9.2K | 14 |
| 50 | Alden | 498 | 2024 | 13.5K | 25 |
How this list works
Boy names whose popularity peaked before 1950, fell below 30% of that peak, and has climbed back; ranked by babies in 2025. Ages are estimates for people alive in 2026, from Social Security baby-name records and SSA life tables. How we calculate this