Classic Boy Names That Aren't Overused

I have an enormous list of names I love but lately have realized that the list of baby girl names totally outweighs the baby boy names. Not only do I have way more girl names than boys I’m finding it so hard to find boy names that aren’t so overused. I love classic names that won’t ever go out of style but also really like to find the balance between modern and older fashioned names.

Some of my favourites are
Sofia, Josephine, Alaina, Valerie, Estelle, Hazel, Violet, Tessa & Audrey
Theo, William, Wesley, Ashton, Lucas & Nathan

Even Lucas, Ashton and Nathan can seem a little too trendy for me at times and I’d love any suggestions that go with some of the names above or anything else you’d like to share!

[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]

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[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m] Nicholas [/name_m]
[name_m] Colin [/name_m]

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How about:
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]/Lewis
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Quintin[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]

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Oooh I love this thread! [name_m]Will[/name_m] definitely be following :slight_smile:

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What about classic names which have a modern diminutive?

Matthew - [name_m]Matt[/name_m] / [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]
[name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] - [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] - [name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximillian[/name_m] - [name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] - [name_m]Tim[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - [name_u]Chris[/name_u] / [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u] - [name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - [name_u]Alex[/name_u]

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From your list I love [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Wesley[/name_m].

How about …
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

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My favorites from your list: [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]

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Curtis
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Claus[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

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Not sure how traditional you want to go so:
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]/Jeffrey
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]/Laurence
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]

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Have you thought of [name_m]Derek[/name_m], a diminutive of [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]. [name_m]Derek[/name_m] is actually my fathers name and I think it’s really underrated and underused presently.

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Anthony, [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m], [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]Justin[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Trent[/name_m], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]

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