Classic but underused (US) names

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! I just learned that I’m pregnant and my DH and I will be expecting our first baby in [name_u]August[/name_u]! We have been talking names for a while now and have a few we like, but currently struggling on a boy name.

Our style is really classic/vintage, but underused (we are based in the US). As an
example, our top girl name is [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (#466), but we also like [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] (#288), [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (#296), and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] (#353).

For boys, my DH has vetoed many of my selections that seem to fit the criteria, including [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]. [name_m]Otto[/name_m] is still on the table, and we both also like [name_u]Henry[/name_u] (though that is clearly not underused) and [name_u]Everett[/name_u].

Any other thoughts on classic/vintage but underused names?

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Based on the ones you like, and on your criteria:

[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Henrik[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]

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[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_u]Sylvester[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]

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Congratulations! [name_u]Love[/name_u] your name ideas so far…

based on [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], and [name_u]Everett[/name_u], I’d say…

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_m]Milton[/name_m]
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]

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[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Floyd[/name_u]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m]
[name_m]Powell[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Oran[/name_m]
[name_m]Carlos[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Ames[/name_m]
[name_m]Quintin[/name_m]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m]

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[name_u]Moses[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] / [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_m]Winston[/name_m]!

Trying not to repeat…

[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] / [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m] / [name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_u]Clayton[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Gibson[/name_m]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]

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We might have very similar styles. We considered [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] for our daughter and I loved [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] as well but we ultimately chose our clear favorite, [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] boys are [name_u]Henry[/name_u] & [name_u]Evan[/name_u]. We considered [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] as well as [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]. Our new little guy I wanted to consider [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] but hubby didn’t like. We are now going with [name_u]Dean[/name_u] or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

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[name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_u]Edward[/name_u]. Also second the suggestions of [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and [name_m]Philip[/name_m]. [name_m]Paul[/name_m] also a genuine classic very underused these days.

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George!!

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[name_u]George[/name_u]

[name_m]Abel[/name_m]? I’m really loving and may be popular