[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries! 
[name_f]Happy[/name_f] Mother’s [name_u]Day[/name_u] to those celebrating
I am looking for suggestions for boy names that are masculine and strong, that are familiar (i.e., everyone has heard of them), but aren’t considered a “classic” boys name (e.g., [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m], etc.). Trendy names that are tied to a specific decade/time period are not my style (e.g., [name_u]Asher[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] are lovely, but very 2010s so therefore not my preferred style).
Here’s a list of boy names I like… I’d love to hear opinions and/or rankings of these names as well.
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
Thank you in advance!
I like [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]!
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
Thank you @Babies123456! Of your suggestions, I like [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] best, although very common in my area. [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] are also up my alley too.
I consider [name_u]Micah[/name_u] and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] “softer” names, so not our style. [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] is too uncommon.
I love [name_u]Jonah[/name_u], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], and [name_m]Cole[/name_m]! all very handsome names. [name_m]Russell[/name_m] is nice, too. I also love the suggestion of [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m].
here are some suggestions, though I’m not sure if they’re your style! I like softer names, usually. and I think some of these might tie to a specific decade, maybe? so I’m sorry if none of these really work for you!:
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]/[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]/[name_m]Benson[/name_m]
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]/[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dustin[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Judd[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Neal[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Van[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]/[name_m]Westley[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
Sorry again if none of these are what you’re looking for! Good luck on finding the perfect name!!
hi there i love malcolm. how about [name_m]Malachy[/name_m]/[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]?
Or…
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
???
Let me know if this helps and what you decide on 
I really like [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] and [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]!
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]/[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
sorry, I do not care for [name_u]Tanner[/name_u], but if you like it, go ahead and use it.
[name_m]Cole[/name_m] - nice and cool
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] - actually this does sound ‘trendy’ to me
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] - OH MY I LOVE THIS
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u] - I don’t like this
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u] - don’t care for this either
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] - love!!
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] - very handsome!
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] - neat-o!
You’ve just described the perfect sweet-spot name! It certainly is hard to find, so I understand why you’re struggling to create a list.
First, I’m not sure that all of the names on your current list have the vibe that you’re going for. [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Tanner[/name_u], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] all seem very 90s/early 2000s to me. I went to school with a lot of Coles and Garretts, but they’re not names you see on any older men. [name_u]Miles[/name_u] is a personal favorite, but it’s within the top 100 right now, so I think it’s likely to be a 2010s/2020s trendy name. None of these have that “timeless” quality.
Ideas to add on to [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_u]Curtis[/name_u], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] and [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]…
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] (This has actually always been in the top 1000 since 1880! Who knew?)
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] (This might be too soft for you?)
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
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From your current list, my favorites would have to be [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], and [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]. Some other suggestions I can think of that fit your desire for familiar yet not classic or tied to one time period would be:
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
Thank you so much for all the responses! Of these suggestions, [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Eric[/name_m], and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] are my favourites, but my heart doesn’t seem fully in them. I love the name [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]/[name_u]Drew[/name_u] but it isn’t an option for us unfortunately.
I’d love to hear more insight and rankings on my current list of names. And of course keep the suggestions for alternatives coming! Really appreciate it!
Of your names, I think [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] and [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] fit best with what you’re looking for, with [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] being my favorite. I think they sound the most timeless without being classics.I love [name_u]Miles[/name_u] but maybe it’s too similar to [name_m]Milo[/name_m] for you? [name_u]Curtis[/name_u] and [name_m]Russell[/name_m] sound a little 70s/80s to me, and [name_u]Tanner[/name_u] sounds quite 90s.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Emmettt
I like [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u] and [name_u]Tanner[/name_u] from your list. Also
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Karl[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_m]Brent[/name_m]
[name_m]Kurt[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Milton[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hilton[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Neville[/name_m]
[name_u]Darryl[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Clifton[/name_m]
[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_m]Garth[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Lloyd[/name_m]
[name_u]Vernon[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaius[/name_m]
[name_m]Sven[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Reginald[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Randall[/name_m]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] and [name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]
[name_m]Coleman[/name_m] (maybe as a full name for [name_m]Cole[/name_m])
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (maybe a little too classic, but lovely)
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
I LOVE [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], and [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], and I quite like your other options as well. Names I would consider similar/in this category: [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_m]Jared[/name_m].
[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] back to Nameberry, @dizzydog!
I really like [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_u]Tanner[/name_u], [name_u]Miles[/name_u] and [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] of your list so far.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Warrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Vernon[/name_u]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
Out of the ones you listed, I love [name_u]Jonah[/name_u].
But my list boy name list is:
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
These give that strong, timeless, yet maybe common names. Great meanings, biblical, if interested.