I made a feminine version of this list a couple days ago, and I was wondering if the same truth holds for masculine monikers as it does feminine. I figured it would, since unlike female names, male names tend to have less variety and experimentality, so the boy names already existing become recycled throughout generations. Thus, names that were common centuries ago are also common or semi-common in the present. I’ve noticed this trend primarily in my high school, were several boys have names that are considered old-fashioned and ancient. Some examples of what I’m talking about is:
-Allen.
-Aaron.
-Adam.
-Andrew.
-Anthony.
-Alexander.
-Brandon.
-Benjamin.
-Clint.
-Colin/Collin.
-Christopher.
-David.
-Daniel.
-Eric/Erick.
-Edward.
-Gabriel.
-George.
-Gregory.
-John.
-James.
-Joseph.
-Jonathan.
-Kenneth.
-Lucas/Luke.
-Matthew.
-Michael/Micheal.
-Nathan.
-Nicholas.
-Owen.
-Oliver.
-Paul.
-Peter.
-Philip/Phillip.
-Robert.
-Richard.
-Scott.
-Simon.
-Samuel.
-Steven/Stephen.
-Thomas.
-Timothy.
-William.
-Zachary.
The fact that most of these names are Biblical in origin is not lost on me either. As much as I love Bible names, given how commonplace all of these have become, I don’t think I’ll use any of them for my future sons. Anyways, that’s all I can think of for now. If anyone has any other suggestions fitting with my criteria, please provide them below!
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] always felt a little grandpa for me, but I suppose it wouldn’t be too bizarre to find a young man named [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nowadays.
I used to think this too. But check this out… compare the popularity between 1960 and 1980 to today. You can probably make a few deductions, but it’s obvious those really common names are actually kind of uncommon now b/c moms want to be original. That being said, if you want to have a name that no other kid will have, call him something not old enough to be popular.
So how about Jeffrey?
Comparison of Thomas, David, Matthew, Liam and Noah
Huh, that’s an interesting statistic! I knew some of these names were less popular than before due to parents seeking more unique or trendy names, but since I go to school with multiple Johns, Michaels, [name_m]Matthews[/name_m], and even a [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] and a [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], I assumed these names still held water with modern parents. Then again, I live in the south, so that may influence which names parents give their kids compared to the rest of [name_f]America[/name_f]. “Jeffrey” is a name that by itself I don’t mind (I honestly prefer its parent version [name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] because of its obscurity compared to Jeffrey) but with the associations of [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] Dahmer, [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] Doucet and [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] Epstein, it’s a name I wouldn’t consider unless I was desperate. However, it carries an old-school, kid-next-door kind of vibe, especially with its nickname ‘Jeff’- so maybe it won’t be unusual to see it spring back into the charts someday.
I’ve met a [name_m]Silas[/name_m] and [name_m]Tristan[/name_m] throughout my school years, and [name_m]Evan[/name_m] is a pretty cute little name as well! I’ve met an [name_m]Edward[/name_m] as well, which I suppose is close enough to [name_m]Edwin[/name_m].
I like [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Douglas[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m] (my dad’s birth name), [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] (my grandfather’s name) and [name_m]Mark[/name_m]!
