# Vintage Boy Names to Match Esme **URL:** \ **Category:** Boy Names\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363 "2021-07-07T11:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/abby/32/38904_2.png) [@Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Abby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/1 "2021-07-07T11:30:20Z")
Hi Berries - [This week’s Name Sage post](https://nameberry.com/blog/name-sage-vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme) is about finding boy names to go with big sister Esme. If it was another girl, they liked Arden, Imogen, and Sabine. The only boy’s name on their current list is Callahan, mom’s maiden name, with the nickname Cal. But their surname is three syllables and Callahan LastName is kind of a mouthful. Suggestions welcome! Best, Abby The Name Sage ---
**Author:** ![hannahwren](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/hannahwren/32/55724_2.png) [@hannahwren](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/hannahwren)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/2 "2021-07-07T12:05:06Z")
if they like arden, imogen, and sabine, how about… oliver / olivier elio theodore / theo felix julian arthur leo miles oscar silas / simon jasper jack also wanted to add that just “cal” would still be a sweet ode to mom, and I think it stands on its own very well with esme! edit: just read the post and i love the suggestion of wells! ---
**Author:** ![Oblivious\_octopus](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/oblivious_octopus/32/88255_2.png) [@Oblivious\_octopus](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Oblivious_octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/3 "2021-07-07T12:32:43Z")
[name\_u]Wade[/name\_u] [name\_m]Rainer[/name\_m] [name\_u]Keats[/name\_u] / [name\_u]Keaton[/name\_u] [name\_u]Koa[/name\_u] [name\_u]Kieran[/name\_u] [name\_u]Flynn[/name\_u] [name\_m]Enzo[/name\_m] [name\_u]Cairo[/name\_u] [name\_m]Caius[/name\_m] [name\_m]Calix[/name\_m] [name\_m]Leon[/name\_m] [name\_u]Archer[/name\_u] [name\_m]Adriel[/name\_m] [name\_u]Alder[/name\_u] [name\_u]Adair[/name\_u] ---
**Author:** ![Raven-1013](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/raven-1013/32/49262_2.png) [@Raven-1013](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Raven-1013)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/4 "2021-07-07T12:49:32Z")
[name\_f]My[/name\_f] first thought was [name\_m]Calvin[/name\_m]! And I’d also second [name\_m]Wells[/name\_m] and [name\_u]Julian[/name\_u] Maybe: [name\_m]Vincent[/name\_m] [name\_m]Hugo[/name\_m] [name\_u]Teddy[/name\_u] [name\_u]Noah[/name\_u] [name\_m]Orson[/name\_m] [name\_u]Rudy[/name\_u] [name\_u]Milo[/name\_u] Finn/Finley ---
**Author:** ![Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/abby/32/38904_2.png) [@Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Abby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/5 "2021-07-07T13:16:18Z")
I’m so glad to see that you suggested [name\_u]Arthur[/name\_u] + [name\_m]Felix[/name\_m], too! I thought about [name\_u]Oliver[/name\_u] after I’d already finished the list … the popularity piece is always so hard to think through, right? But I agree - it’s perfect with [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f], and I shouldn’t have overlooked it! ---
**Author:** ![Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/abby/32/38904_2.png) [@Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Abby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/6 "2021-07-07T13:16:46Z")
Oh, [name\_u]Flynn[/name\_u] is perfection! ---
**Author:** ![Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/abby/32/38904_2.png) [@Abby](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Abby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/7 "2021-07-07T13:17:15Z")
Great list - and yes to [name\_m]Hugo[/name\_m]! I’m always surprised it isn’t used more in the US, especially as Arlo/Leo/Milo keep climbing … ---
**Author:** ![OliveShoot](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/oliveshoot/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@OliveShoot](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/OliveShoot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/8 "2021-07-07T16:57:47Z")
I know an [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] with brothers [name\_u]August[/name\_u] & [name\_u]Wesley[/name\_u]. ---
**Author:** ![Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/greyblue/32/120523_2.png) [@Greyblue](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Greyblue)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/9 "2021-07-07T17:44:16Z")
[name\_u]Callum[/name\_u] [name\_m]Caleb[/name\_m] [name\_m]Calvin[/name\_m] [name\_m]Coleman[/name\_m] [name\_m]Casper[/name\_m] [name\_m]Cedric[/name\_m] [name\_u]Jasper[/name\_u] [name\_u]Bennett[/name\_u] ---
**Author:** ![theirishsaint](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/theirishsaint/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@theirishsaint](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/theirishsaint)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/10 "2021-07-07T19:27:35Z")
I’ll throw [name\_m]Ward[/name\_m] out there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elizabethkt](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/elizabethkt/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@elizabethkt](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/elizabethkt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/11 "2021-07-07T20:03:31Z")
[name\_m]Calvin[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] are perfection! If not [name\_m]Calvin[/name\_m] I’ll suggest: [name\_m]Desmond[/name\_m] [name\_m]Simon[/name\_m] [name\_u]Lyle[/name\_u] [name\_m]Graham[/name\_m] as a sibling to [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f]. ---
**Author:** ![TDFM](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/tdfm/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@TDFM](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/TDFM)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/12 "2021-07-07T22:27:45Z")
[name\_m]Otis[/name\_m] came to mind immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Ehrob1](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/ehrob1/32/20280_2.png) [@Ehrob1](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Ehrob1)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/13 "2021-07-08T02:40:08Z")
[name\_f]My[/name\_f] first thought was [name\_u]Cecil[/name\_u] [name\_u]Arthur[/name\_u] [name\_m]Peter[/name\_m] [name\_u]Laurence[/name\_u] [name\_u]Douglas[/name\_u] [name\_m]Bruce[/name\_m] [name\_m]Alistair[/name\_m] ---
**Author:** ![diane921](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/diane921/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@diane921](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/diane921)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/14 "2021-07-08T03:13:58Z")
I like E$me and [name\_u]Alden[/name\_u] ---
**Author:** ![LoneStar](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/lonestar/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@LoneStar](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/LoneStar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/15 "2021-07-08T03:56:43Z")
[name\_m]Silas[/name\_m] [name\_u]Jasper[/name\_u] [name\_m]Wilson[/name\_m] [name\_m]Warren[/name\_m] [name\_m]Warner[/name\_m] [name\_m]Orson[/name\_m] [name\_m]Samuel[/name\_m] [name\_m]Simon[/name\_m] [name\_m]Conrad[/name\_m] [name\_m]Cormac[/name\_m] [name\_m]Victor[/name\_m] [name\_m]Bastian[/name\_m] [name\_u]Percy[/name\_u] [name\_m]Edgar[/name\_m] [name\_u]Arlo[/name\_u] [name\_m]Aldo[/name\_m] [name\_u]Quincy[/name\_u] [name\_u]Dell[/name\_u] [name\_m]Gideon[/name\_m] [name\_m]Hamish[/name\_m] [name\_m]Titus[/name\_m] [name\_m]Solomon[/name\_m] [name\_m]Desmond[/name\_m] [name\_m]Rupert[/name\_m] [name\_m]Otis[/name\_m] [name\_m]Hugh[/name\_m] [name\_m]Abel[/name\_m] [name\_u]Carlisle[/name\_u] [name\_u]Ellis[/name\_u] ---
**Author:** ![SweetPiper](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/sweetpiper/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@SweetPiper](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/SweetPiper)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/16 "2021-07-08T04:03:14Z")
I grew up knowing a boy named [name\_u]Arden[/name\_u]. Is it too much to switch gender “gears” in your brain and consider [name\_u]Arden[/name\_u] for your baby boy? [name\_u]Arden[/name\_u] [name\_u]Callahan[/name\_u] is handsome! ---
**Author:** ![ajenni10](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/ajenni10/32/71728_2.png) [@ajenni10](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/ajenni10)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363/17 "2021-07-08T06:31:12Z")
[name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] & [name\_u]Arthur[/name\_u] [name\_m]Alistair[/name\_m] [name\_m]Collin[/name\_m] [name\_m]Crawford[/name\_m] [name\_m]Theodore[/name\_m] ---
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[name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] and… [name\_u]Ezra[/name\_u] [name\_m]Burke[/name\_m] [name\_u]Wren[/name\_u] [name\_u]Declan[/name\_u] [name\_u]Tate[/name\_u] [name\_m]Alistair[/name\_m] [name\_m]Hugo[/name\_m] [name\_m]Ford[/name\_m] ---
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Not overly helpful, but [name\_u]Carlisle[/name\_u] is the obvs. choice. Sorry couldn’t help it. What about: [name\_m]Edwin[/name\_m] [name\_u]Aster[/name\_u] - totally works for a boy [name\_u]Oliver[/name\_u] - I love [name\_u]Oliver[/name\_u] and [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f], so cute! I really love [name\_u]Leo[/name\_u], but what about [name\_m]Leonard[/name\_m]? [name\_u]Callum[/name\_u] Caillou - not vintage that I know of but nostalgic for genz / millenials [name\_m]Colm[/name\_m] - I love [name\_m]Colm[/name\_m] [name\_m]Rufus[/name\_m] - vintage cool Cosmos or [name\_m]Cosmo[/name\_m] - I love flower names, this one is also space themed. [name\_u]Orion[/name\_u] - after the constellation, not the mythical figure who was awful [name\_m]Sirius[/name\_m] [name\_u]Basil[/name\_u] (I don’t like the flower meaning, -hate- but the name just sounds like an upstanding citizen) [name\_u]Linden[/name\_u] - another botanical, conjugal love [name\_u]Amos[/name\_u] [name\_m]Remus[/name\_m] Cygnus [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] means To [name\_u]Love[/name\_u], [name\_f]Beloved[/name\_f], names that mean love: [name\_m]Eros[/name\_m] - not sure about this one [name\_m]Erasmus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Rhys[/name\_u] [name\_u]Davis[/name\_u] [name\_m]Milos[/name\_m] - Lover of [name\_f]Glory[/name\_f] [name\_m]Liev[/name\_m] - heart [name\_m]Dewey[/name\_m] [name\_u]Amory[/name\_u] [name\_m]Corwin[/name\_m] [name\_m]Amadeus[/name\_m] - yes three syllables, but it feels like two which is weird. [name\_m]Rasmus[/name\_m] Phlox - double whammy of [name\_f]Star[/name\_f] Trek and floral name, the flower meaning is our souls are united [name\_f]Jonquil[/name\_f] - flower meaning is desire [name\_f]My[/name\_f] favourites are: [name\_u]Rhys[/name\_u] [name\_u]Oliver[/name\_u] [name\_m]Colm[/name\_m] [name\_m]Rufus[/name\_m] [name\_u]Aster[/name\_u] [name\_m]Remus[/name\_m] ---
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You’ve already mentioned how much you love it, so why not use [name\_u]Arden[/name\_u] for your son? It can absolutely be used for a boy; in fact, the first [name\_u]Arden[/name\_u] I knew was my great-uncle. [Next page](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/vintage-boy-names-to-match-esme/384363.md?page=2)