Old-fashioned and vintage baby boy names – grandpa names are in!
How hard is it to choose the perfect name for your baby boy? It gets even harder when you’ve got to actually agree on that name with your partner… especially if you love different styles.
Do you love trendy names?
Unisex names?
Nature names?
Unique names?
It’s tough! I spent hours scrolling through baby name apps ‘favoriting’ every name possibility I thought could work. I’m sure you probably are too.
You might’ve also noticed there’s a huuuuge resurgence right now in old-fashioned ‘grandpa’ names coming back into fashion. If that’s your style, then I have a treat for you. It’s actually one of 2021’s biggest trends in naming.
Here are over 100 beloved ‘grandpa’ names due to make a comeback in 2021!

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The Best Old-Fashioned Baby Boy Names for 2021
Aaron
Adam
Alan
Albert
Alexander
Alfred
Alvin
Andrew
Anthony
Arnold
Arthur
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Benjamin
Bill
Brian
Carson
Charles
Christopher
Clayton
Clifford
Clyde
Colin
Conrad
Cyril
Dale
Daniel
Daryl
Derek
Donald
Earl
Edgar
Edmond
Edward
Edwin
Emmanuel
Eric
Eric
Ernest
Eugene
Felix
Frank
Franklin
Frederick
Gary
George
Gerald
Gordon
Grady
Gus
Guy
Harold
Harry
Harvey
Henry
Herbert
Horace
Howard
Hugh
Ian
Ivan
Jack
James
Jerry
John
Joseph
Julian
Kenneth
Lawrence
Leo
Leonard
Leroy
Lewis
Lloyd
Louis
Luke
Martin
Marvin
Mason
Matthew
Max
Mervyn
Michael
Millard
Milton
Mitch
Norman
Oliver
Otis
Patrick
Percy
Peter
Philip
Pierre
Ralph
Raymond
Reuben
Richard
Robert
Roger
Ronald
Rufus
Rupert
Russell
Sebastian
Sidney
Stanley / Stan
Stephen
Sterling
Sylvester
Terrence
Theodore
Thomas
Tobias
Vernon
Victor
Vincent
Wallace
Walter
Warren
Wayne
Wilbur
William
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