Timeless Boys' Names


Plenty of boys' names have stayed popular for centuries. Think John, Charles, Robert, and Henry. These names have always ranked within the top 500. However, as with girls' names, they don't have to always be popular to count as classic.

Timeless names have been in consistent use for centuries. They have also seen use every year in the United States since its debut without any sharp peaks or troughs. Classic names might either have international variants or have seen international use without feeling too foreign as well. 

Here is a master list of timeless classic boys' names:

Abraham

Adam

Albert

Alex

Alexander

Andrew

Angelo

Anthony

Antonio

Arthur

Ben

Benedict

Benjamin

Bennett

Carl

Charles

Charlie

Christian

Christopher

Conrad

Daniel

David

Edgar

Edward

Edwin

Emmanuel

Emmett

Felix

Francis

Frank

Frederick

Gabriel

George

Gilbert

Henry

Hugh

Isaac

Ivan

Jack

Jacob

James

Joe

Joel

John

Jonathan

Joseph

Julian

Lawrence

Leo

Leonard

Lionel

Luke

Malcolm

Mark

Martin

Matthew

Max

Michael

Miles

Nathan

Nathaniel

Neal

Nicholas

Oliver

Oscar

Patrick

Paul

Peter

Reuben

Richard

Robert

Roger

Sam

Samuel

Simon

Thaddeus

Theodore

Thomas

Tom

Victor

Vincent

Walter

Wesley

William

Zachary

What names would you add to this list?

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