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Boys’ Names Then, Now, and Next: a Fashion Alphabet

August 2, 2022 namerology 3 Comments

Boys’ Names Then, Now, and Next: a Fashion Alphabet

August 2, 2022 Namerology 3 Comments

See the past, present and future of boys’ names from A to Z

Harold, Hunter, Hendrix


A is for Andrew, B is for Brian, C is for Christopher? Not anymore. The baby name alphabet has changed, and more fashion movement is on the horizon.

To get you ready for the new ABCs of style, we’ve collected a “Then, Now, Next” alphabet of boys’ names. Read across to follow an initial through time: first the familiar names of previous generations (Andrew), then the typical names of today (Asher), and finally some fast-rising names that could point to what lies ahead (Atticus). Or read down within a column to immerse yourself in the sound and style of an era.

A boys THENA boys NOWA boys NEXT
AndrewAsherAtticus
AnthonyAidenAziel
ArthurAdrianAmbrose
B boys THENB boys NOWB boys NEXT
BillBraydenBriggs
BrianBenjaminBowen
BobbyBrooksBridger
C boys THENC boys NOWC boys NEXT
CharlesCarterColter
ChristopherCalebCallum
CarlCameronCamilo
D boys THEND boys NOWD boys NEXT
DavidDylanDario
DonaldDominicDenver
DanielDiegoDutton
E boys THENE boys NOWE boys NEXT
EdwardElijahEvander
EricEthanElio
EarlEzraEverest
F boys THENF boys NOWF boys NEXT
FrankFinnFord
FredFranciscoForrest
FrancisFelixFlynn
G boys THENG boys NOWG boys NEXT
GeorgeGraysonGranger
GaryGabrielGrey
GeraldGiovanniGio
H boys THENH boys NOWH boys NEXT
HaroldHunterHendrix
HowardHudsonHank
HarryHenryHouston
I boys THENI boys NOWI boys NEXT
IraIsaiahIra
IrvingIsaacIvar
IvanIanIzael
J boys THENJ boys NOWJ boys NEXT
JohnJacksonJett
JamesJacobJaziel
JosephJaydenJamie
K boys THENK boys NOWK boys NEXT
KennethKaydenKash
KevinKaiKoa
KeithKingstonKaiser
L boys THENL boys NOWL boys NEXT
LouisLiamLennox
LarryLucasLedger
LeonardLoganLegacy
M boys THENM boys NOWM boys NEXT
MichaelMasonMack
MarkMateoMiller
MatthewMaverickMilan
N boys THENN boys NOWN boys NEXT
NormanNoahNico
NicholasNolanNile
NathanNashNeo
O boys THENO boys NOWO boys NEXT
OscarOliverOnyx
OttoOwenOtto
OtisOrionOzzy
P boys THENP boys NOWP boys NEXT
PaulParkerPerseus
PeterPrestonProsper
PhilipPhoenixPsalm
Q boys THENQ boys NOWQ boys NEXT
QuentinQuinnQuill
QuincyQuinton
R boys THENR boys NOWR boys NEXT
RobertRomanRory
RichardRyderRio
RaymondRiverRidge
S boys THENS boys NOWS boys NEXT
StevenSebastianStetson
SamuelSantiagoSaint
ScottSawyerShepherd
T boys THENT boys NOWT boys NEXT
ThomasTheodoreTate
TimothyThiagoTripp
TerryThomasTadeo
U boys THENU boys NOWU boys NEXT
UlyssesUrielUsman
Urban
V boys THENV boys NOWV boys NEXT
VictorValentinoVander
VernonVincentViggo
VirgilVihaan
W boys THENW boys NOWW boys NEXT
WilliamWyattWilder
WalterWesleyWells
WayneWaylonWiley
X boys THENX boys NOWX boys NEXT
XavierXavien
Xander
Y boys THENY boys NOWY boys NEXT
YaleYusufYadiel
Yahir
Z boys THENZ boys NOWZ boys NEXT
ZacharyZionZyaire
ZackZaydenZakai
ZebZaneZephyr

MORE: Go on to the Girls’ “Then, Now, Next” Alphabet, or use our NameGrapher to explore more names by letter and time period.

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  • SisterJudy August 4, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    How many people know how to spell “Psalm”?

  • Another Emily August 5, 2022 at 3:46 pm

    My sons are 4, 18 months and 3 months and all of them have names in the “past” column. They have names I definitely didn’t dream about, but they fit them perfectly.

  • Addie August 29, 2022 at 12:58 pm

    I’ll take the “past” column if it’s all the same, and I’m a millennial mom. I feel like the concept of names as absolutely date-stamped, with boundaries never crossed, is superimposed onto people more than it is reflective of reality. More so than generation, I think naming has to do with geography, political leanings, socioeconomic class, and race/ethnicity. In some places, family and religion remain big factors. I have a five-year old-boy named Thomas who actually goes by Tommy. Here in our more affluent, more white neighborhood on the East Coast, sure, I have seen some Noahs and one Aiden. But there are also plenty of Tommys and Christophers.

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