While old-fashioned girl names have become trendy again, but most old-fashioned boy names haven't really experienced much of a comeback. (A few that have include Oliver and Everett.) So if you're looking for something unique or off-the-radar, but still familiar, old-fashioned names are a smart place to start your search.

If you want a boy name with an old-fashioned feel, here are a few ideas:

• Albert, Alfred, Alphonse, Alvin, Archibald (or Archie)


• Bernard, Buford


• Delbert, Dewey, Dewitt, Dudley


• Cecil, Chauncey, Chester, Clarence, Claude, Clement, Clifford, Clyde, Cyril


• Earl, Elbert, Elmer, Eugene


• Floyd, Francis


• Garfield, Gerald, Grover


• Harold, Harvey, Herbert, Herman, Horace, Howard, Hugh


• Irving, Irwin


• Lester, Lowell, Lyman


• Marvin, Melvin, Millard, Milton, Morris


• Ned, Newton, Norman


• Ollie, Orville, Otto


• Percy


• Ralph, Raymond, Roscoe


• Stanley


• Vern, Virgil


• Walter, Ward, Wilbur, Wiley, Winfield