ComScore

14 Old-Man Names That Would Be So Adorable for a Baby Boy

Like Alfred...or Martin

Just 'cause you don’t have a grandpa named Oscar doesn’t mean you can’t throw back to a classic when it comes to naming your newborn little dude. Here, 14 old-man baby names that would be perfect for a baby boy--even if he doesn’t come out of the womb smoking a pipe and wearing tweed.

15 Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Will Melt Your Heart


oldbaby1
Twenty20

1. GENE

Meaning: Well-born. (A credit to his parents, of course.)

oldbaby2
Twenty20

2. ALFRED

Meaning: Sage and wise. Alfie makes a pretty cute nickname, too. Just sayin’.

oldbaby3
Twenty20

3. HARRY

Meaning: Ruler of the house. (Well, duh.)

oldbaby4
Twenty20

4. DESMOND

Meaning: Gracious defender.


oldbaby5
Twenty20

5. FRANK

Meaning: Free one. Especially at the playground.

oldbaby6
Twenty20

6. LEONARD

Meaning: Hardy lion. (Leo!)

oldbaby7
Twenty20

7. DEAN

Meaning: Lives near the valley.

oldbaby8
Twenty20

8. MARTIN

Meaning: War-like. Goes by Marty for short.

oldbaby9
Twenty20

9. HUGH

Meaning: Full of heart, mind and intelligence.


oldbaby10
Twenty20

10. LINUS

Meaning: Flaxen-haired.

oldbaby11
Twenty20

11. OSCAR

Meaning: Champion warrior…with an adorable yawn.

oldbaby12
Twenty20

12. STANLEY

Meaning: Lives by the stony grove.

oldbaby13
Twenty20

13. THEODORE

Meaning: God’s gift. (And he knows it.)

oldbaby14
Twenty20

14. HAMILTON

Meaning: From the mountain town. Also, the hardest ticket to get on Broadway.



rachel bowie christine han photography 100

Senior Director, Special Projects and Royals

  • Writes and produces family, fashion, wellness, relationships, money and royals content
  • Podcast co-host and published author with a book about the British Royal Family
  • Studied sociology at Wheaton College and received a masters degree in journalism from Emerson College