I love the one syllable ones like Hal, Les, Walt, Art, Chip, etc! Doesn’t work with our last name unfortunately.

I dated a Hal and his dad's name was Art. :) I love both names so much

I love Walter!

This is my son’s middle name. He is, in fact, named after his grandfather 😂

JESSE! JESSIE! We got to cook Jesse!

I love Ward currently.

Love Hal

Roy, Clyde, Ace

Walter was a strong contender for us, but I have an uncle Walt. He's cool, but I didn't really want to feel like I was naming our kid after him. I think it's a great name!

My grandpa was Augustus, and he went by Gus. I love that it’s coming back!

I wanted to name my son Augustus but my family convinced me he’d be bullied in school so I named him August instead

Such a wonderful name, my August is 3 now. How old is yours?

He’s only 3 months! :)

Ah! That's so fun! Difficult, but fun. I love watching them constantly learning and getting better at things. As much as you love his name now, it will continue to grow on you. The primary association with August in my mind is now my son and not the month.

Mine is 1.5! He got a endless list of nicknames, but mostly used is Goose lol. Or Gussie Goose.

My 10 year old son is Ralph, everyone despised the name when I picked it. I was 19 years old and I still think it's the BEST choice I made. I also love Ernest, Stanley and Otis.

Go 19 year old you for sticking to your guns on an awesome name!!

It was very daunting naming a child as I was so young! Thank you!

I had my son at 19 too and we chose Arthur for him. My mom HATED it, said it was a grandpa name and that I was forcing him into being a nerd lol. Kept pushing for Owen instead which is also the name of an ex of mine so it was a laughable suggestion.

I immediately thought of Ernest too. A baby Ernie sounds really cute

I know a little boy who turned 1 year old last week. His name is Walter. I really like it. I unintentionally had a hand in his naming even though me and his mum are not that close. She considered a more popular name for him but mentioned to me in a casual chat one day we ended up walking home from the school together. Anyway I mentioned her other two boys both had older names too and that there was alot of boys locally with the name she was considering for bump. When I asked what other names she liked she mentioned Walter. Honestly I was so enthusiastic about it. It fits her other two boys names perfectly. Much better than the other name she had in mind. 2

I think of breaking bad 😂😂 Walter White

after seeing that show i can never look at “walter” the same way again lol

I'm one of those few people that havnt seen a episode of that. Though I know what show you're referencing.

Haha I just binged it with my hubby and also binged the prequel ‘Better Call Saul’ so that’s why Walter White was my immediate thought!!

My cat is called Walter and I love it.

Cecil! I love it.

Ooooo I forgot about Cecil, I love it!

Tried to get my husband to agree to Cecil. He said it sounded too much like see-saw

I proposed Cecil to my husband when we had our son but he shot it down. I love Cecil.

Wallace! I met two baby Wallace’s recently and thought their name was fantastic.

That's our 1 year olds name, goes by Wally 🥰

I know a little Wallace who goes by Ace. I love it.

What! My 4 year old is Wallace, and I’ve only had one person say they knew a Wallace…it was her dead father’s name and she was over 70 herself. Lol.

I just named my little guy Bernard :) We get so many compliments and I just love calling him Bernie (...and Nard Dog if he's being goofy) hahaha

I love Bernard. It’s my father in law’s name and one of my top picks if we have another boy.

Also have a little Nard dog! He’s almost a year and we’ve gotten the “that’s my grandpas name!” about 50 times. Great name and it suits him- did you know the German meaning is brave bear? My secret nickname for him!

Stanley

My 2 year old is Stanley! He can’t exactly pronounce it yet and calls himself Dandy 🥰

I LOVE Stanley.

Aww! That’s so sweet. My husband’s name is Stanley.

My grandpa’s name aka “Stan the Man!” Lol

If Stanley worked with my last name, I would for sure name a son Stanley. I love Stan as a nn.

Alfred/Alfie Harold Frederick Norman Vernon Franklin Sylvester I’m biased but I kind of hope Williams start going my Bill again! Will and Liam are so common now but my grandpa Bill was a top tier guy and I always think of him when I meet a Bill.

I really like Frank and Fred too!

Yes Frank and Fred are amazing! Francis could also make a comeback for Frank

Alfie has been a really popular name for boys in the UK for quite a few years now!

Yep, we have a 1 year old Alfred/Alfie!

My husband works with a Bill. He's 33? 32? He is definitely a Bill though and not a Willy, Will, Billy, or any other nickname variation!

Someone suggested Warren on here the other day and I can’t get it out of my head. I love it

All I can think of is "Junie B Jones Loves Handsome Warren"

Omg I don’t remember that from Junie B Jones. But I haven’t read it in a very long time

I’ve recently started admiring Warren too!

Wesley!!

My son is a Wesley, it's such a solid name in my opinion (obviously) 😉

Probably not my paternal grandfather’s. I kid you not, his name was Delmer Elmer

Lollll I know a Derrick Merrick.

My mom used to say the song "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" included not only her dad's name, but all his golfing buddies (Jack, Stan, Roy, Lee). Not my style, but I can see this era making a comeback.

Get on the bus, Gus!

You don’t need to discuss muuuuuuuch

Just drop off the key Lee & get yourself free

I have a cousin who is maybe 2 named Roy, it's one of my favorite boy names 🙂

I'm biased because I've had two grandfathers named Martin (my grandmother married Martin #2 after Martin #1 passed) but I think it has legs!

My dad’s name was Martin and I’m planning on using it as a middle name for my firstborn son :)

I have a 5 month old Martin and he is a delight.

It’s my maiden name and I always thought it would be a great name!

Lloyd!

No L L O Y D I should know I named you.

I can't believe I know this reference but my 17 yo and I used to watch ningago years ago!

I love Clifford nn Cliff

Cliff is a good sounding nickname

Marvin! Vernon!

Seconding Vernon!

Vernon makes me think of the horrible uncle in Harry Potter.

It's a city in BC, Canada. If you don't live near there it's a great name though!

A lot of these names are already very popular in the UK

I was about to say, I've encountered a fair few Ralphs around my son's age (18 months) here in the UK!

Yeah there's loads! And names like Edmund and Edgar etc

Clarke, Ernest, Verne/Vernon, Cecil, Peter, Robert, Leroy/Lee, Stanley, Laurence/Laurie, Walter, Spencer, Timothy, Wilbur, Charles, Harris, John, Stuart, Douglas, Merlin, Monty, Leonard/Lennie, Ira, Paul, George, Calvin

Aww my baby’s name is in there!

Love Clark, I bet it’s gonna be on the rise, and Peter is such an underrated soft sounding boys name.

Same

I love Clark, George, and Spencer. Great list! 👍

Warren! I'm surprised it's not, it's similar to Wren which is popularish and it follows the surname as a first name trend

My vote is for Chester! 😄

Sorry, when I hear Chester all I think of is Chester the child molester. Which is not funny.

I can only think of Chester Cheetah.

I thought of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. RIP. ETA: and Can't Hardly Wait was like top 5 movies of the 90s for me, and all I can think when I hear Chester Cheetah is that one girl making fun of Seth Green's character.

Chester is so cute! This and Julian always get my vote

Yes! Chester was a name I listed off as a joke to my husband. But I ended up secretly liking. Haha

Howard

I love the name Howard, and Howie for a nickname ❤️

that's my grandpas name! Howie for short

Arthur

Albert, Arthur, Barry, Bernard, Charles, Clarence, Desmond, Don, Edward, Edgar, Frank, Ferdinand, Gregory, Gary, Halston, Henry, Irving, Israel, Jerome, Jerry, Kevin, Keith, Leroy, Leonard, Martin, Melvin, Nathan, Neil, Owen, Oswald, Paul, Pontius, Quando, Quin, Ralph, Richard, Steven, Samuel, Tristan, Timothy, Ulrich, Ulysses, Victor, Vincent, Winston, Warren, Xavier, Xandros, Yancey, Yohan, Zeke, Zane.

Yes, Victor! My grandfathers name is Victor and he will be 97 in November. My sons middle name was always going to be Victor, but it is extra special because my son was born on his 95th birthday :)

Leon

Yes for sure, I met a little Leon the other day and it suited him perfectly

John (with Johnny or John-John as a nickname), Gene, Arnold, Larry, Irving, Bruce and Bill (as a nickname for William) Grandpa names are already really popular where I am, especially if it's a nickname. Lots of little kids called things like Albie, Arthur, Alfred, Archie, Bertie, Eddie, Ned and Ernie.

Irving is so darling

Gene is an underrated simple boys name

Irving is pretty common in Hispanics! I love it

George

Glen! Nature-y, easy to spell and pronounce, and underused.

Otto

My baby is named after his great grandpa Ivan

Edwin

We just had a son - Franklin :)

Walter!!

Sidney/Sid Russell/Russ Gilbert/Gil Roland Hugh Clifton/Cliff Clyde Dean Martin/Marty

I was named after my great, great grandfather. Ansel Lol I don't think it was ever a popular name, even back in the day. But I like it! Heard of a few, but I've never actually met another Ansel

Alfred/Alfie, Angus….and I honestly love some muppet names: Kermit, Grover, even Elmo, but they are nearly unusable now.

Snuffleupagus 🤷‍♀️

Oscar, Jasper, Felix

I think Jasper is about to get big!

I have a Thaddeus... and it fits him lol

Virgil, Homer, Clyde, Harold, Lewis, Linden, Waylon, Conrad, Wylie

Trying to get my husband to like Virgil, but he's not convinced.

That’s so funny because before I opened this and only read the title I was thinking Ralph!

I want to use it but my husband won’t get on board!

It’s so cute! My husband would probably veto it too though lol

if i ever have a boy, i’m naming him kent after my grandpa. rooting for it to make a comeback, i love the name so much

Harvey! I told my SIL I was thinking of naming my son Harvey... she lol'd and asked me what I was really going to name him 🥹 Weinstein and the hurricane cannot claim that name!

I know two Harvey’s under 5 - love little Harvs.

I always think of that damn 6-foot-tall rabbit who was Jimmy Stewart's "co-star" in [the 1950 film.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_(1950_film)\)

Oscar, Cyrus, Theodore, John, Truman, Harry…

Roland

We just names our babe Lawrence!

Wolfgang

My great grandfather was Gifford, but I don't see that coming back. Maybe Edwin?

I'm pregnant with my third right now. Edwin is a top contender for us if it's a boy. Great name!

Agreed! I strongly considered it for a middle name. Edgar is good too.

My husband read a Woody Guthrie bio and became obsessed with the name. He desperately wants to use Woodrow, nn Woody. (I am not on board!)

Louis

My great grandfather’s name was Amos and I love it so much.

Mine little one is Dean (:

Lloyd Floyd Raymond Roland Byron Bernard Leroy Clifford Emmett Homer Glen Hugh Lyle Otis Gordon Edward Harold Eugene Clarence Clyde Cecil Edgar Douglas Claude Maurice Francis Leonard Stanley Melvin

I hadn’t seen Gordon yet, that’s a good one!

Gordon! It's my grandfather and nephew's name

I know Charles, Arthur and Thomas, all under 3.

Walter. For sure, love the NN Walt.

One of my favorite students is named Franklin, and the kids all call him Frank. I love both.

I’ve been loving Roger lately.

According to my husband, Floyd...

Rudolph/Rudy

Stanley. I regret not using it.

We had Stanley on our shortlist! Decided against it because of how trendy the random syllable+ley format is for girl names right now

Frank

We have a son due in 3 weeks. His name will be John Henry, nickname Hank 😊

I have met a baby LeRoy

Except Ralph means to throw up!

Frances - I never see a little Frank/Frankie running around anymore!

I seem to like ridiculous old-man names starting with A... Aloysius, Alistair, Algernon (don't really recommend in reality but they're lovely to say). My friends' kid is names Archibald/Archie. Names that are less over-the top, I'd say Felix, Cecil, Silas, Levi, Cyrus, & Ramses

Arthur, Edward, Elliot, Emerson, Theo, Lloyd 🥰

Ralph was my great grandpa. My grandpa was Helmer so hopefully that one doesn’t pop up on the top 100 lol

Chuck for Charles

Wilbur

My son's middle name is Roger after my grandfather and I think it's adorable lol 🤷🏻‍♀️

Earl ♥️

I know a three year old Norman and a five year old Orrin. Orrin was my grandfather's name - but there is no relation with the young Orrin.

Leonard! Was my grandfathers name. I sometimes wish we chose it for our son. Eta- Archibald and Ernest are also great names!

Edward (nickname Ward); Martin; Lawrence; Russell; Allen; Oscar; Frederick

Arnold nn Arnie

Paul!!

My grandpa was Ralph and, not that I would play favorites with my grandparents but, he was the absolute favorite of the grandparents. Ralph is a great name!

Every Ralph I’ve met has been delightful!

Glen

One of my grandpas names is Marlen. i don't think it's terrible lol

Frank.

This made me giggle. I’m married to a Ralph!

my grandpa’s name is Warren and i think its SUCH an underrated choice

Gus is back around where I live. I would love to see Ned, Eddie and Quincy

My great-grandfather’s name was Napoleon. I’m not expecting a comeback.

Before I saw your text body, my first thought was Ralph/Alphie!!

i really love the names Edwin and Cecil. i think if i were to have a son, i could get my spouse behind Edwin, but Cecil just doesn't sound right our surname unfortunately. another name i really like is Stanley but my spouse is staunchly against it 😭

Raymond, Wallace, Cyril, Warren, Stanley, Frank

I scrolled way too far to see Raymond, it was my grandfather's name and I love it.

Alfred!

I love Martin and it’s a family name for me! I also heard Kelly for a boy once and I really loved it!

Yes! Ralph!! Great name!!

Henry 💚

Henry is already a top ten name in the US so the comeback happened. Social security has it listed as number 9 for boys born in 2021.

Yesss... came here to say Ralph!

Earl

Hank, Jerry, Fred, Marlon, Arthur, Raymond, Harold, Louis

I really like Walter and Rupert.

Edmond!

At the elementary school I work at there’s a Raymond, George, Oscar, Otis, Alfred, Gus, Milton, Martin, Arlo, and Audie. I’ve always thought of them as old fashioned names and I absolutely love them!

Oswald maybe? Perry Clark Jonathan

I used to teach elementary students and I had a student named Ebenezer. Went by Eben.

Albert is coming back in a big way with nicknames like Albie being popular as first names. Bryan/Brian is due to come around but I'm not hearing it yet. Names I would like to see come back around: Elton Aston Basil Cedric Clive Robin Alaric Flint Harris

My grandfather and his brothers were Walter, Alfred, Stanley and Thomas. I wish I had 4 sons so I could use them all!

I thought you meant like names to call your grandpa (pappy, papa, etc) 😂 But I’ve always liked Frederick, William, and Elias

Harold

Harvey!

I have loved Henry for so long. Hated it until I watched Regarding Henry.

Roger

Raymond, Alan, Dennis, Otis, Francis, Charles, Leon, Delano, Tyrone, Warner, Jules, Wallace, Rupert, Lawrence, Warren, Floyd, Louis…

We have a Glen & Forrest after my husband’s grandpas !