Many of the baby names that were widely used during colonial times have been out of use for enough time that they’re beginning to sound fresh and cool again. Early Americans used a range of baby names from obscure biblical picks such as Micajah and Zophar, to evocative virtuous word names such as Increase and Prosperity (which honestly wouldn’t sound so out of place today). Of course, the most common boy name during colonial times was John, closely followed by other very classic boy names such as William and Henry.
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Along with John and William, other colonial names for boys in the US Top 200 include Abraham, Alexander, Christopher, Elias, Isaac, Jacob, Levi, and Nathaniel. Unique colonial-era nicknames for boys include Cuddy, Dobbin, Fate, Hiley, and Quill.
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If you like historic baby names but want to move beyond the Victorian and biblical choices we've heard so much of in recent years, consider these names culled from Revolutionary War rolls and eighteenth-century town histories. Here, our lineup of colonial baby names for boys.

Colonial Names for Boys | 1700s Names

Abiel

Abijah

Abimael

Abner

Abraham

Abram

Absalom

Adonijah

Alden

Alec

Alexander

Amias

Amiel

Ammiras

Amos

Amzi

Aquilla

Archibald

Archie

Asahel

August

Augustus

Azariah

Balthasar

Barnabas

Bart

Bartholomew

Bazel

Benajah

Bige

Cager

Chan

Chauncey

Christopher

Clement

Comfort

Constant

Cornelius

Cotton

Cuddy

Cuthbert

Cyrus

Derrick

Dirch

Dobbin

Ebenezer

Edward

Edwin

Elbridge

Eleazar

Eliab

Eliakim

Elias

Elihu

Elijah

Eliphalet

Elisha

Emanuel

Emory

Enoch

Eugene

Experience

Ezekiel

Fate

Finney

Frederick

Gene

Gideon

Hamilton

Hannibal

Harold

Henry

Hezekiah

Hiley

Hiram

Homer

Horatio

Hosea

Increase

Isaac

Isaiah

Isham

Israel

Jacob

Jared

Jedidiah

Jehu

Jeremiah

Jeremy

Jethro

John

Jonas

colonial boy names

Colonial names for boys with meanings, origins, and popularity, including male names from the 1700s used then and now, old fashioned names, vintage names. (All Names)

Colonial Names for Boys | 1700s Names - All Names