Many Colonial boy names from the 1700s have been out of use for long enough 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. Along with John and William, other 18th century names for boys in the US Top 200 today include Abraham, Alexander, Christopher, Elias, Isaac, Jacob, Levi, and Nathaniel.
Male names from Colonial times that are rare today include Absalom, Bazel, Eliphalet, and Zadock. Unique colonial-era nicknames for boys include Cuddy, Dobbin, Fate, Hiley, and Quill.
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 names from the 1700s for boys, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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