Retro/Rockabilly boys names

[kfellover]

I made a post about retro girl names that has been really helpful. We had a short list of Dean, Dale, Dewey, Lyle and Floyd for boys. Our favourite is Lyle, but as we got so many different suggestions for girls we’d like to see if there are any suggestions for boys that we haven’t thought of. We like retro names, that are quite uncommon. Someone suggested ‘rockabilly’ which is exactly our type. Any ideas?.

Gaylord

We also like Jones, possibly as a middle name as that’s my maiden name.

Billy
Buddy
Carter
Cash
Charlie
Eddie
Elvis
Gene
Jerry
Johnny
Lennon
Marty
Presley
Reggie
Ringo
Ronnie
Ricky
Wilson

Dixie
Elvis
Dean

I prefer Lyall as a spelling.

Jace/Jase
Ace
Emmet
Emerson
Clyde
Woodrow
Jackson

Love the name Jackson

Dale
Lloyd
Eugene
Orval
Virgil

Eugene Krantz was the Apollo 13 flight director. 'Failure is not an option'. He was awesome. He's the guy who wore the silver/white waistcoat from the start to finish of the mission. Now that was an identity.

Stellar rockabilly.

Really like Woodrow and Emmett :)

Winston
Wyatt
Austin
Boone
Wesley

Love Gene!

I love Merle.

I really do, too.

I like Dale and Cash.

Buck
Randy
Vinnie/Vince
Scott
Travis
Troy
Woody
Dwight

Zeke
Zeb
Ike

I went to school with a Gaylord. He was American and was actually called Gaylord the third. Really nice guy. He was only at the school for a year in year 9 (international school, diplomat famillies). I always wonder what happened to him. Nobody commented on his name that i remember.

Hank
buddy
eddy
cliff
billy
johnny
teddy
tommy
gary
marlon
wayne
duane

Rockwell
rockford
(nn Rocky/ Rocco)
loki
lennox
baxter
ace
hendrix
jago
cosmo
layton
torben
torin
elio
viggo
victor
vincent
leif
rafe

Perry
Gabe
Townes

Jackson shortened to Jax
Dean (or James Dean)
Hendrix
Dylan
Ricky
Johnny
Silas

Are you really “baffled” that naming your kid a rockabilly name wouldn’t infer a certain identity?

Wyatt is my fave

I think a lot of us were baffled at your comment to be honest.

Why would liking names from a certain era and genre mean that a child wouldn't have their own identity?
It doesn't make any sense.

Most names are inspired by something whether that be popular culture, nature, royalty, family members, people you admire, a favourite novel/ film/ band etc etc..... does that mean none of them have their own identity?

Chuck
Scooter
Hank
Skip. /. Skipper
Arnie
Chip
Hal
Donny