All parents bring their experiences with their own names to bear on the naming of a child, which is why dads may sometimes have stronger feelings about boy names while moms may be more sensitive around names for girls. Traditionally, dads have a preference for strong classic or he-man names for their sons, such as Christopher and Roman. These names confer a clear measure of masculinity on a baby boy.
Along with Christopher and Roman, other boy names dads like more than moms in the US Top 150 include Maverick, Hunter, Axel, Austin, Jace, Vincent, Ryker, and Beau. Dads are more likely than moms to prefer names from their own generation that feel very familiar, such as Ryan, Kyle, Blake, and Jeremy.
Many dads favor names that reference athletes or sports, cool guys or rock gods. The choices here are names that we’ve anecdotally gathered are popular among dads. Browse this list to see what’s cool with fathers today.
