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Dad Names

Dad Names were the coolest names through the 1980s and 1990s, so they're now synonymous with men in their 20s, 30s and 40s: new dads. They encompass the start of trends that are still hot today: there are occupational names like Taylor and Tyler, and cowboy names like Austin and Casey. They also have their own unique style with a love for names starting with D, and -ell endings. Many are still appealing today, but trends have moved on and they're no longer the cutting edge of cool they once were.

Daniel

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Hebrew
150
Cody

Meaning: helpful, pillow

Origin:English
455
Spencer

Meaning: house steward, dispenser of provisions

Origin:English
267
Austin

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English, shortened form of Augustine
318
Denzel

Meaning: from the high stronghold

Origin:Cornish
535
Brendan

Meaning: prince

Origin:Irish
919
Marco

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Italian and Spanish form of Mark
281
Zachary

Meaning: the Lord has remembered

Origin:Hebrew
30
Nathaniel

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
41
Raphael

Meaning: God has healed

Origin:Hebrew
70
Grant

Meaning: large

Origin:Scottish from French
203
Alec

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
232
Dimitri

Meaning: follower of Demeter

Origin:Russian from Greek Demetrius
192
Dante

Meaning: enduring

Origin:Latin diminutive of Durant
103
Joel

Meaning: Jehovah is his God

Origin:Hebrew
254
Tristan

Meaning: noise or sorrowful

Origin:Celtic
275
Desmond

Meaning: one from south Munster

Origin:Irish
306
Ruben

Meaning: behold, a son

Origin:Hebrew
662
Malik

Meaning: king; wave

Origin:Arabic; Greenlandic
425
Shaquille

Meaning: well developed, handsome

Origin:Arabic
1449