1. Home
  2. Topics

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.

Tanner

Meaning: leather tanner

Origin:English occupational name
1596
Origin:English
3047
Morgan

Meaning: sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle

Origin:Welsh
584
Dominique

Meaning: belonging to the lord

Origin:French form of Dominic
6687
Brett

Meaning: from Brittany

Origin:Celtic
1400
Lamar

Meaning: dweller by a pool

Origin:English from French
5195
Marcus

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
390
Francisco

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
634
Fernando

Meaning: bold voyager

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese variation of Ferdinand
2213
Arsenio

Meaning: virile, strong

Origin:Spanish from Greek
2622
Cassidy

Meaning: curly-headed

Origin:Irish
2380
Duncan

Meaning: dark warrior

Origin:Scottish
388
Christian

Meaning: anointed one or follower of Christ

Origin:Greek or English from Latin
441
Mathew The name Mathew is a commonly heard name wit...
Origin:Spelling variation of Matthew
6034
Bryant According to its Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Variation of Brian
6315
Ramsey

Meaning: low-lying land

Origin:English
2575
Chaim

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew
2263
Chandler

Meaning: candle maker

Origin:English from French occupational name
1401
Chance Chance is a given name of Middle English ori...
Origin:French variation of Chauncey
1558
Keanu

Meaning: the coolness, or the cool breeze

Origin:Hawaiian
354