There are lots of wonderful tried-and-true names for baby boys. We all know a Jake, John, or William – but there are thousands of excitingly uncommon boys names worth exploring too. Parents interested in finding a “unique” baby boy name are looking for a name that exemplifies how special their sure-to-be-prodigious offspring will be. And while parents may agree about wanting a unique boy name, that might mean cool and unusual to one and historic or old-fashioned to the other.
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But how do you know the unique boy name you’ve come up with is actually unique? Even when parents find an uncommon boy name that they sure is totally original and feels right, they soon discover someone else in the family had the same genius idea (How could you, Sharon!). Every parent is looking for something a bit different in their baby name search, which is a tremendous job. Choosing baby names is not as easy as it sounds.
Luckily, the Social Security Administration publishes annual lists of the most popular names each year, dating back to the 1800s. Parents considering a boy name like Noah, Elijah, Mason, or Logan should know their baby boy will be in good company, as those names are some of the top 10 most popular boy names. But the Social Security lists also tell us which baby boy names are acommon. If you’re looking for original or unusual boy names – ones that will set your kid apart from the Jacks and Bens in his class and keep things interesting, we’ve got you covered. This list of 300-plus cute unique boy names just might include the name you’ve been searching for.
Cool & Unusual Names for Baby Boys
- Orme
- Ivan
- Bassel
- Hayden
- Logan
- Ollie
- Walker
- Wyatt
- Everet
- Hugo
- Cadogan
Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Natural World
- Peak
- Puma
- Warren
- Arbor
- Dale
- Fox
- Gray
- Jay
- Lynx
- Mason
- Pike
- Summit
- Wilder
- Wing
Baby Boy Names Inspired by Place
- Eugene
- Jericho
- Knox
- Novel
- Rome
- Vermont
- Albion
- Amador
- Austin
- Bergen
- Camden
- Caspian
- Ellis
- Everest
- Garrison
- Harlem
- Hudson
- Kent
- Lowell
- Memphis
Baby Boy Names Inspired by Space
- Jett
- Leo
- Orion
- Apollo
- Archer
- Armstrong
- Astro
- Galileo
- Jupiter
- Oberon
- Phoenix
- Rocket
- Solar
Creative Baby Boy Names
- Angus
- Harnan
- Henley
- Isaac
- Jayden
- Meyer
- Milton
- Otis
- Ronin
- King
Historic Baby Boy Names
- Marcus
- Remington
- Abe
- Booker
- Carter
- Cato
- Churchill
- Cornelius
- Demetrius
- Desmond
- Franklin
- Grant
- Grover
- Jessie
- Marco
- Maynard
- Nelson
- Reginald
- Saxon
- Silas
- Weston
- Napoleon
Inspired Baby Boy Names
- Elian
- Elijah
- Samson
- Chandler
- Claude
- Cornell
- Dewey
- Esau
- Frances
- Hamilton
- Asa
- Lex
- Luigi
- Mckenzie
- Micah
- Misha
- Moses
- Noah
- Prince
- Tupper
- Essam
Sporty Names for Baby Boys
- Wesley
- Aiden
- Bradley
- Brady
- Crew
- Duke
- Flynn
- Nate
- Nolen
- Parker
- Roderick
- Willson
Uncommon Names for Baby Boys
- Alvin
- Peyton
- Arnie
- Avi
- Bennett
- Cary
- Dalton
- Declan
- Emery
- Erskine
- Leighton
- Lyle
- Merrick
- Raffiel
- Tancredi
- Tracy
- Eason
- Evans
- Finn
- Lawson
- Bailey
- Bentley
- Benton
- Braxton
- Burke
- Else
- Barrett
- Eagan
- Grady
- Harley
- Lonnie
- Marion
- Daylen
- Greyson
- Raiden
- Ryder
Classically Cool Baby Boy Names
- Amir
- Armondo
- Brookes
- Bruce
- Buck
- Cedrick
- Darius
- Ezra
- Gustavo
- Howie
- Jace
- Jermaine
- Leroy
- Matteo
- Naeem
- Pierre
- Terrell
- Omar
- Terrence
- Irvin
Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Arts
- Lawrence
- Marcel
- Norman
- Romans
- Mies
- Leonardo
- Ang
- Arlo
- Jasper
- Winslow
Baby Boy Names With A Musical Ring
- Cole
- Dion
- Nico
- Rufus
- Hendrix
- Waylon
- Axel
- Jax
- Miles
- Willie
- Others
Famously Memorable Baby Boy Names
- Denzel
- Khalid
- Ashton
- Dax
- Dean
- Elon
- Keanu
- Reynolds
- Idris
- Ira
- Liam
- Oliver
- Ethan
- Samuel
- Hudson
- Aaron
- Colton
- Cooper
- Robert
- Fin
- Legend
Classically Rare Baby Boy Names
- Alfonso
- Arturo
- Blaine
- Callum
- Cecil
- Darnell
- Edmond
- Ernest
- Harold
- Herbert
- Howard
- Hubert
- Hugh
- Jabaar
- Jack
- Jackson
- Jaime
- Javier
- Jeremiah
- Jerry
- Julius
- Lee
- Leon
- Mario
- Miguel
- Owen
- Perry
- Preston
- Ramone
- Russell
- Theo
- Avery
- Collins
- Ahmed
- Ari
Writerly Baby Boy Names
- Edgar
- Elliot
- Tristan
- Antoine
- Atticus
- Blake
- Dashiell
- Fitzgerald
- Ford
- Homer
- Jean
- Jedediah
- Langston
- Maddox
- Manuel
- Mauritius
- Octavio
- Sawyer
- Scout
- Seamus
- Beckett
- Tyl
- Cosmo
- Dashiell
- Ezekiel
- Fitz
- Ishmael
- Jacques
- Laird
- Luca
- Oscar
- Penn
- Raphael
- Wilder
- Wolf
- Zander
- Zane
- Zephyr
- Malakai
- Malcolm
- March
- Matthias
- Micah
- Milo
Baby Boy Names With One Syllable
- Ace
- Dru
- Gus
- Quinn
- Reese
- Ross
- Shane
- Shaw
- Tao
- Ty
- Vance
- Clyde
- Kye
- Wells
- Trent
