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Unique Boy Names: Unusual and Rare

Unique boy names are more widely used now than ever before. Fifty years ago, the Top 20 boys' names represented 41% of all male children; by contrast now, the Top 20 boys' names represented less than 15% of all baby boys, meaning there are many more rare and unusual boy names in general use.

The greater variety of names being used today means that unique boy names are more likely to be accepted at school or in the workplace. There are lots of ways for boys' names to be unique, from spelling to new creations, but here at our website we're often most inspired by those names which are at once unusual and yet filled with history and meaning.

Some of the coolest unique names for boys today come from Ancient Greek and Rome, often from mythology. The Bible is a rich source of unique boys' names, as are nature, word, and surname names.

Here is a selection of our current favorite rare and unique names for boys, from A to Z. For even more choices and connections to all of our website's resources on choosing unique names, go to our master page on unique names.

Unique Boy Names

Leilani

Meaning: heavenly flower

Origin:Hawaiian
554
Livia

Meaning: blue, envious

Origin:Diminutive of Olivia or Latin
275
Lila

Meaning: night; play

Origin:Arabic, Sanskrit
108
Lyra

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
28
Lilith

Meaning: ghost, night monster

Origin:Assyrian, Sumerian
58
Lavinia The name Lavinia is of Latin origin. The mea...
Origin:Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
185
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Lilac

Meaning: bluish or lilac

Origin:English, from Persian
411
Lydia

Meaning: woman from Lydia

Origin:Greek
66
Logan

Meaning: little hollow

Origin:Scottish surname
1262
Laura

Meaning: from Laurentum or bay laurel

Origin:English from Latin
113
Lucia

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
104
Lulu

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Lana

Meaning: rock or handsome

Origin:English diminutive of Alana
369
Liv

Meaning: life

Origin:Norse
412
Lara

Meaning: citadel

Origin:Russian, diminutive of Larissa or Larisa
453
Lina

Meaning: tender

Origin:Arabic; Latin diminutive
486
Leonie

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
429
Lilou

Meaning: lily

Origin:Occitan pet form of French Liliane
782
Lottie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charlotte
144