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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

Lynwen

Meaning: fair image

Origin:Welsh
6471
Lysandra

Meaning: liberator

Origin:Greek
2627
Luba

Meaning: love, lover, dear

Origin:Russian, Slavic, Yiddish, "love, lover, dear"
4739
Laverne

Meaning: springlike

Origin:French
2788
Lexus The name Lexus is of Greek origins, and it i...
Origin:Greek variation of a diminutive of Alexis
7985
Lylah The meaning of Lylah is 'night, dark haired'...
Origin:Variation of Leila or Lila
4425
Origin:Spelling variation of Liana; Combination of Lee and Anna
3779
Libi

Meaning: my heart

Origin:Hebrew
2154
Lauryn Lauryn is a name that is generally opted by ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Lauren
6702
Laylah The name Laylah is of Arabic origin. Laylah ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Leila
8891
Lala

Meaning: laurel

Origin:Slavic
3815
Loire The baby name Loire has its origins in Frenc...
Origin:French river and region name
3100
Lona The meaning of Lona is 'light' and is of Hun...
Origin:Diminutive of Leona
6964
Luci Luci is primarily a girl's name of Latin ori...
Origin:Latin
5908
Luck Number: 3
5528
Loa

Meaning: long

Origin:Hawaiian
2851
Lupe

Meaning: wolf

Origin:Latin
2477
Llora Llora is a variant of the name ‘Laura.’ This...
Origin:Latin
10756
Leal The meaning of Leal is ‘faithful’. It is a g...
Origin:French
11652
Lucie

Meaning: light

Origin:French, English
2364