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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

Lumi

Meaning: snow

Origin:Finnish
374
Lois

Meaning: most desirable

Origin:Greek
538
Lorelei

Meaning: alluring, temptress

Origin:German
178
Layla

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Leila, Arabic
142
Louise

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:French and English, feminine variation of Louis
377
Lucienne

Meaning: light

Origin:French feminine variation of Lucian
1289
Lua

Meaning: moon

Origin:Portuguese
1083
Lena The Hebrew name Lena is a shorter version of...
Origin:English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena
162
Laia

Meaning: sweet-speaking

Origin:Catalan diminutive of Eulalia
862
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
522
Lennox

Meaning: elm grove

Origin:Scottish
1964
Lyle

Meaning: someone who lives on an island

Origin:Scottish and English from French
4940
Lex

Meaning: man's defender

Origin:Diminutive of Alexis and Alexandra
5808
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
2000
Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Short form of Louise
546
Leslie

Meaning: garden of holly

Origin:Scottish
1117
Lemon The name Lemon is gender neutral name of Eng...
Origin:English word name
3136
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
562
Lula The name Lula is of English origins and it i...
Origin:Diminutive of any Lu name
578
Lolita

Meaning: lady of sorrows

Origin:Spanish, diminutive of Lola and Dolores, Spanish
1100