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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

Loveday

Meaning: beloved day

Origin:Cornish, English
3453
Lizzie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew
2155
Latifah

Meaning: kind and gentle

Origin:Arabic
6567
Origin:Spelling variation of London, place name
7788
Loretta

Meaning: bay laurel

Origin:English variation of Italian Lauretta; diminutive of Laura
739
Lauren

Meaning: from Laurentum or bay laurel

Origin:English from Latin
932
Lake Lake is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is ...
Origin:Nature name
1360
Lucasta

Meaning: pure light

Origin:English
3638
Liz The meaning of Liz is 'God’s promise' or 'pr...
Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
3817
Love

Meaning: love

Origin:Word name
835
London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:English place-name
2397
Leila

Meaning: night

Origin:Arabic
432
Levana

Meaning: to lift

Origin:Roman, Latin
2066
Lucina

Meaning: grove or light

Origin:Roman
2090
Libera

Meaning: free

Origin:Latin
7246
Latona

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
10051
Lissa

Meaning: honeybee

Origin:African, Arabic mythological name; diminutive of Melissa, Greek
2002
Lior

Meaning: I have a light

Origin:Hebrew
4737
Lorena

Meaning: from the province of Lorraine

Origin:Spanish variation of Lorraine
1547
Larkin

Meaning: rough, fierce

Origin:Irish
1747