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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

Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
2074
Scout The name Scout is of different origins. It h...
Origin:Word name
1287
Indigo

Meaning: Indian dye

Origin:Greek
1370
Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
2746
Monroe

Meaning: mouth of the Roe river

Origin:Scottish
1855
Artemis

Meaning: butcher

Origin:Greek
808
Cleo

Meaning: glory

Origin:Greek
2247
Arden

Meaning: valley of the eagle; high

Origin:English
824
Alba

Meaning: white

Origin:Latin
6472
Wren

Meaning: small bird

Origin:English
511
Ziggy The meaning of Ziggy is 'victorious protecto...
Origin:German, diminutive of Siegfried and Sigmund
456
Royal

Meaning: royal

Origin:English word name
1
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Rain The name Rain is of American origin, and the...
Origin:Nature name
1468
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
1970
Fern

Meaning: plant name

Origin:English
3868
Denzel

Meaning: from the high stronghold

Origin:Cornish
535
Aurelius

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Latin
43
Lucius

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
57
Caius

Meaning: rejoice

Origin:Latin
73