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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

Poe

Meaning: peacock

Origin:English
1626
Reeve

Meaning: bailiff

Origin:English occupational name
1501
Hollis

Meaning: near the holly bushes

Origin:English
955
Storm The name Storm is traditionally given as a b...
Origin:Word name
1053
Tornado

Meaning: tornado

Origin:Spanish word name
0
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
4007
Aspen The name Aspen is of American origin. The me...
Origin:Nature and place-name
1208
Adair

Meaning: oak tree ford

Origin:Scottish and Irish
2162
Amory

Meaning: industrious

Origin:German
2507
Alcott

Meaning: dweller at the old cottage

Origin:English
5479
Ennis

Meaning: from the island

Origin:Irish
2072
Curran

Meaning: descendant of Curran

Origin:Irish surname from O Corrain
6142
Farrell

Meaning: courageous

Origin:Irish
4247
Yeats

Meaning: the gates

Origin:English
9100
Linden

Meaning: linden tree hill

Origin:Variation of Lyndon
910
Branch Branch is an English name that came from the...
Origin:Word name
3490
Cato

Meaning: all-knowing

Origin:Latin
801
Catesby Catesby is an Old English name and ideal for...
Origin:English surname, meaning unknown
8441
Prairie The meaning of Prairie in French origin refe...
Origin:Nature name
7746
Azure

Meaning: sky blue

Origin:English color name
4474