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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

Salmon

Meaning: salmon, a fish

Origin:Animal name
6432
Tibor

Meaning: of Tibur (Tivoli)

Origin:Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
2681
Crusoe The meaning of Crusoe is 'literary name'. Th...
Origin:Literary surname
2735
Ruskin

Meaning: from a family of tanners

Origin:Scottish
2754
Ravello

Meaning: place name

Origin:Italian
9404
Bristow Bristow has been rarely used as a first name...
Origin:English
14241
Ngozi

Meaning: blessing

Origin:African, Nigerian-Igbo
16404
Harris

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
344
Fraser

Meaning: strawberry

Origin:Scottish from French
546
Miro

Meaning: peace, world

Origin:Slavic
553
Peregrine

Meaning: traveler, pilgrim

Origin:Latin
572
Oberon

Meaning: noble, bearlike

Origin:Variation of Auberon
748
Ferris

Meaning: strong man or ironworker

Origin:Irish, English
769
Merlin

Meaning: sea fortress

Origin:Welsh
841
Aleph

Meaning: chief, number one

Origin:First letter of the Hebrew alphabet and Hebrew
2184
Keane

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Gaelic
2219
Fenn

Meaning: wetland, marsh

Origin:English
2234
Willis

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Diminutive of William, German
2349
Rafa Rafa is both a baby boy and a baby girl name...
Origin:Short form of Rafael
2423
Fielder

Meaning: dweller in open country

Origin:English
2664