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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

Oren

Meaning: laurel or pine tree

Origin:Hebrew
307
Dashiell Dashiell is a modification of the French sur...
Origin:Anglicization of French surname de Chiel, meaning unknown
326
Emre

Meaning: friend

Origin:Turkish
970
Elwood

Meaning: elder tree forest

Origin:English
1009
Ishmael

Meaning: God will hear

Origin:Hebrew
1067
Giles

Meaning: young goat

Origin:Greek
1073
Severin

Meaning: stern, serious

Origin:French variation of Severus; Latin
1086
Woodrow

Meaning: row of houses by a wood

Origin:English
1094
Alban

Meaning: white, or, man from Alba

Origin:Latin
1095
Eben

Meaning: stone of help

Origin:Hebrew, diminutive of Ebenezer
1101
Zedekiah

Meaning: the Lord is just

Origin:Hebrew
2791
Akiva

Meaning: to protect, shelter

Origin:Hebrew
2963
Zephaniah

Meaning: God has hidden

Origin:Hebrew
3269
Khepri

Meaning: develop, create

Origin:Egyptian
6021
Decker

Meaning: roofer

Origin:German occupational name
1301
Calder

Meaning: rocky water

Origin:English
1326
Brewer The name Brewer is of English origin, and th...
Origin:English, occupational surname
8433
Navarro

Meaning: from Navarre

Origin:Spanish
2897
Didier

Meaning: desired, beloved

Origin:French
2971
Dayo

Meaning: joy arrives

Origin:Yoruba
10019