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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

Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Remus The name Remus has Latin origins and the mea...
Origin:Latin, meaning unknown
227
Cornelius

Meaning: horn

Origin:Latin
228
Endymion

Meaning: dive into, enter

Origin:Greek
1057
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Lazarus

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
183
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Origin:Diminutive of Montague, Montgomery
483
Huck Huck is of American origin. It is traditiona...
Origin:Diminutive of Huckleberry, word name
552
Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Fitz

Meaning: son of

Origin:Scottish
671
Van

Meaning: of

Origin:Dutch
734
Elio

Meaning: sun

Origin:Italian, Spanish
37
Ivo

Meaning: yew wood, archer

Origin:German
155
Viggo

Meaning: war

Origin:Scandinavian
329
Acacius

Meaning: thorny; or, innocent, not evil

Origin:Greek
29
Rafferty

Meaning: floodtide, abundance, prosperity

Origin:Irish
125
Torin

Meaning: chief

Origin:Irish
208
Lorcan

Meaning: little, fierce

Origin:Irish
233