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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

Alvie

Meaning: noble friend; friend of the elves

Origin:English
3718
Quinton

Meaning: queen's manor or fith

Origin:English or Latin
567
Rashad

Meaning: having good judgment

Origin:Arabic
4199
Sander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Dutch and Scandinavian, diminutive of Alexander
2399
Benedict

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Latin
410
Aurelian The name Aurelian has Latin origins and the ...
Origin:Latin
1043
Barthelemy The meaning of Barthelemy is 'son of furrows...
Origin:French form of Bartholomew
6860
Damarius Damarius can be considered as a variation of...
Origin:Greek
8177
Irving

Meaning: green river, sea friend

Origin:Scottish
774
Virgil

Meaning: staff bearer

Origin:Latin
780
Clarence

Meaning: bright

Origin:Latin
842
Truman

Meaning: loyal one

Origin:English
916
Digby

Meaning: town by the ditch

Origin:Norse
935
Whitman

Meaning: white man

Origin:English
2959
Hermes

Meaning: the messenger god

Origin:Greek mythology name
1034
Atreus

Meaning: fearless

Origin:Greek
1112
Boreas

Meaning: north wind

Origin:Greek
0
Sylvan

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:Latin
657
Lowen

Meaning: joy

Origin:Cornish
687
Vaughn

Meaning: small

Origin:Welsh
723