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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

Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
1707
Sky The name Sky is derived from Scandinavian or...
Origin:Nature name
702
Winter The name Winter is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
2137
Ever Ever is of American origin. It is a gender-n...
Origin:English word name
579
Sunny According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:Nickname name
904
Foster

Meaning: forester

Origin:English occupational name
277
Piper

Meaning: one who plays the pipes or flute

Origin:English occupational name
3595
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1600
Dove

Meaning: dove, a bird

Origin:Color and nature name
2736
Evren

Meaning: universe

Origin:Turkish
782
Rome The name Rome is of Latin origin. This name ...
Origin:Place name
793
Cedar

Meaning: cedar tree

Origin:English and French from Latin tree name
851
Story

Meaning: an account of incidents or events

Origin:English word name
3475
Zen

Meaning: meditation

Origin:Japanese
647
Acre

Meaning: a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards

Origin:English word name
1903
Elysian

Meaning: of Elysium; blissful

Origin:Latin from Greek
2150
Sailor The meaning of Sailor is 'boat man', accordi...
Origin:Occupational word name
3202
Montana

Meaning: mountainous

Origin:Spanish place-name; "mountainous"
3963
Puck The name Puck is gender-neutral. The meaning...
Origin:Literary name
4275
Ellington

Meaning: Ellis's town

Origin:English place-name and surname
1619