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Video Game Names for Boys

Movie- and TV-character names may seem both inspired and inspirational to parents at the beginning of the twenty-first century, but what of the next generation of parents-to-be, those raised not on movies and television but on video games? Their idea of a cool name is sure to be way wilder than that of parents today. Some of these video game character names, such as Duke and Jax, are more name-worthy than others—can you imagine a baby boy named Kazooie?

Along with Duke and Jax, other video game names for boys in the US Top 1000 include Dante, Fox, Kane, Maximo, Niko, Phoenix, Raiden, and Trevor. Other names from video games worthy of using on your child include Alistair, Ezio, Ridley, and Wolf.

These names from popular video games will give you an idea of the kind of choices that could inspire the names of your grandchildren. Naming a daughter? Check out our list of video game names for girls.

Kirby

Meaning: church settlement

Origin:Norse
3955
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Ash

Meaning: ash tree

Origin:Diminutive of Asher, English
284
Akuma

Meaning: devil, demon

Origin:Japanese
1122
Alistair

Meaning: defending men

Origin:English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
72
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Origin:Animal name
336
Wolf

Meaning: traveling wolf

Origin:Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang, German
382
Origin:English rank of nobility
1327
Dante

Meaning: enduring

Origin:Latin diminutive of Durant
103
Niko

Meaning: victory of the people

Origin:Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
1029
Zidan

Meaning: growth and progress

Origin:Arabic
665
Kane

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Celtic
223
Jax Jax is a gender-neutral name of American ori...
Origin:Modern invented name
1662
Sylvain

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:French
1160
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
340
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
541
Nero

Meaning: stern

Origin:Latin
282
Goku

Meaning: aware of emptiness

Origin:Japanese
435
Trevor

Meaning: from the large village

Origin:Welsh
507