305 Unique Baby Boy Names That You Won’t Regret

There are lots of wonderful tried-and-true names for baby boys. We all know a Jake, John, or William — but there are thousands of excitingly uncommon boys names worth exploring too. Parents interested in finding a “unique” baby boy name are looking for a name that exemplifies how special their sure-to-be-prodigious offspring will be. And while parents may agree about wanting a unique name, that might mean cool and unusual to one and historic or old-fashioned to the other.

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But how do you know the unique baby boy name you’ve come up with is actually unique? Even when parents find an uncommon boy name that they’re sure is totally original and feels right, they soon discover someone else in the family had the same genius idea (How could you, Sharon!). Every parent is looking for something a bit different in their baby name search, which is a tremendous job. Choosing baby names isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Luckily, the Social Security Administration publishes annual lists of the most popular names each year, dating back to the 1800s. Parents considering a boy name like Noah, Elijah, Mason, or Logan should know their baby boy will be in good company, as those names are some of the top 10 most popular boy names. But the Social Security lists also tell us which baby boy names are uncommon. If you’re looking for original or unusual boy names — ones that will set your kid apart from the Jacks and Bens in his class and keep things interesting, we’ve got you covered. This list of 300-plus unique baby boy names just might include the name you’ve been searching for.

Cool & Unusual Names for Baby Boys

1. Orme
2. Ivan
3. Bassel
4. Hayden
5. Logan
6. Ollie
7. Walker
8. Wyatt
9. Everet
10. Hugo
11. Cadogan

Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Natural World

1. Peak
2. Puma
3. Warren
4. Arbor
5. Dale
6. Fox
7. Gray
8. Jay
9. Lynx
10. Mason
11. Pike
12. Summit
13. Wilder
14. Wing

Baby Boy Names Inspired by Place

1. Eugene
2. Jericho
3. Knox
4. Roman
5. Rome
6. Vermont
7. Albion
8. Amador
9. Austin
10. Bergen
11. Camden
12. Caspian
13. Ellis
14. Everest
15. Garrison
16. Harlem
17. Hudson
18. Kent
19. Lowell
20. Memphis

Baby Boy Names Inspired by Space

1. Jett
2. Leo
3. Orion
4. Apollo
5. Archer
6. Armstrong
7. Astro
8. Galileo
9. Jupiter
10. Oberon
11. Phoenix
12. Rocket
13. Solar

Creative Baby Boy Names

1. Angus
2. Harnan
3. Henley
4. Izaak
5. Jayden
6. Meyer
7. Milton
8. Otis
9. Ronin
10. King

Historic Baby Boy Names

1. Marcus
2. Remington
3. Abe
4. Booker
5. Carter
6. Cato
7. Churchill
8. Cornelius
9. Demetrius
10. Desmond
11. Franklin
12. Grant
13. Grover
14. Jessie
15. Marco
16. Maynard
17. Nelson
18. Reginald
19. Saxon
20. Silas
21. Weston
22. Napoleon

Inspired Baby Boy Names

1. Elian
2. Elijah
3. Samson
4. Chandler
5. Claude
6. Cornell
7. Dewey
8. Esau
9. Frances
10. Hamilton
11. Asa
12. Lex
13. Luigi
14. McKenzie
15. Micah
16. Misha
17. Moses
18. Noah
19. Prince
20. Tupper
21. Essam

Sporty Names for Baby Boys

1. Wesley
2. Aiden
3. Bradley
4. Brady
5. Crew
6. Duke
7. Flynn
8. Nate
9. Nolen
10. Parker
11. Roderick
12. Willson

Uncommon Names for Baby Boys

1. Alvin
2. Peyton
3. Arnie
4. Avi
5. Bennett
6. Cary
7. Dalton
8. Declan
9. Emery
10. Erskine
11. Leighton
12. Lyle
13. Merrick
14. Raffiel
15. Tancredi
16. Tracy
17. Eason
18. Evans
19. Finn
20. Lawson
21. Bailey
22. Bentley
23. Benton
24. Braxton
25. Burke
26. Anders
27. Barrett
28. Eagan
29. Grady
30. Harley
31. Lonnie
32. Marion
33. Daylen
34. Greyson
35. Raiden
36. Ryder

Classically Cool Baby Boy Names

1. Amir
2. Armondo
3. Brookes
4. Bruce
5. Buck
6. Cedrick
7. Darius
8. Ezra
9. Gustavo
10. Howie
11. Jace
12. Jermaine
13. Leroy
14. Matteo
15. Naeem
16. Pierre
17. Terrell
18. Omar
19. Terrence
20. Irvin

Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Arts

1. Lawrence
2. Marcel
3. Norman
4. Romare
5. Mies
6. Leonardo
7. Ang
8. Arlo
9. Jasper
10. Winslow

Baby Boy Names With a Musical Ring

1. Cole
2. Dion
3. Nico
4. Rufus
5. Hendrix
6. Waylon
7. Axel
8. Jax
9. Miles
10. Willie
11. Andre

Famously Memorable Baby Boy Names

1. Denzel
2. Khalid
3. Ashton
4. Dax
5. Dean
6. Elon
7. Keanu
8. Reynolds
9. Idris
10. Ira

Classically Rare Baby Boy Names

1. Alfonso
2. Arturo
3. Blaine
4. Callum
5. Cecil
6. Darnell
7. Edmond
8. Ernest
9. Harold
10. Herbert
11. Howard
12. Hubert
13. Hugh
14. Jabaar
15. Jack
16. Jackson
17. Jaime
18. Javier
19. Jeremiah
20. Jerry
21. Julius
22. Lee
23. Leon
24. Mario
25. Miguel
26. Owen
27. Perry
28. Preston
29. Ramone
30. Russell
31. Theo
32. Avery
33. Collins
34. Ahmed
35. Ari

Writerly Baby Boy Names

1. Edgar
2. Elliot
3. Tristan
4. Antoine
5. Atticus
6. Blake
7. Dashiell
8. Fitzgerald
9. Ford
10. Homer
11. Jean
12. Jedediah
13. Langston
14. Maddox
15. Manuel
16. Maurice
17. Octavio
18. Sawyer
19. Scout
20. Seamus
21. Beckett
22. Tyl
23. Cosmo
24. Dashiell
25. Ezekiel
26. Fitz
27. Ishmael
28. Jacques
29. Laird
30. Luca
31. Oscar
32. Penn
33. Raphael
34. Wilder
35. Wolf
36. Zander
37. Zane
38. Zephyr
39. Malakai
40. Malcolm
41. Mars
42. Matthias
43. Micah
44. Miles
45. Milo

Baby Boy Names With One Syllable

1. Ace
2. Dru
3. Gus
4. Quinn
5. Reese
6. Ross
7. Shane
8. Shaw
9. Tao
10. Ty
11. Vance
12. Clyde
13. Kye
14. Wells
15. Trent

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