Invented Boy Names

Whether you think of it as Cale with a K, or a pet form of Kalen or Kaleb, this is just the kind of short, synthetic name finding a lot of favor now, but remember -- it's also the name of a vegetable. 

Kale

Zaela

A number of parents took up the name of the TV talk show host in the early nineties, but it now seems to have lost momentum. 

Montel

This modern name boasts a strong sound and a cool-guy image, thanks to its most famous bearer,
American musician Pharrell Williams. 
The name appears to be a respelling of the Irish surname Farrell (FAH-rul), meaning "descendant of Fearghal". It’s never cracked the US top 1000, but interestingly it peaked at #381 in England & Wales in 2003, the year Williams’ first single was released.

Pharrell

Brian meets Riley, this name is more popular for girls. It coincides with the surname Briley, a contracted form of Brierley, which might be an interesting alternative.

Briley

The word "bricks," name-ified. Rapper Pusha T used this as the middle name for his son, Nigel.

Brixx

A uniquely Puerto Rican choice. Keniel is a modern creation with the appearance of history, thanks to the biblical -iel ending.

Keniel

Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.

Shemar

One of the newer and fresher-sounding members of the Braeden, Jaden, Caden clan. 

Taden

A combination of Cyrus and Tyler, or any similar names. It may also be a variation of the surname Seiler, which means "rope maker."
 
Cyler first appeared on the charts for boys in 1985, and peaked in 2009 when it was given to 45 baby boys.

Cyler

Daxter feels like a blend between Dexter and Baxter. If you like it better than either of those, then go for it.

Daxter

A rare smoosh of Dontae and Octavius, also spelled Dontavious.

Dontavius

A modern invented name, taken directly from the French phrase "J'adore", meaning "I love".

Jadore

More neo than Neo, this is a name heard in the Power Rangers film title Power Rangers Zeo.

Is it a form of Zayden? Zyden? We're not quite sure. NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. chose this sleek, practically vowelless name for his son, born in 2022.

Zydn

A common Basque name first used in French Basque writer Agosti Xaho's 1845 work "The Legend of Aitor."

Aitor

Top 100 choice in Puerto Rico that is relatively unknown outside of the territory.

Kendriel

Lakelyn is a fast-rising girl name of the last decade, combining a nature word with the ever-fashionable -lyn suffix.  It is occasionally given to baby boys too (more than 30 since 2020), no doubt helped by the similarity to Lachlan.

Lakelyn

An invented name that has its roots in DeAndre or D'Andre, which springs from "the son of Andrew."  Feels like half Don or Dion, half Andre or Andrew, but not enough of something unto itself.

Dondre

This attractive name was created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It was given to Aragorn by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.

Elessar

 start off as totally unique, but the best among them spread like wildfire (just ask Jax, Jamir, and Jiraiya).

 include Kashton, Braylen, Kason, Kyler, Raylan, Jamari, Zaiden, and Dax.

 are so well-established, you may not even know they were invented. Among the most surprising: Cedric, Percival, and Kyrie.

Many celebrities have given their sons invented names in recent years, including Anne Hathaway's son Jonathan Rosebanks, Kat Von D's son Leafar, and Adam Rodriguez's baby Bridgemont.

Many made-up boy names are a combination of trendy prefixes and suffixes, such as Bray-, Ja-, -son, and -den.

Invented and made up modern baby boy names including history, origin, meanings, and popularity. (Page 13)