Invented Boy Names

Stevie Wonder was born Steveland, but it's not likely that many other babies will follow. 

Steveland

A Hollywood agent created the name Tab Hunter and poof -- the former Arthur Gelien became a fifties teen idol. We don't advise trying this at home. 

In "Star Trek" 's twenty-fourth-century scenario, Danar is the perfect human; that's a lot of pressure for a baby, but he may just live up to it. 

Danar

Futuristic variation of Cyrus. Cyrax is a character in the Mortal Kombat video game series. 

Cyrax

A name from ancient Welsh literature: in the poem The Gododdin, the three leaders of the ill-fated army were Cynon, Cynri and Cynrain. To that end, the name might have been invented for poetic effect, although there are several Welsh names ending in -ri, meaning "king". Alternatively, it may be a form of the Anglo-Saxon name Cyneric.
In any case, this could be an unusual name choice that's vaguely reminiscent of Henry, but it may prove burdensome to explain the pronunciation.

Cynri

Cormoran first popped up as the name of a Cornish giant in the 18th century fairy tale Jack the Giant Killer, which drew on ancient British folklore. Today, though, it is more familiar as the name of the protagonist of J.K. Rowling's detective novel The Cuckoo's Calling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Its proximity to Cormorant, a family of seagoing birds, gives it extra appeal to nature lovers.

Cormoran

Kordian was created by Polish playwright Juliusz Słowacki for his eponymous romantic hero, based on Latin cor, cordis "heart". Cordian is the Anglicized form.

Cordian

Todrick, an invented name that combines Todd with -rick ending names such as Frederick, is heavily associated with performer Todrick Hall. Hall initially became recognized for his success on American Idol, and since then has become a YouTube star and judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Todrick

Though it appears as if it could be Irish, Cilan is an invented name from the Pokemon universe, derived directly from the word "cilantro."

Cilan

Okay, it's a little bit like Trey, and a little bit like Taylor, but exactly like....trailer?

Traylor

One of the new two-syllable boys' names with more style than substance. 

Trenner

The kind of hybrid name -- it sounds like a blend of the popular Caleb and Colton -- that could catch on despite its lack of pedigree. 

Calton

Grace and Adam Rodriguez created the faux-place name Bridgemont for their son in 2020. According to Adam, they loved the symbolism of a bridge as a connecting element and added -mont for familial significance. Adam's father's middle name is Montalvo, his own father's surname prior to his adoption.

Bridgemont

Created by English poet Alexander Pope for a melancholy sprite in the 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock. He likely took the Latin word umbra "shadow". A moon of Uranus is named after the character.

Umbriel

Brennex

Riler is a spelling spin on another new invented name Ryler, given in the US in 2024 to about 40 babies, about 80 percent of them male. You can think of it as a mashup of the trendy surname-names Tyler and Riley, with Tyler far more popular for boys — about 2000 boys to 130 girls got the name last year — and Riley more popular for girls, given to about 4500 baby girls vs. 1500 boys in this spelling alone.

Riler is one of the "same but different" names that represent a new variation on a trendy choice, sure to increase in popularity in the years ahead. The also-invented also-popular Rylan may have paved the way for Ryler and Riler's ascent.

Riler

Parents with a penchant for inventing names seem especially enamored of the letter Z, maybe for its counterculture feel and its extra zip. 

Zabe

Brason

The name of Samsung's virtual assistant, which puts Bixby in a category with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.

Bixby

Binx is a popular name among black cats thanks to the character Thackery Binx in the cult classic Hocus Pocus. It makes a one-of-a-kind, spirited name for a boy. If it's too bold for the birth certificate, try Binx as a nickname for a B name like Benedict or Baxter.

Binx

 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 15)