Boy Names Lists · Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names
Invented Boy Names
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Dasani
American invented name
"healthy"
The Coca-Cola Company created the name Dasani for its brand-new bottled water in 1999. Dasani was chosen because "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment," according to consumer…
Brayson
Modern invented name
Also found as Brason, this is one of an army of Jason sound-alikes, which include Cason, Mason, Kaysen, and so on. Stylish, yes; recommended, no.
Balon
Modern invented name
The name of a minor character in Game of Thrones , Balon Greyjoy, the ancient lord of the Iron Islands and father to lead character Theon Greyjoy.
Darold
Modern invented name
Daryl plus Harold equals this mid-century smoosh name.
Daquan
American invented name
An invented name with several spelling variations. Ranking in the Top 1000 from 1989 to 2005, Daquan is now becoming a Dad Name.
Dangelo
Spelling variation of Deangelo
Even less popular than the rarely-used Deangelo. This spelling is likely helped by singer-songwriter and record producer D'Angelo.
Riler
American invented name
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…
Bagheera
Literary name
"tiger"
Rudyard Kipling created the name Bagheera for the black panther character in his classic collection The Jungle Book . It was derived from the Hindi word bagh , meaning "tiger." Today, Bagheera is a…
Liangelo
Modern invented name, Chinese and Italian
"lotus and angel"
LiAngelo entered the lexicon thanks to basketball player LiAngelo Ball, the middle son in the Ball basketball family. Prior to this association, the name was extremely rare. It can be thought of as a…
Danar
Modern invented name
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.
Jaxyn
Jaxyn is a modern masculine name that represents the trend of creative spellings for traditional names. It appears to be a variant of Jackson or Jaxon, which themselves derive from the surname…
Damoni
Damoni is a masculine name with multiple potential origins. It may be a variant of Damian, which derives from Greek meaning 'to tame' or 'subdue,' or it could be related to the Italian surname…
Jaxx
Modern invented name, English
"God is Gracious"
Unusual letters like X and Z are often considered badass and cool , so by that logic, does having two Xs in one name make it next level awesome? This seems to have been the thinking of the parents to…
Damarion
Damarion is a modern masculine name that has gained modest popularity in recent decades, particularly in the United States. It appears to be a creative variation of names like Damian, Damario, or…
Jaxtyn
Modern invented name
The American appetite for new names ending in the letters "yn" knows no bounds. This one, a close relative of popular Jaxson, was among the fastest-rising boys' names of 2017.
Braydon
English
"wide valley"
Like its cousin Braden, Braydon has been falling in popularity in recent years, perhaps signaling a weakening of the 'aden'-name epidemic. There are thousands of young Bradens and Braydons out there,…
Azari
American variation of Azariah or Azhari, Hebrew, Malay
"helped by God; shining, brilliant"
Azari is a rising name for both sexes, hitting a bunch of style trends at once — three syllables, strong Z, and an I ending. It's technically an invented name, likely inspired by the fashionable…
Jaydon
Spelling variation of Jayden and Jadon
Jadon is the original Biblical form of this name, but Jayden is by far the most popular spelling, currently in the Top 20. Jaydon is borrowing from both versions, but not improving the name in the…
Cyrax
Invented name
Futuristic variation of Cyrus. Cyrax is a character in the Mortal Kombat video game series.
Jaxen
Spelling variation of Jackson
Like Jaxon, Jaxen is an attempt to switch things up from the more popular Jackson. News flash - Jackson is cooler.