How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there.

But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy names is that they often come in many different variations. So if William is too popular for your taste, you can go down the line and find several other Wil– names that are more rare.

We did just that with ten of the most classic boy names widely used today. Here, five variations of each and how many baby boys received each name in the most recent year counted.

James

James — 12,028

Jameson — 4050

Jamir — 555

Jamie — 447

Jamal — 201

William

William — 11,282

Wilson — 386

Willis — 44

Wilfred — 24

Wilkes — 17

Benjamin

Benjamin — 10,842

Bennett — 4082

Benson — 426

Benedict — 233

Benaiah — 130

Alexander

Alexander — 8673

Alex — 1995

Alexis — 664

Alec — 346

Alexandre — 52

David

David — 7741

Davis — 437

Davon — 108

Davi — 139

Davidson — 33

Thomas

Thomas — 6465

Tommy — 354

Tomas — 382

Thompson — 51

Toma — 24

Charles

Charles — 5889

Charlie — 2098

Charleston — 43

Carlton — 37

Carlson — <5

Andrew

Andrew — 5124

Andres — 1824

Anderson — 994

Ander — 513

Anders — 280

Robert

Robert — 4051

Roberto — 607

Robin — 316

Robbie — 64

Robinson — 29

Edward

Edward — 1736

Edwin — 914

Edgar — 769

Edison — 346

Edmund — 166