Invented Boy Names

Ultimately derived from the Roman family name, Varius, this name is versatile as its meaning suggests. Both ancient and modern in feel, rugged yet regal, it may appeal to those who like Adrian, Valentine, Damarion, and Valiant.
 
The name has been used for a major character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft and in the Disney series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Varian

A Scottish word name and a short form of Brayden, Brae has a gentle but solid feel to it. However, a 'bray' is also the sound a donkey makes. 

Brae

In its modern form, Casher is a hybrid of Cash and Asher that debuted in 2019. Historically, Casher — pronounced kah-SHARE — was used among Italian Jews.

Casher

Though it's a new name, sounds almost as dated as GARY and DARREN.

Garren

Roronoa was created for the pirate-themed anime series One Piece. Roronoa is the Japanese pronunciation of l'Ollonais, the name of notable pirate Francois l'Ollonais. The historical pirate was born Jean-David Nau in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. His adopted surname is derived from his hometown.

Roronoa

If you're tired of Kevin and Devin, you might consider the newly coined Brevin. 

Brevin

A modern creation — likely a hybrid of James and the on-trend -iah suffix.

Jamiah

Invented in 1939 as the name of Marvel Comics character Namor the Sub-Mariner. Bill Everett, the creator, decided on Namor after writing noble, dignified names in reverse—Namor is Roman spelled backwards.

Namor

Soan is a variation of Sohan, an invented French name that may be related to the masculine Jean. Both names rank in France’s Top 100, with the original Sohan pulling slightly ahead. The Soan version was popularized by a French singer Julien Decroix, who performs by the name Soan. He won the 2009 season of a music competition called Nouvelle Star.
 
Soan is also a geographical name in Punjab, Pakistan, as the name of a river and a valley in the region.

Soan

A seldom-used Game of Thrones name, perhaps because its main originator, Tywin Lannister, is as ruthless as any character in the show. Yet the "ty-" beginning is so ubiquitous and popular that Tywin may have some potential... the fact that it's less well-known than Tyrion probably works in its favor.

Tywin

The Westerosi equivalent of Benjamin -- meaning it's a "Game of Thrones" name, for non-fans -- is most prominently borne in George R.R. Martin's novels by Benjen Stark, younger brother of Eddard Stark and a member of the Night's Watch.

Benjen

Dalton with a B. The original is better. 

Balton

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.

Balon

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 common name for cats.

Bagheera

Zailey

Invented by 16th-century English poet Sir Philip Sidney for the hero of his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella, this name is derived from the Greek elements aster "star" and philos "lover". Sidney’s heroine, and Astrophel’s love-interest, is Stella — whose name means "star".
 
The name is sometimes spelt Astrophil.

Astrophel

We can't believe we're saying this, but we'd even prefer Arnie or Barney. 

Zarney

On the other hand, Zarren is an improvement on Darren. 

Zarren

The European-sounding name of the husband of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder actually arose as an Anglicisation of an Arabic name: "Way back in the time of the crusades there was a Wilder…and an Arab…saved his life. El Manzoor was his name." Almanzo James Wilder was affectionately called "Manly" by his family.

Almanzo

A clear reference to the Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli, known for his adaptations of Shakespearean plays such as The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Zeffirelli was born out of wedlock, meaning he couldn't have either of his parents' surnames. His mother wanted it to be Zeffiretti, meaning "little breezes," taken from Mozart's opera Idomeneo. It was misspelled as Zeffirelli on his birth certificate.
 
Zeffirelli would make a dramatic, likely cumbersome first name in real life, but director Wes Anderson chose it for Timothée Chalamet's character in The French Dispatch.

Zeffirelli

 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 14)