Boy Names Lists · Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Modern invented name
One of the new two-syllable boys' names with more style than substance.
Literature, Latin
"shadow"
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.
Invented name
The name of Samsung's virtual assistant, which puts Bixby in a category with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.
American invented name
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…
Parents with a penchant for inventing names seem especially enamored of the letter Z, maybe for its counterculture feel and its extra zip.
