Badass Boy Names

Swaggering, cutting-edge choice equally appropriate for both genders.  It's also very rare, given in the US in 2015 to only seven baby girls....and no recorded baby boys.  Do you want to be the first?

Domino

Drummer entered the baby name lexicon thanks to blogger No Big Dill, who chose it for her newborn son, who joins five older sisters. Drummer is right in step with other occupational names in vogue now, from Archer to Gardener. Let's just hope Drummer doesn't prefer to play the piano.


Drummer

Viper

The name of cities in Mexico and Colorado, Durango is a pleasant, fresh option from the atlas.

Durango

Solemn but soaring name with patriotic symbolism. 

Eagle

Vulcan was the Roman god of fire (from which, volcano) and metalworking, but this name is now more familiar as the pointy-eared humanoids on "Star Trek," represented by Mr. Spock.

Vulcan

The unique O-ending makes this name memorable, especially for someone with ties to Texas.

Alamo

The name of a mythically handsome youth – loved by Selene, the moon, who bore him fifty daughters. If you're looking for a mythological name for your son, this might make an excellent choice both rare and appealing.

Endymion

Flash Gordon makes this a superhero name, but Flash might just appeal to modern parents looking for one of the new active boys' names, ala Ace and Breaker and Ranger.  We'd recommend something more pulled-together as a proper name with Flash as a nickname or middle name.

Flash

Gandolf and variant Gandulf are legitimate names used in medieval Europe, including by several bishops and dukes. From it comes the name of Castel Gandolfo, the pope's summer residence. However, to most people this will feel like a misspelling of the wizard Gandalf.

Gandolf

Some of the most badass names for boys are badass in an obvious way.

Other badass names for baby boys simply have a 

 We count names like Max and Jax in this category.

, such as Atlas, Loki, and Mars, are totally badass. Modern badass characters like Django, title character of the Quentin Tarantino movie, and Severus after Harry Potter's Severus Snape count here too.

Some letters are intrinsically badass, like X and Z and K. 

Here's our complete list of badass boy names.

Badass boy names, including male names that are tough, rough, and carry a badass image, with meanings, origins, and popularity, from top badass names for boys like Jax and Atlas to rare badass boy names, names inspired by badass book and film characters,  (Page 19)