Hipster British Boy Names

Hipster British Boy Names

Hipster British boy names feel fresher and funkier than the classic royal names most often associated with the British Isles.

These quirky British boy names are popular — though, naturally, not *too* popular! — with hipster parents from London to Liverpool.

Hipster British names for boys that rank in the US Top 1000 include Atticus, Bear, Caspian, Flynn, Hector, Magnus, Otis, and Rudy.

For those looking for a truly unique British boy name, Django, Finbar, Ptolemy, and Zebedee are among the rarest names on this list.

There are some clear trends to be seen here: lively -o and -ee ending sounds are big with the Brits, old man chic is most definitely in, and nicknames as given names are everywhere.

If you're looking for a hip British baby boy name beyond James or George, you'll find a wealth of wonderful options in this list, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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Boy Names

  1. AlbanHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "white, or, man from Alba"
  2. AmosHeart
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "carried by God"
  3. AngusHeart
    • Origin:

      Anglicized form of Aonghus, Aonghas, Gaelic
    • Meaning:

      "one strength"
  4. ArnieHeart
    • AsaHeart
      • Origin:

        Hebrew; Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "healer; born in the morning"
    • AtticusHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "from Attica"
    • BarnabasHeart
      • Origin:

        Aramaic
      • Meaning:

        "son of consolation"
    • BarnabyHeart
      • Origin:

        English variation of Barnabas, Aramaic
      • Meaning:

        "son of consolation"
    • BaxterHeart
      • Origin:

        English occupational name
      • Meaning:

        "baker"
    • BearHeart
      • Origin:

        Animal name
      • Meaning:

        "bear"
    • BenedictHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "blessed"
    • BernieHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Bernard, English
      • Meaning:

        "strong; brave as a bear"
    • BertieHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Albert, Bertram etc
    • BertramHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "bright raven"
    • BoazHeart
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "swiftness"
    • BruceHeart
      • Origin:

        Scottish and English from French
      • Meaning:

        "from the brushwood thicket"
    • BrunoHeart
      • Origin:

        Germanic
      • Meaning:

        "brown"
    • BuddyHeart
      • Origin:

        English, nickname name
    • CasparHeart
      • Origin:

        Persian, variation of Gaspar
      • Meaning:

        "keeper of the treasure"
    • CaspianHeart
      • Origin:

        Place name
      • Meaning:

        "white"
    • CassianHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin, variation of Cassius
      • Meaning:

        "hollow"
    • ChesterHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "fortress, walled town,"
    • CormacHeart
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "charioteer"
    • CosmoHeart
      • Origin:

        Greek, Italian, English
      • Meaning:

        "order, beauty, universe"
    • DigbyHeart
      • Origin:

        Norse
      • Meaning:

        "town by the ditch"
    • DjangoHeart
      • Origin:

        Romani
      • Meaning:

        "I awake"
    • EdmundHeart
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "fortunate protector"
    • ElioHeart
      • Origin:

        Italian, Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "sun"
    • EmrysHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh, variation of Ambrose
      • Meaning:

        "immortal"
    • EricHeart
      • Origin:

        Old Norse
      • Meaning:

        "eternal ruler"
    • FergusHeart
      • Origin:

        Scottish and Irish
      • Meaning:

        "man of force"
    • FinbarHeart
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "fair-haired"
    • FlynnHeart
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "descendant of the red-haired one"
    • GeneHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Eugene, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "wellborn, noble"
    • GideonHeart
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "hewer; or, having a stump for a hand"
    • GilbertHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "shining pledge"
    • GriffinHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh, variation of Griffith
      • Meaning:

        "strong lord"
    • GusHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
    • HamishHeart
      • Origin:

        Scottish variation of James
      • Meaning:

        "supplanter"
    • HarlowHeart
      • Origin:

        English surname
      • Meaning:

        "rock hill or army hill"
    • HectorHeart
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "holding fast"
    • HerbertHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "bright army"
    • HuxleyHeart
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "inhospitable place"
    • IdrisHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh; Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "lord; studious"
    • InigoHeart
      • Origin:

        Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
      • Meaning:

        "fiery"
    • IvoHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "yew wood, archer"
    • JagoHeart
      • Origin:

        Spanish and Cornish variation of Jacob
      • Meaning:

        "supplanter"
    • JethroHeart
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "excellence"
    • KesterHeart
      • Origin:

        Scottish form of Christopher
      • Meaning:

        "one who carries Christ"
    • KitHeart
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Christopher
      • Meaning:

        "bearer of Christ"
    • LaszloHeart
      • Origin:

        Hungarian
      • Meaning:

        "glorious ruler"
    • LaurieHeart
      • Origin:

        English diminutive of Laurence
      • Meaning:

        "from Laurentum or bay laurel"
    • LeopoldHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "brave people"
    • LloydHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "gray"
    • LorcanHeart
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "little, fierce"
    • LowenHeart
      • Origin:

        Cornish
      • Meaning:

        "joy"
    • LudoHeart
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "famous"
    • MagnusHeart
      • Origin:

        Scandinavian from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "greatest"
    • MarmadukeHeart
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "devotee of Maedoc"
    • MaximHeart
      • Origin:

        French variation of Maximus
      • Meaning:

        "greatest"
    • MiloHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin and Old German
      • Meaning:

        "soldier or merciful"
    • MontagueHeart
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "pointy hill"
    • MontyHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Montague, Montgomery
    • NedHeart
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Edward
      • Meaning:

        "wealthy guardian"
    • ObieHeart
      • OtisHeart
        • Origin:

          Variation of Otto, German
        • Meaning:

          "wealthy"
      • OttoHeart
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "wealthy"
      • OzzyHeart
        • Origin:

          Pet form of Oswald, Osborn and Osmond.
      • PercyHeart
        • Origin:

          French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
      • PeregrineHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "traveler, pilgrim"
      • PtolemyHeart
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "aggressive, warlike"
      • RafeHeart
        • Origin:

          Variation of Ralph
        • Meaning:

          "wolf-counsel"
      • RaffertyHeart
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "floodtide, abundance, prosperity"
      • RemyHeart
        • Origin:

          French from Latin
        • Meaning:

          "oarsman"
      • RenzoHeart
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Lorenzo
      • RexHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "king"
      • RoccoHeart
        • Origin:

          Italian from German
        • Meaning:

          "rest"
      • RoscoeHeart
        • Origin:

          Norse
        • Meaning:

          "deer forest"
      • RudyHeart
        • Origin:

          German, diminutive of Rudolph
        • Meaning:

          "famous wolf"
      • RufusHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "red-head"
      • SachaHeart
        • Origin:

          French variation of Sasha
        • Meaning:

          "defending warrior"
      • SamsonHeart
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "sun"
      • SholtoHeart
        • Origin:

          Scottish from the Gaelic
        • Meaning:

          "sower"
      • SidHeart
        • Origin:

          Short form of Sidney, French
        • Meaning:

          "Saint-Denis"
      • SolHeart
        • Origin:

          Spanish
        • Meaning:

          "sun"
      • SonnyHeart
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "son"
      • StanislawHeart
        • Origin:

          Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "glory, fame, praise"
      • TudorHeart
        • Origin:

          Welsh variation of Theodore
      • ValentineHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "strength, health"
      • WalterHeart
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "army ruler"
      • WilburHeart
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "resolute, brilliant"
      • WilfHeart
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Wilfred
      • WilloughbyHeart
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "farm near the willows"
      • WinstonHeart
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "wine's town"
      • WoodrowHeart
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "row of houses by a wood"
      • WoodyHeart
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Woodrow
      • XanderHeart
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "defending men"
      • ZebedeeHeart
        • Origin:

          English variation of Hebrew Zebediah
        • Meaning:

          "gift of God"
      • ZephyrHeart
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "west wind"
      • ZiggyHeart
        • Origin:

          German, diminutive of Siegfried and Sigmund