On my radar

The names

• Dawson

  English

  "son of David"

  Dawson was scarcely heard as a first name before the debut of Dawson's Creek in 1998, at which point it leaped up more than 550 places in one year. The character Dawson Leery, played by James Van Der…

  

• Donovan

  Irish

  "dark"

  One of the first of the appealing Irish surnames to take off in this country, this boys’ name has long outgrown its "Mellow Yellow" association, which came via the single from a sixties…

  

• Dexter

  Latin

  "dyer, right-handed"

  The jazzy, ultra-cool Dexter, like most names with an "x," has a lot of energy and dynamism. Over the years, it's been attached to a number of diverse real and fictional personalities—C. K. Dexter…

  

• Arthur Kian

• Bellamy Quinn

• Darrow Clyde

• Dylan Reid Riley

• Eleanor/ Leanora

• Milo Thomas

• Nolan Theodore(theo)

• Wren

  English

  "small bird"

  Wren may not be as time-honored a bird name choice as Robin or even Lark, but it's more fashionable and fresh, with a gentle and earthy vibe. Given to just a handful of children a decade ago, in 2024…

  

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• Price

  Welsh

  "son of Rhys"

  Some names referring to expensive things -- Tiffany, Armani, Porsche -- are in fact declasse, but Price transcends that label with its simplicity and strength.