Boy Space Names

Rocket

Word name

Starbaby name that might prove too supercharged for real life, but if like director Robert Rodriguez you're interested only in boys' names starting with R , you may need to add Rocket (and Rebel and…

Saturn

Roman mythology name

If you've rejected all the names on earth, you might move on to the sixth planet from the sun, also the Roman god of agriculture and plenty, and the origin of Saturday.

Skye

Scottish place-name

Referring to the Scottish Isle of Skye, this spelling brings Sky down to earth. Skye is used ten times more often for girls than boys, while the gender split on the Sky spelling is more like three to…

Skylar

Variation of Schuyler, Dutch "scholar"

"scholar"

This Americanized spelling of the Dutch name is now used nearly exclusively for girls in the US. While the Skyler variant remains more statistically unisex, the original Dutch spelling, Schuyler, is…

Tarique

Tarique is a masculine name with Arabic origins, typically considered a variant spelling of Tariq or Tarik. The name derives from the Arabic word meaning 'morning star' or 'he who knocks at the…

Taurus

Sign of the Zodiac, Latin

"bull"

The Zodiac name hasn't caught on like Leo or Aries, though it did appear in the US Top 1000 for five consecutive years back in the '70s.

Vulcan

Latin

"to flash"

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.