not baby names

Kerry

Irish

"dark, dark-haired"

An Irish county name almost exclusively used for girls now. Kerrigan would be a more modern and masculine choice.

Brad

Diminutive of Bradley

Pitt is the prototypical blond Brad.

Vega

Arabic, Spanish

"swooping eagle, meadow"

This striking name has a lot going for it: it's a self-confident Spanish surname, it identifies one of the most brilliant stars in the sky, and it has a musical reference to singer-songwriter Suzanne…

Rad

English, Arabic

"advisor; red; cool, extremely good; thunder"

The cool and edgy Rad might just work as a fresh spin on the likes of Brad, Chad, Rod, and Randy. Used as a word to describe something exciting and extremely good, it's a synonym for cool, awesome,…

Parson

English occupational name

"clergyman"

The name Parson might have seemed ridiculous even a few years ago, but when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe named their son Deacon, they opened up a whole new field of ecclesiastical cool.…

Drum

Word name

Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.

Ham

Hebrew

"hot, warm"

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

Hob

English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

A Robert nickname out of use for hundreds of years, but now sounds cooler than Bob or Rob for a modern boy.

Jermajesty

Invented name

Jermajesty is a slightly bizarre name created by Jackson brother Jermaine, making his son a royal version of himself.

Nacho

Word name or short form of Ignacio

Not unless you want your son to grow up to be just like a wacky Jack Black character.