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Lincoln
English
"town by the pool"
Lincoln cracked the Top 50 for boys' names for the first time in 2016, more than 150 years after the death of its most famous bearer. This is especially remarkable because, as crazy as it seems now,…
Maddox
Welsh
"son of Madoc"
Maddox, a previously obscure Welsh family name with a powerfully masculine image, suddenly came into the spotlight when Angelina Jolie chose it for her son in 2003. By the following year it was in…
Rylan
English and Irish
"Rye land"
Parents seeking alternatives to popular Ryan have flocked to this soundalike name, which peaked at #146 in 2011. Blending in elements of Nolan and Riley too, it remains in the US Top 500, and is…
Lucious
Lucious is a variant of the Latin name Lucius, meaning 'light' or 'illumination.' With roots in ancient Rome, the name carries connotations of brightness and clarity. While less common than similar…
Mikal
Mikal is a masculine name that represents a variation of Michael, which derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, meaning 'who is like God?' This spelling tends to be used in Scandinavian countries like…
Gage
French
"oath, pledge"
Gage was part of the craze for one-syllable surnames, with associations to tasty green gage plums and the mathematical gauge. Gage was first noticed as a character in Stephen King's Pet Semetary…
Chaz
Diminutive of Charles
The jazziest nickname for Charles.
Taevyn
Trevyn
Trevyn is a modern masculine name with Celtic and English influences. Likely a contemporary variation of names like Trevor (Welsh origin meaning 'large settlement') or Trevin (Welsh form of…
Xaedyn
Pheonix
Pheonix is a masculine name variant of Phoenix, which derives from Greek mythology representing a bird that cyclically regenerates, rising from its own ashes. This alternate spelling has gained…
Xayvier
