Adalric

Ares

Avicii

Bijoux

Boris is one of the old Russian names being revived by chic Europeans; it hasn't quite made a comeback yet in the U.S., but it does have potential.
 For a long time the name has been associated with Boris Karloff, famed for playing Frankenstein's monster; he was William Henry Pratt before taking on the more captivating stage name of Boris — and the Karloff fear factor may have kept some parents away.
 A Russian saint's name, Boris has other more benign and inspiring namesakes like German-born tennis champ Boris Becker and writer Boris Pasternak, author of Dr. Zhivago, as well as the early Tsar Boris Gudonov, son-in-law of Ivan the Terrible, the subject of the Moussorgsky opera.
 Boris Trigorin is a main character in the Chekhov play The Seagull.

Boris

Burke

Bagheera

Benelli

Beowulf

Blush

Bouncer

A variation on the popular Colton, Colter has been climbing up the US charts since 2010. Given to around 1000 boys each year, it is now in the Top 500, and ticks the boxes for being a cool occupational name with rugged, Wild West vibes, and for giving the familiar nickname Col, or the alternative, Colt. 
 
Parents choosing Colter might like it as an honor name for a Colin or an alternative to popular Carter, but its a name with some interesting history too. 19th century explorer John Colter was considered the first mountain man, spending months living in the wilderness, exploring what is now known as Yellowstone National Park and taking part in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Several places in the US are named after him, including Colter Peak and Colter's Hell. 
 
Fans of Philip Pullman's The Northern Lights might also think of the character, Mrs. Coulter.

Colter

The name of the Roman god of love, the son of Venus, considered so romantic as to be unfit for mere mortals.  Yet now that Romeo and Venus herself are fair game for modern babies, why not Cupid?

Cupid

Cabella

Castiel

Cavalli

Comet

Crowley

Crush

Dusk

Ever since Little Egypt practically invented the belly dance in the 1890s, this name has had a suggestive aura. Astonishingly, Egypt is now among the Top 1000 names for girls in the US. Cairo is a related option.

Egypt

Fox is one animal name backed by a longish tradition, and then popularized via the lead character Fox Mulder on X Files. Fox is simple, sleek, and a little bit wild, and could make an interesting middle name.
 It was reported that the TV character's first name was not a tribute to the Fox network which aired The X-Files, as often assumed; show creator Chris Carter said he had a childhood friend named Fox. Fox was one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2016, perhaps because of the popularity of the X-Files revival.

Faelen

Fennec

Fizz

The kind of nouveau macho name favored by NRA-leaning parents. Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers gave it to his son in 2009. Gunnar is another spelling that makes the name a bit less militaristic.


Gunner

Gambit

Gandalf

Grimm

The charming Hitch played by Will Smith in the eponymous movie put this into the lexicon. Also known as the nickname of director Alfred Hitchcock and writer Christopher Hitchens, who titled his autobiography "Hitch." 

Hitch

Everybody knows Huckleberry Finn, the Mark Twain character named, Twain said, for the 19th century slang term for "humble." A few modern parents have put it on a birth certificate, including "Man Vs. Wild" star Bear Grylls, who, like many parents, will call the boy the much more manageable Huck. It was also the name of a child on TV's West Wing,

Huckleberry

Hexus

Hickory

Musical association with Igor Stravinsky, but also Dr. Frankenstein's right-hand man. 

Igor

Iorek

Jolly

The K is silent in this royal but common Scandinavian name that is, in this country, linked to a single figure -- Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. Could easily be confused with Newt. 

Knut

Kahleesi

Kenai

Kessler

Kevlar

Khan

Koichi

A French accent makes almost everything sound better, especially when attached to a Twilight vampire. Laurent also has a high-style feel via designer Yves St-Laurent. Laurent de Brunhoff is the French author-illustrator who continued his father Jean's series of Babar books.

Laurent

One of the fierce new animal names new to name lists, helped by its strong x-ending.

Lynx

Lyllix

Merlot

Minx

Moksha

Narah

With parents beginning to show an interest in <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/373/virtue-names">virtue names</a> for boys, this Puritan favorite just might be revived, for what could be more admirable than nobility in terms of having strength of character, dignity, and high moral ideals?
 Noble was actually on the Social Security list from at least 1880 to 1954, reaching as high as 312 in 1901.
 Noble Sissle was an early jazz legend, noted for his collaboration with songwriter Eubie Blake.

Noble

Unlike Pearl and Ruby and more like Jasper, this gem name works well as a boys name. With its strong final X, it feels similar to Alex, Phoenix, Jax, and Rex, while the shiny black quality of the stone feels reminiscent of Orion. Chosen by musician Iggy Azalea for her son in 2020, it has accelerated up the charts and now sits just outside the Top 300.
 
Derived from Greek, the word onyx means "claw, talon, or nail" due to its mythological creation story, in which it formed when Cupid trimmed Venus's fingernails. As a gemstone, it is said to protect against nightmares and improve concentration, though it can also be associated with bad luck and sadness. 
 
Nevertheless, with its sharp, fresh sounds and its cool, polished feel, Onyx is currently a fashionable choice given to more than 1000 boys - and an increasing number of girls - each year.

Onyx

Pan is the Greek god with the legs of a goat and the body of a pipes-playing man known for his mischievousness.  Pan is also the god of shepherds, pastures, and fertility.  Pan is also a Hindi name meaning leaf or feather.

One celebrity baby Pilot put this occupational choice into the pool -- together with the middle name Inspektor, something we wouldn't advise following. 

Pilot

Pepsi

Mostly feminine, though "Office" star Rainn Wilson gives it a slight masculine twist.  You might also use this as a short form of Raines.

Rain

A relatively popular Arabic and Sanskrit name, which has a great positive meaning no matter which origin you claim.

Raja

Now that names like Cannon and Gunner, fit for comic book heroes, are rising up, Rogue may fit right in.

Rogue

Rue has gone from Golden Girls actress to Hunger Games heroine. This botanical name is also a coincidental double word name, meaning "regret" in English and "street in" French. Despite these unfortunate secondary meanings, Rue has real potential to be one of the most popular new <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/479/middle-names-for-girls">middle names for girls</a>. 
 Actress Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche in The Golden Girls, was born Eddi-Rue, named for her parents' middle names Edwin and Rheua-Nell.
 Actress Sara Rue made her surname the middle name of daughter Talulah Rue.
 The herbal plant Rue was introduced by the Romans and has been prized for its medicinal properties – the ancients believed it guarded against epilepsy and vertigo and improved the sharpness of vision.

Reptar

Roxas

This number name first came to public attention when Erykah Badu and Andre 3000 chose if for their son, Seven Sirius Benjamin, born in 1997. Over a decade later, David and Victoria Beckham used it as their daughter's middle name, and now in these days of unisex word names, it's rising for both sexes. It's certainly one of the most name-like numbers: after all, it's only a letter away from Steven.

Seven

Nice sound, but double meaning -- shady glen or shady character. 

Shade

Yes, it's the name of the brightest star in the sky, but can't you just hear people saying, "Are you serious?" Singer Erykah Badu used it as a middle name for son Seven. 

Sirius

In the nineties there was a "One Life to Live" soap opera character named Suede, but few fans picked up on it; might be more appealing to today's generation of parents. 

Suede

Seifer

Sitka

Stoic

Tanuki

Torque

Volcom

A new entry is the fashionable new occupational name category -- and a jolly job it must be -- with the added attraction of relating to the great early 20th century American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, of "Whistler's Mother" fame.

Whistler

seraares's list "Favorite Dog names" of 76 great name ideas: Adalric - Whistler!

Favorite Dog names

I really only like big/medium size dogs...and mostly males.
LOVE pitbulls, DDR style German Shepherds, Dogo Argentino, Czech wolfdog, Shikoku, Karelian Bear Dog, Doberman, Beauceron, Shiloh Shepherd, American Alsatian, Cane Corse, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Berger Blanc Suisse.