Baby #2

  1. Barron
    • Origin:

      English, variation of Baron, rank of nobility
    • Description:

      Names of royal ranks -- King, Prince, and yes, Baron -- have become more widely used in recent years, though they're outlawed in several countries. This spelling, the same as that of the financial publication Barrons, was used by Donald and Melania Trump for their son.
  2. Beckett
    • Origin:

      English and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
    • Description:

      Beckett is one of the big baby name hits of the decade.
  3. Benson
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "son of Ben"
    • Description:

      Benson has outgrown its long association with a wisecracking TV butler. Parents may see it as an alternate route to nickname Ben, very different in image than the biblical Benjamin. Benson also carries the patronymic theme made popular by Jackson, Harrison, and Jefferson. More recently, Olivia Benson of Law and Order: SVU has reclaimed this as a surname. On a less salubrious note, Benson is still connected to the cigarette brand Benson and Hedges.
  4. Brant
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "sword"
    • Description:

      Brant, a no-nonsense one-syllable name, had some popularity in the early 1970s, but has been off the lists for a decade. Now, with similarly brisk names like Chase, Jace, Bryce, and Grant finding favor, Brant could make a comeback.
  5. Breccan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "freckled, speckled"
    • Description:

      This Irish name of a saint from the Isle of Aran also appears in myth and fantasy fiction, giving it an intriguing, mystical air.
  6. Breckin
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Breccan, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "freckled, speckled"
    • Description:

      Breccan may be the original saints' name, but in the modern U.S., the spelling Brecken is the most popular form, followed by Breckin. A winner by any spelling.
  7. Bryant
    • Origin:

      Variation of Brian, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "strong, virtuous, and honorable"
    • Description:

      Bryant has a longer history as a first name in the US than its father name Brian, ranking among the Top 1000 since the list began in 1880 while Brian only jumped on in 1925.
  8. Baylor
    • Bennett James
      • Bryer
        • Clark
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk"
          • Description:

            Clark seemed to have been Gone with the Wind, but parents looking for a short, strong boy's name are now beginning to appreciate its cool combination of Gable charm with Superman power.
        • Colston
          • Colson
            • Devlin
              • Origin:

                Irish
              • Meaning:

                "unlucky"
              • Description:

                Devlin is an Irish name that's fresher and even more devilish than Devin.

                The earliest written record of this surname occurs in the thirteenth century, when an O'Devlin was appointed Bishop of Kells in 1211.

            • Diesel
              • Origin:

                German, from a pet form of Mathias
              • Description:

                Diesel, which you can think of as a word name for the fuel or as a German surname that derives from a pet form of Matthew or Mathias, is a new entry to the American name lexicon thanks to celebrities Jennie Finch and Casey Daigle, who chose it for their son, baby brother of Ace. Diesel might also be thought of as one of the neo-macho names, joining such bros as Harley, Ranger, and Breaker.
            • Donnelly
              • Origin:

                Irish
              • Meaning:

                "dark, brave one"
              • Description:

                Donnelly is among the more appealing Irish surname names, less well used than Donovan. Related options include the place name Donegal and the mythological god name Donegan.
            • Doreen
              • Origin:

                Variation of Dora; also Anglicized variation of Irish Doireann
              • Meaning:

                "sullen"
              • Description:

                Much fresher Irish imports available for colleens now.
            • Duncan
              • Origin:

                Scottish
              • Meaning:

                "dark warrior"
              • Description:

                Duncan is jaunty, confident, and open, a Scottish royal name that's brimming with friendly charm and makes it into our golden circle of names that are neither too popular nor too strange. Popularity aside, Duncan is one of the most classic Scottish names for boys.
            • Finley
              • Origin:

                Irish and Scottish
              • Meaning:

                "fair-haired hero"
              • Description:

                This was a 100 percent boys’ name until celebs Jason Sehorn and Angie Harmon bestowed it on their daughter, followed by Lisa Marie Presley, who used it for one of her (female) twins. Finlay is also now among the most popular unisex names.
            • Finnian
              • Origin:

                Irish
              • Meaning:

                "fair"
              • Description:

                Finnian is a fair jig of a name, energetic and easy on the ear. Finnian (and brother Finian) is also familiar in its alternate spelling through the classic 1968 Broadway musical Finian's Rainbow, later made into a film starring Fred Astaire as Finian McLonergan.