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Boy names IV.

  1. Rune

    • Origin:

      German and Swedish

    • Meaning:

      "secret"

    • Description:

      Name with connotations both mystical and tragic, newly popular in Europe. For English speakers, though, this name might be ruined by its homonym ruin.
  2. Saint

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "saint"

    • Description:

      Saint as a descriptive word name was first chosen by rocker Pete Wentz for his younger son (baby brother is Bronx), and now Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have catapulted the name into the celebrity stratosphere by choosing it for their baby boy. The couple called their baby "Saint" throughout the pregnancy because his conception had been so difficult. Saint was named in our predictions for the top baby name trends of 2015, on descriptive word names which also include Royal and Noble, King and Rogue. Saint is moving beyond the group of names that are only celebrity baby names and into the general lexicon.
  3. Schuyler

    • Origin:

      Dutch

    • Meaning:

      "scholar"

    • Description:

      This worthy name, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the surnames-as-first-names trend, however, and the popularity of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, which features the Schuyler sisters, perhaps Schuyler might receive some more interest in the coming years.
  4. Silas

    • Origin:

      Aramaic, Latin, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "of the forest; or prayed for"

    • Description:

      Sleek and smart, with a hint of mystique about it, Silas is a recent addition to the US Top 100. Both mythological and Biblical in origin, Silas joins the ranks of Isaiah, Atlas, Elias, and Sebastian: polished and contemporary feeling names with plenty of history.
  5. Sullivan

    • Origin:

      Irish surname

    • Meaning:

      "black-eyed one"

    • Description:

      Sullivan is a jaunty Celtic three-syllable name, with a real twinkle in its eye. It was immortalized in the 1930s classic film Sullivan's Travels and was chosen for one of Patrick Dempsey's twin boys. Nickname Sully is equally jaunty.
  6. Tadeas

    • Description:

      Tadeas is a masculine name of Czech and Slovak origin, serving as a Central European variant of Thaddeus. The name ultimately derives from the Aramaic name Thaddai, which may mean 'courageous heart' or 'gift of God.' In biblical tradition, Thaddeus was one of the Twelve Apostles. The Tadeas spelling is particularly common in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where it has remained a traditional choice. The name combines classical heritage with a distinctive Slavic character through its spelling. While less familiar in English-speaking countries, Tadeas offers parents seeking international names an option with both historical depth and a fresh sound. The name's strong consonants balanced with soft vowels create a melodic yet masculine impression.

  7. Tatum

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "Tate's homestead"

    • Description:

      Tatum is one of the rare examples of a name that was exclusively female, as in Tatum O'Neal, but now is used for boys too, entering the male Top 1000 in 2010. Khloe Kardashian made headlines when she revealed her son is named Tatum Robert, breaking from the family theme of using unique word names for their children.
  8. Vail

    • Origin:

      Place-name

    • Meaning:

      "valley"

    • Description:

      Aspen's sibling.
  9. Westley

    • Origin:

      Variation of Wesley

    • Meaning:

      "west meadow"

    • Description:

      This variation of Wesley moved into the Top 1000 among boys' names in the US in 2016, perhaps because it makes the name more Western, with the cowboy nickname West., or because parents have taken inspiration from the protagonist of the movie The Princess Bride.