SSA Top 1000: Boy Names Ranked #1000

If you wanted to try to get people to pronounce your son's first name the way Stephen Curry does, this might be a way to do it.

Truman is an upstanding presidential name that radiates an aura of integrity and moral truth, values any parent would want for a child. It seems definitely headed for a revival.

Old World Italian name that might become fashionable in a so-far-out-it's-in way, like Enzo and Rocco. Main recommendation: It's among the rare boy names that mean life.

The American child given this name of four kings of Denmark, not to mention one so similar to that of the Harry Potter archvillain Lord Voldemort, might have to pay a large emotional import tax.

Long-time connection to the movie biz doesn't lend it any pizzazz.

Formal name lacking any sparkle or sheen.

Short and to-the-point, it turns an ancient biblical name into a friendly cowboy.