100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names Now

Dec 26, 2024 8:53 AM

　　Cool unusual boy names are the ones that give you that “Wish I’d thought of that first!” feeling. They’re names with genuine roots, straightforward spelling and pronunciation, in-step with current trends – but that barely anyone is using.

　　Read on for our brand new updated A-Z of the 100 best cool unusual boy names right now!

　　We’ve limited the field to those given to ten or fewer babies in the most recent year, meaning that a boy with any one of these names is highly unlikely to ever meet another. In fact, several of these cool unusual boy names were absent from last year’s list entirely.

　　Our updated A-Z includes forgotten vintage gems, rare nature names, and surname names, as well as fascinating finds from around the globe.

　　Tell us your favorites below – and let us know what other cool unusual choices you’d nominate for this list!

100 Best Cool Unusual Boy Names

A

Acer

　　Alban

　　Amitai

　　Aquila

　　Artemus

　　Aryo

　　Auberon

　　Auley

　　Aurelian

　　Autry

B

Baird

　　Barlow

　　Barnaby

　　Bay

　　Buchanan

C

Caldwell

　　Caruso

　　Cassander

　　Cerulean

　　Coltrane

D

Dacre

　　Destry

　　Deveraux

　　Django

E

Elior

　　Ellery

　　Ennis

F

Fenn

　　Fielder

　　Finlo

　　Fitzwilliam

　　Florian

　　Forrester

　　Fraser

　　Frey

G

Gallagher

　　Gatsby

　　Guthrie

H

Hartwell

　　Helio

　　Holmes

　　Horatio

I

Icarus

　　Iggy

　　Imre

　　Indio

　　Ives

J

Jago

　　Junot

　　Jove

K

Kenver

　　Kipling

　　Kuiper

L

Laird

　　Lewin

　　Lorcan

　　Ludo

M

Mattison

　　Mercury

　　Miro

　　Montague

N

Nahuel

　　Navarro

　　Nekoda

　　Nicander

　　Nilo

O

Oban

　　Omni

　　Ossian

P

Phelan

　　Piers

　　Priam

　　Prospero

Q

Quetzal

R

Rafferty

　　Ramsay

　　RouxRurik

S

Sayer

　　Sinclair

　　Skandar

　　Spence

　　Struan

T

Tekoa

　　Thoreau

　　Topher

V

Varro

　　Ventura

　　Vigo

　　Vivek

W

Wilde

　　Wolfram

　　Wyn

Y

Yardley

Z

Zaccheus

　　Zeb

　　Zimri

　　Zohair

　　Zoltan

　　Zorion

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