Boy Baby Names: More hidden gems

Nov 21, 2024 6:22 AM

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz

　　Last week we looked at some rarely used, quasi-unique girls’ names, unearthing such surprising rarities as Amabel, Rosamund and Rosamond, and Eleanora. Today, as promised, we do the same for the boys, presenting a dozen names each that were given to only nine, eight, seven, six or five girls across the country in 2016.

　　This time around, the choices might not have as much of an unexpected impact, but they are all substantial and usable choices that would definitely make your son stand out.

　　Given to only 9 boys last year

　　Adlai

　　Alban

　　Dermot

　　Dugan

　　Esmond

　　Italo

　　Lancelot

　　Padraic

　　Rollo

　　Snow

　　Sparrow

　　Waldo

　　Given to only 8 boys last year

　　Autry

　　Clovis

　　Django

　　Eustace

　　Fitzwilliam

　　Godfrey

　　Hughes

　　Indio

　　Ludwig

　　Malone

　　Primo

　　Given to only 7 boys last year

　　Barney

　　Darcy

　　Gustave

　　Jove

　　Junius

　　Malo

　　Piers

　　Poe

　　Roderic

　　Tolliver

　　Yancy

　　Ziv

　　Given to only 6 boys last year

　　Amyas

　　Anatole

　　Barnaby

　　Benno

　　Colum

　　Cosimo

　　Essex

　　Frasier

　　Ivor

　　Lorne

　　Nemo

　　Phelan

　　Given to only 5 boys last year

　　Amedeo

　　Baird

　　Bevan

　　Chaplin

　　Darragh

　　Drago

　　Frost

　　Hopper

　　Ives

　　Mercury

　　Taye

　　Yale

　　Which name would you choose from each group?

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