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Rare Boy Names

2847 rare boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

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There is a small thrill in finding a boy name that has not been used up yet — one that has not appeared in a single baby announcement in your feed. Rare boy names deliver that, and the best of them do it without sounding made up. Cassian has a long, cinematic sweep to it; Iker is punchy and Basque and unmistakable; Boaz and Enoch come with centuries of history behind them and almost no competition on a modern roll call. Names like these give a boy something distinctive to grow into rather than something to share with two classmates.

A second cluster here is softer and more melodic, built on that flowing -iel and -ias ending that so many parents are drawn to right now. Jaziel, Eliel and Haziel all share that gentle three-beat rhythm, while Amias and Ozias feel warm and slightly old-world. For something short and unexpected, Ander is clean and easy anywhere in the world, and Kenai brings a wide-open, outdoorsy feel that very few names manage in two syllables.

Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.

Rare Boy Names — Page 6

Deunte#9896 in the U.S.Deunte belongs to the Deante and Dante group of names, built from the popular De- prefix and an▶Chesley#9904 in the U.S.Chesley is an English surname from a place name, generally read as an Old English compound with▶Candelario#9906 in the U.S.Candelario is a Spanish name from the feast of La Candelaria (Candlemas, 2 February), which com▶Delshawn#9916 in the U.S.Delshawn is a coined American name that joins a Del- prefix with Shawn, the Irish form of John ▶Ger#9916 in the U.S.Ger is a genuine Hmong given name, common among Hmong-American families who settled in the U.S.▶Donyea#9925 in the U.S.Donyea is a modern American coinage joining a Don- opening, familiar from Donte and Donnell, to▶Corrigan#9927 in the U.S.Corrigan is an Irish surname used as a given name, anglicized from O Corragain. The root corrac▶Collen#9935 in the U.S.Collen reads as a spelling of Colin - a medieval English pet form of Nicholas, 'victory of the ▶Lonzie#9936 in the U.S.Lonzie shortens Alonzo, the Spanish form of the Germanic Alfonso, built from adal meaning noble▶Denard#9939 in the U.S.Denard reads as a variant of Bernard, from the Germanic 'bern' (bear) and 'hard' (brave, strong▶Daryon#9940 in the U.S.Daryon is best read as a modern American respelling of Darion or Darian, names that trace back ▶Dorrell#9947 in the U.S.Dorrell is a variant of Darrell or Durrell, an English surname carried from the Norman French d▶Jawanza#9947 in the U.S.Jawanza is a Kiswahili-derived name embraced by African-American families, especially in the Kw▶Jawara#9948 in the U.S.Jawara is a Mandinka name and clan name of the Gambia and wider West Africa. In the United Stat▶Daesean#9950 in the U.S.Daesean is a modern African-American coinage joining a Dae- prefix to Sean, the Irish form of J▶Dimetri#9950 in the U.S.Dimetri respells Dmitri, the Russian form of the Greek Demetrios, meaning 'devoted to Demeter,'▶Daichi#9952 in the U.S.Daichi is a Japanese boy's name written here in plain roman letters. Its most common reading pa▶Dejan#9964 in the U.S.Dejan is a Serbian and broader South Slavic male name, linked to a Slavic root meaning action o▶Davarius#9966 in the U.S.Davarius joins the popular Da- prefix to a Latinate -varius or -arius ending, sitting beside Da▶Delwin#9967 in the U.S.Delwin is best traced to the Welsh name Delwyn, from del, 'neat, pretty', and gwyn, 'white, fai▶Demarrio#9969 in the U.S.Demarrio is a coined name joining the De- prefix to Mario, the Italian and Spanish form linked ▶Devery#9976 in the U.S.Devery began as an English surname and came into use as a boys' given name, in the same broad o▶Brentyn#9983 in the U.S.Brentyn is a contemporary -yn respelling of Brenton, an English place and surname from an Old E▶Derico#9984 in the U.S.Derico is a modern American coinage that fuses the familiar De- opening of Derek and Derrick wi▶Demontay#9987 in the U.S.Demontay is an invented American name that fixes the productive De- prefix onto a -montay endin▶Doak#9987 in the U.S.Doak is a Scottish and Ulster surname, generally read as a shortened form of a Gaelic patronymi▶Andhy#9989 in the U.S.Andhy is a respelling of Andy, the familiar short form of Andrew, or of the Spanish Andres. And▶Daquawn#9992 in the U.S.Daquawn is a coined name joining the Da- prefix to the -quawn element, a spelling of the popula▶Dreshaun#9995 in the U.S.Dreshaun is a modern African American coinage joining the Dre- element (as in Andre or Deandre)▶Ormond#9997 in the U.S.Ormond is an Anglo-Irish surname and title, most often traced to Irish Urumhu, 'east Munster,' ▶Caige#9999 in the U.S.Caige is a modern respelling of Gage, a surname-turned-given-name from Old Norman French gage, ▶Jaxan#10001 in the U.S.Jaxan is a twenty-first-century coinage that builds on Jax - the punchy short form of Jackson, ▶Carrson#10006 in the U.S.Carrson is a spelling variant of Carson, a surname carried from the Scottish Borders and northe▶Heith#10006 in the U.S.Heith is best read as a phonetic respelling that fuses two familiar English names, Heath and Ke▶Duran#10007 in the U.S.Duran is a surname in Spanish and Catalan, generally connected to the Latin durans, 'enduring, ▶Girard#10009 in the U.S.Girard is a French form and surname of Gerard, from Germanic 'ger' ('spear') and 'hard' ('brave▶Donelle#10012 in the U.S.Donelle reads as Don, short for the Scottish Gaelic Donald meaning world ruler, extended with a▶Decoda#10014 in the U.S.Decoda is a modern respelling of Dakota, reshaped so the middle echoes the musical term coda. D▶Elman#10025 in the U.S.Elman is a family name used as a given name, usually read as a compound of the tree word elm an▶Dewaine#10030 in the U.S.Dewaine is a mid-century American spelling of Dwayne or Duane, from the Irish surname O Dubhain▶Dacota#10031 in the U.S.Dacota is a respelling of the place-and-people name Dakota, which comes from the Dakota divisio▶Emit#10032 in the U.S.Emit is a variant spelling of Emmett, an English surname that grew from a medieval pet form of ▶Esteven#10039 in the U.S.Esteven fuses the Spanish Esteban with the English Steven, both descended from the Greek Stepha▶Joncarlos#10041 in the U.S.Joncarlos is a run-together compound of Jon and Carlos, a Latino naming habit that joins two na▶Isaah#10044 in the U.S.Isaah reads as a modern respelling of Isaiah, from the Hebrew Yesha'yahu, 'Yahweh is salvation'▶Hien#10048 in the U.S.Hien is the plain-Latin spelling of a Vietnamese name that means gentle, kind, meek and virtuou▶Stclair#10054 in the U.S.Stclair is the surname St. Clair, run together into one word. It honors Saint Clair and the Fre▶Steadman#10055 in the U.S.Steadman began as an English occupational surname for a man who held or worked a farmstead, fro▶Devantae#10065 in the U.S.Devantae elaborates Devante or Devonte, a modern American compound combining the De- prefix wit▶Gurvansh#10065 in the U.S.Gurvansh is a Sikh Punjabi name combining Gur- (from Guru, the spiritual teacher, and specifica▶Devron#10067 in the U.S.Devron is a coined American boy's name, formed by ear on the pattern of Devon (an English count▶Gamal#10074 in the U.S.Gamal is the Egyptian Arabic form of Jamal, from the root j-m-l, 'beauty, grace'. Egyptian Arab▶Jadarion#10074 in the U.S.Jadarion fronts Darion with the popular Ja- prefix. Darion is a form of Darius, from the Old Pe▶Garvey#10076 in the U.S.Garvey comes from the Irish surname O Garbhaigh, from a byname based on 'garbh' meaning 'rough'▶Gilad#10076 in the U.S.Gilad is a Hebrew name taken from Gilead, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. The pl▶Isiac#10081 in the U.S.Isiac is an unusual respelling of Isaac, the Hebrew biblical name from 'Yitzhak,' 'he will laug▶Drayke#10082 in the U.S.Drayke is a stylized respelling of Drake, an English surname and given name with two roots: the▶Jaques#10083 in the U.S.Jaques is a spelling of the French Jacques, the French form of Jacob and James. The ultimate ro▶Drevion#10085 in the U.S.Drevion is an invented American name that pairs the Dre- sound, familiar from Andre and Dre, wi▶Ronnald#10086 in the U.S.Ronnald is simply Ronald with a doubled n, keeping the Old Norse meaning intact: Ronald derives▶Dvontae#10090 in the U.S.Dvontae is an invented name close to Devontae and Deontae, built from a De-/D- opening and a -v▶Helmer#10090 in the U.S.Helmer is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse elements 'hjalmr' ('helmet, protection') and 'meir▶Bienvenido#10107 in the U.S.Bienvenido is the Spanish word for welcome, from bien well and venido come, used as a heartfelt▶Elven#10108 in the U.S.Elven is a variant of Elvin or Alvin, from the Old English Aelfwine, joining aelf, 'elf,' and w▶Orey#10108 in the U.S.Orey is most likely a variant of Corey or the pet name Orrie. Corey is an Irish surname from O ▶Jdyn#10111 in the U.S.Jdyn strips the vowels from Jayden into a stylized, texting-era spelling. Jayden itself is a mo▶Hirving#10115 in the U.S.Hirving is a Spanish-influenced respelling of Irving, a Scottish surname and place-name from th▶Everard#10127 in the U.S.Everard comes from the Old Germanic Eberhard, joining eber ('wild boar') with hard ('brave, str▶Demontray#10128 in the U.S.Demontray is best read as an invented American name rather than an inherited one: the fashionab▶Jeryn#10137 in the U.S.Jeryn reads as an invented American boy's name in the family of Jaren, Jaron and Jaylen. It pai▶Jerimah#10143 in the U.S.Jerimah is a reduced spelling of Jeremiah, the English form of the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, understood▶Jaisen#10147 in the U.S.Jaisen is an inventive spelling of Jason, which comes from the Greek Iason, linked to a verb me▶Jaydian#10155 in the U.S.Jaydian is a coined boy's name that stretches the hugely popular Jayden by adding an -ian endin▶Jerett#10158 in the U.S.Jerett is a respelling of Jarrett, itself a variant of Garrett, which descends from Gerard, fro▶Javarion#10159 in the U.S.Javarion is an invented American name, formed with the popular Ja- opening and an -arion ending▶Jorgeluis#10159 in the U.S.Jorgeluis is a Spanish double given name written as one word, joining Jorge and Luis. Jorge is ▶Herbie#10163 in the U.S.Herbie is the affectionate pet form of Herbert, a Germanic name from heri, 'army', and beraht, ▶Jaymere#10166 in the U.S.Jaymere is a modern invented American name, joining the fashionable Jay- prefix with a -mere en▶Tehron#10170 in the U.S.Tehron reads as a modern American respelling that fuses Theron, the Greek name meaning 'hunter,▶Jedrek#10172 in the U.S.Jedrek is a Polish pet form of Jedrzej, the Polish version of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas, '▶Lavert#10179 in the U.S.Lavert is best read as an American name drawing on the French for 'the green' (le vert), the sa▶Starsky#10183 in the U.S.Starsky is a Polish and wider Slavic surname (of the type built on stary, 'old', or a place-nam▶Leman#10184 in the U.S.Leman was given as an American first name in the early twentieth century, most likely from a su▶Hiroki#10185 in the U.S.Hiroki is a Japanese boy's name whose meaning depends on the kanji a family chooses to write it▶Jamion#10191 in the U.S.Jamion is an invented American name joining the prefix Ja- to a -mion ending, landing near Dami▶Jshon#10192 in the U.S.Jshon is a modern American coinage that reads as a contracted J-plus-Shon, joining the initial ▶Johnpatrick#10198 in the U.S.Johnpatrick joins two classic names, John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning God is gracious, and Pat▶Kahner#10198 in the U.S.Kahner is a modern American given name with no single settled origin. It reads as a surname-sty▶Jveon#10209 in the U.S.Jveon is a modern American coinage in the Javon and Deveon sound family, built from a J- openin▶Jayseon#10213 in the U.S.Jayseon is a phonetic respelling of Jason, itself from the Greek Iason, linked to iasthai, 'to ▶Jibri#10213 in the U.S.Jibri is a short form of Jibril, the Arabic name for the archangel Gabriel, which carries the s▶Gwiza#10219 in the U.S.A rare given name of uncertain origin (possibly Central/East African, such as Kirundi/Kinyarwan▶Hosie#10219 in the U.S.Hosie is a rare American given name most plausibly read as a colloquial short form of Hosea (He▶Jag#10225 in the U.S.Jag is best read as a short form of a longer Punjabi or Sikh name such as Jagdeep, Jagjit or Ja▶Gaelen#10227 in the U.S.Gaelen most naturally reads as a variant of Galen, the name of the famous ancient physician, fr▶Jeston#10229 in the U.S.Jeston reads as a surname-style given name, probably a reshaping of Weston or an invented -ton ▶Kadar#10230 in the U.S.Kadar reflects the Arabic qadar, 'destiny, fate, or the measure decreed by God,' a weighty conc▶Kadarrius#10231 in the U.S.Kadarrius is a coined name built from Kadar (from the Arabic qadar, 'destiny') and the grand -a▶Kandon#10233 in the U.S.Kandon reads as a modern American coinage that swaps a K- onto the popular -don ending shared b▶Marsalis#10234 in the U.S.Marsalis is chiefly a surname adopted as a first name, best known from the New Orleans jazz fam▶Kester#10238 in the U.S.Kester is an old Scottish and English pet form of Christopher, from the Greek Christophoros, 'b▶Hian#10242 in the U.S.A rare given name of uncertain origin (possibly Vietnamese/Chinese or a modern coinage), with n▶Jarris#10245 in the U.S.Jarris reads as a modern variant of Jarvis, itself a surname form of the medieval name Gervase,▶Mandeep#10245 in the U.S.Mandeep joins the Sanskrit-derived Punjabi man, meaning mind or heart, to deep, meaning lamp or▶Khanh#10247 in the U.S.Khanh is the anglicized spelling of the Vietnamese name 'Khanh' (properly written with a diacri▶Kenaz#10258 in the U.S.Hebrew Kenaz, named in Genesis as a grandson of Esau and ancestor of the Kenizzites; the meanin▶Kendyn#10261 in the U.S.Kendyn is a modern American coinage that blends the Ken- of Kenton and Kendall with the fashion▶Keng#10263 in the U.S.Keng is a Hmong given name for boys, borne within Hmong communities that resettled in the Unite▶Natron#10264 in the U.S.Natron reads as a modern American coinage, most likely a Na- opening from Nathan or Nathaniel -▶Konnar#10270 in the U.S.Konnar is a stylized spelling of Connor, the anglicized form of the old Irish Conchobhar. The n▶Wadell#10271 in the U.S.Wadell is a variant of Waddell, a Scottish and English surname drawn from Wedale, an old place-▶Wai#10272 in the U.S.Wai is a romanized Chinese name, most often Cantonese, whose meaning depends entirely on the ch▶Sedale#10276 in the U.S.Sedale is a modern African-American coinage that most likely joins the Se- prefix to the Englis▶Le#10280 in the U.S.Le renders the Vietnamese name Le, one of the most widespread family names in Vietnam and also ▶Keiton#10281 in the U.S.Keiton is a spelling variant of Keaton, an English surname and place-name usually read as a set▶Delquan#10282 in the U.S.Delquan is a modern American coinage that joins the short prefix Del-, familiar from names like▶Kimble#10288 in the U.S.Kimble is an English surname used as a given name. Its origin is uncertain: it may come from th▶Nathin#10289 in the U.S.Nathin is a phonetic respelling of Nathan, from Hebrew Natan, meaning 'he gave' and understood ▶Letrell#10292 in the U.S.Letrell reads as the fashionable prefix Le- attached to Terrell, an English surname-turned-firs▶Jorgen#10299 in the U.S.Jorgen, from the Danish and Norwegian Jorgen, is a Scandinavian form of George, which comes fro▶Shaquelle#10299 in the U.S.Shaquelle is a respelling of Shaquille, which comes from the Arabic Shakil, 'handsome' or 'well▶Dequann#10304 in the U.S.Dequann is a modern American coinage joining the popular De- prefix to a -quann ending, in the ▶Korvin#10306 in the U.S.Korvin is a K-spelling variant of Corvin or Corwin, names tied to the Latin corvus, 'raven'; Co▶Kotaro#10307 in the U.S.Kotaro is a traditional Japanese boy's name written here in plain roman letters. It commonly jo▶Jiayir#10312 in the U.S.A rare given name of uncertain origin (possibly a transliteration from Chinese or a Central Asi▶Kyen#10312 in the U.S.Kyen reads as a modern coinage in the fashionable Ky- family (alongside Kylen, Kyler); it has n▶Liiam#10316 in the U.S.Liiam is a modern respelling of Liam - the Irish short form of William, 'strong-willed warrior;▶Jachob#10317 in the U.S.Jachob is a rare respelling of Jacob, with an added h, from the Hebrew name meaning supplanter ▶Kyi#10318 in the U.S.Kyi is a very short one-beat name. In Burmese it is a real name element, known worldwide from A▶Makail#10322 in the U.S.Makail is a modern respelling of Michael, or of the Arabic and Slavic form Mikail, all descendi▶Makya#10329 in the U.S.Makya reads as a Hopi-linked name sometimes glossed 'eagle hunter,' or as a modern coinage; the▶Markise#10335 in the U.S.Markise is a phonetic respelling of Marquis, a French noble rank between count and duke. The ti▶Quintan#10336 in the U.S.Quintan is a spelling variant of Quinton or Quintin. Those names come from the Roman Quintus, m▶Londen#10349 in the U.S.Londen is a respelling of London, the name of the English capital, used as a modern given name.▶Lykan#10354 in the U.S.Lykan reads as a modern coinage echoing 'lycan' (a werewolf, from Greek lykos, 'wolf') and the ▶Markees#10356 in the U.S.Markees is a phonetic American respelling of Marquis, which comes from the French noble title m▶Markes#10357 in the U.S.Markes is a spelling in the Marcus and Marques family, from the Roman praenomen Marcus, which i▶Marvis#10357 in the U.S.Marvis is read either as a masculine take on Mavis (from French 'mauvis', 'song thrush') or as ▶Marquail#10359 in the U.S.Marquail is a modern coinage in the Marquel and Marquis group of names. These draw on the Frenc▶Magnum#10360 in the U.S.Magnum is the Latin word magnum, 'great' or 'large', the neuter form of magnus. As a rare given▶Marrio#10363 in the U.S.Marrio doubles the r of Mario, the Italian and Spanish given name descended from the ancient Ro▶Ki#10371 in the U.S.Ki has two honest routes. As a Korean name or name-element it can carry senses such as energy, ▶Lyte#10371 in the U.S.Lyte is a modern respelling of the English word 'light' (and a rare surname), used as a sleek o▶Min#10380 in the U.S.Min is a single-syllable name and name element found across East and Southeast Asia; in Korean ▶Sundeep#10383 in the U.S.Sundeep is a variant of Sandeep, from the Sanskrit sandipa, meaning 'lighting up,' 'kindled,' o▶Marti#10387 in the U.S.Marti is a short form of Martin (or Martina), from the Latin Martinus, tied to Mars, the god of▶Marqui#10389 in the U.S.Marqui is a respelling drawn from the French title marquis, a nobleman ranking between a count ▶Krrish#10392 in the U.S.Krrish is a modern spelling made famous by the 2006 Hindi superhero film Krrish, whose hero's n▶Maxym#10402 in the U.S.Maxym is a respelling of Maxim, from the Latin maximus, 'greatest' - a name well used across th▶Khasai#10406 in the U.S.A rare given name of uncertain origin (Khasai/Kasai is also a region and river in Central Afric▶Macgregor#10406 in the U.S.Macgregor comes from the Scottish surname and clan name meaning 'son of Gregor'. Gregor itself ▶Meek#10408 in the U.S.Meek is the English word 'meek,' meaning 'gentle, humble, mild,' used here as a one-syllable wo▶Merced#10411 in the U.S.Merced is a Spanish name meaning 'mercy' or 'grace,' from the Latin merces; it is a Marian name▶Sadarius#10411 in the U.S.Sadarius is an invented American name formed by adding the popular Sa- prefix to Darius, an old▶Lavonta#10412 in the U.S.Lavonta is a coined African-American name joining the 'La-' prefix to a '-vonta' body shared wi▶Dequon#10425 in the U.S.Dequon is a modern African American coinage that pairs the De- prefix with a -quon element shar▶Sanjit#10426 in the U.S.Sanjit is an Indian name from Sanskrit, understood as 'completely victorious' or 'conqueror.' I▶Johnn#10427 in the U.S.Johnn is a variant spelling of John, one of the most enduring names in the Western world. John ▶Mohammadomar#10428 in the U.S.Mohammadomar joins two deeply revered Arabic names recorded here as one field: Muhammad ('prais▶Lonnell#10432 in the U.S.Lonnell reads as an American elaboration of Lonnie - itself a pet form of names like Alonzo (Ge▶Nghia#10438 in the U.S.Nghia is a Vietnamese given name written here in plain roman letters, from a word meaning 'righ▶Shariff#10446 in the U.S.Shariff is a doubled-f spelling of Sharif, from Arabic 'sharif', 'noble', 'honorable', or 'dist▶Hershal#10447 in the U.S.Hershal is a respelling of Herschel or Hershel, an Ashkenazi Jewish name from the Yiddish hirsh▶Pawel#10449 in the U.S.Pawel is the Polish form of Paul, from the Latin 'paulus', 'small, humble'. In Polish the w is ▶Michail#10452 in the U.S.Michail is a spelling that stands between the English Michael and the Greek and Slavic Mikhail,▶Fue#10458 in the U.S.Fue is a Hmong given name carried by Hmong American boys. Like many Hmong names its precise mea▶Quintel#10468 in the U.S.Quintel belongs with Quintin and Quintell, elaborations of the Latin Quintus, meaning fifth, a ▶Kentavius#10480 in the U.S.Kentavius is a late-century American coinage joining the Ken- prefix to '-tavius,' the tail of ▶Primitivo#10483 in the U.S.From the Latin primitivus, meaning first or earliest; the name honors San Primitivo, an early C▶Niraj#10489 in the U.S.Niraj is an Indian name from the Sanskrit niraja, joining nir ('water') and ja ('born'), so 'bo▶Tramon#10495 in the U.S.Tramon is a modern coinage built on the fashionable Tra- prefix, related in sound to names like▶Treon#10501 in the U.S.Treon is a modern American coinage joining Tre- or Trey, the popular prefix meaning 'three' fro▶Onesimo#10503 in the U.S.Onesimo is the Spanish form of Onesimus, from the Greek onesimos, 'useful' or 'profitable.' In ▶Tryton#10511 in the U.S.Tryton is a variant spelling of Triton, in Greek mythology the sea god son of Poseidon and Amph▶Phillips#10516 in the U.S.Phillips is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Philip', used as a given name. Philip itself c▶Filbert#10521 in the U.S.Filbert comes from Germanic roots often read as fil, 'very' or 'much,' and berht, 'bright,' giv▶Narayan#10523 in the U.S.Narayan is a Sanskrit name of Vishnu, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, traditionally u▶Radames#10529 in the U.S.Radames is best known as the name of the Egyptian warrior-hero Radames in Verdi's 1871 opera Ai▶Nehan#10535 in the U.S.Nehan reads several ways: as a modern coinage of Ne- plus -han, as a short form echoing Nathan ▶Nevyn#10540 in the U.S.Nevyn is a modern respelling of Nevin, an anglicized form of the Irish Naomhan, from naomh, 'sa▶Racer#10546 in the U.S.Racer is an English word-name, taken straight from racer, 'one who races' or 'a fast runner or ▶Raysean#10547 in the U.S.Raysean is a coined name blending Ray with Sean, following the popular '-shawn/-sean' pattern t▶Kiwane#10548 in the U.S.Kiwane is a rare modern name whose origin is not clearly documented. It reads as an inventive c▶Rahzel#10550 in the U.S.Rahzel has no settled traditional etymology; in United States usage it is most recognizable as ▶Rondarius#10556 in the U.S.Rondarius blends the familiar Ron element with the -darius ending of Darius, a Persian royal na▶Obrien#10558 in the U.S.Obrien is the Irish surname O'Brien written as one word and used as a given name. O'Brien means▶Strummer#10562 in the U.S.Strummer is an English word and occupational-style surname from 'strum,' to sweep the strings o▶Shadman#10570 in the U.S.Shadman comes from the Persian shad, 'happy' or 'glad,' giving the sense of 'happy,' 'joyful,' ▶Rodriquez#10574 in the U.S.This is the Spanish family name Rodriguez — 'son of Rodrigo' — recorded here with a q instead o▶Sabien#10576 in the U.S.Sabien is a modern respelling that draws on Sabin, from the Latin Sabinus, meaning a Sabine, a ▶Wiatt#10577 in the U.S.Wiatt is a respelling of Wyatt, an English surname that grew from the medieval given name Wyot ▶Quantrell#10589 in the U.S.Quantrell reads as a modern American coinage joining the sound Quan-, seen in names like Quanta▶Quron#10592 in the U.S.Quron is a modern African American coinage that pairs a Qu- opening, popular in names like Tyqu▶Robbert#10596 in the U.S.Robbert is the Dutch spelling of Robert, a Germanic name from hrod ('fame') and beraht ('bright▶Squire#10599 in the U.S.Squire is an English title turned name, from the Old French escuier, a shield-bearer, itself fr▶Larrie#10603 in the U.S.Larrie is a variant spelling of Larry, the everyday short form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurenti▶Shey#10606 in the U.S.Shey is a respelling of Shea or Shay, an anglicized form of the Irish surname O Seaghdha. The r▶Torrie#10610 in the U.S.Torrie is a pet form used for boys as a short version of names like Torrance (a Scottish surnam▶Therron#10614 in the U.S.Therron is a double-r spelling of Theron, from Greek theron, 'hunter.' It was the name of a rul▶Serafino#10617 in the U.S.Serafino is the Italian form of the Late Latin Seraphinus, drawn from the Hebrew seraphim - the▶

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What are rare boy names?

Boy names given to only a handful of American babies a year, well outside the popular rankings — examples include Ozias, Asaiah and Truce.

Are rare boy names harder to spell?

Some are, but plenty are not. Boaz, Iker and Ander are all short and phonetic, so they stay rare without becoming a lifelong spelling lesson.

What is a rare boy name that still sounds classic?

Look at the older biblical and historic entries such as Enoch and Cassian. They feel established and familiar in tone while remaining genuinely uncommon today.