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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 7

Taseen#10617 in the U.S.Taseen, also spelled Tahseen, is an Arabic name from the root h-s-n, 'good' or 'beautiful,' carRohn#10625 in the U.S.Rohn is an unusual respelling of Ron, the everyday short form of Ronald, from Old Norse elementTrystian#10626 in the U.S.Trystian is a modern respelling of Tristan, which grew from the Celtic and Pictish name Drust oLiberato#10629 in the U.S.Liberato comes from the Latin liberatus, the past participle of liberare, to free or set loose,Srijan#10629 in the U.S.Srijan is a Sanskrit name meaning 'creation,' 'bringing forth,' or 'to create.' It comes from tRoyan#10632 in the U.S.Royan reads as an elaboration of Roy, which comes from the Old French roi, 'king' (and, in ScotSiddhanth#10633 in the U.S.Siddhanth comes from the Sanskrit siddhanta, built from siddha ('accomplished, perfected') and Terelle#10634 in the U.S.Terelle reads as a variant of Terrell, itself from a Norman surname possibly linked to the LatiRy#10636 in the U.S.Ry is a clipped short form of names beginning with the same sound, chiefly Ryan (from Irish 'riSumedh#10638 in the U.S.Sumedh comes from the Sanskrit su, 'good,' and medha, 'intellect' or 'wisdom,' giving 'wise' orTorrell#10638 in the U.S.Torrell is an American coinage in the family of Terrell and Darrell, pairing a To-/Tor- openingTerius#10639 in the U.S.Terius is an uncommon boy's name whose form recalls the Roman family name Terentius; in modern Chucky#10646 in the U.S.Chucky is a double diminutive of Charles: Charles gave the nickname Chuck, and Chuck gave the aTarence#10647 in the U.S.Tarence respells Terrence with an a; the parent comes from Terentius, an old Roman family name Aldan#10650 in the U.S.A form of Alden, from the Old English Ealdwine, 'old friend' (eald, 'old,' + wine, 'friend'); iRinaldo#10650 in the U.S.Rinaldo is the Italian and Spanish form of Reynold or Reginald, from the Germanic ragin, 'counsSaivon#10650 in the U.S.Saivon is a modern American coinage, a respelling of Savion or Savon, names popularized in the Tevis#10654 in the U.S.Tevis is a Scottish surname that anglicizes Tavish, from the Gaelic Tamhas, a form of Thomas. TTajuan#10655 in the U.S.Tajuan is an American coinage that adds the popular 'Ta-' prefix to Juan, the Spanish form of JAlmin#10657 in the U.S.Almin is a Bosnian Muslim given name of Arabic derivation, part of a set of modern Bosniak nameColon#10660 in the U.S.Colon, said koh-LOHN, is most plausibly from the Spanish surname Colón — the Spanish form of CoShammond#10664 in the U.S.Shammond is a modern American coinage that pairs a Sha- opening with a -mond ending familiar frSheddrick#10667 in the U.S.Sheddrick is best read as an inventive American reshaping that blends the sound of Cedric - a nTyquavious#10675 in the U.S.Tyquavious is a modern invented American name that pairs the popular Ty- prefix with an ornate Tavarus#10677 in the U.S.Tavarus is an American coinage in the Tavares/Tavaris family — a group of names echoing the PorYoltzin#10678 in the U.S.Yoltzin is a Nahuatl name meaning little heart or dear heart. It joins yollotl, the word for heAndyn#10679 in the U.S.Andyn is a modern American coinage built on the popular -dyn/-den ending shared by Camden, HaydTyress#10679 in the U.S.Tyress is a respelling of Tyrese, a modern American coinage built from the fashionable Ty- prefTavonte#10680 in the U.S.Tavonte joins the Ta- prefix to a Vonte core, placing it beside Devonte and Davonte among the -Tawan#10681 in the U.S.Tawan has two plausible routes. In Thai it means 'sun,' a bright, warm nature name. In AmericanAntwuan#10686 in the U.S.Antwuan is a phonetic respelling of Antoine, the French form of Anthony, from the Roman family Skandha#10687 in the U.S.Sanskrit. Skanda is a name of the Hindu god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan, son of Trigo#10690 in the U.S.Trigo is the Spanish word for 'wheat' and a real Spanish and Sephardic Jewish surname, borne byTyronn#10691 in the U.S.Tyronn is a double-n respelling of Tyrone, which comes from the Irish county name Tir Eoghain, Venson#10702 in the U.S.Venson is a surname-style boy's name closely tied to Vinson, itself a form of Vincent from the Tryce#10708 in the U.S.Tryce is best read as a coined one-syllable name, either a respelling of the surname Trice or aAldrik#10709 in the U.S.From the Germanic, 'old ruler' or 'wise ruler' (ald, 'old; wise,' + ric, 'ruler; power'). A strAlvar#10719 in the U.S.Alvar is a Scandinavian and Spanish masculine name of Germanic origin, usually explained from aAtiksh#10723 in the U.S.Atiksh is a modern Indian given name of Sanskrit inspiration. It is usually read as suggesting Allenmichael#10740 in the U.S.Allenmichael is a run-together double name pairing Allen with Michael. Allen, from the Celtic AYuta#10742 in the U.S.Yuta is a common Japanese masculine name given here in romaji, its Latin-letter spelling. Its mTraivon#10746 in the U.S.Traivon is a spelling of Trayvon and Travon, modern African American coinages that join a Tra- Yobany#10749 in the U.S.Yobany is a Spanish-influenced respelling of Giovanni or Jovany, the Italian form of John, fromBayard#10756 in the U.S.Bayard comes from the Old French bayard, 'reddish-brown' or 'bay-colored', and is famous as theBeauford#10759 in the U.S.Beauford is a variant of Beaufort, an English surname of French origin from beau, 'beautiful', Welby#10765 in the U.S.Welby began as an English place and family name, built from Old Norse elements meaning a farm oTrajon#10771 in the U.S.Trajon is a modern African American coinage that joins the Tra- onset to a -jon ending; by coinBosten#10780 in the U.S.Bosten is a respelling of Boston, the name of the English town and the American city, used as aXiong#10781 in the U.S.Xiong is one of the traditional Hmong clan names, carried by many Hmong families and sometimes Zahran#10785 in the U.S.Zahran is an Arabic name from the root z-h-r, associated with shining, blooming and flowering —Aedon#10796 in the U.S.Aedon is generally a stylized respelling of Aiden, the Irish name meaning little fire (from AodDereke#10798 in the U.S.Dereke is a respelling of Derek, an English form that came through the Dutch Diederik from the Ab#10799 in the U.S.A short, single-beat form of names like Abraham ('father of many') or Abner ('father of light')Zerek#10800 in the U.S.Zerek swaps the opening of Derek for a bold Z. Derek descends from Theodoric, combining the GerAderemi#10803 in the U.S.From the Yoruba, 'the crown consoles me' (ade, 'crown,' + a root of consolation) — a royal, comAronde#10808 in the U.S.Aronde is a modern invented name that joins an A- opening to a Ronde element, its sound also ecAgambir#10809 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name built on Agam ('inaccessible; profound; unfathomable' — a term used for theZygmunt#10809 in the U.S.Zygmunt is the Polish form of Sigismund, from the Germanic sigi, 'victory', and mund, 'protectiTrevious#10814 in the U.S.Trevious is a modern invented name joining the Trev- of Trevor to an -ious ending, in the familAbyan#10816 in the U.S.Abyan is an Arabic name understood to mean 'more eloquent' or 'clearer,' from a root tied to clAltariq#10821 in the U.S.Altariq renders the Arabic At-Tariq, meaning the night-comer or the one who arrives by night, aAbdulkadir#10822 in the U.S.Abdulkadir is a spelling of the Arabic Abd al-Qadir, formed from abd, 'servant,' and al-Qadir, Adron#10822 in the U.S.Adron is an uncommon American given name most plausibly formed from Aaron - a Hebrew name of unDewain#10823 in the U.S.Dewain is a phonetic spelling of Dwayne, itself from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, built on dubhKem#10824 in the U.S.Kem is a brief name with more than one path: it serves as a short form of the Turkish Kemal ('pBaze#10826 in the U.S.Baze is a short modern American name. It reads as a transferred surname or as a phonetic, one-sAmish#10827 in the U.S.Amish is a Sanskrit given name meaning 'honest,' 'trustworthy,' or 'free of deceit and guile.' Agamveer#10839 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name built on Agam ('inaccessible; profound' — a term for the Divine) with veer Zayquan#10839 in the U.S.Zayquan is a modern American coinage, the fashionable Zay- opening joined to the -quan ending hAhmaad#10844 in the U.S.Ahmaad is a spelling variant of Ahmad, an Arabic name from the root h-m-d ('to praise'), meaninAkeen#10846 in the U.S.Akeen reads as a name close to the Arabic Hakeem, 'wise' or 'judicious' (Al-Hakim being a name Andrue#10847 in the U.S.Andrue is a phonetic spelling of Andrew, from the Greek 'andreios', 'manly' or 'strong' (from 'Apolonio#10859 in the U.S.Apolonio is the Spanish form of Apollonius (Latin) / Apollonios (Greek), meaning 'of Apollo' orAadan#10860 in the U.S.A Somali form of Adam, from the Hebrew Adam, 'earth; man' — the first man in the Bible and QuraAmad#10861 in the U.S.Amad most plausibly functions as a shortened or respelled form of Ahmad, Arabic for 'most praisAlarick#10865 in the U.S.Alarick is a modern spelling of Alaric, from Gothic elements usually read as ala ('all') and reConstant#10869 in the U.S.Constant is a virtue name from Latin constans meaning steadfast, firm or unchanging; it is alsoCarlous#10874 in the U.S.Carlous is a variant spelling of Carlos, the Spanish form of Carl or Charles, from the GermanicAlika#10876 in the U.S.In Hawaiian, Alika is the local rendering of the English name Alexander, itself Greek for 'defeAlok#10878 in the U.S.Alok comes from Sanskrit aloka, meaning 'light,' 'brightness,' or 'seeing'; in some uses it alsAntoinne#10879 in the U.S.Antoinne is a doubled-n respelling of Antoine, the French form of the old Roman family name AntCarrell#10879 in the U.S.Carrell is a spelling variant of Carroll, an anglicized form of the Irish Cearbhall, borne by eAnguel#10881 in the U.S.Anguel is a transliteration of the Bulgarian Angel, a traditional Slavic Christian name from thZurich#10881 in the U.S.The name of the Swiss city Zurich, used as a place-name. Its own roots are debated, possibly frAmirkhan#10888 in the U.S.A compound of Amir (Arabic, 'prince; commander') and Khan (Turkic/Mongolic, 'leader; ruler; sovAshvin#10889 in the U.S.Ashvin comes from Sanskrit ashva, meaning horse. The Ashvins are the divine twin horsemen of HiChalmers#10890 in the U.S.Chalmers is a Scottish surname derived from Old French 'chambre' — 'the chamberlain', an officeChang#10892 in the U.S.Chang is a romanization of several Chinese surnames and given-name elements. Because different Braedin#10893 in the U.S.Braedin is one of many invented spellings of Braden, an Irish surname name from O Bradain, 'desCammeron#10894 in the U.S.Cammeron is a double-m respelling of Cameron, a Scottish clan and surname name from the Gaelic Aedin#10899 in the U.S.Aedin is a spelling of Aidan or Aodhan, an Irish name from Aodh, an old Celtic sun and fire godAniketh#10899 in the U.S.Aniketh is a Sanskrit boy's name, a variant of Aniket, meaning without a home or all-pervading;Dantonio#10899 in the U.S.Dantonio reads as the Italian surname form D'Antonio, 'son of Antonio,' reworked as a given namAbednego#10910 in the U.S.The Babylonian name given to Azariah in the Book of Daniel, borne by one of the three young menChantry#10914 in the U.S.Chantry is an English word turned given name: a chantry was a chapel or endowment funding priesChapin#10915 in the U.S.Chapin is a surname from the Old French chapelain, 'chaplain,' an occupational name for someoneChayne#10921 in the U.S.Chayne is a modern respelling that most often reflects Shane, the Anglicized Irish form of SeanAyushman#10929 in the U.S.Ayushman comes from the Sanskrit ayushman, formed from ayus, 'life' or 'lifespan,' meaning 'lonCarlosdaniel#10936 in the U.S.Carlosdaniel runs together the two names Carlos and Daniel as a single written name, a common pBalin#10939 in the U.S.Balin is a name from literature: Sir Balin the Savage is a tragic knight in Arthurian romance, Ahzai#10941 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ahzai, understood as 'the Lord has grasped' or 'my holder' — a minor biblical nBarclay#10941 in the U.S.Barclay is a Scottish surname turned first name, from a place name built on Old English beorc, Devondre#10942 in the U.S.Devondre is a modern African American coinage that joins Devon to the -dre element familiar froAikam#10943 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name built on Ik/Aik ('one'), understood as 'the One' or 'devoted to the one GodAmbros#10943 in the U.S.A form of Ambrose, from the Greek ambrosios, 'immortal; divine' (linked to ambrosia, the food oAiken#10944 in the U.S.From the English/Scottish surname Aiken, a form of Atkin meaning 'little Adam,' sometimes linkeBenjermin#10944 in the U.S.Benjermin is a phonetic respelling of Benjamin, from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hanAirmias#10946 in the U.S.A rare Hebraic-styled form that may route through Jeremiah ('the Lord will exalt') or the GreekAlben#10946 in the U.S.Alben is a variant of Alban or Albin, from the Latin albus, 'white'; Saint Alban was the first Amiin#10946 in the U.S.A Somali/Arabic form of Amin, from the Arabic for 'trustworthy; faithful; honest.' Amin (Al-AmiAkaal#10948 in the U.S.A Sikh name from the Punjabi Akaal, 'the Timeless One; the Eternal; undying' - an attribute of Reinhard#10948 in the U.S.Reinhard is a German boy's name built from the old Germanic elements 'ragin', meaning counsel oAlamin#10951 in the U.S.From the Arabic Al-Amin, 'the trustworthy; the faithful' - a well-known epithet of the Prophet Anatole#10951 in the U.S.From the Greek anatole, 'sunrise; the East; dawn.' Borne by St Anatolius and by the character AAlassane#10953 in the U.S.A West African (Fulani/Senegalese) form of the Arabic Al-Hassan, 'the good; the handsome.' BornAlbus#10956 in the U.S.The Latin word albus, 'white; bright.' Best known today as the given name of Albus Dumbledore iBlaiden#10956 in the U.S.Blaiden is a contemporary coinage that blends the sound of Blaine, a Scottish saint's name, andChon#10956 in the U.S.Chon has more than one honest route. In Spanish-speaking families it is a familiar pet form of Bernell#10958 in the U.S.Bernell is a spelling of the surname-name Burnell, from Old French brunel, a diminutive of brunAntwoine#10960 in the U.S.Antwoine is a sound-spelling of Antoine, the French form of Anthony, from the old Roman family Braian#10961 in the U.S.Braian is a Latino spelling of Brian, an old Celtic name usually read as high, noble, or strongAlhussein#10963 in the U.S.A form of the Arabic Al-Husayn, 'the good; the handsome' - a deeply revered name borne by a graDanyell#10963 in the U.S.Danyell is a phonetic respelling in the Daniel and Danielle family, here used for a boy. All goAvondre#10964 in the U.S.Avondre is a late-twentieth-century coinage that pairs Avon, a Celtic river name meaning simplyAydn#10968 in the U.S.Aydn is a vowel-light spelling that reads two ways. As the Turkish Aydin it means 'enlightened,Doren#10970 in the U.S.Doren has no single settled origin. It may be a variant of Doran, an Irish surname sometimes tiDamyen#10971 in the U.S.Damyen is a variant spelling of Damien, the French and English form of Greek Damianos. The nameBrannen#10977 in the U.S.Brannen is a variant of the Irish surname Brannon or Brennan, from O Braonain, meaning descendaBreven#10981 in the U.S.Breven is best read as a modern invented name, a variant of Brevin that pairs a Bre- opening wiBreydon#10985 in the U.S.Breydon is an -ey- respelling of Braden/Brayden, from the Irish surname O Bradain, 'descendant Brynden#10989 in the U.S.Brynden joins the Welsh element bryn, 'hill,' to the -den ending popular in names like Camden aColbey#10990 in the U.S.Colbey is a variant spelling of Colby, an English place-name and surname from Old Norse — 'KoliCoady#11001 in the U.S.Coady is a spelling of Cody, an Irish surname anglicized from O Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of CuBolivar#11002 in the U.S.Bolivar is a Basque surname, from a Biscayan village called Bolibar, understood as 'mill meadowColeby#11003 in the U.S.Coleby is a variant spelling of Colby, an English surname and place name from the Old Norse perDaeshon#11010 in the U.S.Daeshon joins the popular Da- prefix to the -shon ending, a spelling of Shawn from Sean and ultDerrien#11010 in the U.S.Derrien is a modern American variant of Darrien or Dorian. Dorian comes from the Dorians, an anAydeen#11011 in the U.S.Aydeen has two honest routes. It reads as a respelling of Aiden, from the Irish Aodhan, a diminAyeden#11013 in the U.S.Ayeden is a modern respelling of Aiden (Ayden), from the Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, anCarles#11013 in the U.S.Carles is the Catalan form of Charles and sits beside the Spanish Carlos; all trace to GermanicChaddrick#11014 in the U.S.Chaddrick lengthens the short name Chad, which comes from the Old English saint's name Ceadda aBreydan#11017 in the U.S.Breydan is one of the many phonetic respellings of Braden and Brayden that flowered in the lateCaster#11018 in the U.S.Caster is chiefly an English surname, tied to an old word for a caster or maker and to place naBrittan#11020 in the U.S.Brittan reads as a masculine respelling of Brittany, itself from the region of Brittany in FranChaun#11022 in the U.S.Chaun reads either as a short form of Chauncey, a Norman surname of uncertain meaning, or as a Brockton#11023 in the U.S.Brockton is a surname and place-name used as a given name. It comes from the Old English brocc,Chane#11026 in the U.S.Chane most likely reflects Shane, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew for 'God is gracious', orDa#11026 in the U.S.Da is a two-letter name best read either as the Vietnamese Da (a plain-Latin element found in VDamont#11029 in the U.S.Damont is an invented American name pairing the popular Da- prefix with the -mont ending, familChrishaun#11030 in the U.S.Chrishaun blends Chris, from Christopher meaning bearer of Christ, with Shaun, a form of the IrChrystopher#11043 in the U.S.Chrystopher is a decorative respelling of Christopher, which comes from the Greek ChristophorosEdger#11044 in the U.S.Edger is a variant spelling of Edgar, an Old English name from 'ead', meaning wealth or fortuneAtiba#11045 in the U.S.Atiba is a Yoruba name from Nigeria, understood in the tradition to carry the sense of understaBenard#11045 in the U.S.Benard is a variant of Bernard, from the Germanic elements 'bern', 'bear', and 'hard', 'brave' Catrell#11051 in the U.S.Catrell is a coined American boy's name joining a Ca- opening to the -trell sound heard in TerrCullan#11053 in the U.S.Cullan is a spelling of Cullen, an Irish surname from O Cuilinn, meaning descendant of Cuilinn,Colbert#11055 in the U.S.Colbert derives from an old Germanic personal name whose -bert element means 'bright, famous'; Ediberto#11059 in the U.S.Ediberto is a Spanish name closely tied to Edilberto and the older Germanic Egbert. It is builtDalonte#11063 in the U.S.Dalonte blends the Da- prefix common in modern American names with a base echoing Dante or DeonDamarious#11066 in the U.S.Damarious is a modern American name elaborating Damarion, which pairs the Da- prefix with the LChirag#11072 in the U.S.Chirag is a Hindi name of Persian origin, from 'chiragh', 'lamp' or 'light'. It carries the senDeshane#11077 in the U.S.Deshane is a coined American name pairing the 'De-' prefix with Shane, the Anglicized Irish forDaveyon#11079 in the U.S.Daveyon is a modern African-American coinage that extends Davey - a pet form of David, from HebDeland#11083 in the U.S.Deland is a first-name use of the surname Deland or DeLand, from Old French de la lande, meaninDeaven#11086 in the U.S.Deaven is a spelling within the Devon/Deavon family, from the English county Devon — named for Deaunte#11087 in the U.S.Deaunte is a modern American coinage joining the De- prefix (as in Deon, Demarco) with an -auntStony#11087 in the U.S.Stony comes straight from the English word, a nature nickname built on stone with the everyday Donnivan#11088 in the U.S.Donnivan is a spelling variant of Donovan, from the Irish surname O Donndubhain, based on donn,Canden#11092 in the U.S.Canden is a respelling in the Camden and Kaden family; Camden is an English place name and surnDemarian#11092 in the U.S.Demarian is a coined African American boy's name, joining the popular De- prefix to a Marian orCougar#11097 in the U.S.Cougar is used as a given name straight from the English word for the cougar, also called the mDamyon#11097 in the U.S.Damyon is a modern respelling of Damian, the English form of the Greek Damianos, traditionally Dyllen#11099 in the U.S.Dyllen is a contemporary respelling of Dylan, a Welsh name usually read as 'son of the sea' or Dagen#11100 in the U.S.Dagen is most often explained as a form of Dagan, a name from a Semitic root for 'grain' (DagonDaqwan#11100 in the U.S.Daqwan is a modern African American coinage combining the productive Da- prefix with the Quan/-Dailon#11102 in the U.S.Dailon is a modern American spelling of Daylon, one of a cluster of -lon and -lan boys' names tDeryk#11108 in the U.S.Deryk is a stylized spelling of Derek, a short form of the Germanic Theodoric, 'ruler of the peDetric#11109 in the U.S.Detric is a variant of Detrick, itself often linked to Cedric, a name Sir Walter Scott coined fDevarius#11110 in the U.S.Devarius is a modern invented name, formed from the popular De- prefix plus a grand Latinate -aDishon#11115 in the U.S.Dishon has two routes. In the Hebrew Bible, Dishon is a son of Seir the Horite in Genesis, a naDayshon#11116 in the U.S.Dayshon is an invented American name that pairs the Day- element with the popular -shon ending Fernie#11118 in the U.S.Fernie is generally a pet form of Ferdinand or Fernando, both from the Germanic elements 'fardiDong#11120 in the U.S.Dong is a given name with two main routes: in Vietnamese it can be Dong, meaning winter or eastDonnel#11121 in the U.S.A variant of Donnell (or Donal), from the Irish Domhnall, built from elements meaning world andFong#11122 in the U.S.Fong is an English romanization of Chinese names and surnames, most often standing for characteCline#11125 in the U.S.Cline is a surname pressed into service as a first name. It is an Americanized spelling of the Daviyon#11127 in the U.S.Daviyon is a modern American elaboration of Davion, itself an extended form of David, from HebrCorion#11136 in the U.S.Corion is a coined boy's name that pairs a Cor- or Cory opening with an -ion ending strongly ecDivante#11136 in the U.S.Divante is a Di- spelling in the Devante/Davante family, a group of American coinages that echoGarrette#11141 in the U.S.Garrette is an -ette spelling of Garrett, the English surname and given name that grew from theDaelon#11149 in the U.S.Daelon is a modern respelling that reshapes Dylan, from the Welsh for 'son of the sea,' or the Geron#11149 in the U.S.Geron is a modern American boy's name usually read as a short form of Jerome, from the Greek HiGevork#11151 in the U.S.Gevork is an Armenian form of the name George, from Greek georgos, joining ge, 'earth,' with erRaykwon#11152 in the U.S.Raykwon is a modern American coinage joining Ray, a short form of Raymond from the Germanic forDerrin#11154 in the U.S.Derrin is a variant of Darren, a boys' name popularized in the mid-twentieth century whose origDieter#11165 in the U.S.Dieter is a classic German man's name, a short form of Dietrich (Theodoric): the elements diot Dmarco#11172 in the U.S.Dmarco is an American coinage that joins the fashionable 'D-' or 'De-' prefix to Marco, the ItaDmonte#11174 in the U.S.Dmonte is a modern American name, a compressed form of D'Monte or Demonte, joining a clipped DeDywane#11176 in the U.S.Dywane is a spelling of Dwayne, an anglicized form of the Irish surname O Dubhain, from dubh, 'Daryus#11178 in the U.S.Daryus is a spelling variant of Darius, the Greek form of the Old Persian Darayavaush, understo

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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.