If you're looking for unique boy names that will help your baby boystand out from the crowd, then you should look no further than these awesome and trulyuniquebaby names. More unusual sounding names have risen in popularity in recent years, with an increasing number of new parents keen to make their baby's name stand out on the register. After all, there's nothing worse than being one of five Olivers in the class. While you might want something a little more out of the ordinary, you won't want to make your little boy feel embarrassed or self-conscious about their name, so you'll need to get the balance right with the right amount of unique and cool while still fitting in with his friends. You may even want to pick a popularbaby boy nameand put your own spin on it to create something more unique sounding. Whether you're looking for a cool and unique boy name like Axel, a strong and unusual name like Balthazar, or a cute option likeBubba, there are so many rare and unique name ideas for your baby boy to consider. These are some of our favourite unique boys names, plus their meanings. These unusual names are sure to make your little one stand out from the crowd while still being easy enough to spell and sounding cool enough that they'll grow to love it.Most popular unusual and unique boys names
Abel-Hebrew, meaning ‘breath’ or ‘breathing spirit’. Associated with the biblical son of Adam and Eve, who was killed by his brother Cain.
Axel- German and Scandinavian, a Germanised form of the Hebrew Absalom, meaning ‘father is peace’. Made famous by Guns ’n’ Roses frontman Axl Rose.
Colt/Colton-English, meaning ‘swarthy’. Evolved from the Old English name, Cola.
Hudson-English, meaning ‘adventurous’.
Maxwell-Latin, meaning ‘Maccus’ stream’.
Nolan-Gaelic, meaning ‘champion’.
Parker-English, meaning ‘park keeper’.
Phoenix-Greek, meaning ‘dark red’. In ancient Greek mythology, a phoenix is a bird that has the power to regenerate itself from its ashes.
Reid-Old English one syllable boy name, meaning ‘by the reeds’.
River-English, from ‘river’. Used as both a boys’ and a girls’ name, sometimes in the plural.
Wyatt-Teutonic, meaning ‘from wood’ or ‘from the wide water’. Famous Wyatts include wild-west sheriff Wyatt Earp and comedian Wyatt Cenac.
Thiago - a boy's name of Brazilian origin, meaning "supplanter."
Here are a few more unique boy names that we think sound really cool - short and sweet, effortlessly unusual. We predict these names will be very popular in the coming years but you'll be well ahead of the trend.Cool unique boy names
Xander-Greek, meaning ‘defender of the people’. A short form for Alexander.
Zeke - A diminutive of Ezekiel, it can be used as a nickname or a given name on its own. Zeke means “God strengthens”.
Nate - Has Hebrew origin meaning God has given or gift of God.
Sonny-American English, meaning ‘son’. Singer Sonny Bono was half of the duo Sonny and Cher.
Lex - This Greek name comes from the longer, more traditional name, Alexander and means defender of men.
Dawson- Old English, meaning ‘son of David’. Associated with the main character in the TV show Dawson’s Creek.
Rafe - Meaning Counsel of the wolf, this name comes from Scandinavia.
Ryker-From Richard, meaning ‘powerful leader’.Possibly the coolest name on our list, Ryker not only sounds amazing but also means rich. It's a nameyour son will definitely be grateful for.
Silas - a boy's name of Latin origin, ideal for those with great love for the outdoors. The name derives from the Latin Silvanus, which means "wood" or "forest".
Vincent -abbrev. Vin, Vince, Vinnie English, meaning ‘victorious’. Famous Vincents include actor Vince Vaughn, artist Vincent van Gogh and footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones.
Unusual names don't always have to be modern sounding. There are plenty of old, vintage style names that are rarely used these days that sound very unique and unusual.Unique retro baby boy names
Walter-abbrev. Walt, Wally German, meaning ‘ruler of the army’.
Ellery- Old English, meaning ‘elder tree’. Ellery Hanley is a former rugby league player and coach for Great Britain.
Gus- When it comes to wanting a simple name that can't be shortened, why not go for Gus? If the adorable character from Cinderellaisn't enough to convince you on the name, it carries the Latin meaning "worthy of respect" and "majestic".
Harland- Old English, meaning ‘army land’. Fast food chain KFC was founded by Colonel Harland David Sanders. The Titanic was built at Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff.
Humphrey- Old German, meaning ‘peaceful warrior’. Actor Humphrey Bogart is best known for his role in the film Casablanca.
Javier- Spanish, meaning ‘bright’. Actor Javier Bardem is known for his roles in No Country for Old Men and the James Bond movie Skyfall.
Luther- German, meaning ‘soldier of the people’. Famous Luthers include the German church reformer Martin Luther, US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr and Luther Vandross, the multi-award-winning singer.
Neville- Old French, meaning ‘new village’. Famous Nevilles include former prime minister Neville Chamberlain and Harry Potter character Neville Longbottom.
Pierce- This charming name is popular for little boys, with Actor Pierce Brosnon giving it a cool charm.
Roland- Old German, meaning ‘renowned land’. Also puppet character Roland Rat.
It's understandable why you might want a cute sounding name for your baby boy, after all, they'll always be your baby! From shorter names to sweeter sounding monikers, here are some of the cutest yet unusual boy names.Cute and unique baby boy names
Ace- Latin, meaning ‘unit’. Also used in English to mean ‘number one’ or ‘the best’.
Ziggy
Arlo- Spanish, meaning ‘barberry tree’. Can also be linked back to the Old English for ‘army of troops’. Unconventionally chosen by Leighton Meester and Adam Brody for their baby girl
Milo- This adorable name perfectly suits a tiny little baby. Even better, it has a meaning many little boys will be proud of: soldier.
Dex - This Latin name has a meaning of right-handed; fortunate and can be a short form of Dexter.
Jax - This English name is a shorter version of Jaxon and means God is gracious.
Luca- It has become somewhat of a celebrity favourite with stars such as Colin Firth, Hilary Duff, Rebecca Minkoff and Gabriel Macht naming their baby boys it.
Otis- German, meaning ‘wealth’. Singer Otis Redding was known for his song ‘Sittin’ on The Dock of the Bay’
Ronan- Gaelic, meaning ‘little seal’ and made famous by singer Ronan Keating from Boyzone.
Nico - Meaning Victory of the people, it's a name of Italian origin that can also be used for girls.
Celebrities have been naming their children with unique and unusual names for years, so it's a good idea to look to famous babies for inspiration. We've listed just a few of our favourites to give you some ideas.Unique and unusual celebrity baby boy names
Mickey - Singer Sophie Ellis-Bexter and Richard Jones named their baby boy Mickey.
Leone Lucia -Italian bloggerChiara Ferragni and her husband rapper Fedez chose this name for their son.
Santiago Enrique - We love this unique name chosen byEva Longoriaand José Antonio “Pepe” Bastón
Hart - This is a very cute unusual name chosen by Miranda Kerrand Evan Spiegel for their son.
Ennio -Erin McNaught and Example chose this for their baby boy.
Lio - Footballer Steven Gerrard andAlex Curran named their baby boy this cute and unique name.
The category ofIrish baby boy namesis full of individual names straight out of Irish legends and folktales, with names derived and inspired by saints, warriors and kings of old.Unique Irish baby boy names
Cael -Cael means 'slender', and in Irish mythology, Cael was a warrior and a member of Na Fianna.
Conlaoch - Means 'chief' or 'hero'. One of the earliest holders of the name was the son of Cuchulainn and Aoife. In Irish mythology 'Conlaoch’s Well' was the source of great inspiration and knowledge, as 'The Salmon of Knowledge' swam in its waters.
Cuan - Cuan means 'little wolf' or 'little hound'.
Feidhelm -From 'feidhil' which means 'beauty 'or 'ever good. Three kings of Munster bore the name, so it's certainly a name that can command respect.
Muiris - The name Muiris comes from 'muir', meaning 'sea', so the name is said to mean 'sea-warrior', or 'mariner'. It may also be related to the name Maurice.
Luan - Luan is an old Irish name meaning 'warrior', 'strong' and 'warlike'.
Lugh -Lugh was a Celtic Sun God, and father of Cú Chulainn. A variation of this name, is 'Lughaidh', pronounced like the French name 'Louis'.
Odhran - Seventeen saints have used the name Odhran, and 'Odhran, Abbot of Meath' was one of the 12 devotees who accompanied St. Columba to Iona. Another Odhran was the charioteer of St. Patrick.
Ruadhán - From 'Ruadh', meaning 'red' or 'red-haired'. Ruadhán is the name of an Irish saint, which can also be spelled Rowan. From an Irish name meaning 'one who aids or assists.'
Turlough -This name is related to Terence and Terry. Turlough O’Carolan was a 17th century blind harpist and composer who wrote one of the most haunting pieces of Irish music 'O’Carolan’s Concerto.'
As we all try our best to make more eco-friendly decisions, some parents are looking for names inspired by nature and the environment for their new arrival, and it's unsurprising after reading some of these names.Unusual nature boy names
Ash - Inspired by the Ash tree.
Clay - This translates to 'the Earth'
Cosmo - This space themed name is very cool sounding
Forest - A lovely sounding name inspired by trees and woodland
Ocean - Ideal if you love the beach or live by the water
Moss - A stylish name inspired by the green plant that grows in most of our gardens
Reed - This name is from the tall grassy reeds you might find in ponds
Sage - A lovely short name inspired by the herb
Wolf - Inspired by the beautiful animal, you could even add an 'ie' to the end for a cuter sounding name
Rue - Meaning herb, this is a lovely short name and easy for them to spell
More unique boy names
Axel
Grey
Jayden
Nakul
Dax
Lennon
Grayson
Yadid
Yosef
Xander
Wolfgang
Winfield
Wolter
Wassily
Werner
Thabo
Taras
Volker
Vaughan
Vito
Valia
Stamos
Sipho
Sire
Von
Walden
Warner
Virgil
Usher
Upton
Ulysses
Zaide
Zador
Yanis
Trevelyan
Tudor
Theophile
Ovid
Orange
Spike
Seymour
Severus
Ryu
Nimrod
Ptolemy
Rodrigo
Qabil
Pierson
Maverick
Macsen
Lathyn
Lasse
Knightley
Justin
Joweese
Jeriah
Jethro
Jarrell
Horace
Heathcliff
Geronimo
Faron
Exton
Enzo
Ephron
Emlyn
Edsel
Donato
Divakar
Deepak
Dashiell
Denham
Dante
Merlin
Beck
Barker
Ayers
Botolf
Birch
Nairn
Najee
Mordecai
Montana
Monte
Cappy
Canon
Aric
Ashok
Ari
Airyck
Aeneas
Adriel
Adolph
Admon
Kyree
Melchior
Laban
Ianto
Ichiro
Hezekiah
Ichabod
Caerwyn
Barzillai
Arnaldo
Arvind
Amias
Alessio
Wistan
Wardell
Wilber
Wiley
Wittan
Elgin
Alok
Alberic
Gaston
Fergus
Enoch
Cosimo
Xenon
Waverley
Rudolph
Thane
Harmon
Huxley
Orpheus
Kyllion
Bryden
Beckett
Art
Calhoun
Cagney
Zakhar
Philo
Jeremy
Kylo
Cleo
Thelonious
Tibor
Taurean
Ulrich
Udo
Ulf
Tyrell
Uri
Wilmot
Wheeler
Wendell
Waylon
Wallace
Walker
Waldemar
Vangelis
Uttam
Urho
Vidal
Uriel
Yair
Yerik
Xerxes
York
Yona
Yobachi
Zada
Ynyr
Wolfrom
Ville
Webster
Thor
Oswald
Orrick
Oleg
Prospero
Placido
Santino
Uberto
Stanford
Stellan
Stoney
Simba
Silvanus
Santiago
Roald
Salvador
Quinn
Quillan
Remington
Ringo
Primus
Phineas
Pax
Kenton
Keiji
Kemenes
Nephi
Nemo
Neo
Napoleon
Myron
Kenzo
Kafka
Merrill
Melbourne
Marek
Nova
Nolan
Norval
Moritz
Hubbell
Hobart
Hideo
Arlo
Destin
Dirk
Denzil
Caelan
Caillou
Burke
Brock
Brewster
Colden
Duke
Dryden
Boaz
Bowen
Dason
Corban
Baruch
Adelbert
Alcaeus
Adelard
Adonis
Ioannis
Adley
Eldred
Alford
Alden
Ares
Anderson
Demetrius
Enrico
Cadby
Crispin
Braulio
Bogumil
Cimarron
Bubba
Belarius
Baker
Asriel
Aslan
Aris
Arliss
Arlie
Balthazar
Arvel
Arcadio
Anatole
Androcles
Modesto
Japheth
Jarlath
Adlai
Adetokunbo
Windsor
Winton
Worcester
Vadim
Wilton
Antipas
Othello
Presley
Hart
Garfield
Ernest
Elton
Ultan
Wynn
Lalit
Garland
Eoghan
Devyn
Bannon
Zakiya
Galileo
Cedar
Bo
Penn
Winter
Felix
Harlan
Cain
Atticus
Ryder
Tieman
Tavares
Tarun
Tad
Taj
Tacitus
Taine
Stavros
Tyson
Valerio
Wyclef
Yitzak
Wyatt
Xadrian
Worth
Yaholo
Woodward
Yerodin
Verner
Wade
Varro
Varun
Valente
Zachariah
Yered
Yervant
Ward
Windell
Vittorio
Vitus
Watson
Vaclav
Yuuta
Quinlan
Sirius
Skipper
Soren
Solomon
Sherlock
Salil
Rye
Primo
Rockwell
Oz
Otten
Orion
Osaka
Mali
Laron
Kennison
Kent
Jurgen
Jarom
Janus
Hilario
Hodge
Gustave
Gunther
Granville
Gower
Gaspar
Fyfe
Forbes
Elam
Dayal
Dayton
Mortimer
Morpheus
Montgomery
Chauncey
Carmine
Canton
Cairo
Cade
Caedmon
Burl
Cullen
Covey
Croix
Corbett
Norwood
Newland
Michelangelo
Melton
Bradyn
Boden
Bishop
Bronwyn
Bond
Cicero
Berry
Benoit
Cabot
Benicio
Balwinder
Azuko
AtÃlio
Arkady
Arjun
Aramis
Amadeus
Amado
Alphaeus
Altair
Asante
Aurelien
Anders
Groves
Hideki
Herschel
Giacomo
Ebenezer
Gilbert
Damarion
Canute
Albus
Lazarus
Kobe
Laertes
Lachlan
Alois
Baron
Audie
Atlee
Agustin
Adin
Abel
Amasa
Broderick
Alwyn
Aleron
Achilles
Sakari
Wright
Sigmund
William
Wilkes
Norbert
Morton
Peyton
Javier
Jarrett
Case
Callahan
Elijah
Zeus
Zuma
Asher
Zarek
Zander
Yoloti
Reggie
Wolf
Jett
Zad
Yehuda
Yarden
Xannon
Tito
Tave
Storm
Steno
Vance
Valentine
Toshi
Yogi
Xavier
Woodrow
Ye
Yakiya
Weston
Vivek
Vladimir
Wirrin
Vester
Vernon
Vernell
Warwick
Vincent
Vibol
Tex
Udath
Ridley
Raz
Quinton
Pryor
Oran
Prince
Philemon
Petros
Pavel
Saber
Ruslan
Lars
Larkin
Mabon
Morrison
Moroccan
Montague
Monserrate
Morris
Kaleo
Proctor
Patten
Norton
Major
Nyoka
Nelson
Naphtali
Merrick
Merritt
Maximino
Fitzroy
Erasmo
Emanuel
Hamid
Eladio
Jamel
Gulliver
Kahekili
Calix
Calder
Caetano
Cadogan
Candido
Burgess
Cainan
Carson
Bosten
Bram
Arlan
Aram
Ardell
Ambrose
Anastasius
Alon
Deon
Ewald
Ellery
Wren
Elmer
Auberon
Astrophel
Atlas
Apostolos
Athanasios
Anacletus
Anakin
Ammon
Aldo
Aidric
Agathon
Algernon
Rigby
Elmo
Cyprian
Cassius
Champion
BolÃvar
Whitman
Tonneau
Waldo
Werther
Kyros
Ignacio
Miro
Hyrum
Kofi
Honorius
Gideon
Iago
Reid
Aksel
Lorcan
Oleander
Memphis
Adyn
Bayre
Santo
Ryker
Alain
Versilius
Vijay
Uzi
Van
Zaid
Torin
Valdemar
Torquil
Ugo
Yuri
Zaire
Zain
Zafar
Zadok
Yahir
Yadon
Xeven
Xylander
Wasim
Washington
Wilson
Vikram
Wildon
Dash
Willis
Wilhelm
Yaal
Weldon
Rasmus
Quillon
Raven
Sagar
Rhodes
Shmuel
Saar
Tatanka
Tarian
Tavor
Talbot
Unwyn
Takashi
Tennessee
Syon
Tarek
Takoda
Melville
Kolby
Maddox
Normand
Jolyon
Jericho
Jefferson
Eneco
Errol
Elroy
Efrain
Hamlet
Hades
Emrys
Buck
Brice
Blas
Dabeel
Cowan
Coulter
Cordell
Columbus
Arrow
Aragorn
Bayo
Balin
Bayard
Baden
Baird
Chilton
Cato
Caesar
Amos
Americo
Amarion
Amachi
Norris
Merton
Jagger
Aldric
Faustino
Dedric
Dilbert
Cornelius
Diggory
Ciprian
Coty
Aleph
Aladdin
Yves
Acacio
Agamemnon
Abelard
Lonnie
Ajax
Afonso
Aeson
Aditya
Ace
Abner
Laszlo
Kojo
Ignatz
Adler
Igor
Iovianno
Arvo
Anselm
Arvid
Arild
Aristotle
Aloysius
Amador
Byron
Xanthus
Aberforth
Woodburn
Winthrop
Wilford
Willoughby
Nunzio
Elmore
Keeler
Gannon
Brogan
Kohana
It's so much fun to get creative when it comes to choosing a unique and unusual name for your baby boy, so if there's a name you love, why not try adding your own unusualspin on it to create a truly unique name for your tot. For example, you could take apopular boys namelike Jacob and really make it your own by changing letters to make itJakob or even adding to it to createJacobus. Don’t worry if your due date is fast approaching and you still haven’t found a name that feels like the one. Head to our baby name generator where you’ll find thousands of names to fall in love with, from more traditional sounding names, to unique baby names from all around the world. Lorna White is the Senior Digital Writer for Mother&Baby. After running the Yours magazine website, specialising in content about caring for kids and grandchildren, Lorna brought her expertise to Mother&Baby in 2020. She has a keen interest in a range of topics from potty training and nutrition to baby names and early development and has a wide range of experienced medical experts and professionals at her fingertips. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two young sisters, dog walking and enjoying the outdoors with her family.Creatingyour own uniqueboy name
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