200+ Unique Baby Boy Names No One Has

Choosing the perfect baby name is not easy. It can take some searching to find the right name – especially when you’re on the hunt for unique baby boy names no one has.

It seems to be easier to find rare girl names, but boys’ names can prove to be an interesting challenge! if you’re like me, you want a different name while steering clear of weird boy names. Your little prince needs a name a special as he is!

On this list of unique baby boy names and meanings, you’ll find just that. I steered clear of the top names and went straight for the most unique names I could find. I made sure to cross reference the United States Social Security Administration baby name lists to make sure none of these names are near the top.

Unique Baby Boy Names

On this list, you’ll find unique baby names that are perfect for a first name or middle names (as long as it goes with your last name!)

While some of these names are common in other parts of the world, I am a blogger based in the United States, these are rare baby boy names for my region.

You’ll find a mix of long and short boy names, names from different origins as well as their meanings. You’ll find the perfect name for your little boy from this list of uncommon boy names.

Unique Baby Boy Names (That It Seems Like No One Has)

Abbott – a rare Old English name meaning “father, priest”
Abel – a Hebrew name that means “breath”. This biblical name is was number 196 in 2021’s list of most popular baby names
Achilles – from the Greek word achos, this Greek name means “pain”. In Greek mythology, Achilles was a strong warrior and very courageous.
Adonis – this rare boy name has Greek roots and means “Lord”
Adriel – a Hebrew name meaning “God’s follower”
Akio – a Japanese name that means “bright light” and is perfect for parents that love short unique boy names
Alden – this is a British boy name that means “old friend”
Aldo – a German boy name meaning “wise”
Alonzo – of Spanish and German origins meaning “noble”
Ameer – an Arabic name that means “prince”
Amos – from the Hebrew word amos, this rare boy name means “to carried” or “carried by God”. It is popular among parents that want a short boy name.
Anton – of English origins meaning “praiseworthy”
Aries – a Latin name that means “ram”
Arlo – a strong unique name that has multiple meanings and origins. It may be of Spanish origin meaning “barberry tree” or of Latin origin meaning “strong, manly”.
Aryan – an Iranian boy name meaning “warrior”
Asa – Hebrew, “healer” and Japanese, “morning”
Atticus – Greek and Latin origins meaning “from Attica.” Atticus Finch is a main character in Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird”
Avi – a unique boy name of Sanskrit origin meaning “sun and air”
Axl – Hebrew, “father is peace”
Azael – meaning “strengthened by God”, this name has Hebrew roots and is perfect for parents that want a unique baby boy name no one has
Baker – an occupation name of Old English origins meaning “one who bakes”. This English surname name is a good choice for parents that like last names for first names.
Balor – this name means “flashing one” and is of Celtic origin
Beckett – a trending boy name of English origin meaning “beehive”
Bellamy – a handsome French name that means “good friend”. This name is a great choice for parents that like gender neutral names.
Benedict – a unique name meaning “blessed” that comes from Latin origin
Benson – a masculine name of British origins that means “son of Ben”. This name is a great way to spruce up a classic name like Benjamin.
Bishop – an English boy name meaning “guardian”
Blaine – meaning “yellow”, this unique baby boy name has both Gaelic and Scottish origins
Bodhi – a Sanskrit name meaning “awakening”
Bode – a unique boy name that no one has of German origin that means “messenger”
Boden – a Scandinavian name meaning “shelter”
Branson – meaning “son of Brand”, this English boy name
Brecken – a unique baby boy name meaning “freckled” that comes from Irish origins. It is a variation of the Irish name Breccan.
Brett – a British name meaning “of Briton”
Briant – a variation of the name “Brian” with an alternate spelling of Bryant. This Irish boy name means “honorable”.
Bridger – a cute boy name of British origin meaning “near the bridge”
Briggs – from the Old Norse brygga, this name means “dweller by the bridge” and is of Scottish origins
Brock – a British boy name meaning “badger”
Bronson – an English boy name meaning “son of a brown-haired one”
Brooks – means “by the brook” and is of Old English origins
Byron – this unique boy name means “by the cowsheds” and has British origins
Cahir – an Irish boy name meaning “battle man”
Callan – this gender-neutral rare name is of Scottish origins and means “battle” or “rock”
Callahan – meaning “bright-headed”, this Gaelic name is the perfect choice for parents that love surname names
Callum – a Scottish Gaelic name meaning “dove”
Caol – An Irish name pronounced like the anglicized name Kyle. Caol name means “slender”and is also spelled Cáel.
Cashton – an English boy name meaning ‘town surrounded by trees’
Cassius – a Latin name meaning “hollow”
Chandler – a gender-neutral name of French origin that means “candle maker”
Cian – an Irish boy name meaning “ancient”, this name is pronounced “kee-an”.
Cillian – also spelled Killian, this name means “little church” and has Irish origins. This is one of the most popular names in Ireland.
Colson – an unusual name meaning “son of Cole” and is of English origins
Conan – this Irish boy name means “hound, wolf”
Corbin – also spelled Korbin, this name means “crow” and is of British origins
Cosmo – of Greek origin, this rare boy name means “order”.
Cowan – a classic Irish boy name that means “hollow hill”
Crew – a Latin name meaning “chariot”
Crosby – a Norse baby name meaning “by the cross”
Cru – Spanish name meaning “to cross over”
Dakota – of Native American origin meaning “friend”
Dallan – pronounced “dal-en”, this Irish boy name means “blind one”
Damari – a Greek name meaning “gentle”
Davian – an American boy name meaning “beloved”
Davis – a British boy name meaning “son of David”
Dariel – a great name for your little guy, this French boy name means “beloved”
Darius – a Persian name that means “rich, king-like”
Dax – of French origin meaning “leader”
Denver – this beautiful name has French and English origins and means “from Anvers”. This is also a place name and could be a reference to the city of Denver, Colorado.
Dolan – meaning “dark, bold”
Drake – an English boy name meaning “duck”
Duncan – this unique baby boy name means “dark-skinned warrior”
Dustin – a Norse baby name meaning “Thor’s stone”
Dutton – an Old English name that means “hill settlement”
Eamon – meaning “wealthy protector”, this Irish boy’s name is pronounced “ay-mon”. This is one of the most unique boy names on this list.
Elian – derived from the Hebrew name Elijah, this name means “the Lord is my God”
Elias – of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is my God”. This unique baby boy name can be shortened to Eli for a cool nick name.
Eliseo – this name has Hebrew roots but Spanish influence. It means “God is my salvation”
Ellis – meaning “kind, benevolent”, this name has Welsh roots and is great for parents that love cool baby boy names
Ephraim – another name with Hebrew roots that means “fruitful, fertile”
Evander – from both Greek and Scottish roots, this name means “good man”
Everest – unique British boy name meaning “dweller on the Eure river”
Felix– means “happy” and is of Latin origin.
Finnegan – this name means “son of a fair-haired” and is an Irish surname.
Fisher – an English name meaning “fisherman”
Fletcher – meaning “arrow maker”, this name has British roots
Ford – a British boy name meaning “dweller at the ford”
Fox – a nature-themed English boy name meaning “fox, animal”.The name Fox comes from its animal counterpart. It’s a great boho boy name for parents that love short names
Gannon – this Irish boy name means “fair skinned”
Gatlin – from Old English roots and meaning “companion”
Gennaro – an Italian name that means “of Janus”
Gordon – a Scottish name meaning “spacious”
Grady – a name of Irish origin that means “descendent of the noble”
Grey – a British boy name that means “grey-haired”. This word name makes for a great middle name, too.
Gunnar – an Old Norse baby name meaning “fighter”
Harmen – a rare French boy name meaning ‘soldier’
Hayes – this unique baby boy name an Old English name meaning ‘hedged area’
Heath – this name means “a heathland dweller” and has Old English origins
Henrik – a German name meaning “ruler of the house”
Holton – an English name meaning “town or farmstead by the holt or wood”
Huxley – with English roots, this name means “Hugh’s meadow”
Irie – this name means “peace, harmony” and has Jamaican roots
Isai – a name of Hebrew origin that means “God is my salvation”
Israel – this name means “God contends” and has Hebrew roots
Jadiel – a Hebrew name that means “one who judges”
Jamel – a unique boy name of Arabic roots that means “handsome”
Jet – an English name meaning “black”. If you love unique 3 letter boy names, Jet might make the top of your list!
Jonah – a Hebrew name meaning “dove”
Jonas – an uncommon boy name that means “dove”. It is a variation of the biblical name Jonah
Josiah – of Hebrew origin meaning “God will save”
Jovi – a unique boy name with Latin roots meaning “Father of the sky”
Jude – a Hebrew name that means “praise”
Julian – of Latin origin meaning “youthful”
Kai – a Japanese boy name that means “ocean”. This name is popular among parents that love cool boy names.
Keagan – a unisex name meaning “descendant of the fiery one”
Keanu – a Hawaiian name that means “cool breeze”
Kellen – a German boy name that means “slender”
Kenji – a name of Japanese origin that means “strong”
Kenzo – a unique Japanese boy name that means “wise”
Kian – an Irish and Gaelic boy name meaning “king”
Kieran – a boy name of Irish origin that means “little dark one”
Kipp – this short English boy name means ‘pointed hill’
Kirby – this unisex name means “settlement by a church” and has Norse roots. This name can be used for a baby boy or baby girl.
Kit – often short for Christopher, this name means “pure” and has Old English origins
Knox – of English origin and means “from the Small Hill”
Koa – a Hawaiian boy name that means “warrior”
Kylan – Gaelic boy name meaning ‘narrow or straight’
Lachlan/Lochlan – an Irish name meaning “from the land of lakes”
Lance – rare boy name that means “servant” and has English roots
Lathan – this rare British name means ‘from Layton’ or ‘barn’ or ‘farm’
Lazlo – from the Hungarian name László, this name means “rule”
Leandro – of Spanish origins, this unique baby boy name means “lion-man”
Leif – a unique boy name of Scandinavian origin that means “heir”
Lowen – a Cornish name meaning “joy”. This uncommon baby boy name is not in the Social Security Administration list of top 1000 baby names for 2021.
Mack/Mac – this name means “son of” and is of Irish and Scottish origins. This name is common in surnames.
Marcel – a unique French boy name meaning “young warrior”
Maverick – a word name of English origin that means “independent thinker”
Maxon – a very rare Latin boy name meaning “greatest”
Maxton – a unique Latin name that means “greatest”
Merrick – a Welsh boy name meaning “fame”
Milo – an English name meaning “soldier”
Moshe – a Greek name that means “savior”
Neo – a Greek name meaning “new”
Niall – an Irish boy name that means “champion”
Oakley – of English origin meaning “oak wood”
Onyx – a gemstone name that means “black gemstone” and has English origins
Osman – a Scandinavian name meaning “God’s protection”
Otis – of German origin meaning “wealthy”
Pierce – of unknown origin meaning “rock”
Quillan – a gender neutral Irish name meaning “cub”
Quincy – from the Latin word “quintus”, the name Quincy has Latin roots and means “fifth”
Quinlan – this unique Irish name means “fit, strong”
Reid – Scottish, meaning “red haired”
Reese/Reece – the anglicized spelling of the Welsh name Rhys, this name means “fiery”
Remy – a French baby name that means “oarsman”
Rex – derived from the Latin word meaning “king”
Rhett – English origins, meaning “counsel”
Riggs – an uncommon English boy name meaning “one who lives by the ridge”
Rocco – an Italian boy name meaning “rest”
Rocky – an English name that means “rest”
Rodrigo – a unique baby boy name that means “famous ruler” and has Spanish roots
Rogan – an Irish surname that means “red-haired”
Rohan – from the Sanskrit word for “ascending”
Rome – a Latin name meaning “from Rome”
Ronan – of Irish origin meaning “seal”
Rudy – a nickname for Rudolph, this name means “famous wolf” and has German roots
Rusty – an American boy name that means “red-headed”
Samson – a Hebrew boy name meaning “of the sun”
Santos – a Spanish boy name that means “saints”
Silas – a Greek and Latin name meaning “forest”
Solomon – a Hebrew name meaning “peace”
Soren – meaning “stern”, this Danish name is popular among parents that want uncommon cool names
Spike – an American boy name that means “long nail”
Stefan – a unique German name meaning “crown”. This name is perfect for your handsome little prince!
Stone – a British name that means “dweller by the rocks”
Sutton – meaning “southern homestead”, this British name is an excellent choice for parents that want a gender-neutral name
Sven – a powerful name of Old Norse meaning “young warrior”
Thatcher – an occupation name meaning “roof thatcher” and comes from Middle English origins
Tiernan – this unisex Irish name means “lord”
Trace – a unique English name that means “to find”
Trent – a Welsh name that means “dweller by the river”
Trevin – a British boy name that means “fair town”
Truett – an English name that means “dry wood”
Tullis – a unique Irish name that means “mighty people”
Turner – of Middle English origin meaning “wood-worker”
Uriel – a Hebrew name meaning “god is my Light”
Uriah – a Hebrew name meaning “flame of God”
Vance – an English name meaning “one who lives near the Marshland”
Vaughn – of Welsh origin meaning “little”
Wallace – this name has French roots and means “Welshman”
Watson – meaning “son of Walter”, this uncommon baby boy name has Old English roots
Wayne – a British name that means “wagon builder”
Wells – an uncommon British boy name meaning “spring” or “well”
Wes – an English name that means “western meadow”
Westley – a British boy name that means “meadow to the west”
Wilder – a German name meaning “hunter”
Zachariah – a Hebrew name meaning “God remembers”
Zaire – a unique African baby name that means “the river that swallows all river”
Zealand – Of English origin meaning “from the Sea Land”
Zeke – of Hebrew origins meaning “God will strengthen”.
Zev – a Hebrew boy name that is very rare and means “wolf”
Zidan – of Arabic origin and meaning “growth”
Zyon – A variation of “Zion,” of Hebrew origin, meaning “Israel”

There are tons of amazing and unique baby boy names out there. Did I miss any big ones? What are your favorite cute unusual boy names?

You can give your son a rare and handsome name that is as unique as he is! Hopefully this list will help you do just that.

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