Unique boy names,
a little less expected.

There is no single definition of a unique name. This page uses a practical starting point: published names with a recorded US rank outside the top 500 in our latest imported year. A rank of 501 qualifies; a rank of 500 does not. That makes this a collection of less common choices, rather than a promise that a name is one of a kind.

No. Missing data can mean we do not yet have a matching record. Names without a rank, year, or ranking category are excluded from this collection. You can still discover them in the full name finder.

US rankings are recorded separately for boys and girls. When we have both, the card shows the higher ranking available, so a smaller number means more popular. A name may be more common in another country or community. This page uses the latest year in our imported name rankings and recalculates when names or ranks change. A new calendar year alone does not create new data.

Try it out loud with your surname, check its pronunciation and meaning, and consider the nicknames you might use every day. Save the names you keep coming back to and compare your shortlist. A name can feel special to your family at any popularity rank.