A LITTLE LESS EXPECTED

Unique boy names,
a little less expected.

From Alden and Bear to Roscoe and Wilbur. Discover less common boy names with character, explore their meanings, and save the ones you can picture calling out every day.

140 names · US outside top 500 · 2025

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Less common, by the numbers. These names have a recorded US rank outside the top 500 in 2025. Each card shows the year and whether its rank is for boys or girls. “Unique” doesn’t mean no one else has it.

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Armando

German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

soldier

#556US boys · 2025View name

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Aslan

Turkish

lion

#860US boys · 2025View name

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Augustine

Latin

great, magnificent

#545US boys · 2025View name

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Aurelius

Latin

the golden one

#991US boys · 2025View name

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Avi

Hebrew

father

#832US boys · 2025View name

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Avraham

Hebrew

father of multitudes

#1034US boys · 2025View name

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Axl

Hebrew · Scandinavian

father of peace

#1123US boys · 2025View name

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Azlan

Arabic · Turkish

lion

#978US boys · 2025View name

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Azriel

Hebrew

God is my help

#529US boys · 2025View name

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Bear

Animal name

bear

#853US boys · 2025View name

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Benito

Latin

blessed

#1002US boys · 2025View name

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Benji

Hebrew

son of the right hand

#1341US boys · 2025View name

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Birch

Tree name

dweller in the birch wood

#12294US boys · 2025View name

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Bobby

English · German

bright fame

#1097US boys · 2025View name

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Camilo

Spanish

young ceremonial attendant

#585US boys · 2025View name

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Carl

German

free man

#1134US boys · 2025View name

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Carlo

French · Italian

free man

#869US boys · 2025View name

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Cartier

English · French

transporter of goods by cart

#1297US boys · 2025View name

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Casper

Dutch · Persian

bringer of treasure

#924US boys · 2025View name

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Cassius

Latin

hollow

#583US boys · 2025View name

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Chaos

English

disorder and confusion

#9888US boys · 2025View name

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Colsen

English

son of Nicholas

#566US boys · 2025View name

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Conor

Irish

lover of hounds

#845US boys · 2025View name

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Corbin

English · French

crow, raven

#512US boys · 2025View name

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