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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Jamal

Arabic

beauty

#1197US boys · 2025View name

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Jovanni

Hebrew · Spanish

God is gracious

#1118US boys · 2025View name

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Joziah

Hebrew

God supports, heals

#1015US boys · 2025View name

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Kelso

Scottish

chalk ridge, lime mountain

#6287US boys · 2025View name

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Kole

English

swarthy, coal black

#1247US boys · 2025View name

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Kristopher

Greek · Latin

bearer of Christ

#1190US boys · 2025View name

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Kruz

Spanish

cross

#1216US boys · 2025View name

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Latham

English · Norse

the barn

#6659US boys · 2025View name

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Lyam

Irish

resolute protection

#1086US boys · 2025View name

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Malaki

Hebrew

my messenger

#1258US boys · 2025View name

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Markus

Finnish · German · Scandinavian

warlike

#1336US boys · 2025View name

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Mattias

Scandinavian

gift of God

#1233US boys · 2025View name

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Mikael

Breton · Finnish · Scandinavian

who is like God?

#1175US boys · 2025View name

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Mike

English

who is like God?

#1234US boys · 2025View name

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Pierre

French

rock, stone

#1253US boys · 2025View name

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Rayyan

Arabic

land that is lush and rich in water

#1010US boys · 2025View name

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Rolando

German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

famous throughout the land

#1374US boys · 2025View name

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Roscoe

English · Norse

deer forest

#2248US boys · 2025View name

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Seamus

Irish

supplanter

#1280US boys · 2025View name

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Thelonious

German

people

#7144US boys · 2025View name

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Viktor

Russian · Scandinavian

conqueror

#1238US boys · 2025View name

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Vince

Latin

conquering

#1364US boys · 2025View name

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Wilbur

English · German

wild boar

#4040US boys · 2025View name

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Willie

German

resolute protection

#1322US boys · 2025View name

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