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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Crue

English

a band or force of armed men

#797US boys · 2025View name

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Damon

English

to tame, subdue

#501US boys · 2025View name

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Dane

English

from Denmark

#821US boys · 2025View name

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Danger

English

the possibility of suffering harm or injury

#12457US boys · 2025View name

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Deacon

Greek

messenger, servant

#561US boys · 2025View name

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Dovid

Hebrew · Yiddish

beloved

#1213US boys · 2025View name

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Eitan

Hebrew

strong, firm

#921US boys · 2025View name

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Eliel

Hebrew

my God is God

#586US boys · 2025View name

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Eliseo

Italian · Spanish

God is my salvation

#550US boys · 2025View name

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Emanuel

Hebrew

God is with us

#574US boys · 2025View name

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Emir

Arabic · Bosnian · Turkish

prince, ruler

#551US boys · 2025View name

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Enrique

Spanish

estate ruler

#571US boys · 2025View name

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Erik

Norse

eternal ruler

#546US boys · 2025View name

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Ezio

Greek · Italian

eagle

#1224US boys · 2025View name

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Felipe

Greek · Spanish

lover of horses

#955US boys · 2025View name

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Finnegan

Irish

fair

#526US boys · 2025View name

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Fletcher

English

arrow-maker

#547US boys · 2025View name

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Frost

English

freezing

#6580US boys · 2025View name

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Gian

Italian

God is gracious

#956US boys · 2025View name

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Giovani

Italian

God is gracious

#1312US boys · 2025View name

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Gregory

Greek

vigilant, a watchman

#593US boys · 2025View name

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Gunnar

Scandinavian

bold warrior

#612US boys · 2025View name

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Immanuel

German

God is with us

#1207US boys · 2025View name

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Jamal

Arabic

beauty

#1197US boys · 2025View name

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