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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Markus

Finnish · German · Scandinavian

warlike

#1336US boys · 2025View name

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Mathew

Hebrew

gift of God

#975US boys · 2025View name

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Mattias

Scandinavian

gift of God

#1233US boys · 2025View name

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Maximilian

Latin

greatest

#590US boys · 2025View name

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Maximo

Latin · Spanish

greatest

#580US 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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Mitchell

English

who is like God

#954US boys · 2025View name

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Mohamed

Spelling variation of Muhammad

praiseworthy

#527US boys · 2025View name

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Mohammad

Arabic · Persian

praiseworthy

#562US boys · 2025View name

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Mohammed

Arabic

greatly praised

#595US boys · 2025View name

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Neythan

Hebrew · Spanish

given

#926US boys · 2025View name

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Nikolai

Greek · Russian

people of victory

#605US boys · 2025View name

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Orlando

Italian

famous throughout the land

#873US boys · 2025View name

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Ozias

Greek · Hebrew

my strength is God

#708US boys · 2025View name

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Philip

Greek

lover of horses

#528US boys · 2025View name

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Pierre

French

rock, stone

#1253US boys · 2025View name

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Ray

English

wise protector; beam of light

#792US boys · 2025View name

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Rayan

Arabic

land that is lush and rich in water

#588US 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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Rex

Latin

king

#859US boys · 2025View name

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Rhodes

Greek

where roses grow

#575US boys · 2025View name

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Roberto

English · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

bright fame

#570US boys · 2025View name

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Roland

Germanic

famous throughout the land

#608US boys · 2025View name

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