Unique Names for Boys You Won’t Hear On The Playground

Looking for unique names for boys you won’t hear on the playground. These uncommon names are just the fit, they are cool and edgy without being too popular.

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ACE

Latin
Meaning: “Unity”

ALBER

German
Meaning: “Noble and bright”

ANDERS

Scandinavian
Meaning: “Brave”

APOLLO

Greek mythology name
Meaning: “God of the sun”

ARGENTO

Italian
Meaning: “Silver-haired”

ARLO

Anglo-Saxon
Meaning: “Army”

ARROW

Word name
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ARSEN

Armenian from Greek
Meaning: “Virile”

ASTRO

Greek
Meaning: “Of the stars”

ATLAS

Greek
Meaning: “Titan”
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AUGUST

German from Latin
Meaning: “Majestic”

AXEL

German
Meaning: “Father of peace”
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BALE

English
Meaning: “Valley”

BATES

English surname

BAYLOR

English
Meaning: “Horse trainer”

BENZ

English
Meaning: “Blessed”

BERLIN

German
Meaning: “Borderline”

BLAZE

French
Meaning: “Stutter”

BODHI

Sanskrit
Meaning: “Awakened”

BOWIE

Gaelic
Meaning: “Fair-haired”

BREES

Invented name

BRIDGER

English
Meaning: “Lives near the bridge”

BRODERICK

Irish
Meaning: “Descendant of Bruadar”

CABE

Irish surname

CALIXTO

Spanish
Meaning: “Most beautiful”

CAMILO

Latin
Meaning: “Temple servant”

CASH

Word name

CASIMIR

Polish and Salvic
Meaning: “Proclamation of peace”

COLSON

English from Greek
Meaning: “Victory of the people”

CRUZ

Spanish
Meaning: “Cross”

DALLAS

Scottish
Meaning: “Meadow dwelling”

DAMARI

Latin
Meaning: “Gentle”

DASH

Meaning: Unknown

DAVON

Invented name

DELANO

French
Meaning: “Wetlands”

DIAZ

Latin
Meaning: “Days”

DIESEL

German surname

DILLINGER

German surname

DRACO

Latin
Meaning: “Dragon”

DREXEL

German
Meaning: “Turner”

DRIES

Dutch short form of Andries
Meaning: “Manly”

DRIVER

Word name

EAST

Word name

EASTON

English
Meaning: “From east town”
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ELIAN

Dutch from Hebrew
Meaning: “Jehovah is God”

ELISEO

Italian and Spanish
Meaning: “God is my salvation”

ELVIS

Meaning: Unknown

ENOCH

Hebrew
Meaning: “Dedicated”

ENZO

Italian
Meaning: “Rules the home” variation of Henry

EWING

Scottish from Gaelic
Meaning: “Children of Eoghain”

FALL

Word name

FELIX

Latin
Meaning: “Lucky”
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FINCH

Word name

FINLO

Manx
Meaning: “Fair Lugh”

FOX

Animal name

FRANCISO

Spanish from Latin
Meaning: “Freeman”

FRANCO

Italian from Latin
Meaning: “Free man”

FREY

Norse
Meaning: “God of weather”

GRAINGER

English surname
Meaning: “Farm bailiff”

GROVER

English
Meaning: “Grove dweller”

GUNNER

Swedish
Meaning: “Battle strong”

HANAN

Hebrew
Meaning: “Gracious”

HARLEY

English
Meaning: “Meadow wood”

HART

English
Meaning: “Stag”

HAWKE

English surname

HAWTHORNE

English and Scottish surname and place name

HAZE

Word name

HENDRIX

Scandinavian
Meaning: “Rules the home”

HERON

Greek
Meaning: “Hero”

IDRIS

Arabic
Meaning: “Islamic prophet”

INIGO

Basque
Meaning: “Fiery”

IVER

Scottish from Scandinavian
Meaning: “Yew wood”

JAGGER

English
Meaning: “Carter”

JAMISON

English
Meaning: “Son of James”
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JAYCE

Invented name

JENSON

Scandinavian
Meaning: “Son of Jens”

JEX

English surname

JOZIAH

Hebrew
Meaning: “God has healed”

JUDE

Hebrew
Meaning: “Praise”

KACPER

Polish
Meaning: “Treasure”

KADE

Scottish
Meaning: “From the wetlands” spelling variation of Cade

KAI

Hawaiian
Meaning: “Sea”

KAILOR

Invented name

KEIR

Gaelic
Meaning: “Dark-haired”

KELSO

Scottish surname and place name

KENDRY

Scottish
Meaning: “Son of Henry”

KIPLING

English surname

LAURENT

French from Roman
Meaning: “Laurentium”

LAZER

Hebrew
Meaning: “God help’s” short form of Lazarus

LEANDER

Greek
Meaning: “Lion man”

LEIB

Hebrew
Meaning: “Lion”

LENNOX

Gaelic
Meaning: “Elm field”
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LIEV

Russian
Meaning: “Lion-like”

LINC

English
Meaning: “Town by the lake” short form of Lincoln

LOCH

Gaelic and Scottish
Meaning: “Lake”

LUTHER

German
Meaning: “People army”

MACKSON

English surname
Meaning: “Son of Mack”

MADDOX

Welsh
Meaning: “Son of Madoc”

MARLOWE

English
Meaning: “Driftwood”

MAVERICK

American
Meaning: “Independent”
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MAXTON

English surname

MERCURY

Greek from Latin mythology

MILO

Latin
Meaning: “Soldier”

MOROCCO

Place name

MOSS

English surname

NEO

Greek
Meaning: “New”

NICASIO

Spanish from Greek
Meaning: “Victory”

NIXON

English
Meaning: “Son of Nicholas”

NOAM

Hebrew
Meaning: “Pleasantness”

NOBLE

Word name

OCTAVION

Latin
Meaning: “Born eighth”

OGDEN

English
Meaning: “Oak valley”

OSIAS

Greek
Meaning: “Salvation”

PASCAL

French
Meaning: “Easter”

PHOENIX

Greek
Meaning: “Mythical bird”

PRYOR

English from Latin
Meaning: “Superior”

POET

Word name

QUAKE

Word name

QUINTON

English surname
Meaning: “Queen’s estate”

RACER

Word name

RALSTON

English
Meaning: “Ralph’s town”

RENLY

Invented name

REX

Latin
Meaning: “King”

RHETT

English from Dutch
Meaning: “Advice”

ROCCO

Italian from German
Meaning: “Rest”

ROMAN

Latin
Meaning: “A citizen of Rome”

ROSCOE

Norse
Meaning: “Deer forest”

RYDER

English surname
Meaning: “Knight”

RYLAND

Irish
Meaning: “Island meadow”

SABER

Word name

SADLER

English from German
Meaning: “Saddle maker”

SATCHEL

English from French
Meaning: “Maker of bags”

SENDER

Word name

SILAS

Latin
Meaning: “Of the forest”

STEELE

English
Meaning: “Steel”

STELLAN

Scandinavian
Meaning: “Calm”

STETSON

American surname

TAJ

Sanskrit
Meaning: “Crown”

THORN

English surname

TORIN

Irish
Meaning: “Chief”

URBAN

Word name

VAUGHAN

Welsh
Meaning: “Little”

VIGGO

Scandinavian
Meaning: “War”

XENO

Greek
Meaning: “Foreign”

XERXES

Persian
Meaning: “Hero among rulers”

YORK

English place name

We hope you enjoyed our list of unique names for boys you won’t hear on the playground. We’d love to here your favorite unique names for boys in the comments below!