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Unique Boy Names That Are Uncommon Yet Cool

Searching high and low for a name that will help your baby boy stand out from the pack? Tired of the overdone names like Aiden and Liam? Read on for truly unique boy names, from the simply uncommon to the ultra rare!

Unique boy names

Looking for a unique name list covering girls, boys, and unisex names? We’ve got all your unique baby names covered!

Underused Boy Names

These are names we’ve all heard of, but aren’t in the top 100 list of popular baby names. You’ll find great name choices here if you’re looking for something slightly different and uncommon for your son, without being too “out there”.

Cathan

Welles

Lawson

Sander

Dorian

Burke

Pearson

Tiernan

Corbin

Price

Benton

Kaison

Chester

Nile

Seamus

Sleeping baby boy

Zeppelin

Mathis

Cortez

Wilder

Brycen

Carmello

Jet

Orion

Badger

Royce

Bransen

Cormac

Tripp

Gibson

Claudio

Agustin

Bear

Hensley

Beacon

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Different sounding names

cool unique baby boy

Certain names are unique not just by their rankings on the charts, but by the fact that they sound completely different than the popular names circulating around.

Many popular preppy boy names end in “den” (Aiden, Jayden, etc) or “ton” (Weston, Ashton). Simply making a rhyming version of a popular name may give you a name that is uncommon, but it won’t feel truly unique.

These names have a different sound and feel to them that make them distinctive.

Fielding

Tiberius

Rye

Wakefield

Viggo

Montague

Perseus

Enoch

Binx

Riggins

Crew

Varro

Macaire

Kenzo

unique and cool sleeping newborn boy

Garfield

Kanai

Davenport

Elihu

Dangelo

Thierry

Rufus

Zaire

Caspian

Philo

Esai

Ultra Rare Boy Names

wide awake hip/boho baby boy

If you want a guarantee that your son won’t have another boy in his class with the same name as him, go for one of these super rare boy names that have never been in the top 1000.

Laszlo

Striker

Hallam

Ashbel

Falcon

Ozias

Bauer

Hawthorne

Dempsey

Anwar

Kipling

Nero

Arledge

Roone

Unique boy names

Slate

Willoughby

Hagan

Calder

Artemis

Creek

Hatcher

Kaito

Cullinan

Makari

Vintage Boy Names

What’s old is new again! Vintage names are handsome, classy, and totally in style.

If you’re looking for more, don’t miss my list of old fashioned baby names that are so ready to make a comeback.

vintage baby boy dressed like an old man

Rupert

Leopold

Otis

Thaddeus

Baltazar

Whitaker

Ellington

Atticus

Rutherford

Sampson

Dean

Ralston

Jethro

Beauregard

Art

Whitman

Chancellor

Bedford

What are your favorite unique boy names?

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Disney Boy Names Inspired By Your Favorite Characters

The time has come for my two great passions- Disney and baby names– to collide! I’ve scoured all Disney movies and shows, princes and sidekicks, to come up with the BEST Disney boy names.

Put aside the fact that half of these names are represented as animals. This is Disney after all!

(Want to check the popularity or meanings of any of these names? Nameberry is my favorite source for name analysis!)

Here are the names in no particular order:

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Disney boy names

Flynn

Ok so any true Disney fan knows this character’s real name is actually Eugene Fitzherbert. But that doesn’t stop Flynn Ryder (of Tangled) from winning us over with his famous smolder.

Eric

Speaking of The Little Mermaid, who wouldn’t want to name their baby after Ariel’s studly Prince?

Kenai

If you like more unconventional boy names, Kenai is an adorable choice from the movie Brother Bear.

Henry

Disney prince charming in character with two children

Perhaps the most classic of all the Disney boy names, Henry is the name of Cinderella‘s Prince Charming.

Sebastian

Sure he might just be a crab with anxiety in The Little Mermaid, but his name is pretty darn cool.

Milo

Milo Thatch is the main character in Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Milo would be a great not-so-obvious Disney boy name choice.

Philip

A traditional name for a classic prince, Philip is the young prince who Aurora met once upon a dream in Sleeping Beauty.

James

Prince James might not be the first Disney prince that comes to mind, but he is the brother of Princess Sofia in Disney Junior’s Sofia the First.

Felix

Who can forget the well-loved good guy, Fix-It Felix from Wreck-It-Ralph? This name is on-trend and has a cool Euro vibe.

Terence

The sweet male fairy from Disney Fairies, Terence is a solid, underused boy name choice for the modern boy.

Jack

Johnny Depp as Disney's Jack Sparrow

Whether you want to say he’s named after the spooky Jack Skellington or the charismatic Jack Sparrow, either Jack will do for a Disney fan’s son. Come to think of it, Sparrow makes a pretty cool name too!

Clayton

Clayton was the poacher in Tarzan who traveled to Africa with Jane to hunt gorillas. He may have been the villain in the movie, but his name is preppy and classy.

Toby

Cute and sweet Toby was the turtle from Robin Hood as well as the basset hound from The Great Mouse Detective.

Victor

Raise your hand if you’re a fan of The Hunchback of Notre Dame! This strong, classic male name is both a character in the movie (one of the trio of gargoyles) as well as the author of the original novel, Victor Hugo.

Rajah

If you’re looking for an adorable name with a middle eastern flare, Rajah is a super cute choice. It pays homage to Princess Jasmine’s pet tiger in Disney’s Aladdin.

Apollo

Apollo, the god of the sun in Greek mythology, is of course found in the movie Hercules. The name Apollo has been increasing in popularity steadily since 2012.

Oaken

Disney boy names Oaken

Bet you didn’t think you’d find a name from Frozen on here! Do you recall the minor but memorable character Oaken from Wandering Oaken’s trading post? Not the friendliest guy, but definitely a cool name!

Nicholas

Nick Wilde is the con-artist fox from Zootopia who completely wins you over in the end. Maybe your little Nicholas would be similarly clever?

Elliott

Elliott is the clumsy but kind dragon of Pete’s Dragon. The name is better suited for an intellectual type child than an animated dragon any day.

Bruno

Ok, forget for a moment that this is the dog in Cinderella. It’s a totally underrated name!

Gus

Another animal from Cinderella with an awesome three-letter name. This was the chubby little mouse who palled around with the skinny mouse, Jaq.

Florian

Though he’s not named in the movie, the name of the prince in Snow White is actually Florian, though it was rumored to be Ferdinand. Florian is a much more trendy name, so we’ll stick with that.

Arthur

Another name that is on the rise in popularity, Arthur is the scrawny orphan boy who becomes King Arthur in the Sword in the Stone.

Dashiell (Dash)

Dash from the Disney movie Incredibles

Who wouldn’t want a super cool kid with super powers like Dash from the Incredibles? He is mega fast, and I can see this name exploding after the recent release of Incredibles 2.

Phineas

While still unique, Phineas isn’t as rare as it once was after Julia Roberts used it for her son (although with a different spelling). It is still a quirky name though, just like its Disney title character from Phineas and Ferb.

Pascal

No one needs to know that your little one’s traditional yet whimsical name came from Rapunzel’s chameleon companion in Tangled.

Maximus

Another animal from Tangled, this white palace horse was all business on his hunt for Flynn Ryder. The name has good versatility, with the casual nickname Max a nice alternative to the formal (and somewhat stiff) Maximus.

Arlo

Arguably my favorite of all the Disney boy names, Arlo is the protagonist in the movie The Good Dinosaur. Could this name be any cuter?

Peter

Peter Pan on a float in a Disney world parade

Go ahead, name your kid after Peter Pan. Don’t we all want to be young forever?

Thomas

Another classic name with solid roots, Thomas hails from the Disney classic The Aristocats. Smooth-talking alley cat Thomas O’Malley shows the rich sheltered cats the joy in a life of freedom.

Preston

The name Preston just sounds like it belongs to a rich person, so it’s quite fitting that the Disney character from Atlantis: The Lost Empire named Preston is a millionaire.

Otto

In contrast to Preston, the character Otto of Robin Hood is poor, hapless, and shown with a broken leg. That still doesn’t make the name any less adorable, however.

Taran

Taran from Disney's the black cauldron

The courageous young Taran is the protagonist of The Black Cauldron. This simple-yet-different name is a great choice if you’re looking for something unisex.

Duncan

You shouldn’t associate this name with Dunkin’ Donuts just because Disney named the doughnut cop Duncan in Wreck-It Ralph. Given the rise in popularity of names like Deacon and Declan, it seems likely that Duncan would be well-received.

Boomer

Dinky and Boomer are a sparrow and a woodpecker constantly at work trying to catch a caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound. No one thought to use this name for a person until Michael Phelps named his son Boomer in 2016. Since then, it’s been popping up here and there.

Oliver

Oliver is the orphaned kitten in the Oliver Twist-esque animated movie Oliver and Company. It’s also a very on-trend name for a little boy.

Gideon

One of two con artists in Pinocchio, Gideon’s name is nicer than his character. (And I have plenty more if you like old-fashioned baby names!)

Amos

Ok, so the bad-tempered old man Amos from The Fox and the Hound isn’t doing the name any favors. But if you’re looking for a name that everyone has heard of but no one has, this is IT.

Achilles

Achilles from Disney's Hercules

Another name straight out of Greek mythology that appears in the movie Hercules, Achilles is a strong masculine name that will remind everyone of the hero with a weakness in his heel.

Louis

Louis, the alligator from The Princess and the Frog, just wanted to play his trumpet. While the character is a bit goofy, the name is a traditional favorite that will surely be exploding now after the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s third child.

What’s your favorite Disney boy name? Let us know in the comments!