400 Boy Names Ranked Outside the Top 1000
Choosing a baby name is a huge task - a lot of expecting parents read the top 1000 name list top to bottom a few times over and still nothing feels quite right. Believe it or not, there are thousands of hidden gems just beyond the top 1000 list. Oftentimes people assume anything beyond the most popular names are just butchered spellings and invented nonsense, but that’s not the case at all.
There are so many gorgeous, rare baby boy names that have either been lost to time, or haven’t been given enough time to rise to the main stream.
I pulled this list of 400 super rare baby boy names ranked beyond the top 1,000 with a few goals in mind:
Find names that feel familiar-ish and like hidden gems - not crazy, wacky, or overly inveneted
Cover a range of vibes, aesthetics, eras, and origins. My goal is that there are at least a few names that excite everyone on this list.
Realize not every name will be everyone’s cup of tea. I included a few bolder, more unique feeling names in the mix, too. They might be controversial, but they also might end up being your very favorite.
Harper
Vander
Truman
Wolf
Lonnie
Meyer
Summit
Artist
Calloway
Lucky
Mackenzie
Morris
Storm
Auden
Merritt
Gene
Sylvan
Holt
Oslo
Rune
Adley
Clinton
Nile
Sheldon
Suede
Donte
Flint
Lowen
Viggo
Brighton
Calder
Copeland
Whitley
Ames
Basil
Conan
Octavius
Alfie
Clive
Fulton
Duane
Elton
Leopold
Merlin
Sylvester
Whit
Lou
Oswald
Quest
Elwood
Lemuel
Olin
Riker
Angus
Cornelius
Indiana
Floyd
Reeves
Roscoe
Iver
Lysander
Nigel
Boyd
Astro
Jupiter
Lars
Olsen
Clement
June
Octavian
Ragnar
Raleigh
Fabio
Patton
Usher
Cy
Hero
Winter
Parks
Rook
Elder
Abe
Oak
Rye
Coda
Cross
Larson
Paolo
Fitz
Halston
Hoyt
Renato
Bowman
Fritz
Crawford
Dutch
Jersey
Kirby
Reef
Blue
Harland
Pace
Sven
Hamilton
Shelby
Sirius
Golden
Knight
Koi
Luigi
Orrin
Prosper
Roper
Willis
Wisdom
Murray
Price
Pearson
Winslow
Wolfe
Aster
Azul
Finnigan
Raven
Thor
Tobin
Dempsey
Hanson
Cutler
Erling
Mills
Bram
Britton
Chauncey
Elden
Hart
Ike
Larkin
Penn
Thane
Wilbur
Wrigley
Cliff
Cyril
Donatello
Juno
Kipton
Reason
Baxter
Beauregard
Hutch
Mercer
Oz
Rooney
Silvio
Weller
Quill
Tilden
Alp
Atom
Bane
Courtney
Ember
Honest
Juniper
Lawton
Maze
Niles
Tadhg
Walden
Arch
Branch
Burke
Clancy
Cutter
Florian
Gates
Parth
Timber
Wave
Wellington
Carlisle
Ward
Brave
Claude
Hawk
Hawkins
Peregrine
Rhythm
Slate
Irie
Ivory
Walt
Hal
Isidore
Teller
Echo
Hatcher
Rowe
Arbor
Beck
Turner
Harlem
Boaz
Titan
Harley
Lyle
Randy
Eliezer
Wren
Osman
Bronson
Thatcher
Demetrius
Leighton
Ollie
Talon
Aslan
Billy
Stone
Sunny
Slade
Hollis
Brennan
Deandre
Howard
Brett
Caius
Ever
Zeus
Foster
Palmer
Jethro
Justice
Kelvin
Ernest
Marlon
Rodney
Gordon
Montgomery
Branson
Duncan
Toby
Brewer
Denim
Fox
Aurelius
Cullen
Zephyr
Sol
Coast
Emrys
Simeon
Genesis
Kit
Ralph
Rogelio
Macklin
Gio
Jordy
Elvis
Archibald
Bryant
Nova
Reginald
Edmund
Decker
Terry
Vaughn
Bishop
Benito
Cedar
Crosby
Shia
Cartier
Bowie
Cove
London
Gus
Merrick
Achilles
Kendall
Noble
Marley
Pierre
Cormac
Granger
Percy
Amadeus
Coleman
Draco
Booker
Ulysses
Trent
Benton
Dale
Norman
Renzo
Bernard
Gino
Hans
Tyrone
West
Clifford
Iverson
Jet
Ziggy
Ross
Thorin
Glenn
Lyric
Octavio
Finnick
Landry
Lucius
Steele
Anson
Dev
Gilbert
Ripley
Ozzie
Barry
Cypress
Alder
Cam
Ezio
Linus
Milton
Monte
Canyon
Gilberto
Stellan
Vince
Kip
Mars
Pierson
Teagan
Valor
Anton
Carver
Cecil
Haven
Scout
Eros
Rush
Shea
Luther
Orson
Truth
Warner
Coy
Elvin
Finnian
Hampton
Cian
Conway
Gerard
Phineas
Slater
Zealand
Linden
Townes
Vernon
Ender
Holland
Alton
Reagan
Honor
Kelly
Lester
Niall
Radley
Smith
Coby
Gentry
Constantine
Gibson
Irving
Keller
Benji
Indigo
Lake
Artemis
Everson
Chevy
Hansel
Ransom
Arrow
Cosmo
Woodrow
Channing
Rico
Hazen
Huck
Clifton
Leander
Lisandro
Ramsey
Woods
Garrison
I hope you found a name (or two or three!) that you love! If you’d rather consume this list as a video and listen to me read the names off rapid fire, you can find the YouTube video associated with this blog post here.
