Baby name ideas / Rare Boy Names
Rare Boy Names
These boy names are genuinely rare, in the tier shared by only about 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 200,000 people, while still being real names given to actual babies. The most recognizable rare picks are listed first.
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- Bruno1 in 20,086peaked 2010s
- Ulysses1 in 20,099peaked 2000s
- Efrain1 in 20,143peaked 1990s
- Maximilian1 in 20,174peaked 2010s
- Beckham1 in 20,221peaked 2020s
- Kieran1 in 20,238peaked 2010s
- Keenan1 in 20,258peaked 1990s
- Lawson1 in 20,387peaked 2010s
- Javon1 in 20,402peaked 2000s
- Houston1 in 20,526peaked 2010s
- Iker1 in 20,550peaked 2010s
- Kellen1 in 20,556peaked 2010s
- Forest1 in 20,652peaked 1920s
- Elvis1 in 20,695peaked 2000s
- Kareem1 in 20,697peaked 2010s
- Isaias1 in 20,798peaked 2010s
- Jarvis1 in 20,901peaked 1980s
- Zackery1 in 20,994peaked 1990s
- Gunnar1 in 21,000peaked 2010s
- Aldo1 in 21,259peaked 2000s
- Coleman1 in 21,282peaked 2000s
- Nasir1 in 21,449peaked 2010s
- Moshe1 in 21,520peaked 2010s
- Atticus1 in 21,605peaked 2010s
- Josh1 in 21,637peaked 1970s
- Deshawn1 in 21,688peaked 1990s
- Fletcher1 in 21,782peaked 2010s
- Alvaro1 in 21,842peaked 2000s
- Ibrahim1 in 21,927peaked 2010s
- Humberto1 in 22,001peaked 1990s
- Ahmed1 in 22,016peaked 2010s
- Damion1 in 22,059peaked 2000s
- Deon1 in 22,071peaked 1990s
- Kolton1 in 22,311peaked 2010s
- Mohammad1 in 22,332peaked 2010s
- Harris1 in 22,539peaked 1920s
- Luciano1 in 22,541peaked 2010s
- Cullen1 in 22,546peaked 2010s
- Kash1 in 22,645peaked 2010s
- Rashad1 in 22,913peaked 1990s
- Brayan1 in 22,934peaked 2000s
- Malakai1 in 22,944peaked 2020s
- Hank1 in 22,958peaked 2010s
- Dayton1 in 22,990peaked 2000s
- Tyrell1 in 23,060peaked 1990s
- Adolfo1 in 23,075peaked 2000s
- Colten1 in 23,083peaked 2010s
- Agustin1 in 23,102peaked 2000s
- Brice1 in 23,141peaked 1990s
- Killian1 in 23,184peaked 2010s
- Jamar1 in 23,302peaked 1980s
- Sullivan1 in 23,376peaked 2010s
- Truman1 in 23,454peaked 1920s
- Donte1 in 23,615peaked 1990s
- Mohammed1 in 23,654peaked 2010s
- Carlo1 in 23,663peaked 1970s
- Jamari1 in 23,847peaked 2000s
- Jordon1 in 23,876peaked 1990s
- Tyree1 in 24,028peaked 1990s
- Quintin1 in 24,033peaked 2000s
Rarity and rank come from public U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today. Names common among babies right now are left off so the list stays genuinely uncommon.
Frequently asked questions
- What tier are these names in?
- The Rare tier: shared by roughly 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 200,000 people in U.S. records. Rarer than uncommon, but still real, usable names.
- How do you know they are rare?
- Every figure comes from public U.S. Social Security birth counts, 1880 to 2024. Check any name yourself on the Name Rarity Checker.