Animal Names for Boys

Old Testament male name and biblical place name.

See CARLETON.

This cousin to Colton, a very widely used name, never matched its popularity and is now losing ground.

Rocking out on the porch with buddies Hubert, Norbert, and Osbert.

Biblical name -- he was an ancestor of Abraham's -- rarely used today but registered on the U.S. popularity list at the end of the 19th century. With the rise of other obscure Old Testament names, just might have a shot at revival.

Amal is the name of a male figure in the Bible, a member of the tribe of Asher. Not, in this case, Mrs. George Clooney.

A Welsh saint who is the namesake of the village of St Breock in Cornwall, and is also venerated in Brittany. The name is a diminutive of Briafael ("mighty prince"). Variants include: Breock, Bryok, Breok, Briec, Brieuc, Briog.

The original spelling Ayman is much more common around the world, and would likely be considered more fashionable in the US, with its Y.

This marvelously medieval name had a moment in the 1910s and 1920s but has dropped completely off the radar now.

A traditional masculine Choctaw name.

Arabic form of Aaron, featured in the tales of The Thousand and One Nights. The name Harun also appears several times in the Quran.

Simple Biblical name with an auspicious meaning. There are two men named Gad in the Old Testament — one the first son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the other a prophet of King David.

Rising star Banks manages to sound both preppy and outdoorsy, both working the land and working in finance. Banx adds another layer of possibility to the name, giving it an edgy, ultra-modern vibe.

Deriving from English surname, the original Banks spelling refers to rivers and hillsides and more specifically to the people who live and work on them. Used occasionally as a given name since the 19th century, Banks took off in the 2010s, and entered the Top 1000 in 2019.

Ahsan is a superlative variation of Hasan, which means "beautiful." Hasan is an important name in Muslim culture, as it is the name of the Prophet Muhammed's martyred grandson.

Hispanic name of two saints, celebrated on July 1 and October 16.

Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.