Animal Names for Boys

Hugh plus.

A more romantic form of old school Clement, which ranks in the Top 100 boy names in Chile. Clemente, like Clement, derives from the Late Latin name Clemens, the name of 14 popes and several saints.

When used in English-speaking countries — it's heard occasionally in the UK — it's more often spelled Alaric, however, across Scandinavia and Europe, Alarik might be prefer.

An unusual yet accessible Scandinavian choice, though it might be confused with Harvard.

Basie is a fabulous jazz name to honor the Count, whose birth name was William, the influential pianist, organist, bandleader and composer who led his band for almost fifty years.

Enough parents have appreciated this combinations of the sounds from Brayden and Jaylen to make it a widely used name. Its most noted bearer is former football player Braylon Edwards.

This name was consistently in the boys' Top 200 until WW2. It's a name with so many dimensions to it: the hyper-masculine meaning, the surname-as-firstname trendiness, and the softer sound and connotation since homophone Carol was favoured in the 1940s and '50s for daughters. We think it's time for a resurgence of Carrolls amongst the boys.

Perfect for that winter baby, when Snow isn't subtle enough. The feminine version is Edurne.

Veronica Roth used the name Four for a character in her novel Divergent.

Commonly heard as a nickname for Alejandro, but a rare sight on the birth certificate. Ale has only made the US charts for boys twice, once in 2005 and again in 2018.

Widespread choice in the Muslim world, this was the name of both the father of the Prophet Mohammed and one of his sons.

Fresh choice that could pick up where Dylan and Logan left off.

While Eric - or Erik - may feel more 'classic' and familiar, Erick has ranked consistently in US Top 1000 since 1945. It rose up the charts during Eric's heyday in the 70s, but peaked in 2007 as Eric fell. The name has received less attention in recent years, but is nevertheless still given to 1100 boys.

Digory is the name of a character in a romantic poem from the Middle Ages as well as from The Chronicles of Narnia, also known as The Professor. There's a Harry Potter character named Diggory.

This recently coined respelling of Cole darkens its image.

Johannes never caught on in the US, but popular European short form Hannes may be more accessible.

A rarely-used spin on a classic.

A patriotic spin on Armie, with roughly the same meaning whether you consider it a variation or a totally separate word name.

Variant of Eamonn, itself a form of Edmund