Animal Names for Boys

One of the new-wave Christian word names that has appeared occasionally on the charts since the 2010s.

Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.

Rising spelling variation of the common unisex name Amari.

Widely used in the Latino community, the name gained renown in the nineties for its association with rapper Gerardo Mejía of 'Rico Suave' fame.

This spelling just barely made it into the Top 1000 for 2013, but nonetheless was an on-the-rise name for the year.

A common name in Iceland, from the same origins as Arnold et al.

Irish surname derived from the name Gairbhín, a diminutive of garbh, "rough". It's barely been used as a first name, but could be a similar-yet-different alternative to names like Nolan and Sullivan.

One high-fashion brand that's actually a legitimate first name, though still linked to the tainted Adolph.

If this name makes you think of Victorian novels, it's because Fairfax was part of Mr Rochester's name in Jane Eyre, and the surname of a minor character in Jane Austen's Emma. It has a distinctly aristocratic feel, despite its straightforward meaning. Fairfax is also a city in Virginia.

Properly written with a Turkish dotted I, this handsome Turkish name derives from two elements both with regal meanings.

Singer Perry is long gone, but the beautiful northern Italian lake conjures up a clear and tranquil image.

Hoke is a surname name with a Southern feel, thanks to Morgan Freeman's character in the Oscar-winning movie Driving Miss Daisy. Parents may have passed this name by because of the similarity to hokey and hokum, slang for exaggerated or contrived. But there's at least one distinguished bearer: Chicago journalist Hoke Norris, famous for his coverage of the Civil Rights movement.

Surname from a landscape feature, associated with author Gore Vidal and Bill Clinton's Vice President Al Gore. Its alternative meaning - as in gory - may explain why it's never made it into the charts.