Animal Names for Boys

You know what — Lucifer would actually be the better choice here.

Very occasionally given to boys born on that day; Noel is a more common name for Christmas babies.

Stylish way to name your son after basketball great Walt -- though Walt is sounding fresh again too.

Sociable middle name choice with a Quaker feel.

A late Roman saint's name that feels perfect for a Thanksgiving baby.

There are lots of grandpa Daves and Davids out there, and Dawes can make an original honor name. It's right in step with the current craze for surname names that end in S: Brooks, Wells, Rhodes etc.

Benuel is an Amish name that has only ever appeared on the Pennsylvania charts.

Top 50 pick in Slovenia, where it is a form of Aeneas, the mythological son of Venus. Anej peaked in Slovenia in 2007, when it ranked Number 15.

Very popular in Wales; this could make a nice middle name in honor of a Grandpa Glenn.

Azzam might be open to some "shazam" teasing.

The meaning derives from the traditional Arab act of crushing bread into crumbs in order to share it. Recently heard in the hit French Netflix series Call My Agent in its French form Hicham.

Unusual saint's name rarely heard outside Roman Catholic rectories until it made an appearance on a reality-TV show; has an attractive French feel.

Luxe baby name that could easily fit in among children named Onyx and Emerald. Goldie is a rising choice for girls.

More user-friendly than the original.

Gentle giant Rubeus Hagrid is the groundskeeper at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels (probably after Hagrid Rubes, the equally kind ancient Greek mythological giant), but that's not the only reason this name could prove a playground liability.