Animal Names for Boys

Chord may be considered a variation of the cowboy-cool name Cord, or an independent musical name. Actor Chord Overstreet, of Glee fame, introduced this name to many American parents.

Concise and clipped European version of the earnest Ernest.

Birsha was a king of Gomorrha described as the "son of wickedness"

Groovier than Daniel, with an engaging, upbeat energy.

The name of the teenaged son on the dear departed television show "Huff."

Hard to think of this name without "Captain" in front of it.

The Hawaiian version of ultra-classic Adam could make a cool choice for parents seeking something that feels fresh but still has roots in tradition. It also means "to blush" in Japanese.

Old Testament masculine name that could fit in well with contemporary baby names.

This name has two distinctive associations: the Southwestern natural formation of a gully or stream, and the Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo.

Variation of Gorou.

A 6th-century Breton saint's name that was especially popular in France in the mid 1970s, peaking at #142 in 1976. It's also spelt Gwenaël in France.

A wild animal name given to only five boys in 2018. Five boys we're afraid to meet. (And fewer than five every year since then.)

Ihaia or Īhāia is the Māori form of Isaiah.

Spiritual author Deepak Chopra made this familiar, if not particularly accessible, outside the Indian community.