Animal Names for Boys

Male name in Choctaw culture.

This intriguing and jaunty-sounding choice is a Top 50 name in Chile.

Unlike the feminine Blanca, this name for some reason seems to put more emphasis on the "blank" aspect.

One of these forgotten Victorian surname names, like Spurgeon and Elwood, that almost feels so far out it could come back in. The key word there being "almost."

Fleet is one of the uncountable number of new word name possibilities, and a particularly cool choice at that. Connoting speed, Fleet beats Rush any day. Might be short for Fleetwood, but we prefer it on its own.

Though it's a new name, sounds almost as dated as GARY and DARREN.

A name that is truly honored in France, as the name of several saints, artists like Daumier, and writers like Balzac.

Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson.

Familiar through the renowned children's author Roald Dahl, this Germanic surname was traditionally given to those who lived near a valley. Dahlia is up and coming for girls, leading the way for this gender neutral option. Dahl was used on a character in the book The Last Fallen Moon by Graci Kim.

Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.

A rising unisex word name, along with other money-related choices such as Million, Currency, and Cashlyn.

80s sensation Derek brought several spelling variations along for the ride, including Derick, Derrick, and Dereck. While this spelling fell off the charts in in '93, it has now recently resurfaced in 2023 after rising a whopping 238 places.

With place names extending their range, this is an unmapped possibility, though a bit stiff. Baltimore, Maryland was named after Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Baron Baltimore. Baltimore is ultimately derived from the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir, meaning "town of the big house."

In Estonian mythology, Ilmarine is a blacksmith who forges the celestial beings. He is immortal and capable of creating practically anything, but is portrayed as being unlucky in love.

Author Colson Whitehead put his name on the map, and now variations such as Colsen and Colsyn are shooting up along with it.