Animal Names for Boys

Bright and friendly, Ajdin is a popular choice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been in the Top 50 since the 2000s. It reached #3 in the charts in 2011, but has now declined slightly in use. It derives from the Turkish name Aydın, which has been anglicized to Aydin.

Bráulio was a medieval bishop and saint whose name has an energetic, modern quality.

An antagonist in the Naruto series with a nevertheless attractive-sounding name.

A long shot, but it could join the crop of dashing Irish surname names.

Ahsoka Tano is a Jedi knight in the Star Wars film franchise. The name was based on that of the 3rd-century BC emperor of India, Ashoka the Great.

A soft and strong Sanskrit name born by Indian actor Avinash Yelandur and author and entrepreneur Avinash Kaushik.

Arieh is a form of a Biblical name that can also be spelled Aryeh or Arye. There's also a feminine form, Ariyah. There were 100 boys in the US named Aryeh last year, with a handful given the other two spellings. But Ariyah was by far the most popular, given to nearly 500 girls.

One of the many Hawaiian versions of biblical names to come out of King Kamehamaha IV's 1860 edict requiring his citizens to adopt Western-style names.

Elmir can either be an alternative form of the Old English Elmer, tying it to nobility and fame, or it is a popular Azerbaijani choice that blends the Turkic element el with the Arabic amir to form a name with a commanding meaning but gentle sound.

Jacob meets Jakob meets Kobe -- and apparently, parents in 2013 are fans. It rose 153 spots to break into the Top 1000, making it one of the year's fastest-rising names.