Animal Names for Boys

Groves has yet to secure a place on the baby name charts, but we could see that changing very soon. Groves combines surname style with a nature meaning and a hotter-than-hot S ending. It's a recipe for success — just ask Banks, Brooks, and Wells.

Just another variation of the more popular Cameron. Though variant spellings abound for this name, it may be best to stick with the more traditional and most recognized spelling.

Hawaiian form of Jacob

One of the many variations of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personification of the Evening Star.

Bachelor feels more like a prediction than a name.

Delmer is kind of a smoosh of two dated names, Delmar and Elmer, that does not improve on either. While Elmer is making a return as a Geek Chic name, Delmar was given to only 14 baby boys last year while Delmer is extinct.

Dickson's nickname problem keeps it from having the upside possibility of similar names like Jackson and Harrison. If you're looking for fresh baby names to honor an ancestral Richard or Dick, consider Dixon. Or better, Richardson.