Animal Names for Boys

Variant of Kwasi, given to boys born on a Sunday among the Akan people of Ghana.

Former Top 10 choice in Slovenia, now outside of the Top 50. The unaccented version, Gasper, ranked in the US Top 1000 in 1911 and 1917. The accent over the S specifies an SH pronunciation.

With Devon so overused, consider a move to the undiscovered neighboring county -- though it's nowhere near as euphonious, rhyming with corset.

This sweet-sounding Nordic name has a cute meaning to match.

Hawaiian name meaning "thunder".

Mostly used in the Somali community. Abdihakem Abdirahman is a Somali-American long distance runner who competed in the Olympics four times.

From elements meaning "a god" and "cauldron, helmet", this name is more at home in a Norse saga than on a baby, even in its native Scandinavia. But variants Askell and Eskil feel interesting and wearable.

This variation of Amadeus may not be as familiar in the United States, but it has potential for French speaker and those with a French lineage.

Young celebrity baby Slash Electric Alexander Edwards is responsible for adding not one but two names to the lexicon, Slash and Electric. Electric might be thought of as exciting, but Slash is more scary. Slash Electric definitely qualifies as one of the craziest recent celebrity baby names.