Animal Names for Boys

Aaprahami is unlikely to catch on in the US. Nickname Hami is more usable.

Ahad is one of the 99 names of Allah and is currently in the UK Top 1000. It's alternative Azerbaijani form is Əhəd.

Change one letter of Henry, and you end up with this modern-sounding but dignified boys' name. Henty is an English surname that has been spotted on a few boys recently.

Variant of Bedivere

The trendy gender-neutral Briar leans slightly more masculine with the Bryar spelling, given to about 60 baby boys last year in the US vs. 50 girls. By contrast, Briar was used for about 500 baby girls compared with 400 baby boys.

Emeterius is the name of a Roman legionary who was martyred around 300 CE and is now a Catholic Saint. He is one of the patron saints of the city of Calahorra, La Rioja, and the city of Santander in Cantabria, Spain is named after him.

Names ending in -iel or -ael are very much in for boys, with Azrael, Aziel, Gabriel, Rafael, and Jasiel in the US charts. Adael is another to add into the mix. An option for those who like Adam but want something with more of a twist, Adael is derived from Adiel or Adaiah, meaning "ornament or adornment of God".

Given to just 21 boys in 2022, Adael had a huge leap in popularity in 2023 when it was given to 151 boys.

Derived from Emygdius, a 3rd century saint's name of unknown meaning.