Six Letter Boy Names

While this has a distinguished male namesake -- astronomer Edmund Halley and his comet -- it still strays too close to the superpopular feminine Hailey family to work for some parents for a boy. Fewer than five baby boys were given the name last year, but that could change as formerly-female names become more acceptable for boys.

Ginger-homonym created by L. Frank Baum for a General character in his Oz books.

This variation of Kashmir, a region in India, was among the fastest-rising boy names of 2022 — potentially inspired by baseball player Scott Kazmir — but is still used in very small numbers. The original Kashmir is just outside the Top 1000.

Although this Italian name is identical to the word for "lily", it is actually a cognate of Giles (English) or Gilles (French), meaning "young goat".

Many parents are seeking a strong name--well there's no denying that Strong fits that bill.

A handsome Hindu boy name used throughout India.