1330+ Boy Names That End in Y

Rare gender-neutral surname, reminiscent of Crosby, a Top 1000 falling star.

Sounds like the gemstone name Ruby, but for a boy this spelling generally derives instead from Reuben or Rueben, and makes for an unexpected nickname.

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.