Invented Boy Names

We can't believe we're saying this, but we'd even prefer Arnie or Barney.

Americanization of Trevor that is catching on, as are other versions Trevion and Trevin.

An even more modern spin on the likes of Axton, Paxton and Daxton, with that sharp Z initial.

Okay, it's a little bit like Trey, and a little bit like Taylor, but exactly like....trailer?

As a Spanish and Portuguese name, Brayan is a variant of the Celtic Brian, familiar in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Italy and France. As a modern invention, it blends Brayden with Bryan, tying it the to the strong meaning of Brian and the fish-related meaning of Braden.

This spelling of popular Jalen ranks in the Top 1000 for both girls and boys.

A rare smoosh of Dontae and Octavius, also spelled Dontavious.

Kyza debuted for boys in 2021, when it was given to nine baby boys. It has two likely influencers: Artist and social media influencer Khyzal Saleem, who uses the handle @the_kyza on Instagram, and musician Alex Kyza.

Parents outside France may not know this name, but it slipped into the French Top 100 after Insta-celebrity couple Jessica and Thibault Garcia gave it to their son in 2019. It helps that it sounds similar to other currently popular French boy names, like Maël, Malo and Milan. Look out for his little sister Leewane's name in the charts in future years.

Created in the style of Jabari, a fashionable Swahili name. Jakari is mainly used among African American families in the US.

A modern mashup of the popular Ky/Kai sound and the trendy -land ending. More than 60 boys were named Kyland in 2022.

Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.

A clear reference to the Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli, known for his adaptations of Shakespearean plays such as The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Zeffirelli was born out of wedlock, meaning he couldn't have either of his parents' surnames. His mother wanted it to be Zeffiretti, meaning "little breezes," taken from Mozart's opera Idomeneo. It was misspelled as Zeffirelli on his birth certificate.

Fanciful name created by L. Frank Baum for a character in his book Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.

Zayvion is an invented name that blends the sound of Xavier with the popular '-on' suffix. This name follows a trend of combining familiar elements to create something distinctive, giving it a modern and unique appeal among contemporary names.

The -ah ending makes Jedah read feminine, but it was actually created for a male character in the video game Darkstalkers. One of the many unique baby names inspired by the gaming world.

This name was created for the character Inojin Yamanaka from Naruto. It is close in sound to the English girl names Imogen and Innogen.

An invented name that has its roots in DeAndre or D'Andre, which springs from "the son of Andrew." Feels like half Don or Dion, half Andre or Andrew, but not enough of something unto itself.