910+ Middle Names

Beware: extremely high pressure, high-expectation name.

A very distinctive musical choice, but be aware that many people will think you've named your child Oprah.

A very distinctive musical choice, but be aware that many people will think you've named your child Oprah.

Pistol is one of the new names that entered the lexicon in the US in 2013, when it was given to nine babies of each gender. Call it an equal-opportunity badass baby name with an unfortunately violent image.

Fortitude is the kind of virtue name the Puritans favored, but would not be easy for a modern boy to carry. Stick with something a little simpler than Fortitude, like Justice or True.

Strictly for a Vegas baby.

One way to encourage some cheers for your little one, but not recommended.

A name best for pets.

Though this feels like a new invention, people have used day names such as Morning and Afternoon for centuries -- and so why not Evening too? It's a lovely word with an evocative meaning and makes a perfect addition to this newly stylish group.

Epic feels like it could be the boys' version of Saga. Epic poetry tells some of our most celebrated stories - from Beowulf and the Odyssey, to the Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost. Despite being short, Epic is a lot of name, so it might be a choice for an adventurous middle name.

Why did 5 sets of parents chose to name their sons Dock in 2016? We may never know.

This cosmological name is given to a handful of boys and girls each year in the USA. Likely to get confused with Stella, but definitely edgier and likely to start a conversation.

Until now, most girls called Shell used it as a nickname for Shelley or Michelle. Today's Shell is much more likely to be a nature name, cool and beachy, fit for all genders.

If Story and Poet and Sonnet can be names that work as well for girls as for boys, why not Ode?

Ambitious geographical name.

Is there any boys' name more loaded than Stonewall? It evokes, in two syllables, both the Stonewall riots of 1969, the foundational moment of the gay rights movement, and Stonewall Jackson, second in fame only to Robert E. Lee among Confederate generals.

Like Silver, Golden is a shimmering metallic color name, almost too dazzling for an ordinary girl.

Has a dotty, antic feel via dotty, antic Auntie Mame.

Eternal--or eternally pretentious?