Dad Names

Though it may have a slightly different pronunciation than Devin, this name is struggling to gain momentum.

Nico is a fun and lively nickname, full of charm, and suitable both as a full name and a short form. Nikko is a unique spelling that currently sits just outside of the US Top 1000.

We see no reason to add an extra "L" to Maximilian -- it's long enough as is.

Adds some spunk and Latin rhythm to mundane Martin.

This contemporary combo name burst onto the scene in tandem with the megasuccess of then-child singer Tevin Campbell in 1989, but has been losing its footing since the start of the millennium.

This variation of one of the 99 attributes of Allah was used for the hero of Coming to America.

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.

Humberto lifts this ancient name out of the gross association to fictional pedophile Humbert Humbert, investing it with a good measure of Latin charm. It helps that the pronunciation is significantly different, much closer to the Italian Umberto than to the flat-footed original.

An invented name with several spelling variations. Ranking in the Top 1000 from 1989 to 2005, Daquan is now becoming a Dad Name.

A number of parents took up the name of the TV talk show host in the early nineties, but it now seems to have lost momentum.