11 Names // Top Bulgarian Boys

Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.

Though some might find it a bit heavy-booted, Ivan is one of the few Russian boys' names to become fully accepted into the American naming pool.

Jordan became one of the top unisex baby names in the heyday of basketball's Michael Jordan, and is still among the most popular unisex names starting with J. The name was originally given to those baptized in holy water brought back by Crusaders from the River Jordan, the only river in Palestine, and the one in which Christ was baptized by John the Baptist.

An elegant, continental name for the post-Steve era. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 1949 and has been on the list every year since except for a year off in 2008.

Basil and all his brothers and sisters have a meaning related to royalty, sometimes cited as king, queen, royal, regal.