Six Letter Boy Names

This Anglicized spelling adds a bit of a, well, sheen to the very popular Irish name Oisín.

In the US, Rashad is one of the most popular and best-known Arabic names, through several sports and entertainment celebrities.

A possible new entry in the Hayden-Corbin two-syllable boys' name club.

Unusual biblical name that may be too close in sound to the feminine Mariah.

Incredibly handsome and super smooth, Duarte sounds like it came straight out of a romance novel. You almost wouldn’t believe it’s derived from Edward.

Intriguing way to signal Welsh ancestry; more unusual than Wallace.

Seeley is a Medieval surname with a happy, fortunate meaning.

Most parents would choose the more contemporary Simon.

Used both as a given name and as a surname, Bashir is a familiar but still unusual choice in the USA and UK, even among Muslim families. In 2014, only 25 boys were named Bashir in the US. One reason for its low usage could be a connection to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, including genocide, in Darfur.

A dramatic nature name which calls to mind wild rocky landscapes and mountaineering.

Gives Carlo a place-name/surname spin.

Isidore and variants are remarkably underused and ripe for revival, a la Theodore and company.

Colson was made familiar by author Colson Whitehead, who helped popularize the K variation as well. Both Colson and Kolson rapidly ascended the charts in 2017, the year following the release of Whitehead's celebrated book The Underground Railroad.

The visibility of actor Wilmer (That 70s Show) Valderrama has highlighted this name, but it's not likely to spread because of its similarity to the feminine (and dated) Wilma.

Aether, who might be equated with the word ether, is a primeval Greek god who is light itself. He embodies the brightness between the dome of heaven and the air surrounding the earth.

Unlikely to catch on in the Anglophone world, where parent name Ludwig still conjures up images of Beethoven. But Ludvig actually ranks among the top boy names in Norway and Sweden, while German form Ludwig ranks among the Top 100 boy names in Germany and Ludovico is cool in Italty.