Need the most unusual/out there boys names you can think of

[namedilemma24]

Baby due Jan 2025. Already have a girl's name picked - don't want to say what as it's too outing if anyone knows me on here, it's an unusual rarely used name but lovely and everyone we've told really likes it and we are very happy with it.

We can't agree on a boy's name at all. I already have a DS (previous partner) with quite an unusual name but still in the top 100 but my DH definitely likes more "out there" names!
Give me your favourite unique boy names for inspiration please! We've looked at thousands of names on lists and just can't find one we like for a boy whatsoever. I know we have plenty of time (and might not even have a boy) but with my son I had his name picked before I was ever even pregnant so I'm struggling not knowing!

My kids are suggesting:
Eustace
Raffa
Roka
Mercury
Elmo
Maurice
Cloudy
Reggie

Tecumseh
Jedediah
Strumey
Van
Eben
Horatio
Tag

Some very popular names here! Carter is top 75, River top 138.

Let’s go outside the top 2500.

Aster, Brendon, Dale, Emery, Everest, Emmet, Keane, Lewis, Noam, Stuart, Arius, Cuthbert, Hartley, Lonnie, Wallace, Genesis, Kester, Titus, Castor, Brock, Coast, Devlin, Echo, Lazarus.

I think this is your chance to go retro...

Baby names you don't hear these days:

Kenneth
Gareth
Jason
Derek
Malcolm
Walter
Geoffrey
Clive
Roger
Gavin
Gerald

I've always liked Moss - never had a boy to use it on though.
Used to like Cohen, but think that's pretty popular nowadays

We love Lars. Everyone were mentioned it to has hated it.

We also love Fable as a unisex name. Haven't dared mention this to anyone in real life, I think they'd think we were mad.

Haman,
Joram,
Adino

Bacchus
Falcon
Avignon

Heath
Gray
Zephan

Logan
Xander
Nate

From my list:

Cliff (yes I know, but bear with me! When you take it out of the social context - cliff Richard etc it’s quite an outdoorsy manly nature name. Similar to Cove, River, Forest etc)

Oleander
Lysander
Ozymandias
Onyx
Jet (like the stone/gem)
Oisin (pronounced osh-een)
Lucian
Aslan
Hero
Indigo
Ernest (Ernie nickname?)

Flint
Lanner
Zadok
Branwell
Isambard

Keith
Keviin
Neville
Gerald
Graham
Dennis
Kenneth
And my favourite... Cletus

Phosphorus

Rumplestiltskin

Jabberwocky

Lancelot
Percival
Bedivere
Constantine
Gawain
Urien
Merlin

Lars and Valentine are really common where I live - not UK though. Valentine is "high likelihood of two in the same school class" common right through from toddlers to late teens.

I do agree with the poster pointing out that actually having a genuinely "out there" name can be something your offspring won't thank you for - it depends both on the name and even more on the personality of the child and adult they become. Giving a child an out there name doesn't automatically mean they grow into the kund of person who can carry it off confidently, especially once puberty hits (a three year old who happily tells the mummy and daddy she or he worships and adores that she or he loves being called Pixie or Rambo might not feel the same at 13 or 15 ...).

Ashtray Bandicoot
Colostomy Duplex
Emphysema Futon
Grit Harribo
Tizer Umberto
Wallop

Rock
Stone
Hedge
Thorn
Crag
Cliff

Roscoe
Dashiel
Huckleberry
Atticus
Franklin
Willard

Englebert (Bert)
Lysander (Xander)
Athelstan (Stan)

Some great ideas. Zion needs careful consideration I think.

I know some who had an assistance dog called Fable.

I absolutely love Ozymandias and this name is actually on my list (Ozzy for short obviously) however I do worry that there are some negative connotations with the name that put me off slightly

Brilliant

Funnily enough, Lazarus is my husband's favourite and the name he is adamant we are having for a boy. I made this post to try and convince him of some other names