Underused Boys' Names

There is still less variety in boys' names than there are in girls' names. However, the gap is narrowing. It is harder for even boys' names to reach today's top 100 than it was a century ago.

Underused boys' names have all the ingredients to reach the top 100, whether it be through sound, style, or current pop culture references. However, parents are neglecting them for some reason. Perhaps they are not even aware of these names' existence. 

Here are some boys' names from below the top 500 that have yet to rise in use and deserve to do so:

Abbott

Ansel

Bastian

Benton

Blaze

Bram

Bronson

Calder

Carver

Cecil

Cedric

Clarence

Coleman

Darwin

Dashiell

Demetrius

Diesel

Domingo

Egan

Elam

Emil

Ender

Fisher

Fletcher

Flynn

Foster

Frost

Gibson

Gino

Gus

Harris

Ivor

Judd

Leopold

Lionel

Linus

Lucian

Magnus

Maxim

Noam

Noble

Penn

Percy

Phineas

Quinlan

Raphael

Reuben

Rex

Robinson

Roscoe

Seamus

Simeon

Stone

Thaddeus

Theron

Truman

Vance

Vaughn

Vito

Wilson

What names would you add?

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