Obscure Names for Boys

There are 53 Obscure names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Obscure names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the English Cole, the English, Irish, and Scottish Carson, the English and German Dustin, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English and Irish Declan, the English and German Arthur, the English Chad, Cyrus, and lastly the English name, Barrett. The unusual Obscure names are Amyas (English), Andrin (German and Rhaeto-Romanic), Arber (Albanian), Béla (Hungarian), Borja (Spanish), Boye (Dutch), Caio (Italian), Cearbhall (Irish), and Dallin (English).

Obscure names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1984, 4.726% of baby boys were given Obscure names. There were 22 Obscure names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Obscure names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 26 Obscure names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.513%. Within all Obscure names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

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Aaron 52 ... enlightened, exalted, ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be Egyptian ...

Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be from the ...

Amyas ... friendship; beloved ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Andrin ... name is of obscure origin; it could be a ...

Anthony 7 ... Roman family name is of obscure and probably Etruscan ...

Arber ... first name is of obscure origin; it could be from ...

Arthur 374 ... stone, bear ... name is of obscure Celtic origin; it could be ...

Barrett 656 ... dispute, argument; cap, bonnet; brave as a bear ... surname, which is of obscure origin ...

Béla ... inner part, within; ... name is of obscure origin; it could be of Hungarian, ...

Borja ... hut ...The name is of obscure origin and meaning ...

Boye ... boy; tidings, messenger; ... is of obscure origin, possibly from a Dutch nickname ...

Caio ... rejoice ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Carson 90 ... rock, coastal rocks; ... surname, which is of obscure origin ...

Cearbhall ... hacking ... name is of obscure origin; it could have originated ...

Chad 433 ... battle, warrior; Chad's ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Cole 84 ... black; dove; victory ... first name is of obscure origin; it could have been ...

Cyrus 466 ... far-sighted; throne; ... saints including the obscure 4th century martyr ...

Dallin ... settlement of the descendants ... name is obscure meaning; it could be from the ...

Declan 349 ... The name is of obscure origin and meaning ...

Dustin 271 ... Thor's stone ... English family name of obscure origin ...