When I got pregnant with my first baby, I was confident I was having a girl. The day I learned the gender, as I lay with cold goop on my baby bump listening to my baby’s heartbeat on the machine next to me, the nurse asked, “Do you want to know the gender?” Of course, I said yes! And then she announced, “I see a penis!”
I cried.
My tears were not sad tears, of course. I just didn’t expect to be having a boy, which I know is silly. Among other thoughts that ran through my mind, I realized none of my chosen girl names would do me any good. Now it was time to think of boy names!
Baby Names Gone Wild!
Celebrities often pave the path for unique baby names. Some of them are pretty cool. Others are simply bizarre. Take Elon Musk, for example. He named his son X Æ A-Xii. Yes, this is NOT a typo. It’s pronounced X Ash A Twelve. This is too futuristic for my taste but somehow fitting for the son of the man who created Tesla and SpaceX Rocketships.
Many other celebrities have come up with baby boy names that could be considered cool, weird, or interesting, depending on your perception. Here are some unique celebrity baby boy names:
- Ace: Jessica Simpson’s son
- Axl: Fergie and Josh Duhamel’s
- Gideon: Neil Patrick Harris
- Bear: Alicia Silverstone
- Reign: Kourtney Kardashian
- Cash: Joshua and Tobe Morrow
- Wyatt: Sheryl Crow
- Silas, Phineas: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
- Ocean: Forest Whitaker
- KAL-EL: Nicolas Cage (Yes, as in Superman – This reminds me of one of my favorite shows my husband and sister got me into – Smallville)
- August “Gus”: Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith
- Beau: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
- Crew: Chip and Joanna Gaines
- Francisco: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal
- Maverick: Michael and Nicole Phelps
- Miles: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
- Moroccan: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
- Moses: Tamron Hall and Steven Greener
- Psalm: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
- Romeo: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin
- Sebastian: America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams
- Leo (Leodis): Keke Palmer
- Riley: Meghan Trainor
- Gus (August), Ozzie (Oscar): Mandy Moore
- Isaac, Malachi, Roman: Ashley Graham
- Egypt, Genesis: Alicia Keys
- Maceo: Halle Berry
- Manolo: Sofia Vergara
- Gene: Amy Schumer
- Alexander: George and Amal Clooney
- Future, Win: Ciara and Russell Wilson
- Archie: Megan Markle and Prince Harry
- More celebrity baby names
Most non-celebrity people may not get away with naming their son after Superman and opt for a more “normal” baby boy name. Don’t worry. You can still give your son a cool baby boy name without resorting to the wild side of baby naming. Keep reading for the coolest baby boy name ideas.
Coolest Baby Boy Names
I thought the best way to create a list of the coolest baby boy names was to ask my fellow moms their favorite boy names as if they were naming their baby today. We polled over 200 moms, and here’s what they said:
1. Aiden
2. Ethan
3. Jameson
4. Wyatt
5. Jake
6. Grayson
7. Thor
8. Jackson
9. Landon
10. Logan
11. Marco
12. Beau
13. Dean
14. Gavin
15. Jai
16. Taj
17. Dillon
18. Colten
19. Liam
20. Noah
21. Malcolm
22. Niko
23. Rex
24. Angus
25. Remy
26. Aston
27. Stirling
28. Bennett
29. Lucas
30. Sparrow
31. Lawson
32. Leo
33. Pheonix
34. Matias
35. Maxton
36. Bryce
37. Brody
38. Kian
39. Cooper
40. Ryder
41. Asher
42. Jaxon
43. Max
44. Taylor
45. Keenan
46. Emmett
47. Cyrus
48. Houston
49. Callum
50. Beckett
51. Philip
52. Griffin
53. Lennox
54. Hudson
55. Oscar
56. Deacon
57. Teo
58. Brighton
59. Royce
60. Kendrick
61. Finn
62. Vance
63. Harley
64. Tryp
65. Merrick
66. Zander
67. Cash
68. Mason
69. Matteo
70. Theo
71. Watson
72. Koufax
73. Elvis
74. Orion
75. Gunnar
76. Vander
77. Jax
78. Collin
79. Lucien
80. Maverick
81. Huck
82. Luca
83. Carter
84. Ayden
85. Brooks
86. Cole
87. Sebastian
88. Alexander
89. Thane
90. Justice
91. Lincoln
92. Jayden
93. Oslind
94. Riftyn
95. Maddox
96. Dax
97. Chase
98. Oliver
99. Atticus
100. Zane
101. Xavier
102. Austin
103. Jace
104. Roman
105. Cade
106. Santiago
107. Russell
108. Felix
109. Elliott
110. Sawyer
111. Hart
112. Jeremiah
113. Callen
114. Tanner
115. Scott
116. Tripp
117. Rowan
118. Walker
119. Christian
120. Jesse
121. Cason
122. Amir
123. Winston
124. Zion
125. Arlo
126. Jayce
127. Elijah
128. Atlas
129. Bryson
130. Jett
131. Stefan
132. Caden
133. Hayes
134. Anderson
135. Grady
136. Julian
137. Theodore
138. Caleb
139. Parks
140. Easton
141. Anthony
142. Stellan
143. Carson
144. August
145. Evan
146. Ford
147. Clark
148. Braydon
149. Bodhi
150. Colt
151. Dallas
152. Eli
153. Cameron
154. Ezra
155. Boden
156. Asa
157. River
158. Connor
159. Gabriel
160. Everett
161. Gage
162. Hank
163. Axel
164. Barrett
165. Joseph
166. Calvin
167. Benjamin
168. Dominic
169. Benson
170. Jordyn
171. Kai
172. West
173. Damian
174. Hunter
175. Ian
176. Muhammad
177. Isaiah
178. Kobe
179. Nash
180. Josiah
181. Lennon
182. Nathan
183. Malachi
184. Nolan
185. Isaac
186. Jack
187. Ledger
188. Jacob
189. Kane
190. Lake
191. Reed
192. Samuel
193. Levi
194. Magnus
195. Owen
196. Sutton
197. Duke
198. Samson
199. Ezekiel
200. Luke
What are your favorite coolest baby boy names? If you have a son, let us know what name you chose in the comments.
Want more ideas for your baby boy? Check out our other baby names lists, like badass boy names, modern boy names, powerful boy names, and nature names. Have fun choosing a name you love for your baby boy!
