Very Berry Boy's Names 🫐
The rarest names that Berries love
A few weeks ago I highlighted the Very Berry Girl’s Names — names that are rare in real life but particularly loved amongst Nameberry parents. And now for the boys!
In my analysis of the Babyberry birth announcements — names given to the real-life babies of Nameberry users — I crunched some numbers regarding where Berry favorites fall in the national data.
A quick disclaimer: I am comparing the Babyberry data to US data, so popularity may differ elsewhere.
Babyberry boy names were on average less rare than their girl counterparts. Of the 5000+ birth announcements, 29.1% of Babyberry boys were given a US Top 100 name, compared to only 21.5% of Babyberry girls.
The most commonly used boy names amongst Berries are familiar (and popular) classics Theodore, Henry, Oliver, and Leo. Nonetheless, there are a plethora of rare gems that were given to numerous Babyberry boys.
With that being said, let’s take a look at some of the most popular boy’s names amongst Berry parents that rank outside the Top 1000 nationally.
Just Outside The Top 1000
One of the best predictors of the next popular names is to look just outside of the charts. These names were each given to over 100 baby boys in the US in 2022, but haven’t quite cracked the Top 1000.
Berry parents have already fully embraced these dashing boy’s names, meaning they are surely the next generation to watch.
Edmund
10 Babyberries
English, “fortunate protector”
Casper
8 Babyberries
Dutch from Persian, “bringer of treasure”
Linus
7 Babyberries
Greek, “flax”
Kit
5 Babyberries
Diminutive of Christopher, “bearer of Christ”
Oskar
5 Babyberries
German variation of Oscar, “deer-lover”, “champion warrior”
Phineas
5 Babyberries
Hebrew from Egyptian, “the Nubian”
Toby
5 Babyberries
Diminutive of Tobias, “God is good”
Boaz
4 Babyberries
Hebrew, “swiftness”
Other names just outside the Top 1000 given to 3 or more Babyberries: Crosby, Dimitri, Foster, Gus, Harper, Leander, Merrick, Seamus, Truman, Wren
51-100 births
Names that fall under this category — popular amongst Berry parents but given to fewer than 100 baby boys in the US in 2022 — are inarguably stylish (as indicated by the Berry stamp of approval), but are not particularly at risk of becoming overly popular in the next few years.
These names will turn heads, but will also most likely attract an array of compliments. Essentially, they are cool in the coolest way.
Dashiell
8 Babyberries
Anglicization of French de Chiel
Leopold
6 Babyberries
German, “brave people”
Viggo
6 Babyberries
Old Norse, “war”
Angus
4 Babyberries
Scottish, “one strength”
Ignatius
4 Babyberries
Latin, “fiery”
Roscoe
4 Babyberries
Norse, “deer forest”
Jarvis
3 Babyberries
English, “skilled with a spear”
Stellan
3 Babyberries
Swedish, “calm”
Fewer than 50 births:
Now here are the rarest of the bunch. These names were given to fewer than 50 baby boys in the US last year, but still have managed to capture the hearts of two or even three Berry parents each.
Peregrine
6 Babyberries
Latin, “traveler”
Emrys
6 Babyberries
Welsh, “immortal”
Barnaby
5 Babyberries
English from Aramaic, “son of consolation”
Alastair
4 Babyberries
Scottish variation of Alexander, “defender of men”
Augustine
3 Babyberries
Latin, “great”, “magnificent”
Cato
3 Babyberries
Latin, “all-knowing”
Eben
3 Babyberries
Hebrew diminutive of Ebenezer, “stone of help”
Hawthorne
3 Babyberries
English, “lives where hawthorn hedges grow”
Other names in this popularity range given to 2 or more Babyberries: Blaine, Bram, Caspar, Dashel, Eero, Endymion, Ferris, Frost, Hamish, Horatio, Jem, Lazlo, North, Rufus, Theron, Vale
What are your favorite rare boys’ names? Let us know in the comments!