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1,080 Alternative Boy Names

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Giving your son a different boy name totally sets him apart from the crowd. His name will associate his personality with being creative, a dreamer, and a man who marches to the beat of his own drum.

Why Choose an Alternative Boy Name?

Alternative boy names come with a lot of thought. Parents who give their sons an alternative name come across as clever and creative. You can also play around with words to come up with a unique and uncommon name. Most unusual and peculiar boy names are considered to be alternative.

Giving your son such a name sets him up to be a free-thinker, to color outside of the lines, and to think outside of the box. Non-traditional names make great choices.

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Top 100 Alternative Boy Names

Below is a list of non-traditional boy names. Here you’ll find some cool alternative baby boy names.

  1. Justus
  2. Bowie
  3. Maxim
  4. Benedict
  5. Achilles
  6. Torin
  7. Ignacio
  8. Decker
  9. Billy
  10. Ephraim
  11. Jericho
  12. Marlon
  13. Bishop
  14. Xzavier
  15. Dayton
  16. Lyric
  17. Marley
  18. Coen
  19. Shepard
  20. Bridger
  21. Fox
  22. Harlem
  23. Fisher
  24. Aries
  25. Cain
  26. Branson
  27. Rocky
  28. Blaze
  29. Bronson
  30. Wesson
  31. Thatcher
  32. Genesis
  33. Bode
  34. Madden
  35. Magnus
  36. Dash
  37. Creed
  38. Brecken
  39. Talon
  40. Harley
  41. Gatlin
  42. Benicio
  43. Caspian
  44. Axl
  45. Nova
  46. Maximo
  47. Junior
  48. Alfredo
  49. Tommy
  50. Houston
  51. Eddie
  52. Jagger
  53. Augustine
  54. Jefferson
  55. Anakin
  56. Miller
  57. Lennon
  58. Rex
  59. Alberto
  60. Titan
  61. Nelson
  62. Justice
  63. Fletcher
  64. Nixon
  65. Reign
  66. Duke
  67. Kingsley
  68. Ridge
  69. Ledger
  70. Gustavo
  71. Alessandro
  72. Brixton
  73. Onyx
  74. Bodie
  75. Shepherd
  76. Sincere
  77. Edison
  78. Boston
  79. Koda
  80. Koa
  81. Arturo
  82. Saint
  83. Rodrigo
  84. Zain
  85. Case
  86. Samson
  87. Danny
  88. Gerardo
  89. Wells
  90. Cannon
  91. Santana
  92. Huxley
  93. Gunnar
  94. Zaire
  95. Deacon
  96. Keanu
  97. Augustus
  98. Rocco
  99. Maximilian
  100. Eden

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Unique Alternative Boy Names

If you’re looking for a unique baby name, look no further. We have pieced together a fantastic list of alternative boy names for you to sift through.

  1. Ace
  2. Adonis
  3. Alejandro
  4. Alonzo
  5. Amari
  6. Antonio
  7. Apollo
  8. Archer
  9. Archie
  10. Atlas
  11. Atticus
  12. August
  13. Axel
  14. Baylor
  15. Beckett
  16. Bennett
  17. Bentley
  18. Bodhi
  19. Brantley
  20. Brooks
  21. Cairo
  22. Camden
  23. Carson
  24. Cash
  25. Cassius
  26. Charlie
  27. Cohen
  28. Colt
  29. Crew
  30. Cruz
  31. Dakota
  32. Dallas
  33. Dalton
  34. Dante
  35. Dawson
  36. Denver
  37. Diego
  38. Easton
  39. Eduardo
  40. Elliott
  41. Emiliano
  42. Emilio
  43. Emmett
  44. Enzo
  45. Esteban
  46. Ezekiel
  47. Fernando
  48. Ford
  49. Francisco
  50. Gage
  51. Giovanni
  52. Gunner
  53. Hendrix
  54. Hudson
  55. Iker
  56. Israel
  57. Jameson
  58. Jamison
  59. Jensen
  60. Johnny
  61. Josue
  62. Kaiden
  63. Kane
  64. Karson
  65. Karter
  66. Kendrick
  67. Killian
  68. King
  69. Kingston
  70. Knox
  71. Kyrie
  72. Lane
  73. Lawson
  74. Legend
  75. Leonidas
  76. Lorenzo
  77. Lucca
  78. Major
  79. Marshall
  80. Mateo
  81. Matias
  82. Matteo
  83. Maverick
  84. Maximiliano
  85. Maximus
  86. Memphis
  87. Milo
  88. Oakley
  89. Odin
  90. Orion
  91. Otto
  92. Phoenix
  93. Porter
  94. Prince
  95. Princeton
  96. Raiden
  97. Remington
  98. Rhett
  99. Ricardo
  100. River
  101. Roberto
  102. Roman
  103. Romeo
  104. Ronin
  105. Royal
  106. Royce
  107. Ryder
  108. Ryker
  109. Santiago
  110. Santino
  111. Solomon
  112. Sterling
  113. Stetson
  114. Thiago
  115. Titus
  116. Tobias
  117. Travis
  118. Tripp
  119. Troy
  120. Tucker
  121. Walker
  122. Weston
  123. Wilder
  124. Winston
  125. Xander
  126. Xavier
  127. Zander
  128. Zane
  129. Zayden
  130. Zion

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Alternative Boy Names outside the Top 1,000

In this list, you’ll find some the best alternative male names outside the top 1,000.

  1. Anton
  2. Ashley
  3. Bailey
  4. Bale
  5. Basil
  6. Baxter
  7. Blade
  8. Blair
  9. Bohdi
  10. Brutus
  11. Buddy
  12. Burton
  13. Carlton
  14. Cato
  15. Chad
  16. Channing
  17. Cruze
  18. Eddy
  19. Ellington
  20. Evander
  21. Falco
  22. Finlay
  23. Finnian
  24. Floyd
  25. Freddie
  26. Freedom
  27. Gabe
  28. Gibson
  29. Hadley
  30. Haiden
  31. Hal
  32. Harbor
  33. Hawthorne
  34. Hero
  35. Homer
  36. Huck
  37. Hutch
  38. Inigo
  39. Jessie
  40. Jupiter
  41. Karl
  42. Lex
  43. Link
  44. Lloyd
  45. Lynx
  46. Lysander
  47. Mackenzie
  48. Maxen
  49. Monroe
  50. Morrison
  51. Murray
  52. Nate
  53. Quade
  54. Rainier
  55. Ralph
  56. Ramsey
  57. Rigby
  58. Rockwell
  59. Rooney
  60. Sailor
  61. Salvator
  62. Scotty
  63. Sheppard
  64. Sherman
  65. Sinclair
  66. Slate
  67. Smith
  68. Solaris
  69. Steel
  70. Steele
  71. Stellan
  72. Stirling
  73. Tahoe
  74. Teagan
  75. Teddy
  76. Timber
  77. Trip
  78. Ulysses
  79. Usher
  80. Valiant
  81. Valkyrie
  82. Valor
  83. Vulcan
  84. Wilde
  85. Windsor
  86. Winslow
  87. Wolfe
  88. Wolfgang
  89. Wylie
  90. Xeno
  91. Xenon
  92. Xerxes
  93. Xion
  94. Zac
  95. Zach
  96. Zack
  97. Zed
  98. Zeno
  99. Zenon
  100. Zev

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Boy Names with Alternative Spellings

Alternative spellings add a creative twist to otherwise popular boy names.

  1. Ayden
  2. Bryan
  3. Bryce
  4. Caiden
  5. Cayden
  6. Conor
  7. Cristian
  8. Devin
  9. Ezequiel
  10. Jaiden
  11. Jaxon
  12. Jaxson
  13. Jayce
  14. Jayceon
  15. Jaylen
  16. Kaiden
  17. Kameron
  18. Karson
  19. Kayden
  20. Kayson
  21. Luka
  22. Lukas
  23. Malakai
  24. Matteo
  25. Myles
  26. Niko
  27. Stephen
  28. Xander
  29. Zayden
  30. Zayne

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Alternative Boy Names

We’ve compiled a list of names for boys that are alternative by nature. Each name has been handpicked and listed by style to reflect the unique qualities of your little man.

Unique Boy Names

  1. Arturo
  2. Axe
  3. Eli
  4. Felix
  5. Isaac
  6. Isaiah
  7. Kade
  8. Kai
  9. Lincoln
  10. Luca
  11. Post
  12. Tyler
  13. Zachariah
  14. Zaiden
  15. Zeke

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Cute Boy Names

  1. Alfie
  2. Blake
  3. Brady
  4. Brody
  5. Caleb
  6. Cody
  7. Connor
  8. Greyson
  9. Jayden
  10. Leo
  11. Levi
  12. Logan
  13. Lucas
  14. Sebastian
  15. Theo

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Cool Boy Names

  1. Ajax
  2. Beck
  3. Blaise
  4. Brewster
  5. Cyprian
  6. Hollister
  7. Indy
  8. Kage
  9. Kodiak
  10. Ranger
  11. Rider, Ryder
  12. Salomon
  13. Sampson
  14. Saxon
  15. Urban

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Uncommon Boy Names

  1. Angus
  2. Banks
  3. Boone
  4. Cayson
  5. Franco
  6. Hartley
  7. Kace
  8. Kellan
  9. Mac
  10. Mylo
  11. Raylan
  12. Remi
  13. Taj
  14. Tru
  15. Zavier

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Alternative Gender-Neutral Names

  1. Addison
  2. Avery
  3. Casey
  4. Delta
  5. Ellis
  6. Finley
  7. Frankie
  8. Harper
  9. Jamie
  10. Kennedy
  11. Kit
  12. Morgan
  13. Quinn
  14. Sasha
  15. Skylar

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Unusual Boy Names

  1. Asher
  2. Byron
  3. Cade
  4. Crosby
  5. Dimitri
  6. Kase
  7. Kenzo
  8. Lachlan
  9. Langston
  10. Leighton
  11. Quinton
  12. Stanley
  13. Tanner
  14. Trace
  15. Watson

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Old Fashioned Boy Names

  1. Alfred
  2. Arthur
  3. Clyde
  4. Edwin
  5. Franklin
  6. Frederick
  7. Gerald
  8. Leonard
  9. Louis
  10. Russell
  11. Samuel
  12. Thaddeus
  13. Theodore
  14. Victor
  15. Wallace

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Rare Boy Names

  1. Asa
  2. Auden
  3. Cedar
  4. Harlan
  5. Hart
  6. Hugo
  7. Kael
  8. Kip
  9. Leopold
  10. Lucius
  11. Roscoe
  12. Rusty
  13. Sayer
  14. Slater
  15. Warner

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Strong Boy Names

  1. Arnold
  2. Baron
  3. Barrett
  4. Benson
  5. Benton
  6. Blaine
  7. Dane
  8. Dirk
  9. Lance
  10. Lennox
  11. Mario
  12. Trent
  13. Warren
  14. Zachary
  15. Zale

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Beautiful Boy Names

  1. Aiden
  2. Bellamy
  3. Boden
  4. Callum
  5. Gray
  6. Kieran
  7. Landon
  8. Lawton
  9. Lewis
  10. Micah
  11. Sawyer
  12. Soloman
  13. True
  14. Truman
  15. Wyatt

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Latin Boy Names

  1. Aurelio
  2. Aurelius
  3. Benito
  4. Caius
  5. Cornelius
  6. Hadrian
  7. Julio
  8. Marino
  9. Marius
  10. Nero
  11. Octavian
  12. Quintin
  13. Regis
  14. Santos
  15. Vito

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Short Boy Names

  1. Alvin
  2. Bauer
  3. Bo
  4. Brock
  5. Cam
  6. Cason
  7. Erik
  8. Gaige
  9. Kason
  10. Kian
  11. Kobe
  12. Rhys
  13. Seth
  14. Soren
  15. Trey

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Modern Boy Names

  1. Alexzander
  2. Beckham
  3. Braxton
  4. Bryson
  5. Digby
  6. Hayden
  7. Jaxon
  8. Jaxson
  9. Jayce
  10. Jenson
  11. Kaleb
  12. Kayden
  13. Kyler
  14. Luka
  15. Lukas

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Nature Names for Boys

  1. Aspen
  2. Bear
  3. Buck
  4. Drake
  5. Falcon
  6. Finn
  7. Forest
  8. Hawk, Hawke
  9. Heath
  10. Oak
  11. Ocean
  12. Rivers
  13. Sol
  14. Stone
  15. Wolf, Wolfe

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Badass Boy Names

  1. Arrow
  2. Attila
  3. Booker
  4. Buster
  5. Butch
  6. Diesel
  7. Rebel
  8. Ripley
  9. Slade
  10. Steel, Steele
  11. Stryker
  12. Thor
  13. Zeppelin
  14. Zeus
  15. Zoltan

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Hippie Boy Names

  1. Alchemy
  2. Beau
  3. Birch
  4. Briar
  5. Dusk
  6. Ember
  7. Huckleberry
  8. Indio
  9. Leaf
  10. Liberty
  11. Prairie
  12. Quest
  13. Skye
  14. Star
  15. Ziggy

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Star Boy Names

  1. Aurora
  2. Comet
  3. Cosmo
  4. Cosmos
  5. Elio
  6. Helios
  7. Hercules
  8. Mars
  9. Pollux
  10. Rigel
  11. Saturn
  12. Sirius
  13. Solar
  14. Triton
  15. Vega

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Fantasy, Futuristic and Sci-Fi Boy Names

  1. Artemis
  2. Bastian
  3. Cal
  4. Calix
  5. Cole
  6. Cyrus
  7. Digory
  8. Ender
  9. Hawke
  10. Leon
  11. Lucian
  12. Merlin
  13. Neo
  14. Sandor
  15. Tiberius

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City Names for Boys

  1. Aston
  2. Bronx
  3. Brooklyn
  4. Campbell
  5. Chandler
  6. Chester
  7. Indiana nn Indie
  8. Jackson
  9. Kent
  10. Kodiak nn Koda
  11. London
  12. Milan
  13. Orlando
  14. Rome
  15. York

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Hipster Boy Names

  1. Aldo
  2. Bruno
  3. Cormac
  4. Dashiell
  5. Gulliver
  6. Hopper
  7. Ignatius
  8. Ike
  9. Linus
  10. Monty
  11. Rufus
  12. Salinger
  13. Sullivan
  14. Tate
  15. Van

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Boho Boy Names

  1. Ari
  2. Cove
  3. Cullen
  4. Echo
  5. Finch
  6. Flint
  7. Forrest
  8. Grey
  9. Griffin
  10. Jarvis
  11. Kylo
  12. Leif
  13. Miles
  14. Moss
  15. Oz

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Quirky Boy Names

  1. Abner
  2. Amos
  3. Broderick
  4. Casper
  5. Colby
  6. Crispin
  7. Ernest
  8. Harris
  9. Jethro
  10. Kenji
  11. Leander
  12. Nolan
  13. Quentin
  14. Seymour
  15. Silas

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Word Names for Boys

  1. Ash
  2. Champ
  3. Cloud
  4. Coy
  5. Indigo
  6. Kitt
  7. Legacy
  8. Pharaoh
  9. Sage
  10. Scout
  11. Seven
  12. Sky
  13. Storm
  14. Zen
  15. Zephyr

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Virtue Names for Boys

  1. Able
  2. Brave
  3. Ever
  4. Hardy
  5. Honor
  6. Knight
  7. Loyal
  8. Lux
  9. Majesty
  10. Marvel
  11. Merritt
  12. Summit
  13. Truett
  14. Valor, Valour
  15. Worthy

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Alternatives to Popular Boy Names

If you like modern boy names but want to find something a little more unique, then this list is for you. Here are a few unique alternatives to today’s most popular baby boy names.

Alternatives to Alexander

  1. Abraham
  2. Ace
  3. Achilles
  4. Adonis
  5. Alaric
  6. Alejandro
  7. Ambrose
  8. Anderson
  9. Apollo
  10. Aristotle
  11. August
  12. Augustin
  13. Augustus
  14. Axel
  15. Xander

Alternatives to Andrew

  1. Abbott
  2. Abel
  3. Acer
  4. Aidan
  5. Andre
  6. Aquilo
  7. Archer
  8. Archie
  9. Arden
  10. Arlo
  11. Arrow
  12. Ash
  13. Asher
  14. Atlas
  15. Axton

Alternatives to Anthony

  1. Aaron
  2. Ajax
  3. Alden
  4. Alpine
  5. Ambrose
  6. Antonio
  7. Armani
  8. Arrow
  9. Arturo
  10. Ashton
  11. Ashton
  12. Atlas
  13. Atticus
  14. Axton
  15. Drew

Alternatives to Benjamin

  1. Baker
  2. Baylor
  3. Bear
  4. Beck
  5. Beckett
  6. Benedict
  7. Bentley
  8. Bishop
  9. Blaze
  10. Bodhi
  11. Boomer
  12. Boston
  13. Bowman
  14. Breck
  15. Buck

Alternatives to Charles

  1. Calloway
  2. Campbell
  3. Carter
  4. Carver
  5. Cassidy
  6. Cassius
  7. Charlie
  8. Chase
  9. Chasen
  10. Chester
  11. Christian
  12. Colt
  13. Colton
  14. Conrad
  15. Cooper

Alternatives to Christopher

  1. Calvin
  2. Cannon
  3. Canyon
  4. Chance
  5. Clark
  6. Clay
  7. Clayton
  8. Cohen
  9. Conan
  10. Condor
  11. Cortez
  12. Crew
  13. Cruz
  14. Curtis
  15. Cypress

Alternatives to Daniel

  1. Dante
  2. Darius
  3. Dash
  4. Dawson
  5. Dayton
  6. Deacon
  7. Dexter
  8. Diego
  9. Diesel
  10. Digby
  11. Dutch
  12. Decker
  13. Danny
  14. Daxton
  15. Dalton

Alternatives to David

  1. Dakota
  2. Dallas
  3. Davis
  4. Dax
  5. Delmar
  6. Denali
  7. Denim
  8. Denver
  9. Dominic
  10. Donovan
  11. Dudley
  12. Duke
  13. Duke
  14. Dune
  15. Dylan

Alternatives to Edward

  1. Eagle
  2. Easton
  3. Eden
  4. Edison
  5. Elias
  6. Elijah
  7. Elliot
  8. Elon
  9. Enzo
  10. Ethan
  11. Everest
  12. Everett
  13. Exton
  14. Ezekiel
  15. Ezra

Alternatives to George

  1. Gabriel
  2. Garrett
  3. Garrison
  4. Gatlin
  5. Gauge
  6. Gentry
  7. Gio
  8. Grady
  9. Grayson
  10. Gus
  11. Guy
  12. Gunner
  13. Gage
  14. Gideon
  15. Geo

Alternatives to Henry

  1. Haven
  2. Hawk
  3. Harry
  4. Holden
  5. Hollis
  6. Hunt
  7. Hunter
  8. Huntley
  9. Hurley
  10. Huxley
  11. Hudson
  12. Holt
  13. Harvey
  14. Harrison
  15. Hank

Alternatives to James

  1. Jace
  2. Jack
  3. Jagger
  4. Jake
  5. Jameson
  6. Jay
  7. Jem
  8. Jett
  9. Jimmy
  10. Jonah
  11. Josh
  12. Josiah
  13. Jude
  14. Judson
  15. Justice

Alternatives to John

  1. Jacob
  2. Jared
  3. Jax
  4. Jeb
  5. Jed
  6. Jesse
  7. Jet
  8. Jody
  9. Joel
  10. Johnston
  11. Jon
  12. Jonas
  13. Jones
  14. Judge
  15. Juno

Alternatives to Jonathan

  1. Jacques
  2. Jamison
  3. Jasper
  4. Jasper
  5. Jedidiah
  6. Jefferson
  7. Jensen
  8. Jeremiah
  9. Jericho
  10. Joaquin
  11. Jordan
  12. Joseph
  13. Joshua
  14. Journey
  15. Julius

Alternatives to Matthew

  1. Madden
  2. Madison
  3. Mariner
  4. Mason
  5. Massimo
  6. Mateo
  7. Maverick
  8. Maximilian
  9. Maximo
  10. Maximus
  11. Maxwell
  12. Mayor
  13. Milton
  14. Mitchell
  15. Montana

Alternatives to Michael

  1. Mack
  2. Maddox
  3. Malachi
  4. Marcus
  5. Marley
  6. Marlon
  7. Marshall
  8. Max
  9. Maxim
  10. McKinley
  11. Mercer
  12. Miller
  13. Milo
  14. Moses
  15. Murphy

Alternatives to Nicholas

  1. Napoleon
  2. Nash
  3. Nathan
  4. Nathaniel
  5. Navy
  6. Ned
  7. Nelson
  8. Neo
  9. Neptune
  10. Nico
  11. Niko
  12. Nixon
  13. Noah
  14. Noble
  15. North

Alternatives to Oliver

  1. Oak
  2. Oakes
  3. Oakley
  4. Ocean
  5. Octavius
  6. Odin
  7. Oleander
  8. Onyx
  9. Orion
  10. Orson
  11. Oscar
  12. Otis
  13. Otto
  14. Owen
  15. Toliver

Alternatives to Patrick

  1. Parker
  2. Patch
  3. Pax
  4. Paxton
  5. Payton
  6. Phineas
  7. Phineas
  8. Phoenix
  9. Pierce
  10. Polaris
  11. Prescott
  12. Preston
  13. Preston
  14. Princeton
  15. Proximo

Alternatives to Peter

  1. Pace
  2. Palma
  3. Palmer
  4. Patten
  5. Payson
  6. Pedro
  7. Peyton
  8. Pierce
  9. Pierre
  10. Piers
  11. Porter
  12. Presley
  13. Price
  14. Prince
  15. Prosper

Alternatives to Richard

  1. Ranger
  2. Ransom
  3. Reagan
  4. Reid
  5. Remington
  6. Rivers
  7. Rex
  8. Rhett
  9. Rider
  10. Ridge
  11. Ridley
  12. Rogue
  13. Roman
  14. Royce
  15. Rupert

Alternatives to Robert

  1. Raleigh
  2. Rebel
  3. Reece
  4. Reed
  5. Reef
  6. Reese
  7. Reign
  8. Remy
  9. Riggs
  10. Riley
  11. Rio
  12. River
  13. Rory
  14. Ryder
  15. Ryker

Alternatives to Thomas

  1. Tatum
  2. Taylor
  3. Teague
  4. Teo
  5. Tesla
  6. Thor
  7. Tiger
  8. Tobiah
  9. Tobias
  10. Tobin
  11. Toby
  12. Todd
  13. Tommy
  14. Tucker
  15. Ty

Alternatives to William

  1. Wade
  2. Walker
  3. Warrick
  4. Wells
  5. West
  6. Weston
  7. Wilber
  8. Wilder
  9. Willard
  10. Willis
  11. Willoughby
  12. Wilson
  13. Wolf
  14. Woody
  15. Worthy

Famous Celebrity Boys with Alternative Names

When it comes to being alternative, Hollywood Stars are experts.

Kacey Jann Herndon and Mike Eli named their son Kash. This name with an alternate spelling is strong and masculine.

Another name with alternate appeal is, Odie. This is the moniker of Ashley Williams & Neal Dodson’s son. It’s a unique name with sweet undertones.

Next up, we have, Lazer, son of Diplo and Kathryn Lockhart.

Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy gave their son the strong name, Bingham Hawn.

Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis chose the badass name, Diezel for their son.

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