If you’re hunting for the perfect baby boys name, why not consider a surname? Last names for first names are a trend now—and will still be cool for your kid when they’re grown up. Most of these names are not on the popularity charts os scroll below to see our picks of 50 unique last names for boys that aren’t overused. These names baby boy names and gender-neutral names make perfect for first names and can be shortened into cute nicknames.
1. Abbott
Meaning: Father
Origin: Aramaic and Hebrew
Similar names: Addison, Acheson, Adams
2. Aiken
Meaning: Little Adam
Origin: English surname
Similar names: Ainsley, Allum, Annon
3. Alden
Meaning: Wise friend
Origin: Old English
Similar names: Adler, Asher, Axford
4. Alvarez
Meaning: Son of Alvaro
Origin: Spanish
Similar names: Ayres, Abelson, Adley
5. Alston
Meaning: Elf stone
Origin: English
Similar names: Ashby, Ayrton, Adrian
6. Anson
Meaning: Son of Ann
Origin: English
Similar names: Anderson, Archer, Addington
7. Ayton
Meaning: River stream + farmstead
Origin: English
Similar names: Austen, Adkins, Adwell
8. Baird
Meaning: Poet, one who sings ballads
Origin: Gaelic, Scottish, and Irish
Similar names: Barrington, Beaumont, Baxter
9. Baxley
Meaning: Baker’s meadow
Origin: English
Similar names: Booker, Brewster, Bronson
10. Beck
Meaning: Small stream
Origin: English, German, and Hebrew
Similar names: Barker, Baron, Barrett
11. Belden
Meaning: From Beldon hill
Origin: English
Similar names: Brooks, Barlow, Bauer
12. Benson
Meaning: Son of Benne
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Similar names: Beckett, Banks, Bosco
13. Calder
Meaning: Rough waters or stream
Origin: Scottish
Similar names: Cooper, Cohen, Cobain
14. Carrick
Meaning: Rocky headland
Origin: Gaelic
Similar names: Cameron, Collier, Crosby
15. Castellan
Meaning: The keeper of the castle
Origin: Americanized form of Croatian Kaštelan
Similar names: Carson, Chancellor, Carlisle
16. Clifton
Meaning: Cliff settlement
Origin: English
Similar names: Carters, Carver, Casen
17. Curran
Meaning: Dagger, hero
Origin: Irish Surname
Similar names: Cassidy, Chandler, Cheney
18. Decker
Meaning: Roofer
Origin: German
Similar names: Dexter, Deacon, Dempsey
19. Denison
Meaning: Son of Dennis
Origin: English
Similar names: Davis, Demir, Dior
20. Donovan
Meaning: Dark
Origin: Irish
Similar names: Dawson, Davies, Deveraux
21. Elway
Meaning: Field
Origin: Scottish
Similar names: Ellis, Everett, Evans
22. Emmens
Meaning: Iron strength
Origin: English
Similar names: Easton, Ford, Estes
23. Gannon
Meaning: Son of the fair-haired one
Origin: Irish
Similar names: Franklin, Greyson, Granger
24. Gibson
Meaning: Son of Gilbert
Origin: English
Similar names: Finnegan, Grady, Gaines
25. Grayden
Meaning: Son of grey-haired one
Origin: English
Similar names: Grayson, Gallagher, Garrison
26. Hardy
Meaning: Bold, courageous
Origin: English, French, and Irish
Similar names: Harper, Hunter, Hagan
27. Hawkins
Meaning: Little hawk
Origin: English
Similar names: Hendrix, Haines, Hale
28. Hawthorne
Meaning: Lives near the hedge
Origin: English
Similar names: Huxley, Halen, Hamilton
29. Holmes
Meaning: From the island in the river
Origin: English
Similar names: Hudson, Hanson, Harris
30. Hutchins
Meaning: Son of Hugh
Origin: Scottish
Similar names: Harrison, Hewitt, Hilton
31. Kahlo
Meaning: Bald
Origin: Spanish
Similar names: Jameson, Kaiser, Kane
32. Keaton
Meaning: Place of hawks
Origin: English
Similar names: Lennox, Keane, Kennedy
33. Levine
Meaning: Descendent of Levi
Origin: English, Hebrew
Similar names: Lincoln, Lennon, Logan
34. Macsen
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Welsh
Similar names: Mason, Marley, Mackey
35. Mitchell
Meaning: Who is like God
Origin: English
Similar names: Madison, Ledger, Montgomery
36. Ollivander
Origin: Literary name
Similar names: Nolan, Olsen, Ortiz
37. Patton
Meaning: Fighter’s town
Origin: English
Similar names: Parker, Palmer, Parrish
38. Quaide
Meaning: Son of Uaid
Origin: Latin
Similar names: Quinn, Quincy, Quigley
39. Reeves
Meaning: Bailiff
Origin: English
Similar names: Reagan, Remington, Radley
40. Roark
Meaning: Illustrious and mighty
Origin: Irish
Similar names: Ramsey, Reed, Rhodes
41. Salinger
Meaning: Habitational name
Origin: French
Similar names: Sawyer, Saunders, Sanders
42. Shaffer
Meaning: Steward, butler
Origin: German
Similar names: Shaw, Slater, Swain
43. Stanton
Meaning: Stone enclosure or settlement, place name
Origin: English
Similar names: Sutton, Spencer, Stetson
44. Sullivan
Meaning: Dark eyes
Origin: English
Similar names: Smith, Shepherd, Sanford
45. Tennyson
Meaning: Son of Dennis
Origin: English
Similar names: Truett, Talbot, Tanner
46. Vader
Meaning: Father
Origin: Dutch and North German
Similar names: Vernon, Vaughn, Voss
47. Watson
Meaning: Son of Walter
Origin: English and Scottish
Similar names: Wilson, Wellington, Wagner
48. Wolverson
Meaning: Wolf settlement or enclosure
Origin: English
Similar names: Wyatt, Warner, Washington
49. Yarrow
Meaning: Botanical name
Origin: English
Similar names: Wesley, Landon, York
50. Zeller
Meaning: Habitational name
Origin: German and Dutch
Similar names: Zabel, Zacher, Zahler
