Looking for VERY unique boys names

[meow]

I have a thing about unique names- probably comes from working with children and having heard every name before

My husband named our son, Espen which is popular-ish in Scandinavia but you don't hear it much here. I have full naming rights on this baby and I'm sorted for a girl's name as I still love the one I wanted last time but I'm feeling so lost on boys names.

For our son I loved:
Jasper
Felix
But they have both increased in popularity and I'm glad we didn't name him them anymore (though I still LOVE Felix so it's sad to let that one go).

Other names I like but I think they're too popular:
Griffin
Milo
Otis
Baxter
Phoenix

A couple of names I'm considering are:
Otto
Paxon (Paxton is getting popular in the states though)

The problem with very unique names is I've often never heard of them before so I'd love to hear some suggestions if anyone has them. Thanks! Oh, I also love names with an X or Z in them!

[Smoke Jaguar]

How about a nice Aboriginal name? I liked Banjora, but DP didn't like any of the boy names I found
I know a boy of every name you mentioned except Paxon and Espen, but only one of each

[Pandora]

I have a Milo and we've only co
E across one other IRL in five years.

The other one we were considering was Arlo - not Many of them about.

Arutha
Avery
Brecken
Berk
Beren
Callan
Daya
Drew
Fry
Fryer
Gage
Hamilton
Hamish
Hilton
Judah
Jules
Lucian
Myron
Travers
Taliesin
Torren
Tarrant
Zephyr

[Mak]

Zephyr
Ari
Dashiell

[meow]

Hmm- I looked for Aboriginal names last time but don't seem to have any, will have to look. I met a Banjo the other day so I think that would be out for me. Thanks for mentioning you know an Otto- I think it's getting popular-ish too. I know a few Otis' are around but I do know of one Otto (a friends son's friend) so I guess that's out.

[meow]

Oh, more suggestions! Thank you!

Arlo is kinda funky- haven't heard it before.

I like Zephyr- but I have a friend whose son's name abbreiviates to Zep and I'm trying to work out if I can do it. I also LOVE Zeke but our surname starts with KE so it doesn't work.
I know an Ari and I like Dash but I worry about copying celeb names... though my girl's name is a celeb name now too.

[Smoke Jaguar]

Torren's nice I've known of one a few years ago.
I think the 'danger' for us in a lot of the less known names was that they can sound a bit too soft. I mean even for girl names! I like a hard consonant somewhere
I know an Arlo, too.
I think part of the issue, as well, is getting over the fact that someone else may have that name. I loved DS's name and it was for reasons other than hardly anyone had it. But I did know of one or two boys in our area with it and decided I didn't care because I loved the meaning, its origin and one of the namesakes

[meow]

I don't know if I can completely let the popularity thing go though. If I did then I would name this child Felix- no question. So maybe I need to look into that more. It's currently in the top 300, maybe it wont move more?? And that is why Otto is still on my list, as having heard of one is hardly reason to say it's TOO popular. I guess I've never gelled with my son's name and a part of me would feel bad to give another son a really popular name while he's got this "weird" name. My issues there.

[Floweryfields]

How about
Fergus
Horashio
Digby
Lane
Xander

[meow]

Oh I knew a little Digby! Great name, thanks

[~clover~]

I love pheonix My friends little boy is Levi Pheonix

I heard the name Tahi about 5 years ago. Its a Maori name that means one, or number one. I love it.
SIL is Maori & some of the names I've heard are beautiful. Maybe you could look them up?

[luna moth]

I was going to say Rigby instead of Digby. But either's cute.
Sullivan
Arrow
Lennox
Ezra(too similar to Espen? Not sure..)
Bruno (only Sacha Baron Cohen has guaranteed its popularity won't be growing)
Jarvis
Rocco
Neo
Zed
Jericho (I am posting this everywhere until someone uses it!)

I don't think Milo is too bad, popularity wise. I have only met one in my 10 years in the industry.
In other news, I rocked out at a wild party with a guy called Espen the weekend that this little groover within was created!

[meow]

I love hearing of people meeting Espen's! Glad he was good party company

Actually, I think the only Milo I know of is another friend of my same friend's son. He knows an Otis, Milo and Otto but I haven't actually met anyone with those names myself yet. I met a Sullivan for the first time today! I like Jarvis and Zed (actually I think Zed is already on my list). Jericho is cool actually- shortened to Jeri is simple too. Whay aren't you using it?

Thanks so much for the ideas everyone!

[sneakysparkle]

Heres my contribution

Tallesin
Livingstone (an all time fav for me!)
Slade
Zahn
Paxton
Decorci
Jethro
Micah

[RhiChiChi]

My gf just named her son Ryder and her DD name is Hunter, but could be for a boy

[Sequoia]

Do you think Baxter is popular? AFAIK, there are no other Baxter's on the forums except for mine (haven't seen any listed in any sig's) and I know of only 1 other IRL. I think you may have commented on my thread about Cool Names That Go With Baxter, although we have decided on our names, I am loving some on the suggestions on this thread. I did like Jasper for this bub but it has become a bit more popular. Felix is cool though, I love X names.

[meow]

You're right- I did say go with Baxter! That was before I was pregnant- I was trying to sell Baxter to a friend IRL too I LOVE the name!

You're probably all right about many of the names not actually being that popular but if you search for Felix for example on the nameberry blog there is a blog post about the most popular searched names on that website and all my faves are on there- a sign that they may be about to increase in popularity. Jasper is the only one currently in the top 100 Australian names though I think.

[~clover~]

Casper (there are brothers in town here, Casper & Felix!)
Djago (Jaygo)
Chilla
Zayne
Blaise
Zarrod
Kamden
Anaru (another mauri name, for Andrew)
Ma'lu
Jazz
Lochi
Zeke
Kayden