Modern Baby Boy Names | Nameberry

August 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Modern baby boy names are names used mostly since the start of the 21st century, names that break the traditional masculine mold for baby boys.

Modern names for baby boys can be drawn from several different genres. Word names such as Journey and Wilder are popular modern baby boy names. Place names such as London and Kenya fit the category of modern names for boys.

Other modern names for boys defy old gender stereotypes by being unisex or gender neutral names. These may be nature names such as Fox or Sage, or last names used as firsts, such as Palmer or Peyton.

Newly-invented names can be classified as modern male names. These might include respellings or entirely new names: Jaxon, Shai, Ryatt.

The modern baby boy names here are ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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