Baby Boy Names That Have Serious Swagger — for Your Little Badass

Cool baby boy names

Some parents simply want a baby name with a great meaning. The cool baby boy names below have it all — depth, strength, valor, luck, bravery — and they just plain sound good.

• Bryant: Celtic name meaning “strong”
• Chasin: Hebrew name meaning “strong”
• Kemen: Spanish name meaning “strong”
• Donovan: Celtic name meaning “strong fighter”
• Griffin: Welsh name meaning “strong in faith”
• Felix: Latin name meaning “lucky”
• Faust: Italian name meaning “lucky”
• Chance: English name meaning “good fortune”
• Frederik: German name meaning “leader”
• Brendan: Gaelic name meaning “brave”
• Farrell: Celtic name meaning “brave”
• Hardwin: English name meaning “brave friend”
• Baldwyn: German name meaning “brave friend”
• Sebastian: Greek name meaning “revered”
• Dustin: English name meaning “valiant”
• Neron: Spanish name meaning “strong”

Celebrity baby boy names

Celebrities always seem to have their fingers on the pulse of what’s cool and unique — and names are no exception. Many recently born celebrity baby boys are sporting names with a cool combination of modern edge and classic, old-fashioned sound. For inspiration, check out the following.

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    • Rhodes: Son of actors Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund
    • Hendrix: Son of actor Sasha Pieterse
    • Gus: Son of actress and singer Mandy Moore
    • Ace: Son of singer and actor Jessica Simpson
    • Cruz: Son of singer Victoria Beckham and athlete David Beckham
    • Magnus: Son of actor Elizabeth Banks
    • Saint: Son of Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West, also son of rocker Pete Wentz
    • Apollo: Son of singer Gwen Stefani
    • Atlas: Son of actress Anne Heche
    • Milan: Son of singer Shakira and Gerard Pique
    • Mason: Son of Kourtney Kardashian
    • Reign: Son of Kourtney Kardashian
    • Axl: Son of Fergie and Josh Duhamel
    • Milo: Son of actor Alyssa Milano
    • Duke: Son of E! News host Giuliana Rancic
    • Camden: Son of actor Vanessa Lachey
    • Jaxon: Son of Laguna Beach alum Kristin Cavallari
    • Otis: Son of Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis
    • Kase: Son of singer Jewel
    • Marcelo: Son of actor Ali Landry
    • Colt: Son of John Rich of the band Big & Rich
    • Xander: Son of actor January Jones
    • Arlo: Son of actor Toni Collette
    • Felix: Son of actor Elizabeth Banks
    • Max: Son of actor Cynthia Nixon
    • Leo: Son of actor Penélope Cruz
    • Onyx: Son of Iggy Azalea
    • Flynn: Son of actor Orlando Bloom
    • Jett: Son of Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East
    • Thunder: Son of Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt
    • Slash: Son of model Amber Rose
    • Rocky: Son of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
    • Romello: Son of Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry
    • Zuma: Son of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
    • Wilde: Son of rapper Eve