Baby Name Mash-Ups: Boys Edition!

Do you enjoy mashing two names together to create a third? Whether you love name games, want an unconventional honoring name, or simply like rare baby names, name mashes are a fantastic way to explore the outer bounds of language.

Yesterday, I posted a list of real girls’ names that qualify as baby name mash-ups. Today, I publish the boys’ names! All of the mash-ups listed are legitimate baby names found within the Social Security Administration‘s data set for U.S. babies born in 2021. I also list how many times they were used that year to get a sense of rarity or popularity (For context, the SSA publishes all names used at least 5 times in a year. The most popular name in the country, Liam, was given to over 20,000 babies. To be considered popular, it needs to rank in the Top 1000…which started at 217 boys for the names Atharv, Bishop, Blaise, and Davian. Sense of scale!).

• Adrius = Adrian + Atreus. 7 boys were named Adrius in the U.S. in 2021.
• Aidric = Aidan + Godric. 6 boys were named Aidric in the U.S. in 2021.
• Alexiel = Alex + Daniel. 6 boys.
• Amarion = Amari + Marion. 136 boys.
• Augden = August + Ogden. 5 boys.
• Axcel = Axel + Excel. 10 boys. Hey, some people love spreadsheets!
• Azaiah = Azariah + Isaiah. 166 boys.
• Azarious = Azariah + Julius. 6 boys.
• Baxton = Baxter + Paxton. 5 boys.
• Braven = Brave + Draven. 94 boys.
• Breyson = Brayson + Greyson. 12 boys.
• Briceson = Brice + Bryson. 11 boys.
• Briggston = Briggs + Brixton. 26 boys.
• Broxton = Brock + Brixton. 7 boys
• Chrisean = Chris + Sean. 6 boys.
• Dylangael = Dylan + Angel, Dylan + Gael. 6 boys
• Eliam = Eli + Liam. This is actually a Biblical name, but it’s a great mash option. Rank: #736, and was given to 345 boys in 2021.
• Emmerick = Emery + Merrick, Emery + Eric, Emeric + Merrick. 5 boys.
• Ethaniel = Ethan + Nathaniel. 20 boys.
• Faustin = Faustino + Austin. 5 boys.
• Geremy = Gerald + Jeremy. 9 boys.
• Gianluca = Giovanni + Luca. 180 boys.
• Graceson = Grace + Grayson. 47 boys. This is an interesting option for parents who want to honor a woman named Grace with their son’s name.
• Hughston = Hugh + Houston. 7 boys.
• Iangael = Ian + Angel, Ian + Gael. 5 boys.
• Jakayden = Jake + Kayden. 28 boys.
• Jamichael = James + Michael. 22 boys.
• Jaren = Jason + Daren, Jason + Karen. 34 boys.
• Jayco = Jayden + Draco. 9 boys.
• Jeaven = Jeremy + Heaven. 5 boys.
• Jebediah = Jeb + Jedediah. 27 boys. This is one of the older mash-ups and one of the older psuedo-Biblical names on the block.
• Jessiah = Jesse + Josiah. 142 boys.
• Joevan = Joe + Evan. 5 boys.
• Juliam = Julian + Liam. 5 boys.
• Kaydrian = Kayden + Adrian. 11 boys.
• Kendarius = Kendrick + Darius. 13 boys.
• Kendrix = Kendrick + Hendrix. 98 boys.
• Lesther = Lester + Esther. 8 boys.
• Lloyal = Llewelyn + Loyal, Llewyn + Loyal, Lloyd + Loyal. 9 boys.
• Maxson = Max + Jaxson. 45 boys.
• Maxton = Max + Paxton. Rank: #994 for 218 boys.
• Miking = Mike + King. 22 boys.
• Nashton = Nash + Cashton. 14 boys.
• Rhyson = Rhys + Bryson. 7 boys.
• Rorick = Rory + Rick. 10 boys.
• Samaj = Sam + Semaj. Semaj is backwards for James. 11 boys.
• Santonio = Santiago + Antonio. Of course, I also thought about a smoosh of San Antonio. 12 boys.
• Thobias = Thomas + Tobias. This spelling looks a lot like the word “phobias.” 5 boys.
• Xaviel = Xavier + Daniel. 6 boys.
• Zebastian = Zebedee + Sebastian. 9 boys.

What do you think of these? Several of them are Bible-inspired without actually being Biblical, which is a really interesting trend I’ve been noticing.

What baby name mash-ups can you come up with for boys? I spotted Apollo and Pablo together in the boys’ data and misread together them as Apablo, so there’s an option!