Nameberry has visitors from all over the world, which goes some way toward accounting for the fact that many of the names on our popularity list are more common in other countries than they are in the US. Of course, some American parents also search for international names to reflect their own ethnic heritage or to celebrate a culture or country they love or to find a more dashing way to honor Grandpa Frank.

　　Most of the names here, drawn from the names right below the most popular Top 1000, are European names that evidence that sophisticated French or Italian or Scandinavian style. Or at least they do to the American ear, which relishes an accent.

　　There are also European-inflected names for boys higher up in the Nameberry popularity list: Callum and Enzo and Stellan, for instance. And in Europe itself, baby names originating in one country may be stylish in another, so that the Dutch like Italian names, the Italians favor Russian names, the Russians prefer French names, and the French are in love with British names. The boys’ names here are more distinctive than their popular brothers, but just as nimble at crossing international borders.

　　If you’re looking for an international name for your baby boy, these are the perfect blend of familiar yet exotic.

　　Adriano

　　Ahmet

　　Alejandro

　　Alessandro

　　Alfonso

　　Alphonse

　　Amadeo

　　Anatole

　　Andre

　　Andres

　　Anselm

　　Antonio

　　Ara

　　Aragon

　　Arkady

　　Armand

　　Arsenio

　　Auberon

　　Aurelio

　　Bas

　　Bastien

　　Cathal

　　Claude

　　Cosimo

　　Dario

　　Dermot

　　Dietrich

　　Dmitri

　　Dov

　　Eduardo

　　Enrique

　　Eoghan

　　Etienne

　　Ferdinand

　　Fernando

　　Finbar

　　Fintan

　　Florin

　　Francisco

　　Franco

　　Gianni

　　Gustav

　　Hans

　　Hansel

　　Helio

　　Ignacio

　　Jens

　　Johannes

　　Jonty

　　Jules

　　Julien

　　Khalil

　　Klaus

　　Knute

　　Kristof

　　Laird

　　Laurent

　　Leandro

　　Loic

　　Luc

　　Luciano

　　Ludo

　　Ludovic

　　Ludwig

　　Luis

　　Marek

　　Mario

　　Mathias

　　Mattias

　　Miguel

　　Mikhail

　　Milos

　　Mungo

　　Niall

　　Nicasio

　　Nicolai

　　Niles

　　Oberon

　　Octavio

　　Oisin

　　Olaf

　　Olivier

　　Osric

　　Padraig

　　Paolo

　　Pim

　　Ptolemy

　　Raoul

　　Raul

　　Ravi

　　Rodrigo

　　Rollo

　　Salvatore

　　Samir

　　Sergei

　　Sergio

　　Severin

　　Thiago

　　Thibault

　　Timo

　　Wilhelm

　　Yuri