Favourite Boys Names

Parents who love the great English novelist Jane Austen may choose this spelling of the popular name Austin to honor the author of Emma and Pride and Prejudice.

Emerson is a dignified, somewhat serious name associated with transcendental thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson. Much more popular now for girls since Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher used it for her daughter, it is definitely still a viable boys name.

If you're seeking a solid last-name-first occupational name with a warm, friendly sound, one that's not overused, this could be it.

Even if it is the Number one surname in the U.S.--with more than 2.5 million bearers--we still think that Smith would make a cool first or middle name, whether or not it has family history.

With its rugged, country charm and confident sounds, Waylon is among the wave of Old Western names that parents are choosing.