12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
4,202 boy names starting with A
first, primordial, beginning
Indianwithout a second, singular
Indianfirst-born son
Ugandaneagle land
Americanto protect, to defend
Russianenlightened, strong
Jewishlapis lazuli (precious blue stone)
Spanishwithout superior, incomparable
Indianstar
Englishstrength, my strength
African Americanthank you, grateful
Ghanaianunique, without equal
Islamicwork of God
Hebrewservant of God
Arabicof the noble people
Persianmoon, moonlight
Turkishpraised one
West Africanluminous, radiant, full of light
Arabicstrengthened by God
Hebrewliterary name of uncertain origin
Frenchnoble battle maiden (via Audrey)
Americanworshiper of YHWH
Hebrewred earth, ground
Turkishmodern variant of Aeson (healer)
Americanunmanifest, divine essence
Indianservant of God
Senegalesedivine love, god's beauty
Scandinaviannoble strength
Spanishof uncertain meaning, possibly healer
Greektreetop, eloquent speaker
Arabicnoble, virtuous
Americanprotector, guardian, defender
Arabicindustrious, hardworking, rival
Italianyouth, renewal
Israelieagle bay, eagle inlet
Norwegiancourageous, brave
Indianaided by God
Hebrewwise, having knowledge
Arabicking of the sky/air
Indianstrong, virile, masculine
Greekservant of God
Uzbekderived from the Aras River
Kurdishboundless, without measure
Indianservant of the Most Merciful (Allah)
Islamicchampion, heroic man
Turkishsweet, gentle
Japaneseindivisible, uncuttable
Americanstrength of God, God is my strength
Americanfather of many nations, father of a multitude
Jewishrighteous, equitable
Arabsky, heavens
Pakistanijust, fair
Arabthe hidden one
American (LDS)gift of Artemis, safe and sound
Spanishdawn, first ray of light
Indianarchway, structural arch
Englishdefender of men, protector of the people
Greekmade of earth, red earth
Englishlittle rock, harmony
Frenchbeauty, love
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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