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
golden, gilded
Romanborn on a Wednesday (day name)
Ghanaianvital energy, good health
Hinducomplete, whole, all-encompassing
Hinduworthy, noble people
Arabicelf's stone, ancient stone
Englishmy father is God
Hebrewocean, sea, flowing water
Indianto carry, to endure
Americanliving water, strength
Englishunstruck divine sound
Sikhindigenous Canarian name
Canarianrelated to Everett (brave boar)
Americannoble ruler, old king
Germanlittle Antonio, beloved diminutive
Italianmeadow dweller
Americantruly brave, genuinely bold
Spanishash tree settlement
Englishthat which is about to arrive
Frenchnoble, powerful
Englishvigorous ruler
Frenchash tree clearing
Englishsurety, guarantor
Israeliconsecrated, worthy of reverence
Englishthrone of heaven, sky-reaching
Persianfather of peace
Americanmodern expansion of Azariah
African-Americanpillar, support
Malagasythin-lipped
Spanishnoble and famous
Englishgift, benefit
Arabicunparalleled, matchless
Indianfaiths, religions, ways of life
Arabicflourishing, like a flower
African Americanone who commands, leader
Arabicof the hawk
Englishluminous hero
JapaneseYahweh has helped
Hebrewbright star in Aquila
Arabicblack, dark-complexioned
Arabichelper, one who defends
Greekuncertain, possibly invented
kind-hearted, righteous
Indianprotector of men
Serbianpowerful, grand
Israeliprince, commander, leader
Arabicgatherer, collector
Hebrewmessenger
Americanash tree town, settlement near ash trees
Englishexalted, supreme
Arabicwise guardian warrior (fictional FFX character ...
Pop culturecaptivating, fascinating
Arabicbird-like, of the birds
Americanone of a kind, incomparable
Indianexcellent end goal
Greekbliss, divine happiness
Indianbrave as a lion
Arabicone who does not die
Greekpeace, tranquility
Vietnamesechaste, modest, pure
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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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