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.
638 boy names starting with F
happy, fortunate
Englishfair, white, bright
Irishfair-haired hero; white warrior
ScottishFree
Spanishbold journey, brave adventurer
Spanishfree man, freeholder of land
Americandweller near the woods
Englishpeaceful ruler
Englishof the bean growers (Fabii clan)
GermanFrenchman
EnglishFrankish person
Englishfair, white, bright
Irishone who crafts arrows
Englishshallow river crossing
Englishfair warrior, white hero
Irishdweller by the woods
Englishdescendant of Flann (ruddy, red)
Irishof the Frankish people
Italianfisherman
Americanlover of horses
Spanishone who cares for others
Englishthe fox, cunning animal
Englishfree man
Englishfree man, Frenchman
Italianpeaceful ruler
Englishcreative elaboration of Finn
IrishPersia (place name)
Arabichandsome, radiant one
Irishthe Nubian, dark-skinned
Americanruler of peace
Englishpower of peace
Englishpeaceful ruler
Italianpeace power
Spanishfair-haired one
Irishfaithful, loyal
Spanishpeaceful ruler
Englishhard grey quartz, fire-making stone
Englishfisherman
Germanmythic bird of rebirth and renewal
Americanpanther
Arabicmuddy farm or settlement
Americanone who rejoices
Muslimanglicization of Welsh Llwyd
Welshconqueror, opener of doors
Muslimson of the spear-ruler (Gerald = Geirald)
Irishfair warrior
Irishfrom the Fabius family, Roman patrician
Italianiron
Irishfionn (fair) + laogh (warrior)
Scottishnoble son
Englishfree ruler, powerful peace
Germanlover of horses
Polishfair, fair-haired, white
Irishthe divider between right and wrong
Arabicdescendant of the fair one
Irishskilled rider, brave warrior
Arabicpeace + ruler
Frenchgrace, divine bounty, overflowing
Pakistanifrom the flower
Germanprecious, incomparable
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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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