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.
1,182 boy names starting with G
spear ruler
Englishenclosure, yard, garden
Englishone who works with stored grain
Englishfarmer, earthworker
Englishrule of the spear
Polishone who lives by the gable end
Americanstrong lord, fierce chief
Welshthe twin stars (Castor and Pollux)
Americanrelated to the Ghassanid Arab tribe
Arabicspear land
Americandoorway, archway, passage
Italianvaluable, expensive
Arabiclarge meadow settlement
Englishname of Lord Murugan (Tamil deity)
Tamilcurved, hook-nosed
Englishcompanion, friend (Old English origin)
Americanspear ruler, spear power
EnglishGod's friend
Englishroyal staff
Frenchlively, merry
Englishto gain, to win, to cultivate
Englishsecurity token
Englishhero, warrior
Armenianfrom the gray hill
Englishreward, recompense, prize for valor
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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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