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.
1,250 boy names starting with H
home ruler (from Henry)
Englishbright heart, brilliant mind
Englishone who tends a gate or hatchway
Americanhome ruler
Dutchruler of the home
Polishcheerful, merry
Spanishruler of the home
Portugueserealm of the dead
Greekplace of protection and calm
Englishlittle Hugh
Irishone who resurrects, gathers on judgment day
Pakistaninoble, generous host
Arabicjoy of God
Jewishsettlement of Holston, holly stone homestead
Americanstag's clearing
Englishson of Hudde (Hugh)
Americanstone marker, boundary
Greekexalted, high, elevated
Arabiclittle Hugh, small-hearted one
Englishdescendant of Ógán
Irishsteadfast, resolute
Muslimpledge, hostage
Greeklord of the estate, powerful at home
Germanhawthorn tree, thorny hedge enclosure
Englishfrom the hedged land
Americanto move lightly, graceful joy
Arabicfrom the hare's den
Americandwellers in wooded hills
Americanbattle worthy, eager in battle
Americanlittle Hasan, very good
Arabicfrom the Frankish haigro (heron)
Englishson of Hutch (Hugh)
Englishone who is led (possibly referring to blindness)
Spanishlord of the estate
Americanhunter's woodland
Americanhome ruler
Englishhay meadow
Americanrocky land
Englishfrom the heathland
EnglishGod is gracious (short form of Johannes)
Chinesehandsome, good
East Africanbrave, courageous
Arabyoung eagle, eaglet
Arabicthe living one
Arabichay valley, from the hedged valley
Americanspiral, coil
Englishglory of God
Hebrewson of Hugh
Englishthe hay town
Americangrateful, full of praise for God
Arabichappy devotee of Shiva
Indianboth Hassan and Hussain
Arabtraditional masculine warrior name
Japaneseclear weather
Japanesecourage, determination, bravery
South Asiandeer, stag
Jewishfrom Hesston (place name)
Americandiminutive of Hobart
Americanson of Henne (Henry)
Englishthe sky, abode of God
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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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