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.
1,962 boy names starting with L
brave as a lion
Spanishbrave, strong
Portugueseelm grove, place of elms
Americanleader
Welshfrom the Lennox region of Scotland
Americanrough, fierce (diminutive)
Irishgarden of hollies, holly garden
Scottishbeloved friend, dear companion
Germanbright water, clean stream
Irishlight, bringer of light
Italianlion
ItalianGod is my help
Jewishman from Lucania (southern Italy)
Greekfarm on a hill, settlement by a mound
Americanlight, illumination
Portugueseaim, target
Indianfrom the Leyden region
Americanloyal servant, devotion
Hawaiianbold people, brave among the people
Italianwhite, pure
Hebrewmodern nature name variant
Americanman from Lucania
Frenchland of the lochs, fjord-land (Scandinavia)
Scottishmodern coinage from la- prefix and -trell
African-Americantown of the lexicon
Americanlion
Englishplace of the elms
Americanallies, friends
Lakota Siouxfrom the long shore
Basquemy God has helped
Serbiannoble, princely one
Arabicyoung wolf
Americandragon, power, prosperity
Vietnamesemusical, expressing personal emotion through song
Americanrules with glory
Hungarianlake dweller
Americanborn at daylight
Latinspring-like, of the spring
Frenchdistinguished leader
African-Americanheart (alternate Russian meaning)
Jewishof the lion lineage
Russiandeep affection, tender devotion
Americandweller by the lake
Americanvictory, honor
Italianlake colony, settlement by the pool
Americanliberator of men, one who frees
Spanishfrom Lucania (region of southern Italy)
Englishprince, crown prince
Ethiopiancreative spelling of Legend (things to be read,...
Americanthe king
Americanleader, ruler
Welshlion-hearted, brave
Italianland of the lochs, fjord-land
Scottishbeloved (possibly influenced by love)
Englishlionhearted, brave
Hebrewbold place, wild one
Americanlion
Jewishassociated, united
Finnishman from Lucania (region of Italy)
Polishyoung man, boy
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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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