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.
307 boy names starting with Q
wisdom, good sense
Irishestate of the fifth son
Americanthe fifth-born child
Frenchqueen's settlement
Englishthe fifth
Englishthe fifth
Englishseeking of a noble goal
Americanall-powerful (divine name Al-Qadir)
ArabicSon of Walter
Scottishgenerous distributor
Arabicshining like the moon
African-Americanhollow stalk, tube
Englishsteadfast, resolute
Arabicthe collected, gathered
Arabicfit, shapely, graceful
Irishestate of the fifth son
Englishcounsel, chief
Irishcapable, powerful, able
Arabicruler of the army (via Walter)
Irishfifth (born)
Americanofficial, mandarin
VietnameseThe fifth; fifth-born
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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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