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.
2,740 boy names starting with T
ruler of the people
Frenchvariant of Tyson
AmericanGod appears (Theo-phania)
Englishthe crown/love of God
Yorubapraised
Christianmodern creative name; possibly from Celtic/Gael...
Americanfar-reaching, bringer of completion
Americanprimordial deep waters
PersianGod is gracious
African Americanimmense quantity, boundless
Americanchance, good fortune
Danishtavern keeper
African-Americanborn on All Saints Day
Frenchsettlement on the rock, homestead
Americanstorehouse of precious things
Americanfrom Thracia
Americanpath beneath the earth
Mexicanvirtuous, morally pure
Arabiccrossing, ford
Americanmodern invented name combining Ty- and -jae ele...
Americanson of Taveiro; from the hermitage
Portuguesetalon-like, sharp and strong
Americangift of God
Americanhomestead, settlement
Americanruler, sovereign (Greek/Latin influence on Tyra...
AmericanGod is good, Yahweh is good
Hebrewbeloved, good
Jewishcheerful homestead
Americanfirebrand, spark
Americanlittle poet
Irishmarabout, holy man
Guineanwarrior, battle god (via Tyr)
African-Americandivine gift
Greeklarge homestead, big village
Englishcheerful, bright, happy
Americangathering place, pool
Hebrewhandsome, beautiful
Welshgreat positive energy
Japanesemodern invented variant
Americanstrong and solid
Arabicone who tucks/stretches cloth
Americantile maker, tiler
Americanspiritual brilliance, inner light
Hinduclaw, swift predator (via Talon)
Welshgoodness of God
Jewishvariant of Terrell; earth puller
African-AmericanGod is gracious (via Shaun)
African-Americanpurple-red, royal color
Americangreat one (from Korean Tae root)
African Americantwin (loose association)
AmericanGod is gracious (via Shawn)
African-Americanland, territory
Americantrue, genuine
Germanwarrior, military companion
ScottishCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
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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