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.
634 boy names starting with V
of the wine, from the vineyard
Italianfrom Valencia, powerful one
Spanishstrong, healthy
Englishfamous, renowned
Indianlush valley
Americanof noble lineage
Germanicone who prevails
Americanfrom the Basque people or region
Portuguesefortune; luck (in Spanish/Italian)
Americandream, prophetic sight
Americanlimb or body of the Vedas, embodiment of sacred...
Indian (Hindu)of the vine, wine merchant
Brazilianvigorous, powerful
Frenchroyal, kingly
Greekstaff bearer, rod bearer
Spanishwolf
Serbianmarked by strength, powerful one
Hindustrong man
Romanianspecial existence, distinct being
Indianruler of the world
Romanianfull of life, lively, alive
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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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