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.
642 boy names starting with W
resolute protector, strong-willed guardian
Englishguide, wide
Englishfrom the western farmstead
Englishwayside land, roadside settlement
Americanwestern farmstead, western settlement
Americanone who walks
Englishanimal enclosure, warren
Englishpowerful warrior
Englishat the ford
Englishfrom Wells, Somerset
Englishdweller in the wild, untamed land
Americanwine stone
Englishresolute protector's son
Englishwestern clearing
Englishdweller by wild land
Americanwagon maker, cart driver
Englishwestern enclosure
Englishshort form of Wesley or Weston
Englishwestern settlement
Americanwayfarer, traveler
Americanson of Walter
Englishwestern town
Americanforeigner, Welshman (Celtic speaker)
Scottishsmall songbird
Englishresolute, crafty
Englishcharming, wily
Englishwill, desire, helmet
Englishfrom the western direction
Englishstrong-willed warrior
Englishwestern town, western settlement
Americandefender of the army
Englishwolf path, the way of the wolf
Germanrow of trees by the wood
Americanfrom the forest, woodland dweller
Americanwolf
Germanresolute fame, desired renown
Swedishfair, white, blessed
Welshwhite meadow
Englishof the Vandal people
Englishwhite, fair-complexioned
Americanwhite field, white acre
Englishthe winter season, wet season
Englishson of William
Englishwestern meadow, western clearing
Americanwill-helmet
Dutchson of William
Englishknowledge, good judgment, deep understanding
Americanthe legendary smith (from Weland/Völundr)
Americanforest dweller’s son
Americanwolf
Englishhilltop settlement of the friend
Englishwine's town, friend's settlement
Englishwheel maker, craftsman
Americanmeadow by the stream
Americanresolute fortress, determined will
Americanfrom the hill spring
Englishdetermined guard, resolute protector
Englishfrom the white settlement
Englishwell-digger
Englishland by the road
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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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