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
dweller in the forest
Englishfrom the wealthy estate, prosperous settlement
Englishto gesture, to signal
Americanfriend of God, saint
Arabicguardian, watchman
Englishtown in the forest (alternate etymology)
Englishchild, son
ArabicWinda's homestead, windy village
Englisharmy ruler, commander
Englishfrom the spring or well
Englishwill and peace
Spanishat the ford (river crossing)
Englishwhite
Englishone who receives divine inheritance
Arabicsymbol of resilience and mourning
Englishone who wrestles, struggles
Americanforeigner, of the Welsh
Americanwayfarer, wanderer
Americancrafty, wily
Americanwhite, fair-complexioned
Englishwhite man, fair-haired man
Englishdweller at the white enclosure
Englishresolute, brilliant
Englishresolute protector
Germanworker, one who builds
Americandweller at the white cultivated land
Englishresolute protector, determined guardian
Englishwatchman, alert
Americanworthy, of value
Americanson of Will
Englishland beside the road
Americansettlement by the fish dam
Englishboy, son
Arabicone who returns to safety
Arabicpeaceful will
Englishmodern invented name variant of Hayden
Americanresolute, bright
Englishforest meadow
Englishnatural, undomesticated
Americanvillage near a winding path
Englishfrom the willow farm
Englishweaver
Englishwinding riverbank, bank with a winch
Englishwinter season
Americanfrom the winding stream or lane
Americanresolute protector
Portuguesenight watchman
Englishgraceful, well-formed
Arabicfair, white
Welshwolf by the stream or pool
Englishsmall songbird of the meadow
Englishvalley of Wendel
Englishbright town
Englishmodern blend of Waylon and Lynn
Americanpowerful ruler
Englishclearing west of the settlement
Americanwestern settlement
Englishstrong-willed warrior
Englishlegendary divine smith (from Völundr)
Englishpowerful (by association with the watt unit)
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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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