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.
44,904 boy names
creative compound name
Americanone who grants victory
Arabickingly, of royal bearing
Spanishanswered prayer
Turkishlarge homestead
Americanslender, narrow
Irishred-haired counselor
Irishto twist, to wrestle with
Jewishbright navigational star in Orion
Englishof the sea
Americanlittle salmon, little goad
Irishsacred cosmic power
Jewishmature, of sound judgment
Arableader, the first one
Arabdefender of men
Ashkenazi Jewishmodern invented name combining Ty- and -jae ele...
Americanlight
Americanlittle bay, small inlet
Americanto pass quickly, to flow
Arabsign, signal
Arabicfrom the land
Englishfrom the Vinicius family
Brazilianarmy man, soldier
Frenchraised by God, wise
African Americanson of Taveiro; from the hermitage
Portuguesehelper, God has helped
Arabicdevoted to God
Americandim-sighted, unseeing
Spanishresurrection, one who will rise again
Spanishholly corner, hazel grove
Americanfamous throughout the land
Englishfrom the place of the sturgeon
Americanstoneworker (via Mason root)
Americanbequest, inheritance
Americanbald dove
Jewishdescendant of Nuallán
Irishdaytime, daylight
Arabicroyal, kingly
Persianswift as a deer
Jewishstrong bird of prey
Arabicdivine meadow
Norwegiansimple, uncomplicated
ArabicGod is my joy
Hebrewwatchful guardian, one who dedicates
Arabicspiritual force, divine grace
Yorubaforest dweller, one of the wood
Americanfriend
Hebrewbearer of Christ
Spanishstern, serious
Frenchpower, might
Arabichay valley
Englishruler of the army (via Walter)
Irishbrave-hearted, bold spirit
Italianlanguage, voice
Japanesevigorous, powerful
Frenchmanly, masculine
Englishsmooth, even ground
Arabicspear ruler (from Gerardo)
Spanishmy angel, my envoy
Irishscar
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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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