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
hay valley, hedged valley
Englishfather of light
Hebrewsun (Coptic tradition)
Egyptiangenerous, noble
Turkishprotector of men
Italianone who thinks ahead
Greekvast, expansive
Native AmericanCathay, the Middle Kingdom
RussianGod is my judge
Persianmodern coinage, no historical meaning
Americancharioteer of the sun
Indiancounseled by supernatural beings
Englishbrave, manly
Serbianfriend, companion
Indianspring of water, water gift
Israelischolar, clerk, educated person
Americancharcoal hill
Americanthe heavenly one, royal (via Kalani)
Americanblessed by the goddess of prosperity
Indianliberated (spiritual parallel to Nirvana)
Americanthe letter Z
Englishnatural/sky (possible Polynesian interpretation)
Americanto rejoice
Danishnoble guardian
South Africanpersonal spirit, divine guardian
ChineseGod is my judge + priceless/flourishing (Dan + ...
Americanfrom Artagnan, a village in Gascony, France
FrenchGod is my strength (variant of Uzziah)
Hebrewfrom the hill town
EnglishBrock's settlement (place name origin)
Americanrope, cord (from Old French 'corde')
Americanvictory of the brave
Indianof Ibelin (place name origin)
Frenchof Mars, warlike
African Americangodlike strength
African Americanone island, isolated place
Irishdear, beloved
African Americanrich, wealthy
African Americanhandsome son
Irishdivine presence
Basqueof the spring, from greatness
African Americancalf, young animal
African Americanpeople who speak the Maa language
Africanmodern invented name, no established meaning
Americanhe causes pain, born in sorrow
Christianwhole, powerful
Americanrhyme seller, poet
Americangift of YHWH
Jewishlion of men
Spanishever king
Norwegianfree man
Nigerianof Mars, warlike
African-Americanelm tree grove
Americanname of Lord Murugan (Tamil deity)
Tamilfruit, auspicious, ripe
Tamilpure, clean, blessed
JapaneseJehovah is God
WelshGod will uplift
Frenchrival, eager to emulate
Romanianprotector, guardian
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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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