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
bold warrior, battle army
ScandinavianGod is gracious
Irishpure, innocent, righteous
Jewishspear of God (from Oscar)
Englishgenuine, honest, without deceit
Americanmay God protect, held by the heel
Spanishnoble bright (adal + beraht)
EnglishGod is salvation, Yahweh saves
AmericanGod's helper (ezer + El)
Jewishcounsel + wolf (rád + ulfr)
Spanishson of Jack
Americanmay He add (another son)
Jewishstatement of belief, system of faith
Americanwhere roses grow
Englishprince's town
Americanone who carries loads, carrier
Englishof the Cassian family (Roman gens)
Englishtrustworthy, loyal
AmericanGod the highest (variant interpretation)
Swahili-speaking Africanselected, set apart, elected
Americanpassionate, fiery one
Welshmodern elaboration of Jason
Americanto heal (from iasthai)
Americanrule, sovereignty
Englishmay God protect
Englishlarge homestead, great settlement
Englishhorse friend
Englishfrom the settlement by the stone
Englishcrooked valley
EnglishGod is my salvation
Spanishincrease, growth
Englishfrom Mauritania, North African
Spanishcharcoal, dark
Englishthe cool one, refreshing wind
Hawaiianpeace, submission to God
Englishwealthy, rich
Italianto heal
Englishto conquer, to prevail
Spanishgift of God
Americanfrom the city of Dax
Englishstaff of the Goths
SpanishGod is my judge
Americansoldier
Englishsun, lord
Englishson of Will (William)
Englishson of David
Englishfearless
African Americanhonest, steadfast
Americansea, ocean (kai component)
African Americanbeautiful, excellent
Arabicanointed one carrier
Englishname of God
EnglishBrixis settlement
EnglishLord (via Kyrie element)
African AmericanYahweh is my flame
Hebrewwestern clearing
EnglishGod has helped
Hebrewrest (via Rocco)
AmericanPaega's settlement
Englishseven; divine completion
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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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