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
moonlit, luminous
Arabicfamous ruler, glorious reign
Hungarianhealer
Americanone blessed with divine grace, gift of Shiva
Tamilprophet swallowed by whale
Arabicroyal power
African Americanson of Braxton
Americanone who has not been defeated
South Asiangoodness of God
Jewishstrong wind
Englishdear, beloved
Scandinavianleader, commander
Turkishgold
Indianprotect, guard
Chinesebeginning, first
Hebrewstrength, courage
Germanprosperous landowner
Englishhomeland, native land, territory
Kurdishbelonging to France, the Franks
Frenchnoble heir, royal successor
Americanking, ruler
Indianmy God is Yahweh
Serbianrighteous, virtuous, pious
Senegalesemodern coined name with rhythmic beauty
Americana ray of the sun, sunbeam
Indianfire of God, God is my light
Jewishinfinite expanse, heavens
Indianbold confidence, striking presence
Americanship, navigator
Frenchinvented modern name
Americanone who bakes bread
AmericanMother Earth personified
Hindubrother, friend
Americanpromised land, merchant
Americanwho is like God
Englishnarrow (place name origin)
Americanflower
Portugueseinvented modern name
Americanrocky land, land of rock
Englishmodern invented name
AmericanYHWH remembers
Russianwestern settlement
Englishprince, leader
African Americanlife, living
Modern Americanharmony, union
Hebrewconfidence, trust, faith
Spanishhawk, falcon
Englishgrowth, abundance (via Zay- prefix)
Modern Americanchief, ruler
Welshprotector of people
Hawaiianwestward, to the west
Irishsharp, intelligent
Irishnamed for gold prospector Joe Juneau
Americanenclosed woodland
Englishson of Lawrence
Englishson of Hugh
Englishspirit protector
Africanjust, righteous
Englishone of the Goths
Englishplayful one
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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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