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
heart, soul
Turkishmale duck
Englishprosperity, surplus
Arabicglory of the land
Englishpowerful leader of the folk
Englishinvented blend name, no classical meaning
Americanone who cuts cloth, tailor
Americanrocky land, stony ground
Americandweller by the ridge
Americanmost highly praised, most commendable
Arabicbald (short for Calvin from Latin Calvinus)
Americansea fortress, sea friend
Englishworld-mighty
Scottishlion hardy
GermanGod has given
Hebrewgenerous, noble, honorable
Arabicpeaceful, without noise
Indianservant of God
Hebrewraven
Irishuntamed, wild-natured
Americanindustrious, strong
Englishcourageous, bold
Dutchvisitor, pilgrim
African Americanyouthful, young one
Americangrowth, increase, abundance
Arabicbrave warrior (later folk etymology)
Englishwagon maker, cart driver
Englishestate of the fifth son
Americanpraiseworthy, highly commended
Arabicdescendant of Madan (little dog)
Irishbeautiful friend, fair friend
Frenchland of lakes
Scottishherb farm, meadow settlement
Englishlife, the living
Jewishfrom Amiens (France)
Englishson of
Scottisha narrow road or lane
Americanof Mount Carmel
Italianburdened, laden
Jewishthorny shrub, prickly plant
Americanthe ram
Americanyouthful, downy-bearded
Frenchbrown, dark-complexioned
Germanheart, mind settlement
Americanpath, track, trail
AmericanGod is gracious
Islamicbrook, small stream
Americanof Dionysos, god of wine
Englishwolf lover
Irishleader, military commander
AmericanGod's peace, divine peace
Americanfather of height
Jewishone who conquers
Italianunique, singular
Spanishplum tree (unrelated homophone)
Englishfair warrior, white hero
Irishray of light, bright counsel
Americanstrong, virtuous, honorable
Latin Americantrained, experienced
Jewishgift of God, blessed 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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