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
modern invented name
Americanshore, coast
Indianworthy, powerful
Frenchmodern invented name
Americanstoneworker, craftsman
Americanman of vigor, strong man
Irishbreeze, wind
African Americanfrom Laurentum (city of laurels)
Americanfull, satisfied, quenched
ArabicItalian form of Paul
Italianone who sees, observer
African Americanmodern American invented name
Americanwarrior, strong
Polishbright army, famous warrior
Englishmodern African American invented name
African Americanwhite warrior, fair hero
Scottishunchanging, eternal
Indiancompanion, ally
Lakota Siouxone who has renewed life
Italianson of
EnglishGod is gracious
Spanishdefender of men
Russianyoung warrior
AmericanYHWH saves
Hebrewyoung man, person in prime of life
Indianof noble birth
African Americanhollow, empty space
Americanson of Hugh, spirit
Americanmale deer, strong young man
Americanthird in line
African Americanlake meadow
Englishmy people
Arabicplace by a waterway lock
Englishmodern variant of Daxton
Americaninnovative, young
Indiansalt
Americanresolute protector (from Liam/William)
Americangift
Hebrew/IsraeliHaelstein's settlement
Americanknowing God
Hebrew/Israelisky god, shining deity
Norse/Scandinavianwith melody, melodious
Greekdarling, treasured one
Welshhe laughs, laughter
Englishgrace, elegance
Arabicpossible Japanese aesthetic: figure, image
Americanbeautiful, graceful
Arabicsword
Irishthe best, most excellent
Arabicnon-dual, unique
Indianchampion (Irish-inspired)
Americanwisdom and fire (fictional Fire Nation general)
Americanhe laughs, laughter
Jewishstudious, learned one
Arabicintelligent, wise
Japanesenature name: rivers, waterways
Americanslayer of the demon Keshi
Indiandark one's son (from Old Norse kol, coal)
Americanof divine origin
Welshmythical griffin creature
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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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