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
tall, imposing one
Englishlittle battle
Scottishmeadow dwelling, water meadow
Americanbattle worthy
Englishthe glorified one
Arabicof Mars, warlike
Englishnew house
Spanishcart driver
Americanbeauty, grace, excellence
Arabicgroup, team, company of people
Americanhe has heard, God has heard
Englishever powerful
ScandinavianGod is my strength
Jewishhawk of the plain
Welshlike the sun
Persiandedicated to Mars
Romanlittle seal
Irishruler of the people
Englishelf counsel, supernatural wisdom
Englishpopulous, thriving
Arabicnarrow road, path
Englishanimal enclosure, warren
Englishplace of elms
Scottishlittle one
Latindark one, black
EnglishGod will raise up
Englishtumult, noise
Englishman from Lucania
Germancrown, wreath
Englishson of Emery
Englishruler of the army
Englishsurname origin from Gaelic Mac Caid
Englishbenevolent, kind
Welshwealth, fortune, prosperity
Germanmythical bird of rebirth
Americanfrisky, energetic youth
Americanfrom Attica, man of Athens
Englishdog (symbol of loyalty)
EnglishGod prevails; God persists
JewishGod is good; Yahweh is good
Germandeep valley; hollow valley
Americanholy person; one recognized for virtue and clos...
Americanpilgrim to Rome; from Rome
Italianhandsome; fair one
Scottishfarmer; earth worker; tiller of the soil
Spanishdivine messenger
Italiansettlement of the raven's people; raven-town
AmericanPoecc's estate; Poecc's settlement
Americanhelpful; assistant; descendant of the helpful one
Americanfair-haired hero; white warrior
Scottishrejoice, healer
Americanwarrior, brave one
Hawaiianmoney box, treasury
AmericanGod is salvation, YHWH saves
Spanishvirile one
Greekson of Hendrik
Dutchspeckled, freckled
Scottishgreatest Aemilian (of the Aemilian family)
Spanishmodern creative variant of Zaire
African-Americanred-haired, ruddy complexion
ScottishCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
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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