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
my God is Yahweh
Russianfounder, first king
Romanlong-lived, permanent
Hebrewauspicious, sacred, benevolent
Indiansky blue, cerulean
Englishforest, wood, timber
Americanthe Lord is salvation
Americanpool near the elm tree
Americanhigh place, island
Irishlake, calm water (via -lyn)
Americanking, royal
Irishvariant of Jason (healer)
Americanbower, canopy of branches
Americanborn of fire (via -vion creative suffix)
Americansea, ocean (via Kai)
Americanpriceless, flourishing (via Anthony/Antonius)
Americanheir, inheritor
Arabicfit, shapely, graceful
Irishborn of a water pot
HinduGod is gracious
Welshservant of the temple, noble acolyte
Hawaiianallies, friends
Lakota Siouxthe khan, tribal chief
Turkishwise ruler, ruler's advisor
Hebrewsea of spiritual power
Hawaiianhero, valiant
KazakhYahweh has saved
Hebrewwillow tree, graceful and flexible
Englishisland meadow
Americangod and bear combined
Norwegianexalted father
Arabicbright, shining, luminous
Persianhealer, to heal
Englishdrawn out of the water
Yiddishindustrious ruler
Englishgatherer, collector
Hebrewgracious, merciful
Englishbeloved one, darling
Yiddishvalley of the River Kent
Englishnight
Englishhill, eminence (via Brian)
Englishgreat oak, strength
Americanfrom Sebastos (venerable city)
Europeansafe, secure
Turkishmodern American creation, gentle (from Kevin root)
Americanslender, narrow
Irishgolden, made of gold
Englishgift, present (as in Leahs exclamation)
Jewishdescendant of Brocán (little badger)
Irishdivine door (from Kobe, Japan)
Americankeen ruler, bold king
Welshcreative elaboration, bold individual
Americanvictory of the people
Germandescendant of Braonán (moisture/sorrow)
Irishkhan, leader of a tribe
Turkishspeed of God
Jewishauspicious, fortunate, blessed
Indian (Hindu)foot soldier
Americanthe sun's warmth, solar light
Indian (Hindu)night visitor, one who arrives at dawn
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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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