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
descendant of Comhradha
Americanbelonging to the night
Americanluminous hero
Japanesefrom the skilled settlement
Americanbeauty, goodness
Americanhe will laugh, he laughs
Scandinaviansteadfast, resolute
Muslimthe free one, freedom
Hawaiiantime, era, period
IsraeliGod supports
Americanpeace
HebrewThor's stone
Americanone who works at the latticed barrier
EnglishYahweh has helped
Hebrewguardian, protector
Arabicearth, sea
Brazilianfirm, steadfast
Vietnameseworker in hard materials
Italianherald, messenger
Englishvirtuous, upright
Hebrewbright star in Aquila
Arabicexile, sojourner
Colombiantown of stone
AmericanGod is with us
Spanishpleasant, admirable, beautiful
Arabicson of Dionysus
Englishblack, dark-complexioned
Arabicmy God is my help
Latin Americandefender of men, protector of the people
Greekpeace, wholeness, completeness
Jewishinvented name, possibly from Tariq (morning star)
Americanwealthy, prosperous
Arabicrose field, field of roses
Americanelaborated form of Joshua
AmericanGod persists, God will prevail
Jewishuncertain, possibly invented
sparkling stone
Englishascending, going upward
Indianspear, from the oak grove
Englishstory of Baal
Lebanesenoble, honorable
Indianshepherd, sheep herder
Englishdefender of men
Americanblind one (folk etymology)
Greekwhite man, fair-haired man
Englishvalley dweller, from the meadow
Americanshade, silhouette
Japaneseelder, presider
Englishgreat one
Hebrewone from the sea
Englishmodern invented name with phonetic appeal
African-Americanbroad meadow, wide clearing
Englishruler of the home, home ruler
Italiangoddess of night, primordial deity
Greekshort form of Bradley or Bradford
Englishvalor, bravery, heroism
Indianwhite settlement, white farm
Englishlord of the estate, powerful at home
Germandiminutive form of Zachariasz (God has remembered)
Polishrye meadow
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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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