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
imperial title, ruler
Spanishtraverser, one who crosses
Englishholy, sacred one
Italiandescendant of Ceallachán
Irishbroad meadow
Englishadministrator of justice
Americanhillside dweller
Englishred-haired, little red one
Englishman from South Munster
Irishassociated with the church
Irishdescendant of Grádaigh
Irishrye-field dweller
Englishlittle star
Englishinvented name, possibly evoking sky
Americanfortune's keeper
Spanishpowerful ruler
Spanishfrom Wells, Somerset
Englishthe crowned one
Englishdefender of men
Englishwise protector
Englishsteadfast defender
GreekGod of the people
Hebrewrich friend, prosperous friend
Englishtitle of honor, great one
Romanvisitation, divine gift
Basquemoon
African Americanmale, virile
Italiankeeper of the pantry
Englishfree, liberated
Americandowny-bearded, youth
Romandweller in the wild, untamed land
Americanmilitary commander, war leader
Americanfriend of God (theological)
Arabiche who descends, descent
Americanthankful, God has heard
Americanmodern American invented name
Americanto rejoice, joyful
Americanson of marsh-dwellers
Americanmale, masculine
Italianlion
Hebrewfrom Reims
Frenchof the Sergii clan
Italianrock, stone
Spanishroyal son; prince
Englishbright in mind and spirit
Germanicwine stone
Englishsmall, humble
Spanishdweller near the woods
Englishfavored by the gods
Latintortoise (alternative Japanese reading)
Japaneseclearing among oaks
Englishfrom Dax, town settlement
Americangift of God, praise
Spanishthe herb sage
Englishstrength, manly beauty
Americanman of laurels, from Laurentum
Englishancient, enduring
Irishman of peace
Hebrewopportunity, happenstance
Englishalert, watchful, vigilant
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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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