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
aspiration, desire, ideal
African-Americansupreme, uplifted
Israelihorseman, cavalier
ArabicGod has helped
Jewishray of light and land
AmericanThe Lord is my God
ItalianGod (Jah) with diminutive -ki suffix
African Americangift of God
Americanlucky, sacred number
Americanpeaceful (from Latin pax)
Americanone who fights for the faith
Arabicflowing water
Arabiclover of horses
Italianpraise (from Hallelu)
Americanclear, bright
African Americanwide meadow, wide island
Englishgood friend, intimate companion
Arabicgift of God (folk etymology)
Hebrewhare land, land of hares
Englishpastoral paradise dweller
Greekelevated in status
Arabicof the forest men, from Norman Freselier
ScottishGod is gracious
Englishkeeper of the garden, gardener
Englishfaithful, genuine, true
EnglishGod exists, God is
Englishred-haired
Welshanointed one (related to Messiah)
HebrewEorla's settlement (personal name etymology)
Englishchalice, cup
Englishtwin
Englishspiritual striving toward righteousness
Arabicstrong man of God
Englishyoung wolf, wolf cub
Englishstrong, mighty (by association with oak)
Israelifrom Rome, Roman person
Israeliintelligent, bright-minded
Indiangreat, powerful
Spanish (Canary Islands)the Christ, savior figure
Americancosmos, all of existence
South Asianindestructible, immortal, undecaying
Indianeternal, boundless
Indianman of goodness, full of goodness
Americansongbird, free spirit
Frenchdark settlement
Americanson of Geoffrey, son of divine peace
Colombianpeaceful, man of peace
Jewishplaceholder birth name turned given name
Americanwill-helmet (determined guardian)
Englishinscribed tablet (Quranic)
Muslimplace name: fortified settlement
Americangreat chief, mighty lord
Irishdescent, he who descended
MexicanGod is my help (from Hebrew Ezra) + real/royal ...
Americanpraiseworthy, highly praised
West Africansupplanter (James element)
African AmericanYahweh remembers
Englishlionhearted, brave
Hebrewone who consoles
Ethiopianwho is like God?
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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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