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 father is Jesse
Spanish-speakingjoy has come to me
Nigerianbest, most excellent
Spanish-speakingof Mars, warrior spirit (Mars element)
African Americanmodern American name, phonetic creation
African Americankeeper of sacred fire, ritual officiant
Indiancounsel, chief
Irishof the mountain
Italianoracle, mouth of the serpent
Jewishslender, narrow
Irishleader, superior one
Irishfair-haired one
Italianjoyful celebration, festivity
Englishplace of the blue dye plant
Englishmagnanimity, giving freely
Arabicsteep meadow or woodland clearing
Englishclan name of early Arabian tribes
Arabicchoice, selection, that which is chosen
Americanborn in January
Italianthird child or generation
Americanexcellent fame, glorious path
Spanishdelightful, sweet
Israeliunique, invented name with prince-like echoes
AmericanGod is gracious (via John)
Americanwithout equal, unprecedented
Indiandry place, sunny place
Israeliherald of joy
Arabicstrong lord
Americanone who cannot be held back
Indianfriendly, sociable
Israelifrom the heathland
Englishdevoted to Artemis
Russiannone is like God (rhetorical)
Jewishchronicle, record
Japanesescarce, uncommon
Arabicfur trapper, frontiersman
AmericanGod is gracious (short form of Johannes)
Chineseshort form of Cleopatra
Englishrich, powerful
Americanin God's honor
Russianvalley dweller
Americanradiant, bright
Americanfrom the city of the Gaetani
Italianone who adds, brings abundance
Arabictrust, faithfulness
Arabicmodern coinage inspired by Zion (holy place)
Americansupreme, highest, ultimate
Indianbold place, wild one
Americantwo lights
Ashkenazi JewishGod is gracious (from Shawn/Sean)
African Americansettlement by the ash trees
Americanbeyond, on the other side (of the river)
Hebrewshearer of woolen cloth, cloth cutter
Americangiant, honorable
Spanishof the sea, from the sea
Italiancreative modern name, possibly God is my help (...
African AmericanGod is gracious
Muslimmy king is righteousness
Jewishone who forgets
JewishGod is gracious
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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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