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
tumult, noise of battle
Welshnewborn child, newly born
Arabicto rise, ascend, increase
Englishwho is like God?
AmericanGod is gracious
Americanyoung man, boy
Englishcreated name (La + Ron)
Americanspiral, coil
Englishpleasant, beautiful
Indianlittle king
Welshhealer, to heal
Americanpause, reflection, musical interlude
Hebrewjoy, divine blessing
Arabicdescent, to descend
Englishlife
KurdishGod is gracious
African Americanfair warrior, white hero
Scottishhealer
African Americanintelligence, smartness
Turkishglory + power/rule
Albanianfree man, man
Spanishbelief, faith, creed
Irisha Breton, from Brittany
Englishall-powerful
Englishdaring adventurer
Catalanprotector of men
Greekwise, all-knowing
ArabicGod persists
Jewishnoble John
African Americandivine justice
Russianblue crested bird
African Americanrival, eager to emulate
Italianhonor of God
Hebrewnoble Sean
African Americanclean, righteous
Americanfire demon (fictional)
Englishsurname of uncertain origin
Englishto sing, to praise with music
Hebrewgreat, kingly
Welshnobody, no one
Germanplace in the wilderness
Hebrewwood, timber
Greekmodern invention, possibly God-related via -el ...
Americanfrom the rocky peaks
Irishwho is like God
Italianvision of God
Hebrewluxury, abundance
Frenchmy, mine (Tagalog possessive)
Filipinoson of Eddie
Englishinvented modern name
African Americancunning, sharp-witted
Arabicabbreviation of Muhammad
Bengaliunder divine protection
Jewishson of the red-haired one
Englishfree, independent
Persianfamous warrior angel, messenger of God
Latin Americanwhite hawk or modern creation
Americanstandalone initials name
Americanwater, river (Old Norse Aire)
Americandistinctly Haitian adaptation of Kevin
HaitianCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
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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