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
victorious, enduring
Hebrewindependent, nonconformist
Englishclear weather
Japanesejoy, song of life
Indiandweller by the rye field
Englishshort form of Santiago (St. James)
Spanishplant of paradise
Arabicregal and precious
African-Americanreligious scholar of distinction
Arabicunique, rare; one of a kind
African-Americanmost brilliant, most radiant
Arabichigh aspiration, spiritual resolve
South Asiancontinuous improvement, change for the better
Americanjackdaw (intelligent crow-family bird)
Americanfrom the stone settlement
Americanrejoicing, celebration
Americankind, gentle
African-Americansong; nightingale
African-Americanfrom Texas
Americanvariant of Cassius, ancient Roman gens name
Americanguide, leader on the straight path
Arabicnoble, superior
Englishsaddlemaker, one from the homestead
Americanmythical bird of rebirth and immortality
Americanvictory of the people (via Nico)
Americanhis name is God
Englishpeaceful ruler
GermanGod is gracious (via Sean)
Americanmighty ruler with good counsel
Englishprotected, under divine shelter
Arabicfrom the rock (place surname variant)
Americansymbolic, coded gesture
Arabicridge settlement
Englishinvented: jay bird + fair (vin)
Americanfull of life, lively
Indiansupplanter + hollow (blended from Jacob + Corey)
Americanmy strength is Yahweh
HebrewYahweh has remembered
Englishmodern invented name with Ry- prefix
Americandeer, stag
Jewishall-pervading, the preserver
Indianhill covered with broom, steep hill
Englishdestroyer (possible etymological root)
Greekheavenly strength
HawaiianGod is my strength
Jewishguardian of the underworld
Egyptiannickname form of Roger
Americanthankful, God has heard
Americandark one, dark water
Americaninvented modern name, possibly blade-valley
Americanservant, messenger
Americanelm grove
Scottishrule, kingdom, sovereignty
Indiandesiring peace, will and peace
Englishgreater in glory
Arabicnoble, virtuous
AmericanGod strengthens
Jewishgreen, dark green (water)
Irishsacred flower of enlightenment
Americanfirm, unwavering
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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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