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
son of Cadán, little battle
Americanson of Kartikey, the god of war
Indianconqueror of the people (alternate)
Russianpeaceful ruler
Russianson of Owen, young warrior
Welshfood, sustenance
Hawaiiangreatest conqueror
Englishpowerful warrior people
Nigerianglory, greatness
Swahilisupplanter, one who follows at the heel
Englishrope maker, bold counselor
Englishfrom Sebastia
Englishrenowned in battle
Portugueseforest meadow
Englishwarrior
Englishfrom the settlement clearing
Englishworld, community
Russianbeloved of Yahweh
Englishexalted, praised
African-Americangod of the sea, ocean deity
Hawaiianson of the devotee of Saint Faolán
Scottishman of prayer, full of goodness
Irishstrong, prosperous
Kenyannew house, new home
Spanishzero, the concept of nothing
Americanovercoming, prevailing
EnglishGod is salvation
Arabicenclosure, yard, garden
Englishto descend
Englishbright-headed
Irishunique, singular, one of a kind
Arabicmessenger of God, angel
Spanishpure, pious, light-footed
Arabicspeckled, spotted
Hebrewof the vine
Italiancassia tree, cinnamon bark
Hebrewhero of God, man of God
African-Americanborn on Sunday (in some traditions)
Frenchshort land, curtailed land
Englishdescendant of the Prophet Muhammad
Arabichelp of God
Hebrewone who carves wood or stone
AmericanGod has helped
Hebrewtreetop, eloquent speaker
Arabicnoble and bright
Spanishslender warrior (Celtic phonetic elements)
Americanhe will judge
Americanslender, graceful
Irishthe best, most excellent
Greekderived from Terentius, possibly tender or grac...
Americanhigh, noble, exalted
Irishprotector of people
Scottishmodern invented American name with no tradition...
Americanwho is like God? (rhetorical, meaning no one)
Americanhappy, fortunate, blessed
Jewishmodern American name blending Cody and -den suffix
Americanimmortal, ever-living
Americanlasting, persistent
African Americanafter, behind (positional)
Cambodianfaithful one
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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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