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
sea, sailor, strength
Hawaiianbearer of Christ, Christ-carrier
Scandinavianson of Tray
AmericanGod has given
Englishjoined, attached
Englishcomfort, consolation
Frenchcontinuous improvement
Americanof the sea goat, of the Aegean
TurkishGod is my help
Hebrewgreat hunter, he who catches in the net
Greekplace of pitching a tent, encampment
Hebrewbright, enlightened
Americanfingernail, claw
Americanthe third (in family lineage)
Americanfrom the wooded hollow
Americanbear
Ashkenazi Jewishlightning bolt, flash of light
Hebrewto descend, he who descended
Americanbright, luminous
Turkishtwin
Italianbright flash, lightning
Turkishgift of God, gift of Yahweh
Romanianstrong, powerful
Americanfire, intensity
African Americannatural, undomesticated
Americanwho is like God?
African Americanrenowned in battle
FrenchChristian believer
Polishyouth, adolescence
Israeliman of prayer
Irishlord, my lord
Greekmeadow, pasture (possible alternate)
Americanpossibly twin (via Tavish connection)
AmericanGod will add, God increases
Polishbreath mantra, self-realization
Indiansage, seer, enlightened one
Indiansupplanter, may God protect (Diego)
Spanishson of Rath (prosperity)
Scottishbreeze, gentle wind
Arabictall, lofty, elevated
Spanisheternal, fresh, ever-renewing
Arabicone who throws arrows
Arabicperennial, ever-flowing
Hebrewcourageous, valiant
Irisheighth, born eighth
Americanarcher
Germanfortunate, favored by God
Greekgift
Americanwithout noise, quiet
Indianlong-lived, prosperous
Muslimwinding homestead
Englishfrom the fortress
Irishexalted by God
African-Americanpraised, God will be praised
Americansea-connected, modern creative
African-Americanfrom Airelle (beloved place)
Americanexcellence of religion, nobility of faith
Arabicnoble ruler
Scandinavianone who climbs to great heights
Hebrewrye clearing, rye meadow
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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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