Dutch Boy Names
Showing 50
of 377 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechel | Who is like God? | Dutch, German | Boy | 136 #51 | |
| Taz | Twin | Aramaic, Dutch, English, Greek | Boy | 134 #52 | |
| Gerrit | Brave spearman | Dutch | Boy | 127 #53 | |
| Pol | Derived from the Latin name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble" | Breton, Dutch | Boy | 110 #54 | |
| Bert | Bright; famous | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 99 #55 | |
| Emrik | Industrious ruler (from Germanic elements meaning 'work' + 'ruler') | Dutch, English, German | Boy | 99 #56 | |
| Yancy | Son of Jan | American, Dutch, Hebrew | Boy | 98 #57 | |
| Lambert | From Old High German land ('land') + beraht ('bright') - 'bright land' or 'famous in the land'. | Dutch, French, German | Boy | 95 #58 | |
| Kaj | Variant of Kai or short form of Kajetan - meanings vary by origin: 'sea' (Hawaiian Kai), 'rejoice' (from Latin Caius), or 'from Gaeta' (Kajetan). | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | 93 #59 | |
| Hannes | God is gracious | Dutch, German | Boy | 86 #60 | |
| Gijs | Pledge, hostage (from Old Germanic gīsal) | Dutch | Boy | 83 #61 | |
| Jantzen | Son of Jan (John); Jan/John means 'God is gracious' (Yahweh is gracious). | Dutch | Boy | 74 #62 | |
| Evert | From elements meaning 'boar' (eber) + 'brave, hardy' (hard) - 'brave/strong as a boar' | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | 67 #63 | |
| Tijs | Gift of God | Dutch | Boy | 60 #64 | |
| Pieter | Rock, stone | Dutch | Boy | 58 #65 | |
| Rinus | Of the sea | Dutch | Boy | 52 #66 | |
| Dewitt | “the white” - originally a Dutch surname meaning 'the white' or 'the blond' | Dutch | Boy | 47 #67 | |
| Jorre | Likely a diminutive or regional form related to Joris/Jorrit (from George) meaning "farmer, earth-worker"; may also echo Old Norse element jörð (‘earth’) | Dutch | Boy | 44 #68 | |
| Ewout | Law-ruler; derived from elements meaning 'law' + 'ruler' (one who rules by law) | Dutch | Boy | 28 #69 | |
| Giel | Varies by root: 'Who is like God?' (from Michiel/Michael), 'God is my strength' (from Gabriël), or 'young goat' (from Aegidius/Giles) | Dutch | Boy | 28 #70 | |
| Berend | Brave/strong as a bear | Dutch | Boy | 27 #71 | |
| Klaas | Derived from Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people" | Dutch | Boy | 27 #72 | |
| Ko | Varies by origin: in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji (common meanings include "light", "happiness", "vast/expansive"); in Dutch it is a short form of Jacob meaning "supplanter"; as a Korean surname it is a family name without an inherent given-name meaning. | Dutch, Japanese, Korean | Boy | 26 #73 | |
| Anker | Anchor - symbolizing stability, safety, and hope | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | 24 #74 | |
| Robben | 'Bright fame' - from Germanic elements hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright') | Dutch | Boy | 24 #75 | |
| Janssen | Son of Jan (John) | Dutch | Boy | 23 #76 | |
| Tasman | Originally a Dutch surname likely meaning 'Tas's man' or 'man from Tas'; associated with the explorer Abel Tasman | Dutch | Boy | 22 #77 | |
| Carel | Free man | Dutch | Boy | 21 #78 | |
| Joris | Farmer, earth-worker | Dutch | Boy | 21 #79 | |
| Evers | Son or descendant of Evert; underlying Old German elements meaning 'boar' (eber) + 'brave/hardy' (hard). | Dutch | Boy | 19 #80 | |
| Kennis | If from Kenneth: "handsome" or "born of fire" (Gaelic). If from Dutch: "knowledge". | Dutch, English | Boy | 19 #81 | |
| Ras | Amharic/Ge'ez: title meaning 'head, chief, duke'; Arabic: 'head' or 'top'; also used as a short form of Rasmus/Erasmus (Greek root meaning 'beloved'). | Amharic, Arabic, Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | 17 #82 | |
| Nicolaas | Victory of the people | Dutch | Boy | 16 #83 | |
| Camiel | Attendant at religious services; young ceremonial attendant | Dutch | Boy | 13 #84 | |
| Jurie | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from Georgios/George) | Afrikaans, Dutch, Slavic | Boy | 13 #85 | |
| Jaak | Supplanter; 'heel-catcher' (from Ya'akov) | Dutch, Hebrew | Boy | 12 #86 | |
| Michiel | Who is like God? | Dutch | Boy | 12 #87 | |
| Arend | Eagle | Dutch | Boy | 11 #88 | |
| Diede | Ruler of the people | Dutch | Boy | 10 #89 | |
| Maik | Diminutive of Michael - 'Who is like God?' | Dutch, German | Boy | 10 #90 | |
| Kramer | Shopkeeper, merchant, peddler | Dutch, German | Boy | 6 #91 | |
| Kuper | Occupational name meaning "barrel maker" or "maker of casks" | Dutch, English | Boy | 6 #92 | |
| Danik | From Daniel: 'God is my judge'; sometimes used as a diminutive meaning 'little Daniel' | Dutch | Boy | 5 #93 | |
| Jaap | Derived from Jacob, meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel" | Dutch | Boy | 5 #94 | |
| Janzen | Son of Jan (son of John) | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 5 #95 | |
| Jorryn | Modern variant with uncertain etymology; possibly related to Jordan ('to flow down') or names derived from George ('farmer'), but meaning is not well established | Afrikaans, Dutch | Boy | 5 #96 | |
| Just | Just, righteous | Dutch, German, Latin | Boy | 5 #97 | |
| Karell | Derived from Karl/Charles: "free man" or "man" | Dutch | Boy | 5 #98 | |
| Kees | Derived from Cornelius, commonly interpreted as 'horn' (from Latin cornu) | Dutch | Boy | 5 #99 | |
| Matthijs | Gift of God | Dutch | Boy | 5 #100 |
Dutch Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Belgium, Netherlands, United States for every Dutch-origin name in our dataset.
377
Names in this origin
65
With data in 2024
8,829
Births 2024
233,043
Peak year 0