English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallsbury | From the place name Salisbury - 'fortified place' or 'fortress' | English | Boy | — | |
| Salmon | Biblical name possibly meaning 'peaceful' or 'complete'; also an English surname from the fish | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Salvin | Safe, healthy; 'saved' (from Latin salvus) | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Salysbery | From Salisbury - originally a locational name meaning 'from the fortified settlement of Salisbury' | English | Boy | — | |
| Sames | Sam’s son | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Sammon | Probably linked to Samuel ('God has heard') or Samson ('sun, bright') | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Sampsen | Likely 'son of Sam' - a patronymic referencing Samuel or Samson | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanborn | Dweller by a sandy stream / sandy brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanborne | Dweller by the sandy stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanbourn | Dweller by the sandy stream / sandy brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanbourne | From the sandy stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanburn | Dweller by the sandy stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Sandborn | From the sandy stream; originally denoting someone who lived by a sandy brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Sandbourn | Dweller by a sandy stream; 'sandy brook' | English | Boy | — | |
| Sandyton | Settlement on sandy land; 'Sandy's town' | English | Boy | — | |
| Sanforde | Sandy ford; dweller by the sandy river crossing | English | Boy | — | |
| Sansum | Probably 'son of Sam' or connected to Samson, meaning 'sun' or 'sun-like' (from Hebrew) | English | Boy | — | |
| Santon | From the sandy town (place-name) or alternatively 'little saint' / 'saintly' (from Santo/Santon). | English | Boy | — | |
| Santyn | Little saint; saintly/holy (derived from Latin sanctus 'holy') | English | Boy | — | |
| Sargant | Originally an occupational surname meaning 'servant' or 'attendant', later associated with the military rank 'sergeant'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Sarge | Nickname meaning 'sergeant' - a noncommissioned military officer; originally 'servant' or 'attendant' | English | Boy | — | |
| Saunderson | Son of Saunder (Saunder = medieval short form of Alexander) | English | Boy | — | |
| Savile | Originally an English surname denoting family or place‑origin (from the Savile family); likely Norman/French roots and sometimes linked to Seville | English | Boy | — | |
| Saville | Originally a place/surname meaning 'from Savile' (a local place/family name); sometimes associated with the city name Seville/Sevilla | English | Boy | — | |
| Saxbi | Saxon settlement; Saxon's farm or village | English | Boy | — | |
| Saxbie | "Sax's farm" or "settlement of the Saxons" | English | Boy | — | |
| Saxby | Saxi's farm/settlement ('Saxi's village') | English | Boy | — | |
| Saxe | Saxon; from Saxony; 'man of the Saxons' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saxen | Variant of 'Saxon' meaning 'person of the Saxons' (from Old English seax 'knife' or 'short sword') | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Saxtan | Saxon settlement; 'town of the Saxons' or 'from the Saxons' | English | Boy | — | |
| Saymour | Locational surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur' (a place name in Normandy) | English | Boy | — | |
| Sayres | Derived from an English surname likely meaning "sayer" - a speaker or teller; adopted as a given name from the family name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Scan | From the Gaelic personal/surname Scannán/Ó Scannláin - generally interpreted as 'descendant of Scannán'; the Gaelic root scannal/scannán is associated with 'quarrel' or 'contention'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Scatman | Scat singer | English | Boy | — | |
| Sceadu | Shadow, shade | English | Boy | — | |
| Sceotend | Archer; shooter; marksman | English | Boy | — | |
| Schaddoc | Likely derived from the biblical name Shadrach; etymology uncertain but often rendered as 'command of Aku' or interpreted as a protective/servant name. Also appears as an English surname (Shaddock). | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Schlitzie | Uncertain stage name | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Scholes | From the huts/shielings; 'dweller at or from Scholes' | English | Boy | — | |
| Scoey | Related to 'Scott' - 'from Scotland.' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Scoobie | Playful, affectionate nickname with no established traditional meaning; strongly associated with the cartoon character Scooby-Doo. | English | Boy | — | |
| Scoot | Move quickly | English | Boy | — | |
| Scorpion | Scorpion | English, Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Scottas | A person from Scotland; Scotsman | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Scottiie | From Scotland; originally a surname meaning 'a person from Scotland'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Scovil | Locational surname meaning 'from Escoville' (a place in Normandy); later used as a given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Scovile | From Escoville - 'Skúli's farm' or 'Skúli's settlement' (place-name origin) | English | Boy | — | |
| Scovill | Originally a locational surname meaning "from Escoville" (a village in Normandy) | English | Boy | — | |
| Scoville | Locational: 'from Escoville' (a place in Normandy); later adopted as a family name and occasional given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Scribner | Occupational name meaning 'scribe' - a writer, clerk, or record-keeper. | English | Boy | — |
English Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada for every English-origin name in our dataset.
5,565
Names in this origin
125
With data in 2025
3,202
Births 2025
496,739
Peak year 2015