English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrivener | Scribe; professional writer or clerk | English | Boy | — | |
| Seabert | Likely a compound of 'sea' + Germanic '-bert' meaning 'bright' - roughly 'sea-bright' or 'bright one of the sea' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seabroc | Sea brook; stream by the sea | English | Boy | — | |
| Seabyrt | Sea-bright / bright sea | English | Boy | — | |
| Seadon | Settlement or hill by the sea | English | Boy | — | |
| Seamoor | Locational surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur' (associated with Saint Maur); modern spelling sometimes evokes 'sea moor'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seamore | Originally 'from Saint-Maur' (a place name); sometimes reinterpreted as 'more sea' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seamour | From the Norman-French place name 'St. Maur'; sometimes interpreted as 'sea marsh' or 'marsh by the sea'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seamoure | Originally 'from Saint-Maur' (a place name); in modern English sometimes interpreted as 'sea marsh' or 'sea-great'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Searl | Originally a surname derived from a personal name (Serlo/Serl); exact meaning uncertain | English, Norman | Boy | — | |
| Searle | Derived from the medieval personal name Serlo/Serle; precise original meaning uncertain. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seawel | Dweller by the sea spring; 'sea well' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seawrd | Guardian of the sea | English | Boy | — | |
| Seberht | Likely 'sea-bright' (from Old English sæ 'sea' + beorht 'bright') | English | Boy | — | |
| Sebert | Originally 'sea‑bright' (Old English sæ 'sea' + beorht 'bright'); sometimes associated with the Germanic element sigu 'victory' + berht 'bright' ('victory‑bright'). | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgewic | Settlement or farm where sedge (a marsh grass) grows | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgewick | Settlement or farm by the sedge (marsh grass) | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgewik | Dweller at the sedge settlement / sedge farm | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgley | From the clearing or meadow where sedge grows; dweller by the sedge meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwic | Dweller at or settlement by the sedge (marsh grass) | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwick | Dweller at or owner of a farm/settlement where sedge grows ('sedge farm') | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwik | From Old English 'secg' (sedge) + 'wīc' (dwelling/settlement) - 'sedge settlement' or 'settlement by the sedge' | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwyc | Sedge-covered settlement; farm or dwelling where sedge grows | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwyck | From the settlement/farm where sedge (marsh grass) grows | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedgwyk | From Old English elements meaning 'sedge' (rushy grass) + 'settlement' - a dweller at the sedge farm/settlement | English | Boy | — | |
| Sedley | From the clearing where sedge (marsh grass) grows | English | Boy | — | |
| sedric | Likely 'beloved' or 'friend' (from Brittonic roots); sometimes rendered as 'bounty' in name sources | English | Boy | — | |
| Seebrook | From a place name meaning 'brook by the sea' or a dweller by a brook/stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Seebyrt | Sea-bright (bright as the sea) | English | Boy | — | |
| Seeman | Sea-man; sailor | English, German, Old English | Boy | — | |
| Seemoor | Originally a Norman place-name meaning 'from Saint-Maur'; later used as an English surname and given name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seemoore | Originally a surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur'; folk etymology often renders it as 'sea marsh' or 'marsh by the sea.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seemor | From Saint Maur; ultimately from Latin Maurus meaning 'Moor' or 'dark-skinned' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seemore | Originally 'of St. Maur' (a toponym); sometimes used as a phonetic/modern coinage meaning 'see more'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seemour | From the place-name Saint-Maur (from Latin Maurus, 'Moor' or 'dark-skinned'); originally a surname | English | Boy | — | |
| Seemoure | Originally a Norman locational surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur' (after Saint Maurus); associated with the name Maurus ('dark, Moor') or a place named for the saint. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seewall | Surname-based name likely referring to a shoreline/sea barrier or derived from the surname Sewall/Sewell; exact origin is uncertain. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seeward | Guardian of victory; alternatively 'guardian of the sea'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seewell | Dweller by a spring or well by the sea | English | Boy | — | |
| Seff | Likely a pet form of Joseph - "He will add" / "God will increase" | English | Boy | — | |
| Seftyn | Likely a modern variant of Seth or Sefton - roughly 'appointed' (from Seth) or 'from Sefton' (place-name). | English | Boy | — | |
| Segar | Likely 'victory-spear' (Germanic) - alternatively a variant of 'Sagar' meaning 'ocean'. | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seimoor | Originally a locational surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur'; folk interpretation often reads it as 'sea moor' or 'marsh by the sea'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seimoore | Originally a locational surname meaning 'from St. Maur'; folk interpretation 'sea moor' or 'sea marsh.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seimor | Originally a surname meaning 'from Saint-Maur' (associated with the abbey of Saint Maur); sometimes interpreted as 'sea marsh' or linked to 'Moor.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Seimore | Derived from the Norman place name Saint-Maur - literally “of Saint Maur,” referring to the medieval saint/place named for him. | English | Boy | — | |
| Seimour | From Saint-Maur (a place name); sometimes interpreted as 'sea mouth' or 'marsh' | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Seiwall | Possibly 'sea wall' (a wall protecting the shore) or linked to Old English elements meaning 'victory‑ruler'; origin and precise meaning are uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Seiward | Likely 'sea-guardian' (Old English sǣweard) or, in related Germanic forms, 'victory-guardian' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Seiwell | Likely 'sea spring' or 'dweller by a spring/stream near the sea' (topographic) | 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