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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Smitty Nickname meaning 'little smith' or 'associated with a metalworker' English Boy
Smokie Smoky; related to smoke or a smoky appearance; originally a nickname English Boy
Sneezy Nickname meaning 'one who sneezes frequently' - the name of one of the seven dwarfs. English Boy
Snuffy Playful, affectionate nickname meaning 'little snuff' or 'one who snuffles'; whimsical/diminutive English Boy
Sonney Little son; also evokes 'sunny' - cheerful or sun-like English Boy
Sorrell Reddish brown English, French Boy
Soulja Soldier English, French, Latin Boy
Soupy Soup-like English, Late Latin, Old French Boy
Spalding Person from Spalding English, Old English Boy
Spanky Playful, mischievous; a spirited, informal nickname English Boy
Spede Speed, success English, Finnish Boy
Spensar Steward; dispenser of provisions English Boy
spenser Steward; dispenser of provisions English Boy
Sprague Agile, lively English Boy
Stanner Dweller by the stones; 'stone' or 'stony place' English Boy
Starkey Originally a surname meaning "strong" or "descendant/associate of Stark"; i.e., 'the strong one' or 'of the strong place/family'. English Boy
Stenton Stone town / stony settlement English Boy
Stepson's A son of one's spouse from a previous relationship; a child related by marriage rather than by blood. English Boy
Stewie Diminutive of Stewart/Stuart, meaning "guardian of the household" (from Old English 'stigweard'). English Boy
Stewy Diminutive of Stewart/Stuart - 'steward' or 'house guardian' English, Scottish Boy
Sting To pierce or prick English, Old English Boy
Stiv Crown; garland; crowned English, French Boy
Stokley From a place name meaning 'dweller at the settlement/clearing' or 'place by a tree-stump/stock' English Boy
Streeter Dweller by a street or Roman road; someone who lived on or near a street English Boy
Stu Steward; house guardian English, Scottish Boy
Stuarte Steward; guardian or keeper of the household English, Scottish Boy
Stubby Short and thick; a diminutive or nickname for someone stocky or of short stature English Boy
Studs Knobby nailheads American, English Boy
Swann Swan; young man English, French, Old English, Old Norse Boy
Swein Young man; boy; servant English, Norse Boy
Swin Originally 'swine' or 'pig' - likely denoting someone associated with pig-keeping or a place where pigs were kept; in modern use may function as a short surname-based given name English Boy
Swithin From Old English elements meaning 'strong' (often interpreted as 'strong bear' or 'strong warrior'). English Boy
Sæbeorht From Old English sæ 'sea' + beorht 'bright' - 'sea-bright' or 'bright as the sea'. English Boy
Sæbert 'sea-bright' - bright or famous by the sea English Boy
Sæward Guardian of the sea English Boy
Sæweard Guardian of the sea English Boy
T. J. Initials T and J English Boy
Taaron Likely 'thunder' (from Welsh Taran) or 'exalted/strong' (if influenced by Aaron) English Boy
Tabin No single established meaning; possibly linked to the Irish surname Tobin (and thereby to Toby/Tobias, 'God is good') or to Burmese name elements when used in Myanmar English Boy
Tadric Likely 'ruler' (from Germanic rīc); often understood as a modern name meaning 'ruler' or 'little ruler'. English Boy
Tak In Korean from the hanja 卓 meaning "eminent, outstanding"; as a Japanese/English short form its meaning depends on the full name and has no fixed sense. English, Japanese, Korean Boy
Tallyson Son of Tally - a modern patronymic meaning 'son of Tally' (Tally being a diminutive or pet form) English Boy
Tamlin Diminutive of Thomas - 'little Thomas'; also the name of the hero in the Scottish ballad 'Tam Lin'. English, Scottish Boy
Tamron A modern invented name; typically parsed as 'Tam' + 'ron' and loosely interpreted as 'twin' (from Thomas) + 'counsel/ruler' (from Ron/Ronald) English Boy
Tannar Tanner - leather worker (occupational name) English Boy
Tannyr Derived from 'tanner' (a leather worker); associated with 'tan' (brown) English Boy
Tapper Occupational name meaning 'one who taps barrels or casks' - a person who draws beer or ale from a tap. English Boy
Tareon Modern invented name; exact meaning uncertain - often interpreted as 'lion-like' or 'strong' when influenced by -eon/Leon English Boy
Tarrus Uncertain - a modern invented name. May be inspired by 'Taurus' (Latin for 'bull') suggesting strength, or formed from Tar- roots; no single established traditional meaning English Boy
Taryll Likely a modern variant of Terrell/Tyrrell (from the Norman surname Tirel), historically a nickname often interpreted as 'stubborn' or from a personal name English, Norman 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