English Boy Names
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of 5,565 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