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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Chip A nickname meaning 'small piece' or 'chip off the old block'; commonly used as a diminutive for Charles or Christopher. English Boy 326 #551
Kaidan Derived from Caden: 'little battle' or 'battle'; also sometimes treated as a modern blend of 'Kai' + 'dan' English, Gaelic Boy 323 #552
Bray Marshy ground Cornish, English, Old French Boy 320 #553
Rusty Reddish-brown; rust-colored; nickname for someone with red hair English Boy 317 #554
Taven No widely established traditional meaning; likely a modern coinage or variant of names like Tevin/Tavin English Boy 316 #555
Bodee Often interpreted as 'messenger' or associated with 'awakening/enlightenment' (from Bodhi) English Boy 315 #556
Jaymeson Son of James (James ultimately from Jacob, meaning 'supplanter') English Boy 314 #557
Bill Diminutive of William meaning 'resolute protector' or 'vehement protector'. English Boy 311 #558
Cornell Derived from Cornelius, meaning 'horn' or 'of the horn' English Boy 311 #559
Dayson Son of Day (modern patronymic); sometimes associated with Dawson, 'son of David' English Boy 310 #560
Walton Britons' settlement English, Old English Boy 310 #561
Garret Spear strength; brave with a spear English, German Boy 308 #562
Sherman Occupational name meaning 'shearer' - one who shears cloth or wool English Boy 305 #563
Tavon UNKNOWN African American, English Boy 304 #564
Javin Biblical: 'Greece' or 'descendant of Javan'; also used as a modern variant of Gavin ('white hawk'). English, Hebrew Boy 302 #565
Britain Painted people English, Greek, Latin, Old French Boy 301 #566
Kordell Maker or seller of cords (cord‑maker) English Boy 301 #567
Dayne Dane; person from Denmark; Danish English Boy 300 #568
Coltin Variant of Colton - 'settlement of young horses' (from the colt town). English Boy 297 #569
Kyrell Uncertain; often interpreted as 'lordly' or 'ruler' if linked to Cyril, though as a modern coinage it has no single established meaning. English Boy 297 #570
Karrington From a surname meaning 'settlement associated with Cara' or 'Carr's town' English Boy 296 #571
Wilber Will fortress English, Germanic, Old English Boy 295 #572
Bransen Likely 'son of Brand' or 'son of Bran' - 'Brand' (Old Norse/Germanic) can mean 'sword' or 'fire'; 'Bran' (Welsh) means 'raven'. English, Germanic Boy 294 #573
Buddy Friend; pal; companion English Boy 294 #574
Franklyn Free landowner; free man/freeholder. English Boy 294 #575
Jarell Generally a contemporary given name; if tied to Gerald, often interpreted as 'rule of the spear' (spear-ruler); otherwise treated as a modern invented name English Boy 294 #576
Ruston Settlement where rushes grow English Boy 291 #577
Harlin Variant of Harlan/Harlen, meaning "hare's land" or "rocky land". English Boy 289 #578
Pacey Originally 'from Passy' (a French place-name); often associated with 'peace'. English Boy 289 #579
Roper Occupational name meaning 'maker of ropes' (rope maker) English Boy 287 #580
Terrion A modern/created name derived from Terrence/Terry; loosely associated with the traditional Terence sense ('tender' or 'gracious') or simply a distinctive invented name English Boy 286 #581
Wilbur Wild boar English, Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic Boy 286 #582
Ashby Settlement or farm by ash trees English, Norse Boy 285 #583
Wheeler Maker or driver of wheels (wheelwright/cart driver) English Boy 285 #584
Easten From the east; eastern town English Boy 284 #585
Hudsen Son of Hud (Hud = pet form of Hugh) English Boy 281 #586
Becket Little brook; alternatively 'bee cottage' (surname/place-name meanings) English Boy 280 #587
Braysen Modern spelling meaning 'son of Bray' or linked to Irish Bradán ('salmon') English Boy 280 #588
Champ Champion; winner English Boy 279 #589
Odell Dweller of the dell (small valley) English Boy 279 #590
Pryor Originally a title meaning 'prior' - head of a priory; later used as a surname and given name English Boy 279 #591
Jayvin A modern blended name roughly meaning 'Jay' + 'vin' - often interpreted as 'victorious Jay' or 'young/victorious one'. English Boy 278 #592
Kelson Son of Kel English Boy 278 #593
Daveon Beloved (derived from David) English Boy 274 #594
Garry Spear English Boy 274 #595
Hutch Son of Hugh English, Germanic, Old French Boy 273 #596
Shelton Settlement on a shelf or ledge English Boy 272 #597
Tillman Man who tills the soil; plowman; often denoting a follower or descendant of 'Till' English Boy 272 #598
Blade Cutting edge; sword or knife blade English Boy 271 #599
Stanton Stone town / stony settlement English Boy 270 #600

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