English Boy Names
Showing 50
of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett | Dweller by the brook; 'little brook' | English | Boy | 18,923 #51 | |
| Bryce | Speckled; freckled | English, Scottish | Boy | 18,122 #52 | |
| Grant | Large, great; tall | English, Scottish | Boy | 17,622 #53 | |
| Teddy | Wealthy guardian; gift of God | English, Greek, Old English | Boy | 17,614 #54 | |
| Jeremy | Yahweh will exalt / God will uplift (derived from Jeremiah) | English | Boy | 17,216 #55 | |
| Steven | Crown, wreath; crowned one | English, Greek | Boy | 17,012 #56 | |
| Preston | Priest's town or settlement | English | Boy | 16,212 #57 | |
| Knox | Hill; round-topped hill, hillock | English, Scottish | Boy | 16,119 #58 | |
| Jax | Short form of Jackson/Jack - 'son of Jack'; ultimately from John meaning 'God is gracious' | English | Boy | 16,111 #59 | |
| Zane | God is gracious | English, Hebrew, Venetian | Boy | 15,351 #60 | |
| Nash | Dweller at or by the ash tree | English | Boy | 15,089 #61 | |
| Beckham | From a place name meaning 'Becca's homestead' or 'homestead by the stream' | English | Boy | 14,924 #62 | |
| Brantley | Dweller at the steep clearing | English | Boy | 14,922 #63 | |
| Spencer | Dispenser of provisions | Anglo-French, English, Latin, Old French | Boy | 14,707 #64 | |
| Jett | Black; derived from the black gemstone 'jet' | English | Boy | 14,312 #65 | |
| Holden | Dweller at the hollow valley | English | Boy | 14,067 #66 | |
| Colt | Young male horse; figuratively young, spirited, or untamed | English | Boy | 14,055 #67 | |
| Bradley | Broad wood / broad clearing | English | Boy | 13,333 #68 | |
| Toby | Yahweh is good | English, Greek, Hebrew | Boy | 13,099 #69 | |
| Sonny | Son; young boy | English, Old English, Proto-Germanic | Boy | 13,019 #70 | |
| Cayden | Little battle; descendant/son of Cadán | English | Boy | 12,734 #71 | |
| Kyler | Derived from Kyle - 'narrow, channel' or 'strait' | English | Boy | 12,695 #72 | |
| Cash | Money, wealth; derived from the English word/surname | English | Boy | 12,175 #73 | |
| Clayton | Settlement on clay / clay town | English | Boy | 12,108 #74 | |
| Hendrix | Son of Hendrik; ultimately from Hendrik/Henry meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household' | Dutch, English | Boy | 11,603 #75 | |
| Anderson | Son of Andrew (son of 'manly' or 'strong') | English, Scottish | Boy | 11,162 #76 | |
| Tate | Cheerful | English, Old Norse | Boy | 10,953 #77 | |
| Chance | Luck, good fortune; a favorable or accidental occurrence | English | Boy | 10,790 #78 | |
| Tanner | Leather tanner | English, Medieval Latin, Old English | Boy | 10,509 #79 | |
| Stephen | Wreath, crown | English, Greek | Boy | 10,507 #80 | |
| Daxton | 'Dax's town' or 'town of Dax' (a modern name formed from Dax + -ton) | English | Boy | 10,437 #81 | |
| Travis | Crossing, toll collector | Anglo-Norman French, English, Latin, Old French | Boy | 10,091 #82 | |
| Kairo | From Cairo; 'the victorious' or 'the conqueror' (from Arabic) | English | Boy | 10,063 #83 | |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | English | Boy | 9,972 #84 | |
| Royal | Kingly | English, Latin, Old French | Boy | 9,837 #85 | |
| Tyson | Firebrand | Anglo-Norman, English, Old French | Boy | 9,667 #86 | |
| Warren | River; game preserve | English, Norman French, Old Celtic | Boy | 9,573 #87 | |
| Edwin | Wealthy friend | English | Boy | 9,349 #88 | |
| Sterling | Little star; excellent | English, Scots | Boy | 9,150 #89 | |
| Cade | From an English surname (possibly Old English 'Cada' meaning 'round' or 'gentle') or from Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle'; commonly interpreted as 'round' or 'battle.' | English | Boy | 9,091 #90 | |
| Wade | Ford; to go | English, Middle English, Old English | Boy | 8,973 #91 | |
| Drew | Manly, masculine | English | Boy | 8,783 #92 | |
| Marshall | Originally 'keeper of horses' or 'stable master'; later a high-ranking officer ('marshal') | English | Boy | 8,782 #93 | |
| Jay | Refers to the jay bird - bright, noisy; also a short form for names starting with J | English | Boy | 8,710 #94 | |
| Clark | Clerk, scribe, cleric; scholar | English | Boy | 8,528 #95 | |
| Lawson | Son of Lawrence - 'son of the laurel-crowned one' | English | Boy | 8,156 #96 | |
| Winston | Friend’s settlement | English, Old English | Boy | 7,908 #97 | |
| Edgar | Prosperous/wealthy spear | English | Boy | 7,878 #98 | |
| Zayne | Either "God is gracious" (via John/Zane) or "beauty, grace" (from Arabic Zayn) | Arabic, English | Boy | 7,792 #99 | |
| Otis | Wealth, fortune; prosperous | English | Boy | 7,767 #100 |
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