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English Boy 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