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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Troy Of Troy Ancient Greek, English, French, Latin Boy 7,690 #101
Dexter Right-handed; skillful; fortunate English Boy 7,672 #102
Denver From an English place name meaning 'valley' or 'valley with a ford' English Boy 7,638 #103
Major Greater, larger; elder or senior English Boy 7,493 #104
Royce Son of Roy; kingly, royal English Boy 7,402 #105
Franklin Free landowner; free man English Boy 7,276 #106
Alfred Elf-counsel (wise counsel) English Boy 7,097 #107
Dalton Settlement in or near a valley English Boy 6,954 #108
Porter Occupational name meaning "gatekeeper" or "doorkeeper"; also a porter/carrier/attendant English Boy 6,937 #109
Colson Son of Cole (Cole meaning 'coal' or a diminutive of Nicholas) English Boy 6,924 #110
Leland Meadow land; 'land of meadows' or dweller by the meadow English Boy 6,656 #111
Briggs Dweller by the bridge / 'bridge' English Boy 6,521 #112
Hank Home ruler English Boy 6,487 #113
Jenson Son of Jens (i.e., son of John; John meaning 'God is gracious') Danish, English, Scandinavian Boy 6,364 #114
Forrest Dweller by the woods; from the forest English Boy 6,296 #115
Princeton Prince's town; town of the prince English Boy 6,285 #116
Quincy 'Fifth' (from Latin 'Quintus'); originally a locational/surname meaning 'estate of the fifth' English Boy 6,032 #117
Benson Son of Ben (Ben often short for Benjamin) English Boy 6,000 #118
Deacon Servant; church minister English Boy 5,988 #119
Kasen A modern invented/variant name; often linked to Kason/Cason and associated with meanings like 'vigilant' (from Casey) or interpreted as a 'son/descendant' form English Boy 5,836 #120
Pierce Rock, stone English Boy 5,764 #121
Baker Occupational name meaning 'baker' - one who bakes bread and baked goods. English Boy 5,677 #122
Scott Scotsman; person from Scotland English, Scottish Boy 5,651 #123
Jamison Son of James (literally 'son of Jacob', 'supplanter') English Boy 5,612 #124
Davis Son of David (David means 'beloved') English Boy 5,240 #125
Bodie Likely from an English surname ('dweller by the boat landing'); also linked to Sanskrit 'Bodhi' meaning 'enlightenment/awakened'. English Boy 5,144 #126
Colter From a surname referring to a plow blade (coulter) - ultimately from Latin 'culter' meaning 'knife'; also associated with 'colt' (young horse). English Boy 5,133 #127
Tripp Originally an English surname/nickname; often denotes 'the third' (III) or suggests 'one who makes trips' / 'to dance or step lightly'. English Boy 5,105 #128
Ryland Land where rye is grown; dweller near rye fields English Boy 5,061 #129
Shepherd Sheep herder English Boy 5,035 #130
Landen From the long hill English Boy 5,019 #131
Drake Dragon (primary); also 'male duck' English Boy 4,981 #132
Kylo Modern elaboration of Kyle - associated with 'narrow strait' (from Kyle) English Boy 4,957 #133
Ford River crossing; dweller by a ford English Boy 4,888 #134
Emmitt Diminutive/patronymic of Emma - 'whole, universal' (often rendered as 'son/descendant of Emma'). English Boy 4,830 #135
Derrick Ruler of the people English, Germanic Boy 4,798 #136
Boston Town of Saint Botolph; settlement English Boy 4,666 #137
Cannon Surname-derived; likely 'descendant of Canann' (Gaelic) or associated with the English words 'cannon' (artillery) or 'canon' (church official). English, Gaelic, Irish Boy 4,597 #138
Harris Son of Harry; Harry is a diminutive of Henry, meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. English Boy 4,581 #139
Edison Son of Edward (from Old English 'ead' meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune') English Boy 4,552 #140
Marvin Likely from Old Welsh Merfyn - commonly interpreted as "sea hill" or "sea/shore friend"; some sources also render a sense of "famous/renowned friend." English, Germanic, Welsh Boy 4,430 #141
Trenton Town on the River Trent English Boy 4,411 #142
Brycen Derived from Bryce/Brice: 'speckled, freckled' (also used as a modern patronymic form, 'son of Brice/Bryce') English Boy 4,410 #143
Brock Originally a nickname meaning "badger"; later used as a surname and given name English Boy 4,406 #144
Duke Title of nobility meaning 'leader' or 'duke', connoting nobility and leadership. English Boy 4,376 #145
Chester Camp, fortress; from a Roman fort English Boy 4,326 #146
Alden Old friend English Boy 4,304 #147
Tony UNKNOWN English, Latin Boy 4,154 #148
Ridge A long, narrow elevated landform; originally a topographic surname English Boy 4,115 #149
Wilson Son of Will English, Germanic, Scottish Boy 4,090 #150

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