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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Dashell Surname-derived name of uncertain meaning, probably indicating origin from a place name (e.g., 'de Chiel') English Boy 12 #1451
Daveyon Beloved (derived from David) English Boy 12 #1452
Denard Surname-based given name; may imply 'brave/strong' (from Bernard) or be associated with 'fox' (from Renard) depending on origin English Boy 12 #1453
Dickson Son of Dick (Richard) - 'son of the powerful/brave ruler.' English Boy 12 #1454
Dorrell Originally a Norman French surname meaning 'of Airelle' (a place name); used as a masculine given name. English Boy 12 #1455
Eddrick Prosperous/wealthy ruler English Boy 12 #1456
Garreth Variant of Garrett/Gareth - either from Gerard: 'spear' + 'brave/strong', or from Welsh Gareth: 'gentle'. English, Irish Boy 12 #1457
Halton Settlement or farmstead in a nook/recess English Boy 12 #1458
Harison Son of Harry (son of Henry) English Boy 12 #1459
Jaken Modern diminutive/variant of Jake/Jacob meaning "supplanter" English Boy 12 #1460
Jemarcus A modern blended name combining James/Jem ('supplanter') and Marcus ('warlike; dedicated to Mars') English Boy 12 #1461
Jermar Probably a modern blend of Jer- (from Jeremiah/Jerome, 'God will uplift' / 'sacred name') and -mar (from Marcus, 'warlike', or Romance 'mar', 'sea'); loosely 'exalted warrior' or 'exalted of the sea'. English Boy 12 #1462
Keefer Originally a surname probably referring to a pine tree (from German Kiefer) or a locational/family name English Boy 12 #1463
Lawrance From Laurentum; 'laurel-crowned' or 'man from Laurentum'. English Boy 12 #1464
Lockwood Enclosed wood; wood by a lock or enclosure English Boy 12 #1465
Mann From Old English/Germanic meaning 'man, person'; in Punjabi/Hindi means 'mind' or 'heart'. English, Germanic Boy 12 #1466
Meriwether Pleasant or cheerful weather; 'merry weather.' English Boy 12 #1467
Mishon Uncertain - attested as a biblical name but no single well‑established meaning; in modern use often an invented or variant form. English, Hebrew Boy 12 #1468
Rockey Like a rock - strong, steadfast, stable English Boy 12 #1469
Warwick Dwellings by the weir English, Old English Boy 12 #1470
Bentyn Modern spelling variation meaning "bent grass meadow" or "from the bent-grass clearing". English Boy 11 #1471
Bernell Bear-like, brave; diminutive sense 'little bear' English Boy 11 #1472
Brik Likely either a form of 'Brick' suggesting solidity/strength, or a diminutive of Hendrik meaning 'home ruler' - exact meaning depends on origin. English, Slavic Boy 11 #1473
Chadd Uncertain; often cited as 'battle' or 'protector' English Boy 11 #1474
Chay 'Life' (from Hebrew 'Chai') or 'free man' (as a diminutive of Charles); also used like 'Chase' in English English, Hebrew, Scottish Boy 11 #1475
Corby “Kori’s settlement” (Kori is an Old Norse personal name) English Boy 11 #1476
Demarre Likely 'of the pond/sea' or 'from the marsh' (toponymic origin); used as a modern given name English Boy 11 #1477
Dulaney Possibly 'descendant of Dubhshláine' - dubh meaning 'black/dark', so often rendered as 'descendant of the dark-haired one' (etymology not certain). English, Irish Boy 11 #1478
Erving From the River Irvine - 'green/fresh water' or 'green river' (place-name origin) English, Scottish Boy 11 #1479
Eton Town on the river English Boy 11 #1480
Gerrell Ruler with a spear English Boy 11 #1481
Hason Likely derived from Arabic Hasan meaning "handsome" or "good"; in English use may be a phonetic/spelling variant without a distinct meaning Arabic, English Boy 11 #1482
Holcomb From the hollow valley; dweller by a small valley English Boy 11 #1483
Jarick Likely 'strong, fierce' (from Slavic 'jar') or, if linked to Derek, 'ruler of the people'. English Boy 11 #1484
Jarquez No established traditional meaning; likely a modern creation or patronymic-style formation possibly linked to Jacques/Jacob ('supplanter') English Boy 11 #1485
Karnell Probably 'dweller by the cairn' (from Carnell) or a modern variant linked to Cornell/Cornelius ('horn') English Boy 11 #1486
Kayl Derived from Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'narrow, slender' or 'strait' English Boy 11 #1487
Kenn Short form of Kenneth - commonly interpreted as "born of fire" or "handsome" English Boy 11 #1488
Kentyn Derived from Kent: 'border/coastal district' or 'from Kent' (modern elaboration) English Boy 11 #1489
Leavitt Originally a surname meaning 'from Livet' (a place in Normandy); used as a family name and occasionally as a given name. English Boy 11 #1490
Marquees Variant of a surname meaning 'marquis' (a noble) or a patronymic 'son of Marcos' (from Marcus, 'warlike') English Boy 11 #1491
Morrell Dark or swarthy; originally a topographic name for a dweller by the moor English, French Boy 11 #1492
Orsen Bear; by extension 'little bear' (diminutive sense) English Boy 11 #1493
Oshawn From Shawn/Seán (John) meaning 'God is gracious'; O- can imply 'descendant of' or be a stylistic prefix English, Irish Boy 11 #1494
Oswyn Friend of God (from Old English elements 'ōs' meaning 'god' + 'wine' meaning 'friend') English Boy 11 #1495
Pharell Derived from Farrell/Fearghal - 'man of valor' or 'brave, courageous' English Boy 11 #1496
Radnor Dweller by the red bank / red slope English Boy 11 #1497
Rayman Variant of Raymond - 'counsel-protector' English Boy 11 #1498
Saunders Son of Saunder (son of Alexander) English Boy 11 #1499
Aldwin Old friend English Boy 10 #1500

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