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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Rysen Associated with Rhys ('enthusiasm' or 'ardor') or interpreted as 'risen' in modern usage English Boy 7 #1551
Adeen Multiple possible origins: 'little fire' (Irish), or 'religion/faith' (Arabic); sometimes treated as a place-name/spelling variant of Aden. Arabic, English, Gaelic, Irish, Somali Boy 6 #1552
Austan From Augustine/Augustus, meaning "great" or "venerable" English Boy 6 #1553
Baren A masculine name with multiple possible origins - variously associated with 'nobleman' (from Baron), 'bear' (German), 'son' (Hebrew bar-), or 'rain' (as a variant of Persian Baran). Aramaic, English, Germanic, Hebrew, Persian Boy 6 #1554
Barkley Birch wood; birch clearing English Boy 6 #1555
Bolden Originally a surname, probably from a place-name (e.g., Boldon) or Old English elements suggesting 'bold' or a dwelling; associated with 'bold/brave'. English Boy 6 #1556
Broughton Town/settlement by the brook English Boy 6 #1557
Burt Short form of Burton meaning "from the fortified town"; sometimes linked to Herbert meaning "bright/illustrious" English Boy 6 #1558
Cardinal Principal, chief or pivotal person; also a high-ranking Church official and associated with the red bird/color English Boy 6 #1559
Clevon No established traditional meaning; likely a modern coinage possibly derived from 'Cleveland' (Old English for 'cliff land') or created for sound. English Boy 6 #1560
Dannel Likely 'God is my judge' (if from Daniel) or associated with a surname meaning 'hidden nook' (if from Darnell) English Boy 6 #1561
Darryle Originally a surname meaning 'of Airelle' (a French place name, possibly related to the word for 'huckleberry'). English Boy 6 #1562
Deano Diminutive of Dean - 'valley' or, by occupation, 'church leader'. English Boy 6 #1563
Delman Likely 'man of the valley' or 'man from the dell' (surname origin) English, Germanic Boy 6 #1564
Deran Variant of Darren; commonly associated with meanings like 'great' or 'fruitful' (from Irish Dáire) and sometimes 'oak'. English, Irish Boy 6 #1565
Dwade Modern variant of Wade; Wade means 'to go through water' or 'ford'. Dwade is used as a given name or nickname referencing that origin. English Boy 6 #1566
Forester Keeper or guardian of the forest; one who manages or works in a forest. English Boy 6 #1567
Francklin Free landowner (a medieval freeholder) English Boy 6 #1568
Garison Means 'garrison' (a fortified military post); as a given name it evokes protection or a surname-derived 'son of the garrison.' English Boy 6 #1569
Gaten Of Gaeta English, Italian, Latin Boy 6 #1570
Gifford From a Norman surname often interpreted as "chubby-cheeked" or possibly related to "gift" English Boy 6 #1571
Godrick From Old English god 'god' + ric 'ruler, power' - 'divine ruler' or 'godly ruler' English Boy 6 #1572
Grand Large; great English, Latin, Old French Boy 6 #1573
Holman Man who lived by a 'holm' - a small island, river-meadow, or dry ground in a marsh English Boy 6 #1574
Hoover Originally a surname meaning 'landowner' or 'holder of a hide (a parcel of land)' English Boy 6 #1575
Isham Homestead on the River Ise English Boy 6 #1576
Jakk God is gracious English Boy 6 #1577
Jaksyn Son of Jack (Jack from John, meaning 'God is gracious') English Boy 6 #1578
Jericko Likely 'from Jericho' (the ancient city); associated meanings include 'city of the moon' or 'fragrant' - also used as a modern invented name English Boy 6 #1579
Kelvon Associated with the River Kelvin - a place-name used as a given name (by extension 'of the Kelvin' / river-related) English Boy 6 #1580
Keyen Likely 'ancient, enduring' (from Irish Cian) or associated with 'son of Egan' (from Keegan); also used as a modern invented name English Boy 6 #1581
Keyion No widely established traditional meaning; treated as a modern invented name. If linked to Keon/Kian roots it may be associated with meanings attributed to those names (e.g., Irish Cian 'ancient'), but Keyion itself has no single confirmed meaning. English Boy 6 #1582
Kione Derived from Keone/Keon (from John) meaning "God is gracious" or "the Lord is gracious." English Boy 6 #1583
Kuper Occupational name meaning "barrel maker" or "maker of casks" Dutch, English Boy 6 #1584
Laddie Diminutive of 'lad' meaning 'young man' or 'boy'; affectionate pet form. English Boy 6 #1585
Lendell Likely 'wanderer' or 'traveler' (from Wendell); alternatively a constructed name evoking 'lake/stream' + 'valley' English Boy 6 #1586
Milford Ford by a mill English Boy 6 #1587
Norton North town; from the northern settlement English Boy 6 #1588
Nyron No established historical meaning; likely a modern invented name. Occasionally parsed as 'Ny-' (new) + 'ron' (variously interpreted), but meaning is uncertain. English Boy 6 #1589
Orrick Surname-derived name meaning 'descendant of Orri'; associated senses include 'black grouse' or a warrior/arrow-related root depending on origin English Boy 6 #1590
Paton Diminutive or patronymic of Patrick: "little (or son of) Patrick" English, Scottish Boy 6 #1591
Quimby Originally a surname indicating origin from a place called Quimby; adopted as a given name English Boy 6 #1592
Rickson Son of Rick (son of Richard) English Boy 6 #1593
Rondale Combination of 'Ron' (ruler/counsel) + 'Dale' (valley) - roughly 'ruler's valley' or 'valley of counsel' English Boy 6 #1594
Ronney Ruler's counsel / mighty counselor English Boy 6 #1595
Sargent Occupational name meaning 'servant' or 'soldier; sergeant' English Boy 6 #1596
Seaton Town by the sea English Boy 6 #1597
Seaver Sieve maker; one who sifts or sieves English Boy 6 #1598
Tagg Likely from Old Norse 'tagg' meaning 'point, spike'; also used as a short form of the Scottish surname Taggart ('son of the priest'). English Boy 6 #1599
Talbot From a medieval English/Norman surname; origin uncertain - possibly 'messenger' or associated with the talbot hunting dog English Boy 6 #1600

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