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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Aethelwald From æthel 'noble' + wald 'ruler' - 'noble ruler' English Boy
Aethelward Noble guardian English Boy
Aethelweard Noble guardian English Boy
Aethelwine Noble friend English Boy
Aethelwold Noble ruler English Boy
Aethlem Noble helmet / noble protector English Boy
Ager Field, acre; originally an occupational/place name for someone who lived by or worked the fields English Boy
Ailfric From Old English ælf 'elf' + rīc 'ruler, power' - 'elf-ruler' or 'ruler of elves'. English Boy
Ailfrid From ælf 'elf' + ræd 'counsel' - 'elf counsel' or 'wise counsel'. English Boy
Ailmer Noble, famous English Boy
Ailwin Noble friend English, Germanic Boy
Ailwine Likely 'noble friend' or 'elf friend' - from Old English elements æthel/ælf ('noble'/'elf') + wine ('friend'). English Boy
Ainsworth ‘Ain's enclosure’ - homestead or enclosed settlement associated with a personal name A(in)/Ain English Boy
Airto From the settlement or farmstead by the River Aire (place-name origin) Brazilian, English Boy
AJ A and J initials English Boy
Akins Son/descendant of Atkin (Atkin = 'little Adam'); unrelated Turkish root 'Akin' means 'raid', 'flood', or 'valiant' English Boy
Akyle Possibly 'narrow/straight' (from Kyle) or 'wise/intelligent' (from Arabic Akil) English Boy
Alandair Likely 'defender of men' (if linked to Alexander/Alasdair); alternatively suggests a blend meaning related to Alan (little rock) or oak English, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Albon Derived from Latin Albanus meaning 'white' or 'of Alba'; used as an English surname and occasional given name. English Boy
Alburne Likely 'white' or 'bright' (surname/place-derived); may also reflect Old English elements meaning 'elf/warrior' depending on root English Boy
Alcott From/ dweller at the old cottage English Boy
Alcuinus Likely "friend of the temple" (Old English ealh 'temple, shrine' + wine 'friend'); related forms are sometimes interpreted as 'elf-friend' or 'noble friend'. English Boy
alcwin Temple-friend (from ealh 'temple' + wine 'friend') English Boy
Ald Old; elder - by extension, experienced or wise English, Germanic Boy
Alddes Derived from 'ald' meaning 'old' or 'elder' - connotations of wisdom or seniority English, Germanic Boy
Aldean Old friend English Boy
Aldercy Probably 'from/near alder trees' or 'from Aldersey' (uncertain/rare name) English Boy
Alderige Likely either 'old ridge' (place-name: eald + hrycg) or derived from Germanic elements meaning 'old ruler' (ald + ric). English, Germanic Boy
Alderin From the alder tree; connotations of strength, protection, and nature English Boy
Aldie Derived from the Germanic element 'ald' meaning 'old' or 'wise'; often used as a diminutive of Alden or Aldo. English, Germanic Boy
Aldiss From the Germanic element 'ald' meaning 'old, experienced, or wise' English Boy
Aldor From Germanic 'ald' meaning 'old, elder'; Old English/Old Norse 'aldor/ealdor' also 'leader, chief, life' - overall 'elder/leader'. English, Norse Boy
Aldred Old counsel (from Old English elements ald 'old' + ræd 'counsel') English Boy
Aldren Probably from Old English element 'ald' meaning 'old' - often interpreted as 'old/wise' or 'old friend' (exact origin uncertain). English Boy
Aldrid Old counsel English, Scandinavian Boy
Aldrik Noble ruler English, Germanic Boy
Aldryn Likely 'old/wise friend' - a modern variant of Aldrin combining elements meaning 'old' and 'friend'. English Boy
Aldtun Old town; old settlement English Boy
Alduan Unclear; possibly 'old' or 'old friend' if derived from Germanic ald- + -win, or a place-derived Basque name English Boy
Aldus Old, elder; by extension experienced or wise English, Germanic Boy
Aldwan Old friend English Boy
Aldwen Old friend (from Old English elements eald/ald = old + wine = friend) English, Germanic Boy
Aldwine Old friend (from Old English eald 'old' + wine 'friend') English, Germanic Boy
Aldwinus Old friend / elder friend English Boy
Aldwyn Old/wise friend English Boy
Aldyne Old friend / noble or wise friend English, Germanic Boy
Alewyn From Germanic elements meaning 'friend' combined with either 'elf' (ælf) or 'noble' (adal) - interpreted as 'elf-friend' or 'noble friend'. Dutch, English, German Boy
Aleyn Probably 'little rock' (from a Celtic/Breton root 'al' meaning rock) Breton, English, French Boy
Alfarin Unclear - depending on origin it may mean 'little potter' (Spanish), a compound with 'elf' (Germanic), or be related to 'praiseworthy'/'glorious' (Persian/Arabic). English, Germanic, Norse, Persian Boy
Alfey Elf counsel; wise counselor English Boy

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