English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeddan | Likely 'battle-man' or 'warrior' (man associated with battle) | English | Boy | — | |
| Baedon | Modern invented name; meanings vary by root - possible 'from the broad valley' (if linked to Braden) or influenced by Aiden's 'little fire' | English | Boy | — | |
| Baedyn | Variant of Braden/Brayden, commonly given as "broad valley" (also associated with Irish "bradan" meaning "salmon") | English | Boy | — | |
| Bainard | Brave/strong as a bear | English | Boy | — | |
| Bainbridge | From the village of Bainbridge - 'bridge over the River Bain' / dweller at Bainbridge | English | Boy | — | |
| Bainebridge | From a place name meaning "Bain's bridge" or "bridge associated with Bain" | English | Boy | — | |
| Bairden | Derived from 'Baird' meaning 'bard' or 'poet' - roughly 'descendant/son of a bard' or 'little bard' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Balard | Possibly 'bald' (surname origin) or, by derivation, 'bold/brave'. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Baldhere | Bold army (born of elements bald “bold” + here “army”) | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Baldred | Bold counsel | English | Boy | — | |
| Baldryc | Bold ruler | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Balds | Bold, brave | English | Boy | — | |
| Baldwyn | Bold friend; brave protector | English | Boy | — | |
| Baldwynn | From Old English elements 'beald' (bold) + 'wine' (friend) - 'bold/brave friend'. | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Ballerd | Derived from a surname meaning "bold" or historically "bald-headed"; connotes bravery and leadership. | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| BamBam | Repeated impact sound | English | Boy | — | |
| Bamm | From the onomatopoeic 'bam' meaning a loud impact or strike; used as a playful nickname or given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Bancrofft | From Old English elements meaning 'croft' (small enclosed field) by a 'bank' - essentially 'dweller by the croft on a bank or riverbank.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Bancroft | Locational name meaning 'croft (small enclosed field) by a bank' - someone who lived by a small field on a riverbank or slope. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bandy | Originally an English surname/nickname (possibly referring to bowed legs or a band/stripe); also used as a shortened form of the Bengali surname Bandyopadhyay and as a pet form of Benedek (Benedict). | English | Boy | — | |
| Banet | Most commonly 'blessed' (if derived from Benet/Benedict/Bennett); alternatively 'little ban' or associated with a noble/governor (if from South Slavic 'ban'). | Catalan, English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Banjaman | A contemporary invented name; most likely a playful or descriptive form meaning 'banjo player/man' or a creative variant of Benjamin. No established traditional meaning. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bankroft | From bank (riverbank) + croft (small enclosed field) - dweller by the bank and small field | English | Boy | — | |
| Barber | Occupational name for someone who cuts hair or shaves beards (from Latin 'barba' = beard) | English | Boy | — | |
| Barde | Bard - poet, minstrel, storyteller | English, French, Gaelic, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Bardi | Multiple possible origins: Albanian from 'bardh'/'Bardhi' meaning 'white'; Italian as a toponymic surname meaning 'from Bardi' (a town in Emilia‑Romagna); or related to 'bard' meaning 'poet' / Scandinavian form of Bård. | Albanian, Celtic, English, Italian, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Bardick | Little bard; diminutive of 'bard' (poet/minstrel) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Bardin | "Little bard" or descendant/son of a bard - poet/minstrel | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Bardolfe | From Old Norse elements meaning "beard" + "wolf" (literally "beard-wolf" or "bearded wolf") | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Bardrick | Poet-ruler (bard + ruler) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bardryck | Poet-ruler or bard-king - a leader who is also a poet | English | Boy | — | |
| Bardryk | Poet-ruler or chief of bards (probable) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bardyn | Young bard; little poet; son of a bard | English | Boy | — | |
| Baret | Multiple possible origins - often associated with 'bear/strength' or from Old French meaning related to a cap/strife; exact meaning uncertain | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Barham | Hill homestead | English | Boy | — | |
| Barington | 'barley farm' or 'barley town' (settlement associated with barley) | English | Boy | — | |
| Barkclay | Birch wood; clearing near birch trees | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barklay | Birch clearing; from the birch wood | English | Boy | — | |
| Barklie | Birch wood / birch clearing | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barkly | Birch wood; clearing where birch trees grow | English | Boy | — | |
| Barnadine | Probably a variant of Bernard/Barnaby - associated with 'brave/strong as a bear' (from Bernard) or linked to Barnabas/Barnaby | English | Boy | — | |
| Barnet | From the place-name Barnet meaning 'land cleared by burning'; sometimes treated as an Anglicized form related to Bernard ('bear-brave') | English | Boy | — | |
| Barnett | Originally an English locational surname meaning 'from Barnet' - a place name from Old English meaning 'land cleared by burning'; also used as an Anglicized Jewish family name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Barnham | From Old English Beorn + hām 'homestead' - 'Beorn's homestead'; alternatively interpreted as 'homestead with barns' | English | Boy | — | |
| Barnhart | From German Bernhard: 'bear-brave' - brave/strong as a bear | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Barnum | Barley homestead; someone from Barnham | English | Boy | — | |
| Barrclay | Birch wood / birch clearing | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Barre | Meanings vary by origin: from French 'barre' meaning 'bar' or 'barrier'; alternatively associated with Barry-type names in Irish/English; also appears as a Somali personal name/surname. | English, French, Irish, Somali | Boy | — | |
| Barrhett | A modern blended name suggesting strength/brightness (from Barrett) possibly combined with 'counsel' (from Rhett) | English | Boy | — | |
| Barrit | Likely a variant of the surname Barrett, often interpreted as 'bear strength' or 'mighty as a bear'; can also reflect a Danish place-name origin. | Danish, English, Irish | 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