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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Benejamen Son of the right hand English, Hebrew Boy
Bengamen Likely derived from Benjamin - 'son of the right hand' (Hebrew) English Boy
Bengee Diminutive of Benjamin - 'son of the right hand' (also interpreted as 'son of the south') English Boy
Bengey Affectionate form of Benjamin - "son of the right hand" English Boy
Benner Originally a surname: either an occupational name meaning 'banner-bearer' or a patronymic meaning 'son/descendant of Ben'. English, French Boy
Bennes Likely 'blessed' (from Benedict) or 'son/descendant of Ben' English Boy
Bennsan Likely 'son of Ben' - a modern coinage related to Benjamin/Benson; 'Ben' (Hebrew) means 'son' and Benjamin means 'son of the right hand'. English Boy
Bennsen Son of Ben (i.e., son of Benjamin) English Boy
Bennsin Son of Ben English Boy
Bennson Son of Ben (i.e., son of Benjamin or a man named Ben) English Boy
Benroy Son of the king English Boy
Bensan Son of Ben English Boy
Benssen 'son of Ben' (son of Benjamin) English Boy
bently Clearing or meadow covered with bent (coarse) grass English Boy
Benvy Diminutive of Ben/Benjamin - 'little Ben'; Benjamin means 'son of the right hand' English Boy
Benytt Blessed English Boy
Benzey Probably linked to Benjamin: 'son of the right hand' or simply a diminutive form of 'Ben'. English Boy
Beomann Uncertain. If derived from Korean 범 (Beom) it is associated with 'tiger' (or related name-elements). If viewed as Germanic/English compound, -mann means 'man' and the first element's meaning is unclear. No single established meaning. English Boy
Beorhthram Bright raven English Boy
Beorhthramm Bright raven English Boy
Beorhttun Bright settlement / bright town English Boy
Beorhtwald Bright ruler English Boy
Beorhtwine Bright friend (beorht = bright, wine = friend) English Boy
Beorhtwulf Bright wolf English Boy
Beornham Warrior's homestead (homestead of a nobleman) English Boy
Beorthtraed Likely a compound of beorht 'bright' + traed (uncertain element, possibly 'thread', 'counsel' or 'strength') - roughly 'bright-thread' or 'bright-counsel' (uncertain). English Boy
Berchtwald Bright ruler English Boy
Beres Likely from Beresford meaning 'barley ford'; alternatively from Hungarian béres meaning 'hired farmhand' or 'wage worker'. English, Hungarian Boy
Berford From Old English bere ('barley') + ford ('river crossing') - 'barley ford' or 'ford where barley grows'. English Boy
Berforde Barley ford / ford by the barley (from Old English 'bere' + 'ford') English Boy
Bergess Citizen or freeman of the borough; town-dweller English Boy
Berhtwald Bright ruler English Boy
Berklay Birch clearing; meadow of birch trees English Boy
Bernaden Derived from Bernard: 'bear' + 'brave/hardy' - essentially 'brave as a bear' or 'strong bear' English Boy
Berne Linked to 'bear' or 'bear-hardy' (brave/strong as a bear); alternatively 'from Bern' (the Swiss city named for the bear). English, Germanic Boy
Berney Derived from Bernard: 'bear-like, brave as a bear' (also related to 'warrior') English Boy
Berren Likely 'bear-brave' or 'strong as a bear' (if from Bernard); alternatively associated with 'bold/valiant' via Beren English Boy
Berresford Derived from a place name meaning 'barley ford' or possibly 'beaver's ford' (a ford by barley fields or a beaver crossing). English Boy
Berton "bright settlement" or "Beorht's/bright town" English Boy
Berwic Barley settlement (barley farm or trading hamlet) English Boy
Berwick Barley farm or barley settlement English Boy
Berwik Barley farm / barley settlement English Boy
Berwine Bear-friend (from Germanic elements meaning 'bear' + 'friend') English, Germanic Boy
Berwyc Barley farm / barley settlement English Boy
Berwyck Barley farm / barley settlement English Boy
Berwyk Barley farm/settlement English Boy
Berwyne Likely 'bear-friend' from Old English bera/beor + wine; sometimes associated with Welsh Berwyn ('fair hill'). English, Welsh Boy
Beryc Likely "bright ruler" or "bright king" English, Germanic Boy
Beson "son of Ben" (patronymic) English Boy
Bethell House of God 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