English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodkin | Originally a surname; literally 'small dagger' or 'stiletto' - used as a rugged, surname-style given name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bodolf | From elements 'bot' (remedy, help, profit) + 'wulf' (wolf): 'remedy/protective wolf' or 'helpful wolf' | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Bogey | Informal nickname/diminutive often implying a playful or mischievous 'little goblin' or a surname-derived pet name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bogie | A pet form or nickname - either from the surname Bogart or from Slavic names with 'Bog-' (meaning 'God'), often implying 'little Bog' or 'god-given' when from Slavic roots. | English | Boy | — | |
| Boice | Derived from Old French 'bois' meaning 'wood'; originally a locational surname for someone who lived by a wood. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bolten | Originally a surname meaning 'settlement with a dwelling' (from Old English Bolton); alternatively associated with Germanic roots meaning 'descendant of Bolt/Bold'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Boltin | Probably a surname-derived name meaning 'from Bolton' (a settlement/settlement with buildings) or a coined form from 'bolt' (fastener/lightning) with a diminutive/inflectional -in. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bonds | Descendant of 'Bond' or occupationally 'farmer/freeholder' | English | Boy | — | |
| Bondy | Originally a surname meaning 'farmer' or a locational name meaning 'from Bondy' | English | Boy | — | |
| Bone | Good | English, Latin, Old French | Boy | — | |
| Boosie | UNKNOWN | English | Boy | — | |
| Boote | Dweller by a booth or small shelter; seller/shopkeeper | English | Boy | — | |
| Boothe | Dweller at or worker in a booth, small hut or shelter | English | Boy | — | |
| Borah | Possible meanings include 'leader/chief' in Assamese contexts or 'storm' in Turkish; as a surname the meaning varies by origin. | English, Irish, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Bosley | Originally 'Bosa's clearing' - a clearing or meadow in the woods | English | Boy | — | |
| Boslie | Likely "box-tree clearing" or "clearing where box trees grow" (from Old English 'box' + 'leah') | English | Boy | — | |
| Bosly | Bosa's clearing; a clearing in the woods (from Old English elements) | English | Boy | — | |
| Boswel | A surname-turned given name; likely denotes a place-based origin such as 'dweller by a spring/stream or wooded place' (exact etymology uncertain). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Boswell | Place-name origin - from Bosville ('beautiful town') and/or interpreted as 'dweller by the well/spring'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Botolf | From elements meaning 'remedy/help' (bot) + 'wolf' (wulf) - roughly 'helpful/remedy-wolf'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Botolph | From Old English elements bōt (remedy, help) + wulf (wolf) - "helpful/remedy wolf" or "wolf who brings help". | English | Boy | — | |
| Bottom | Bottom; low place or valley; originally a topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley | English | Boy | — | |
| Bourn | Stream, brook; settlement by a stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Bowder | Surname of uncertain meaning - likely derived from a place name or an occupational/descriptor term | English | Boy | — | |
| Bowdoin | Originally a surname - likely 'dweller by the (bow) valley' or related to Baldwin meaning 'bold friend'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Bowrall | Derived from an English surname; possibly refers to a place or an occupation related to bows or bow-makers (meaning uncertain) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bowyer | Maker of bows (bow-maker); occupational name | English | Boy | — | |
| Boyden | From the place named Boyden; likely 'bow-shaped valley' or 'Boi's valley'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Boydin | Probably derived from the Scottish surname Boyd, meaning 'blond' or 'fair', or 'from the Isle of Bute'; used as a modern given name form | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Boydyn | Modern/invented name implying 'boy' or 'boy/man'; possibly linked to Boyd (historically 'blond'/'yellow') or to the element 'dyn' meaning 'man' | English | Boy | — | |
| Boyntown | Place-name/surname meaning 'boy's town' or a settlement associated with the Boy/Boia family | English | Boy | — | |
| Boz | Diminutive of Božidar meaning 'gift of God'; in Turkish means 'gray'; also used as an English nickname/pseudonym. | English, Slavic, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Brac | From the Croatian island name Brač; literal/ancient meaning uncertain | Croatian, English | Boy | — | |
| Brackton | Settlement where bracken grows; alternatively 'Brock's town' (brook/badger settlement) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradbern | Broad bear/warrior - 'broad and strong like a bear' | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradberne | Likely 'broad warrior' (alternative reading 'broad stream') | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradborn | Likely 'broad stream' (or 'broad-born') | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradborne | Dweller by the broad stream or brook ('broad' + 'bourne/borne' = broad stream) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradbourn | Broad stream; stream by the broad land | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradbourne | Settlement by a broad stream / 'broad stream' | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradburn | Broad stream / broad brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradd | Broad (from Old English elements meaning 'broad'; associated with 'broad meadow' or 'broad ford') | English | Boy | — | |
| bradden | Either 'salmon' (Irish) or 'broad valley' (Old English) | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Braddigan | Little Brad / descendant of Brad (Brad from Old English 'brad' meaning 'broad') | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Braddley | Broad clearing; broad meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Braddon | Broad hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Braddshaw | Dweller by the broad wood | English | Boy | — | |
| Braddshore | Broad shore; someone from or living by a wide coastline | English | Boy | — | |
| Braddwel | Broad well or broad spring | English | Boy | — | |
| Braddwell | From Old English 'brad' (broad) + 'wella' (spring, well) - 'broad well' or 'broad spring'. | 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