English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brade | Broad; (from place-name) broad clearing or meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradforde | Broad ford (broad river crossing) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradfurd | Broad ford; wide river crossing | English | Boy | — | |
| bradlee | Broad woodland clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradlei | Broad meadow / broad clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| bradly | Broad wood or clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradman | Broad man; man from a broad area | English | Boy | — | |
| bradon | Variant of Braden/Brandon; typically 'broad valley' (Old English) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradshaw | Broad wood / broad copse | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradwel | 'Broad spring' or 'broad well' (broad stream/well) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bradwell | Broad spring/stream (broad well) | English | Boy | — | |
| Braen | A modern/formal variant - often linked to 'raven' (from Irish Bran) or 'broad valley' (from Braden); generally treated as an invented spelling | English | Boy | — | |
| Braeton | Town on/near a hill; from the place name Brayton | English | Boy | — | |
| Braggo | Possibly 'boastful' or 'one who brags' (from 'brag'); alternatively 'poet/eloquent' if linked to Norse 'Bragi'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Braidey | A modern variant related to Brady/Braeden/Bradley: associated with 'spirited' (Irish Brady) or 'broad clearing/valley' (Old English Bradley/Braden). | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Brainard | Surname-based given name likely meaning "raven" or "brown" + "hardy/brave" (i.e., a hardy/brave person associated with 'bran'/'brain' element). | English | Boy | — | |
| Brainerd | From a surname; generally interpreted as 'brave' or 'hardy' (from Germanic -ard) | English | Boy | — | |
| Braithen | Modern variant of Braden/Brayden - often interpreted as 'salmon' (from Irish Bradan) or 'broad valley' (Old English) | English | Boy | — | |
| Brakin | Probably 'from the bracken' or a modern invented name related to Bracken/Breckin (meaning uncertain) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bramah | Likely 'father of multitudes' (if from Abraham) or 'broomy homestead' (if from Old English 'brom'). | English | Boy | — | |
| Brammel | Dweller by a broom- or bramble-covered place; from the bramble/broomy hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Bramwel | Broom-covered spring / well where broom grows | English | Boy | — | |
| Bramwell | Dweller by the bramble-covered spring | English | Boy | — | |
| Branddun | From elements meaning 'brand' (fire or sword) + 'dun' (hill) - roughly 'fire-hill' or 'sword-hill'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Brandell | Derived from 'Brand' - 'sword' or 'fire'; can be read as 'little sword' or alternatively linked to Brandon ('broom hill') | English | Boy | — | |
| brandin | Variant of Brandon: "broom-covered hill" (Old English); sometimes linked to Brendan: "prince" (Irish). | English | Boy | — | |
| Brandun | From the broom-covered hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Branford | Topographic/place name meaning a river crossing (ford) described by an element like 'broom' or 'steep' - essentially 'ford by the broom' or 'steep ford'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Brannt | Derived from roots meaning 'sword' or 'fire' (i.e., 'fiery'/'burning') | English | Boy | — | |
| Branwell | Raven's well / raven's spring | English | Boy | — | |
| brauley | Surname-based name meaning 'broad meadow' or 'broad clearing'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Brawly | Probably a modern variant of Brawley/Bradley - broadly 'broad meadow' or influenced by Scots 'braw' meaning 'handsome/fine'. | English | Boy | — | |
| braxten | From Braxton - 'Brock's town' or 'badger's town' | English | Boy | — | |
| Braxtton | 'Brock's town' - settlement associated with a person named Brock; sometimes rendered as 'town of the badger'. | English | Boy | — | |
| braylen | A modern coinage interpreted as 'son/descendant of Bray' or 'from Bray' (place/surname-based) | English | Boy | — | |
| Braythe | A modern coinage often interpreted as 'from Bray' (a place-name) or linked to Welsh 'braith' meaning 'speckled' - generally a place‑based or descriptive name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Braythen | A modern variant of Braden/Brayden - associated with 'broad' (Old English) or 'descendant of Bradán'/'salmon' (Irish) | English | Boy | — | |
| Breattin | From Brittany / little Breton (descendant of Bret) | English | Boy | — | |
| Breca | Uncertain - possibly 'speckled, freckled' (from Gaelic 'breac'); original Germanic/Scandinavian sense is unclear | English | Boy | — | |
| Breckinridge | From a ridge covered with bracken (ferns) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Breik | Likely 'freckled' or 'speckled' (from Gaelic breac); alternatively an invented modern name | English | Boy | — | |
| Brendis | Likely a modern variant of Brendan, generally understood to mean "prince" (from Old Irish/Welsh roots) | English | Boy | — | |
| Breneon | Blend of 'Bren' (prince/raven) + 'eon' (age) - loosely 'prince of the ages' or 'raven of the ages' | English | Boy | — | |
| Brentson | Son of Brent (Brent is a place-name/Old English name often interpreted as 'steep hill' or a river name) | English | Boy | — | |
| Bretan | Person from Brittany; Briton | Breton, English | Boy | — | |
| Breten | Person from Brittany; Breton | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Bretin | Briton / from Brittany (often taken as 'little Briton') | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Brettan | Briton; from Brittany | English | Boy | — | |
| Brettin | Little Breton; descendant or person from Brittany (derived from Brett) | Breton, English | Boy | — | |
| Brettun | A Breton; person from Brittany (literally 'from Britain/Brittany') | 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