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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Bunyen Derived from a family name; original meaning uncertain English Boy
Bunyon Surname-derived name; exact original meaning is uncertain - possibly linked to Old French 'bon' (good) or to a personal/place name English, French Boy
Burbank From a place name meaning 'town or fortified place by a bank or hillside' English Boy
Burch Either 'birch' (the tree) or from Burchard meaning 'fortress/strong' ('burg' + 'hard') English Boy
Burdett Originally a surname meaning 'little bird' (diminutive of Middle English 'bird'), later used as a given name. English Boy
Burdette Little bird English Boy
Burford Ford by a fortified place ("fortified ford") English Boy
Burforde Dweller by/near the fortified ford (fortified river crossing) English Boy
Burger Citizen; town-dweller (burgher) Dutch, English, German Boy
Burges Town-dweller; citizen or freeman of a borough English Boy
Burgess Town dweller; freeman of the borough. English Boy
Burgiss Town-dweller; citizen of a borough English Boy
Burhbank Fortified bank - a fort or borough by a riverbank or hillside English Boy
Burhford Fort by the ford (fortified river crossing) English Boy
Burhtun Fortified settlement; fortified farm or town English Boy
Burkett Surname-derived name generally interpreted as 'of the borough' or 'little fort'; sometimes associated with 'descendant of Burke'. English Boy
Burkitt From an English surname - possibly ‘of the borough/fort’ or linked to ‘birch’ depending on derivation English Boy
Burle Likely from an English surname - either 'clearing by a fort' (from Burley) or from 'burl' meaning a knot or knob in wood; also appears as a family name in French/Portuguese contexts. English, Portuguese Boy
Burleigh Fortified clearing or meadow by a fort/borough English Boy
Burliegh From the fortified clearing / fortified meadow English Boy
Burlin Surname/place-name origin; likely 'of/from a town or place' (possibly 'from Berlin' or linked to Old English locational elements) English Boy
Burly Large, strong, sturdy; heavily built. English Boy
Burn Stream or spring English Boy
Burna Stream, brook; spring or source of water English Boy
Burnabie Probably 'son of consolation' (from Barnabas) or 'dweller by the stream' (from Burnaby) English Boy
Burne Stream; dweller by a brook English Boy
Burnes Dweller by the stream; 'of the burn' (related to a brook or small river) English, Scottish Boy
Burnum Homestead or settlement by a stream/brook English Boy
Burny Either 'stream' (from Old English burn) or a diminutive of Bernard meaning 'brave/strong as a bear'. English Boy
Burr Derived from 'burr': a prickly seed case or knobbly protuberance; used as a surname/topographic name English Boy
Burrel Derived from a word meaning 'brown' or 'reddish-brown' (originally a surname referring to brown-haired or brown-clothed) English Boy
Burril Dweller by the fortified hill English Boy
Burris Surname-derived given name, likely from Old English burh ('fort, fortified place') or from Middle English 'burr' (a rough seed pod/edge); broadly 'dweller by a fort' or 'one associated with a burr'. English Boy
Burrol Originally a surname meaning "brown" or "brown-haired", from Old French 'burel' (a coarse brown cloth or brown color). English, French Boy
Burto From a fortified settlement; dweller of a fortified town English Boy
Burtt From the fortified town English Boy
Burty Diminutive form of Burt/Burton/Bert names - linked to 'fortified settlement' (Burton) or 'bright/illustrious' (Bert roots). English Boy
Busbey From a place called Busby - originally 'Bosi's farm' or 'farmstead/settlement' English Boy
Busbie From 'Búsi's farm' - dweller at the farmstead or village of Búsi English Boy
Busby 'Busi's farm' or 'Busi's settlement' - a locational name from an Old Norse personal name plus -by English Boy
Bushrod Clearing in the bushes English Boy
Busta Breaker African American, English Boy
Buzzy Playful, energetic nickname derived from the sound "buzz" (vibrating/humming) English Boy
Byard Originally a surname; possibly from 'bard' (poet) or from 'bird' depending on derivation English, Scottish Boy
Byford Settlement or village by a ford; dweller at the ford English Boy
Byforde Dweller or settlement by a ford (river crossing) English Boy
Byram From the settlement with byres/barns; dweller at the byre homestead English Boy
Byren From the byre/barn (dweller at the cowshed) English Boy
Byrett Originally a surname meaning 'descendant of Barret'; Barret is variously interpreted as relating to strength/brightness or to quarrels/strife depending on the root English Boy
Byrn Possible meanings include 'descendant of Bran (raven)' (Irish), 'bear' or 'warrior' (Scandinavian/Old English), or 'mail-shirt/armour' (Old Norse/Old English) English, Norse 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