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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Amias Beloved English Boy 2,480 #201
Trent Strongly flooding Brittonic, English Boy 2,474 #202
Wallace Welshman, foreigner Anglo-Norman, English, Germanic, Scottish Boy 2,430 #203
Wes Western meadow / from the west English Boy 2,430 #204
Rodney Hroda's island; 'island of fame' English Boy 2,389 #205
Kylen Variant of Kyle/Kylan - 'narrow strait' or 'slender'. English Boy 2,384 #206
Cal Varies by source: from Calvin 'little bald one', from Callum/Colum(ba) 'dove', from Caleb 'whole/faithful', or from Cathal 'battle-mighty' English Boy 2,373 #207
Darwin Dear friend English Boy 2,349 #208
Perry Pear tree; dweller by the pear tree English Boy 2,345 #209
Riggs Topographical name meaning 'ridge' - dweller by the ridge English Boy 2,317 #210
Marlon Etymology uncertain; modern sources variously interpret it (commonly suggested senses include 'little falcon' or 'young warrior'), but the original meaning is unclear. English Boy 2,306 #211
Kodi Helper’s descendant English, Irish Boy 2,300 #212
Judson Son of Judah / son of Jude English Boy 2,296 #213
Sami Arabic: 'elevated, sublime, exalted'. As a diminutive of Samuel: related to 'heard by God'. Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian Boy 2,287 #214
Will Willed protection English, Germanic, Old French Boy 2,255 #215
Anson Son of Ann English Boy 2,224 #216
Channing Surname-derived; exact original meaning uncertain English Boy 2,217 #217
Terrance UNKNOWN English, Latin Boy 2,193 #218
Laurence From Laurentum; 'laurelled' or 'crowned with laurel' English, Latin Boy 2,186 #219
Rhodes Locational/surname: 'from Rhodes' (the island) or 'from the clearing' - associated with 'rose' or cleared land English Boy 2,107 #220
Ramsey From an Old English place name meaning 'island of wild garlic' (sometimes interpreted as 'ram's island'). English, Scottish Boy 2,100 #221
Howard High guardian; chief guardian or watchman English Boy 2,085 #222
Jaxtyn Son of Jack (ultimately 'son of John' - John = 'God is gracious') English Boy 2,082 #223
Davion Beloved (derived from David) English Boy 2,061 #224
Braydon Broad valley English Boy 2,059 #225
Bishop Means "bishop" - a high-ranking Christian clergyman or overseer. English Boy 2,034 #226
Ryatt Likely a modern blend of senses from Ryan ('little king') and Wyatt ('brave in war'), so roughly 'little king' or 'brave ruler/warrior' English Boy 2,009 #227
Lamar Originally 'the sea' (from Old French la mer); sometimes associated with Arabic 'Ammar' meaning 'one who builds' or 'long-lived'. Arabic, English, French Boy 2,008 #228
Kolby Originally a place-name meaning 'Koli's farm' (also interpreted as 'coal town') English Boy 2,007 #229
Kooper Barrel maker (occupational name) English Boy 1,985 #230
Decker Occupational name meaning 'roofer' or 'one who covers roofs' English Boy 1,977 #231
Willie Resolute protection English, Germanic, Scots Boy 1,946 #232
Eason A surname-turned-forename; historically a family name (likely related to Easton or a patronymic form) and in modern use chosen mainly for its sound rather than a single clear literal meaning. English Boy 1,934 #233
Jones Son of John English, Welsh Boy 1,934 #234
Kyng Ruler; monarch; kingly English Boy 1,891 #235
Kolten Variant of Colton, meaning 'from the coal town' or 'settlement of charcoal burners' English Boy 1,889 #236
Beck Stream, brook; dweller by a stream English, Norse Boy 1,849 #237
Chad Battle, warrior English Boy 1,832 #238
Dereck Ruler of the people English Boy 1,816 #239
Terrence Rub, thresh English, Latin Boy 1,815 #240
Denzel From the high stronghold English Boy 1,806 #241
Dwayne Little dark one (from Gaelic dubh 'black, dark') English, Irish Boy 1,806 #242
Benton Settlement or town where bent (coarse) grass grows English Boy 1,770 #243
Greysen Son of the gray / son of Gray (gray‑haired one) English Boy 1,761 #244
Clarke Clerk, scribe, cleric (occupational) English, French Boy 1,748 #245
Edmund Wealthy protector English Boy 1,731 #246
Gibson 'son of Gibb' - son of a diminutive of Gilbert (Gilbert derives from elements meaning 'pledge/hostage' and 'bright') English Boy 1,728 #247
Kolt Derived from 'colt', meaning 'young male horse' - a rugged/Western-style masculine name. English Boy 1,678 #248
Emmet Diminutive of Emma meaning 'whole, universal'; occasionally associated with the Cornish word for 'ant' as a nickname English Boy 1,637 #249
Randall Derived from elements meaning 'shield' (rand) and 'wolf' (wulf) - 'shield-wolf'. English Boy 1,612 #250

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