English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborn | From the clay stream; dweller by the clay brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Claiburn | Dweller by the clay stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Claiburne | Dweller by the clay brook; 'clay stream' | English | Boy | — | |
| Claiton | Settlement on clay / clay town | English | Boy | — | |
| Clarc | Clerk, scribe, cleric (occupational name for a scholar or cleric) | English | Boy | — | |
| Claren | Clear, bright, famous | English | Boy | — | |
| Clarion | A clear, shrill trumpet; by extension 'clear' or 'bright-sounding' | English | Boy | — | |
| Clarkie | Diminutive of Clark - 'clerk, cleric, scribe' (scholar/scribe-related) | English | Boy | — | |
| Claud | Derived from Claudius, meaning 'lame' or 'limping'. | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Claudell | Variant of Claude/Claudius, historically meaning 'lame' or 'enclosure' (from Latin 'claudere' - to close). | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Clavon | Modern invented name, commonly treated as a variant of Calvin (Latin root meaning 'bald') or a contemporary masculine name formed with -von | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayborne | Dweller by the clay stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Claybourn | Dweller by the clay stream / from the clay brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Claybourne | Dweller by the clay stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayburn | Dweller by the clay stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayburne | Dweller by the clay stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayd | Derived from 'clay' - originally a surname for someone who lived by or worked with clay; 'from the clay'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Claye | Clay - from the earth or a clay-rich place; sometimes 'from the clay settlement' when linked to Clayton | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayhorn | A compound meaning 'clay horn' - likely a topographic or occupational surname referring to a horn-shaped clay feature or an object/implement of clay | English | Boy | — | |
| Clayland | Land of clay; a place or family from clay-rich soil | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleavan | Likely 'dweller by the cliff' or 'one who cleaves/splits' (derived from Old English roots) | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleavant | Uncertain - possibly derived from Cleveland (originally 'land of cliffs') or an invented/modern name without a clear traditional meaning. | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleave | To split; alternatively to cling or adhere (two opposite senses of the verb 'cleave') | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleaven | Possibly 'dweller by the cliff' (if related to Cleveland) or 'one who cleaves/splits' | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleaver | Originally an occupational name for someone who used a cleaver - a butcher or splitter. | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleavin | Dweller or person associated with a cliff or slope | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleavon | From the cliff; someone from Cleveland or cliff-side land | English | Boy | — | |
| Cledus | Variant of Cletus/Cleitus, from Greek meaning "called" or "renowned" | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleeve | Someone who lived by a cliff or steep slope; 'cliff' or 'bank'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Clef | Key; pitch sign | English, French, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Clent | From the Clent Hills; dweller by a steep hill or rocky outcrop | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleotha | Glory, fame | African American, English, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Clevan | From the hilly or cliff land | English | Boy | — | |
| Cleve | From the cliff; dweller by a slope or bank | English | Boy | — | |
| Clevland | From the 'cliff land' or hilly region; originally a place-name (Cleveland) | English | Boy | — | |
| Clevyn | From the cliff-land; a hilly or cliff-side settlement | English | Boy | — | |
| Cley | Clay; derived from the word for clay/earth | English | Boy | — | |
| Clif | Short form of Clifford/Clifton - 'cliff' or 'ford by a cliff'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Cliffe | Dweller by a cliff or steep slope | English | Boy | — | |
| Cliffith | Derived from Griffith meaning 'strong lord' or 'prince', possibly combined with 'cliff' as a locational element. | English | Boy | — | |
| Clintan | Modern elaboration of Clint/Clinton, associated with 'cliff' or 'settlement on a hill'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Clintin | Settlement or town by a cliff or hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Clintwood | Woodland by a rocky slope or steep hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Cloyce | Probably surname-based; may mean 'from the Clwyd (river)' or, if linked to Clovis, 'famous in battle' (uncertain) | English | Boy | — | |
| Clud | Likely derived from Latin Claudius meaning "lame"; alternatively may reflect a Welsh element meaning "enclosure/barrier" - exact origin uncertain. | English, Latin, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Cludell | Uncertain; possibly 'dweller by a cold stream' (if linked to Caldwell) or related to 'rock/cliff' (if from an older 'clud' element) | English | Boy | — | |
| Clydell | Probably a compound of Clyde (the Scottish river/name) + dell (small valley), roughly 'valley by the Clyde' or 'Clyde's valley'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Clyf | Cliff; dweller by the cliff | English | Boy | — | |
| Clyfe | Cliff; dweller by a cliff or slope | English | Boy | — | |
| Clyff | Cliff, slope; originally a topographic surname for someone who lived by a cliff | 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