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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Clyffe Cliff; dweller by or near a cliff/slope English Boy
Clyfford Ford by a cliff English Boy
Clynton Town or settlement on a hill or near a cliff English Boy
Clyve From the cliff English Boy
Coale Coal, dark or swarthy; also a pet form of Nicholas English Boy
Coan Likely 'descendant of Cuanán' (from Irish Cuan meaning roughly 'harbor' or 'beloved/little one'), or a locational name meaning 'dweller by a hollow/cove' in Cornish/English contexts. Cornish, English, Irish, Scottish Boy
Cobb Originally a surname and medieval nickname/pet form of Jacob; suggests 'leader' or refers to 'lump/head' as a nickname English Boy
Cobbham Cobb's homestead - a settlement or homestead associated with a person called Cobb English Boy
Cobern Surname-derived name meaning 'dweller by the (dark/coal) stream' or 'stream frequented by wild birds.' English, Scottish Boy
Coberne Probably surname-derived meaning 'dweller by the (dark) stream' or 'brook' (exact meaning uncertain) English, Scottish Boy
Cobham ‘Cofa/Cobb’s homestead’ (homestead of a person named Cofa or Cobb) English Boy
Cobourn Surname meaning 'dweller by the cow stream' or 'cow brook'. English Boy
Cobourne From/near the stream; dweller by the brook English, Scottish Boy
Cobyrn Dweller by the stream / brook (sometimes rendered as 'dark/coal stream' from related surname forms) English, Scottish Boy
Codell Likely derived from a surname or place name, probably meaning 'dweller by a dell' (small valley); exact origin uncertain. English Boy
Cofahealh From Old English elements meaning 'shelter/chamber' (cofa) + 'nook/corner/secret place' (healh) - 'sheltered nook' or 'dweller by the sheltered nook' English Boy
Colbery Likely from an English place name meaning 'coal town' or 'coal settlement', i.e., a dweller at a coal/dark settlement. English Boy
Colbran From a surname meaning roughly 'dark/coal' + 'brown' or 'raven' - i.e., 'dark/raven-like' or 'coal-brown' English, Welsh Boy
Colbrand Coal + brand (brand = sword/firebrand) - roughly 'coal-sword' or 'dark sword' English, Norse Boy
Colburt Probably from Germanic elements meaning 'coal/dark' + 'bright/famous' - roughly 'dark (or coal) + bright/famous' English Boy
Colean Likely 'descendant or little Cole' (Cole from Old English 'Cola' meaning 'coal, dark-haired'); occasionally treated as a variant of Colin ('victory of the people'). English Boy
Colen Generally 'young one' or 'little/follower'; alternatively linked to 'victory of the people' if derived from Nicholas English, Scottish Gaelic Boy
coleson Son of Cole (Cole from Old English meaning 'coal' or 'charcoal', i.e., dark) English Boy
coleton Town or settlement associated with coal; 'Cole's town' (coal town). English Boy
Colier Coal worker; charcoal burner; seller of coal (occupational name) English Boy
Collby Settlement of Koli; often interpreted as 'coal town' or 'Koli's farm' English Boy
Colle Either 'coal/dark-haired' (as a variant of Cole) or 'hill' (from Italian 'colle'); used as a rare given name or surname-derived name. English, French, Italian Boy
Colley 'Coal' or 'dark-haired' / 'little Cole' (diminutive) English Boy
Colli Variant/diminutive of Colin - "young pup" or "little one"; as an Italian surname, from colle/colli meaning "hills". English, Irish, Italian, Scottish Boy
Collice Surname-derived given name - likely denotes a family name; possibly linked to 'hill' (Old English collis) or a form related to Colin/Collin (diminutive of Nicholas) English, Scottish Boy
Collton From the coal town English Boy
Collyer Occupational name meaning 'charcoal-burner' or 'coal seller/miner'. English Boy
Colsin Likely 'son of Cole' (Cole = 'coal/coal‑black'); alternatively related to Colin/Collins meaning 'young one' or 'descendant of Coll'. English, Irish Boy
colten From the coal or charcoal town; settlement associated with coal English Boy
Coltere From the surname Colter/Coulter; possibly 'dweller at the back land' (place-name) or linked to an occupational/plough term; used as a modern invented given name English Boy
Colver Derived from an English surname; possibly 'dove' or a locational/occupational name English Boy
Colwin Likely a variant of Colin (from Gaelic Cailean 'young one' or as a diminutive of Nicholas 'people's victory') or of Welsh Colwyn (from Welsh elements possibly meaning 'hazel' + 'white/blessed'). English, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh Boy
Colwyne Likely 'coal/black friend' or 'dark-haired friend' (from Old English col 'coal/dark' + wine 'friend'); also associated with the Welsh place-name Colwyn English, Welsh Boy
Conant Originally a surname; often associated with the Gaelic personal name Conan meaning "little hound" or "little wolf" English, Irish Boy
Conyers Originally a surname meaning either 'from Conyers' (a Norman place-name) or 'keeper of rabbits' (from Middle English coney + -er) English Boy
Cook Occupational name meaning "cook" or "chef" English Boy
corbee Raven; diminutive sense 'little raven' English Boy
Cordeal Maker or keeper of cords; rope-maker English Boy
Cordrelle Variant of the surname Cordell, originally referring to a maker/seller of cords or a cord/rope. English, French Boy
Cornall From Cornwall / person from the Cornish peninsula English Boy
Corney Originally a diminutive of Cornelius meaning "horn" (Latin); also appears as an English surname/place name possibly linked to 'corn' or a locality. English, Latin, Slavic Boy
Cornwalis From Cornwall; originally indicated a person from the county of Cornwall (Cornish) English Boy
Cornwallis Of/from Cornwall; dweller from Cornwall English Boy
Cortlan Derived from Cortland/Courtland: 'court land' or from Dutch kort land ('short land'); generally 'land of the court' or 'dweller from Cortland'. Dutch, English Boy
Cortlandt From the court's land / land belonging to the court 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