English Boy Names
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of 5,565 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