English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortlen | Likely 'from the short/low land' or 'descendant/variant of Cort/Cortland' - generally associated with the Cortland/Cortlandt root | English | Boy | — | |
| corwinn | Likely 'heart-friend' or 'friend of the heart' (alternative interpretations tie it to surname/place origins) | English | Boy | — | |
| Corwynn | Literally a constructed 'heart' + 'blessed/fair/joy' - e.g., 'blessed heart' or 'joyful/fair heart' | English | Boy | — | |
| Count | A noble title (rank of nobility); also the common verb 'to count' (to enumerate). | English | Boy | — | |
| Counte | Likely derived from the title 'count' (a noble or county ruler) or from surnames like Conte/Comte; an occupational/status name. | English, French, Italian, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Countee | Probably related to 'count' (noble) or an invented/creative given name; exact origin uncertain | African American, English | Boy | — | |
| Courtlan | Variant of Courtland/Cortland - 'short land' (sometimes interpreted as 'land near a court') | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Courtlandt | Land belonging to the court or manor | English | Boy | — | |
| Covel | Dweller by a cove; from the cove | English | Boy | — | |
| Covell | Originally a family/surname; specific meaning is unclear but probably locational or patronymic in origin | English | Boy | — | |
| Cowin | Surname-derived; generally denotes a family or descent name. If tied to Gaelic Cowan/Cowen, ultimately related to Eoghan/Owen ('born of the yew' / 'young warrior'); if conflated with Cohen, it would mean 'priest' (Hebrew). | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Cowyn | Possibly 'young/well‑born' (from Owen) or 'son of the smith' (from Cowan); overall a modern/creative name with no single established meaning | English | Boy | — | |
| Coyan | Modern/created name; meaning uncertain - possibly 'descendant of Coy' or linked to Irish 'Cian' ('ancient'/'enduring') | English | Boy | — | |
| Craighton | Town by a crag or rock; settlement near a rock | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Crain | From a surname meaning 'crane' (the bird); originally a nickname for a tall, long‑legged person or someone associated with the bird | English | Boy | — | |
| Crammer | Merchant; shopkeeper or peddler | English | Boy | — | |
| Crandall | Dweller at the hollow or ravine | English | Boy | — | |
| Crandell | Valley of cranes; dweller by the crane-filled valley | English | Boy | — | |
| Cranly | Clearing or meadow frequented by cranes | English | Boy | — | |
| Cranstun | Settlement or town of cranes | English | Boy | — | |
| Craw | Related to 'crow' (also associated with Crawford: 'ford of the crows') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Crawell | Well or spring frequented by crows; 'crow's well' | English | Boy | — | |
| Creight | From Crichton - a place-name associated with a rock or boundary; roughly ‘rock/settlement’ | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Creighto | Settlement by a rock or creek (place-name origin) | English | Boy | — | |
| Creightow | Town by the crag; settlement near a rock | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Creketun | Settlement or town by a creek/stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Cresswell | Spring or stream where watercress grows. | English | Boy | — | |
| Crestyan | Likely 'follower of Christ' if a variant of Christian; alternatively evoking 'crest' (top, peak) if derived from the English word | English | Boy | — | |
| Creswell | Dweller at the spring/stream where watercress grows | English | Boy | — | |
| Crevyn | No established historical meaning; a modern invented name. Any meaning would be derived from similar names (e.g., Kevin) rather than from a known etymology. | English | Boy | — | |
| Crieghton | From the place-name Crichton - likely 'boundary town' or 'town by a crag/rock'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Cristien | Follower of Christ | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Croft | Small enclosed field; small farm | English | Boy | — | |
| Crofton | Settlement by a small enclosed field (croft) | English | Boy | — | |
| Cromwel | Dweller by the crooked or bent spring/stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Cromwell | Dweller by the crooked or bent stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Crosbee | Settlement or village by a cross | English | Boy | — | |
| Crowel | Likely a place-name meaning 'crow's spring' or 'dweller near the crows' | English | Boy | — | |
| Crowell | Dweller at the crow's hill or crow's spring/well | English | Boy | — | |
| Crowford | Ford of the crows | English | Boy | — | |
| Crowil | Probably 'dweller by a place associated with crows' or 'crow hill/stream' (surname-derived) | English | Boy | — | |
| Crowill | ‘crow’s spring’ - dweller by the crow’s well or stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Cryspyne | Derived from Latin for 'curly-haired'; associated with Crispin/Crispinus | English | Boy | — | |
| Crysteffer | Bearer of Christ (derived from Christopher) | English | Boy | — | |
| Crysteffor | Variant of Christopher - "bearer of Christ" | English | Boy | — | |
| Crystek | Diminutive meaning: "little Christian" (if from Krystian/Krzysztof) or "little crystal/clear one" (if derived from Crystal) | English | Boy | — | |
| Cubert | Famous, bright | Cornish, English | Boy | — | |
| Cudbert | Famous, bright | English | Boy | — | |
| Cudbright | Possibly 'famous/known' + 'bright' - 'famous bright' (probable meaning if related to Cuthbert) | English | Boy | — | |
| Culbert | Possibly 'bright' or 'famous' (from Germanic element 'berht') | English, Germanic, Scottish | 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