Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!

English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Digorie Uncertain - likely of medieval English origin; possibly a diminutive or pet form related to surnames such as Diggory English Boy
Digory Obscure; possibly occupational ('digger') or derived from an old personal name English Boy
Dikki Diminutive of Richard - 'brave/ruler' or 'powerful ruler' (little ruler) English Boy
Dillwin 'Dill's friend' or broadly 'beloved/friendly companion' (compound of Dill + win 'friend') English, Germanic Boy
Dimock From Dymock - denotes origin from the village of Dymock in England English Boy
Dink A diminutive or nickname, often affectionate; can imply 'small' or 'little one' English Boy
Dinmore Great fort English, Welsh Boy
Dinsmoor From the moor; dweller by the moor/hill English Boy
Dinsmoore Habitational: 'moor by the hill/fort' (from elements meaning hill/fort + moor) English, Scottish Boy
Diron Meaning uncertain - probably a modern/variant name. If related to Darren/Darragh it may connote associations like 'oak' or 'great'; if related to Dion it could imply 'devotee of Dionysus'. English Boy
Dirwood Probably 'deer wood' or 'dweller by a deer wood' - a locational name referring to someone who lived near a wood where deer were found English Boy
Dix Son of Dick (diminutive of Richard); ultimately 'powerful/brave ruler' English Boy
Doan Vietnamese: "group, troupe, unity"; Irish/Gaelic (anglicized): from Donn/Dubhán meaning "brown/dark, little dark one" English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, Vietnamese Boy
Doane Originally a surname. Possibly from Old English/Scandinavian 'Dane' (person from Denmark), or an Anglicized Irish Gaelic Ó Dubháin meaning 'descendant of Dubhán' ('little dark one'). English Boy
Dobby Diminutive of Robert (meaning 'bright fame'); popularly associated with the loyal, playful house-elf Dobby English Boy
Dobie Diminutive of Robert - 'bright fame' (famous, bright) English, Scottish Boy
Doby Diminutive/derivative of Robert - 'bright fame' (thus 'little Robert' or 'son/descendant of Robert') English Boy
Dodd From a Middle English nickname meaning 'round, stocky, or bald'; later a surname and occasional given name. English Boy
Dodda Old English/Germanic: likely a short or pet form of names like Dudda/Doda; Kannada: 'big, elder, great' (used as an epithet or part of compound names). English, Germanic, Kannada Boy
Doddy Pet form of Dodd; originally from 'Dodd' meaning (roughly) 'round, plump' or a nickname based on appearance English Boy
Dominy Belonging to the Lord English, Latin Boy
Domm Short form of Dominic, from Latin 'dominic(us)' meaning 'of the Lord' or 'belonging to the Lord'. English, Latin Boy
Donathon Modern English variant/spelling; likely a blend or variant of Jonathan/Donathan, commonly taken to mean "gift of God" or "given" English Boy
Donie Diminutive of Donald/Dónal - 'world ruler' (from Gaelic Domhnall); often used as 'little Don' English, Irish Boy
Donne Brown or dark (from Gaelic/Old English 'donn') English, Irish Boy
Donniss Uncertain - either 'brown'/'chief' (from Irish Donn) or 'follower of Dionysus' (if linked to Dennis) English Boy
Donnyel Likely “world ruler” (derived from Gaelic Domhnall/Dónall) English Boy
Donnyell Derived from Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler" or "ruler of the world" English Boy
Donray Modern blend meaning 'noble protector' or 'lordly counsel' (from Don 'lord/ruler' + Ray 'counsel/protector'). English Boy
Dony Diminutive of Donald meaning "world ruler"; occasionally associated with Donato meaning "given" English Boy
Donyel God is my judge English Boy
dookie Diminutive of 'Duke', implying 'leader' or 'noble'. Note: in US slang 'dookie' can also mean feces, so it's uncommon as a formal given name. English Boy
Dorce Gazelle English, Greek Boy
Dorrance Originally a surname; possibly 'descendant of Dorr' or related to the French name Durand meaning 'enduring' (meaning uncertain) English Boy
Dorrel Originally a surname indicating a place of origin (from a place name such as Airelle); later used as a given name English, French Boy
Dorward From Old English deor 'deer' + weard 'guardian' - 'deer guardian' or 'warden of the deer' English, Scottish Boy
Dou If a diminutive of Douglas: 'dark stream' or 'dark water'. In Chinese, meaning varies by character - e.g., 窦 'cavity/cave' or 斗 'dipper, measure, fight'. Chinese, English, Scottish Boy
Dougee Diminutive of Douglas, meaning 'dark/black stream' or 'dark river' English, Scottish Boy
Douggen A modern form related to Douglas/Doug; connected to the Gaelic elements meaning 'dark/black' and 'stream' (i.e., 'dark water' or 'black stream'). English Boy
Dowle Surname-derived name with uncertain meaning - possibly 'dweller by a hill' (locational) or related to roots meaning 'dark' or 'dove' depending on source English Boy
Doy In Thai, 'mountain' or 'hill'. In Filipino use, a short/nickname derived from longer given names. English, Thai Boy
Draek Dragon; dragon-like or fierce English Boy
Draeper Uncertain; possibly derived from 'Draper' meaning 'cloth seller', or influenced by 'reaper' suggesting 'harvester'. English Boy
Draike Dragon (primary); historically also 'male duck' (Middle English) English, Latin, Norse Boy
Dravonn No established traditional meaning; a modern blend name often interpreted through associations with Draven or Devon rather than a single historic meaning. English Boy
Dreaux Man, manly (derived from Andrew); also used as a surname/place-name form English, French Boy
Dred Uncertain - probably a nickname; possibly related to the English word "dread" (fear) or a shortened personal name English Boy
Dreng Young man; valiant warrior English, Norse Boy
Drewe Manly; derived from Andrew meaning 'man, manly' English Boy
Drewee Diminutive of Andrew - 'manly, brave' 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