English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faran | Iron-grey | English, Latin, Norman French, Old French | Boy | — | |
| Farlane | Likely 'dweller by a distant lane' - a surname-turned given name from 'far' + 'lane'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Farlow | 'Fern-covered hill' or 'dweller by the fern-covered hill.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnal | Dweller by the ferns; from Old English for 'fern' with a locational suffix | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnald | Dweller by the fern-covered wood | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnall | Dweller at a fern-covered nook | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnam | Dweller at the fern homestead | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnel | From a place of ferns; 'dweller at the fern-covered hill' or 'fern clearing' | English | Boy | — | |
| Farneld | From the fern-covered hill / dweller by the ferns | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnell | Fern-covered hill; dweller by the fern hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnley | Clearing with ferns | English | Boy | — | |
| Farnum | From the homestead where ferns grow | English | Boy | — | |
| Farr | From Germanic roots meaning 'journey' or, in Persian usage, meaning 'glory' or 'divine splendour'. Commonly a surname used as a given name. | English, Germanic, Norse, Persian, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Farrar | Farrier; blacksmith (worker in iron) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Farrer0 | Blacksmith, farrier (worker in iron) | English | Boy | — | |
| Farrimond | Protector on a journey | English | Boy | — | |
| Faste | Steadfast, firm, faithful | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Fastred | Steadfast counsel / firm advisor | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Faulconer | Falcon keeper or trainer (occupational name) | English | Boy | — | |
| Faulconner | Keeper or trainer of falcons (falconer) | English | Boy | — | |
| Faulconnor | A constructed name blending 'falcon' (bird of prey) with 'Connor' (Irish: 'lover of hounds'/'wolf-lover') - roughly 'falcon-descendant' or 'falcon-Connor'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Faulkner | Falconer - a keeper or trainer of falcons | English | Boy | — | |
| Fawk | Falcon / falconer (surname meaning related to falcons) | English | Boy | — | |
| Fawke | Falcon, falconer | English | Boy | — | |
| Faxon | Derived from an English surname; likely 'of the fox' or 'place associated with foxes.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Feedore | Gift of God (by analogy with Theodore) | English | Boy | — | |
| Fell | Dweller by the hill or mountain | English | Boy | — | |
| Felps | Either 'lover of horses' (if derived from Philip) or 'happy/fortunate' (if influenced by Felix/Felipe); typically used as a surname-based given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Felten | From the settlement by the fields - 'field town' or dweller near the fields | English | Boy | — | |
| Feltun | From the field settlement; 'field town' | English | Boy | — | |
| Feltyn | Likely 'fortunate/happy' (from Felix) or alternatively 'from the field town' (from Felton) | English | Boy | — | |
| Fenimore | Dweller by the fen or moor; from elements meaning 'marsh' and 'moor'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Fenten | Settlement or town by the fen/marsh | English | Boy | — | |
| Feris | Typically 'knight' or 'horseman' (from Arabic Faris); also linked to the Irish/English Ferris/Fergus meaning 'man of vigor/strength'. | Arabic, English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Feriss | Likely 'man of vigor' or 'strength' (from Gaelic Fergus) or 'knight/horseman' (from Arabic Faris). | Arabic, English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Ferlin | Surname-derived; exact meaning uncertain - possibly related to 'iron' (from French fer) or an anglicized Gaelic surname | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Ferren | Possible meanings: 'little man' (Irish); alternatively linked to the Germanic Ferdinand meaning 'brave/ardent traveler' (if derived from Ferran); sometimes associated with 'iron' via surname/occupational roots. | Catalan, English, Germanic, Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Ferryl | Likely a variant of Farrell, meaning 'man of valor' or 'brave/courageous'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Fess | To confess; acknowledge | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Fielden | Dweller or person from the fields; 'of the fields' | English | Boy | — | |
| Fieldin | Dweller by the fields / from the open field | English | Boy | — | |
| Fifer | Player of the fife; or person from Fife (Scotland) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Fildes | Dweller by the fields; from The Fylde (Lancashire). | English | Boy | — | |
| Fillmore | Topographic surname likely denoting someone who lived by a marsh, moor, or mill; used as a given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Filmer | A surname used as a given name; original/older meaning is obscure or uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Filmore | Surname-derived name meaning 'from/by the mill' or 'associated with a mill.' | English | Boy | — | |
| finick | Diminutive of Finn - 'little fair one' or 'little fair-haired one' | English | Boy | — | |
| Fiske | Fish; originally an occupational or nickname meaning 'fisherman' or 'one who deals with fish' | English | Boy | — | |
| Fitch | From a word for 'polecat' (a weasel-like animal); originally a nickname or occupational name for someone dealing with polecat pelts | English | Boy | — | |
| Fitche | Originally a surname likely referring to 'fitch' (a polecat/fitchew) or a heraldic term; chiefly a surname-turned-given-name rather than a descriptive given name | 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