English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godwen | Friend of God / God's friend | English | Boy | — | |
| Godwine | Friend of God | English | Boy | — | |
| Godwinn | Friend of God / God's friend | English | Boy | — | |
| Godwyn | 'friend of God' (from Old English elements 'god' + 'wine') | English | Boy | — | |
| Godwynn | Friend of God | English | Boy | — | |
| Golding | From Old English 'gold' - originally a patronymic or byname meaning 'descendant of Golda' or someone associated with gold; 'golden' or 'gold-worker' | English | Boy | — | |
| Goldwin | Golden friend | English | Boy | — | |
| Goldwine | Gold (golden) friend | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Goldwinn | Golden friend | English | Boy | — | |
| Goldwyn | Gold friend / golden friend | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodfellow | Good companion; friendly, affable person | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodluck | Good fortune | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodmen | Good man; man of good character | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodwill | Good intention | English, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Goodwin | Originally 'friend of God' or 'God-friend'; also interpreted as 'good friend' | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodwine | From Old English elements meaning 'good' or 'God' + 'friend' - 'good friend' or 'friend of God'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Goodwyn | Good friend (also sometimes interpreted as 'friend of God' when derived from Godwine) | English | Boy | — | |
| Gore | 'Triangular piece of land or cloth' (originally a topographical surname) | English | Boy | — | |
| Gorry | Surname origin; if derived from Gregory, meaning 'watchful, vigilant' | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Gower | From Gower (the peninsula in Wales); a habitational name | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Gradon | Likely 'gray hill' or 'gray settlement' (locational surname) | English | Boy | — | |
| Graeghamm | Modern variant of Graham - 'gray/gravel homestead' (homestead by gravel). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graeham | From Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' / 'gray homestead' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graehame | From the place name Grantham - 'homestead on the River Granta' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graem | Gravelly homestead (from the place-name Grantham); 'gray home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graent | Great, large - related to the name Grant | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahame | From Grantham; "gravelly homestead" or "grey/gray village/home" | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahem | From Grantham; often interpreted as 'gravelly homestead' or 'homestead by the River Granta' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graheme | Gravelly homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahme | From the place name Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahym | Originally a place-name meaning 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray homestead'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graiam | From the place Grantham - generally rendered as a homestead/place name (often given as 'Granta's homestead' or 'gravelly homestead') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graidey | Noble, illustrious (from Irish Grady); can also evoke 'gray' by sound | English | Boy | — | |
| Graiham | Gravel homestead (gravelly village or settlement) | English | Boy | — | |
| Graihame | From the gravelly homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grandy | Likely 'great' or 'grand' (from English 'grand') or a surname-derived name; may carry influence of Irish 'Grady' ('noble') | English | Boy | — | |
| Grantlan | From 'Grant' (large/gift) combined with '-lan' (possibly 'land' or a form of Alan) - roughly 'gifted land' or 'Grant + Lan' (modern coinage). | English | Boy | — | |
| Grantland | Surname-derived given name meaning 'Grant's land' or 'large land' | English | Boy | — | |
| Grantlie | From a place name meaning 'Grant's clearing' or 'great/large clearing' | English | Boy | — | |
| Grantly | From the gravelly clearing (from the place name Grantley) | English | Boy | — | |
| Granvil | From the large town or estate | English | Boy | — | |
| Granvyl | From a place name meaning 'large town' or 'great estate' | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Granvyll | From Granville - 'large town' (from French grand 'large' + ville 'town') | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Granvylle | From Norman French 'grand ville' meaning 'large town' or 'great estate' | English | Boy | — | |
| Graydi | Derived from Ó Grádaigh meaning 'noble' or 'illustrious'; sometimes associated with the English word 'gray'. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Grayham | From Grantham; 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray/gravelly home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grayhame | Gravel homestead; popularly interpreted as 'gray homestead' | English | Boy | — | |
| Greely | Dweller at or from the gravelly clearing/meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Greggson | Son of Gregg (Gregory) - 'watchful, vigilant' | English | Boy | — | |
| Grendel | Name of the monstrous antagonist in Beowulf; broadly 'monster' or of uncertain/possibly fierce/storm-related meaning | 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