English Boy Names
Showing 50
of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haldane | Originally a surname meaning "half Dane" or a descendant/connection to a Dane | English | Boy | — | |
| Haldin | Uncertain - probably from the Germanic root 'hald' meaning 'hold' or 'rule', interpreted as 'holder/ruler' or 'son/descendant of Hald'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Haldyn | Probably from Germanic elements meaning 'hall/health/rock' + 'valley/fort' - roughly 'dweller by the hall or valley' (meaning uncertain) | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Halebeorht | From Old English hāl/hæle 'healthy, whole, hero' + beorht 'bright' - 'healthy/heroic bright' or 'bright in strength/health'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Haleford | Ford by a nook or sheltered place (literally 'Hale' + 'ford') | English | Boy | — | |
| Halford | From the ford by a nook or hollow | English | Boy | — | |
| Halfrith | Likely 'healthy peace' (Old English hāl + friþ); in related Old Norse forms (Hallfríðr) the second element means 'beautiful' or 'beloved', so variants may be read as 'hall/rock + beauty' or 'healthy peace'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Halig | Holy, sacred | English | Boy | — | |
| Halkin | Little Hal; son/descendant of Hal (Hal = short form of Henry or Harold) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hallward | Guardian of the hall; keeper of the manor | English | Boy | — | |
| Halon | Most likely 'oak' (from Hebrew Alon); alternately a modern invented name evoking 'halo' or formed from 'Hal' (short for Henry). | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Halson | Son of Hal (Hal is a medieval diminutive of Henry or Harold) | English | Boy | — | |
| Halstead | Homestead in a nook or corner | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamel | Originally 'little village' or 'homestead' (Old French); alternatively associated with 'wether/ram' in German or as a variant of Arabic 'Hamil' ('carrier'). | Arabic, English, French, German | Boy | — | |
| Hamelstun | Settlement or homestead associated with a person named Hamel - 'Hamel's town' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamelton | From a settlement associated with a person called Hamil/Hamel - commonly interpreted as "Hamel's town" or "Hamil's settlement." | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hamer | Derived from 'hammer' (occupational name for a metalworker) or from the place-name Hamar meaning 'crag' or 'rock'. | English, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Hames | Supplanter (one who follows or takes the place of another) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamford | Homestead or settlement by a ford | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamil | From Arabic ḥāmil meaning 'bearer, carrier'; also used as a surname-derived given name in English/Irish contexts. | Arabic, English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Hamiltan | Settlement or town by a flat-topped or crooked hill | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hamilten | Modern form of Hamilton - originally a surname meaning a settlement associated with a person named Hamel or broadly 'home/estate' (often interpreted as 'hill settlement'). | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamiltun | Homestead or settlement of Hamil/Hamon - 'Hamil's town' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamiltyn | Derived from the surname Hamilton: 'estate or homestead associated with Hamel' / 'town/settlement' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamlett | Diminutive of 'ham' meaning 'home' or 'village' - 'small homestead' or 'little village' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamlin | Little home; homestead | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Hamlit | Probably a variant of 'Hamlet' meaning 'small homestead' or 'little village'; may also be linked to the legendary name Amleth. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamlon | Likely related to 'ham' meaning 'home' or 'homestead' - a surname-derived given name referring to a settlement or dwelling. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamlyn | Related to 'home' or 'homestead' - roughly 'home' or 'little home' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamm | River-meadow, enclosed land; alternatively 'hot/warm' when associated with Biblical Ham | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Hammet | Diminutive of Hamo/Haimo from Proto‑Germanic *haimaz 'home' - 'little home' or 'of the homestead' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hammett | Of the homestead; a diminutive/derivative of a name meaning 'home' or 'homestead' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hammil | Originally a surname - likely 'descendant of Amhal' (an old Gaelic personal name) or from Middle English 'hammel' meaning 'wether' (ram); used as a given name in modern times. | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Hammy | Diminutive meaning 'little Ham' or 'pet form of Ham', used as a familiar nickname for names beginning with 'Ham'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamnet | From 'haim' meaning 'home' or 'homestead' (diminutive: 'little home') | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamnett | Derived from Haimo/Hamon meaning 'home' or 'settlement'; with diminutive '-et' implying 'little Hamo' or 'little home'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamond | Protector of the home | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamptan | Homestead; settlement; home town. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hampten | Homestead; home settlement; home farm | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamptin | Home settlement; homestead or town | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamptyn | Homestead; settlement by an enclosure or meadow ('home town') | English | Boy | — | |
| Hamund | Protector of the home | English, Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hamylton | From the habitational surname Hamilton - 'Hamil's town' or 'home/settlement of Hamil' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hanford | Originally a place/surname meaning a ford associated with a person named Han or a 'high' ford | English | Boy | — | |
| Hanforde | From the ford associated with a person or enclosure (literally 'Hana's/ham's ford' or 'ford by an enclosure') | English | Boy | — | |
| Hansford | From a surname meaning "Hans's ford" - the ford associated with Hans (Hans being a form of John). | English | Boy | — | |
| Hanshaw | Originally a locational surname meaning 'Hans's wood' or the wood/grove associated with Hans (a form of John). | English | Boy | — | |
| Hansyn | Son of Hans; ultimately derived from John meaning "God is gracious" | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Harben | Army warrior | English | Boy | — | |
| Harcort | Habitational name meaning "from Harcourt" - originally indicating someone from the Harcourt estate/settlement (an enclosed farm or 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