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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Hardee Brave; hardy; strong English Boy
Hardell Strong/brave valley English Boy
Hardey Brave, hardy; strong English Boy
Hardie Hardy; brave, strong English, Scottish Boy
Hardon Derived from Old English 'hard' meaning 'strong, hardy' - likely a surname-derived given name meaning 'strong one' or 'descendant of Hard'. Note: very rare and may be read as modern slang. English Boy
Hardwen Strong/brave friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwinn Strong, hardy (or brave) friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwyn Strong, hardy friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwynn Hardy, brave friend English, Germanic Boy
Hareford Ford frequented by hares English Boy
Hareld Army ruler / leader of the army English, Norse Boy
Harford Hare's ford - a river crossing associated with hares English Boy
Hargrove Dweller at or near a grove associated with hares (hare's grove) English Boy
Harild From Germanic elements 'har' (army) + 'hild' (battle) - roughly 'army battle' or 'army warrior'. English, Norse Boy
Hariss Likely 'son of Harry' (English); in Arabic context related to حارس meaning 'guardian, watchman'. Bosnian, English Boy
Hark Listen English Boy
Harken To listen; to give heed - 'listener' or 'one who listens' English Boy
Harkyn Probably 'descendant of Earcán' (Irish) or figuratively 'listener' (from English 'hark') English, Irish Boy
Harling From the people/settlement of Harl - 'descendants/people of Hærla' (Old English) English Boy
Harmin Likely a variant of Herman/Harmon meaning 'army man' (Germanic) or of the Punjabi name Harman meaning 'God's beloved' / 'God's heart'. Dutch, English, Germanic, Punjabi Boy
Harmyn Army man; soldier English, Germanic Boy
Harpo Harp player; associated with the harp English Boy
Harral Army ruler / leader of the army English Boy
Harrel Army ruler / army leader English Boy
Harriman Army man; soldier English Boy
Harrod Army ruler; leader of the army English Boy
Harrys Ruler of the household; alternatively interpreted as 'son of Harry' (patronymic) English Boy
Hartly 'hart' (stag/deer) + 'ley' (clearing or meadow) - 'stag meadow' or 'meadow where deer are found' English Boy
Hartwel ‘Hart's spring’ - a spring or well frequented by deer (deer well/stag spring) English Boy
Hartwill Strong-willed; hardy will - 'brave/strong desire' English, Germanic Boy
Hartwood From the deer wood - "wood of the hart (deer)" English Boy
Harveson Son of Harve/Harvey - literally 'son of the battle-worthy'. English Boy
Harwell 'Hare's spring' or 'spring frequented by hares' (from Old English elements meaning hare + well/spring) English Boy
Harwil Army + will - strong-willed warrior or resolute leader English Boy
Harwood From a place called Harwood: 'hare wood' or 'grey/hoary wood' - a wood associated with hares or noted for a grey/old appearance English Boy
Hary Home ruler English Boy
Haryld Army ruler; leader of the army English, Norse Boy
Harys Derived from Henry/Harry - 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. English, Welsh Boy
Haryson Son of Harry (from Henry, meaning 'home ruler') English Boy
Hasean Derived from the Arabic name Hasan/Hassan, meaning "handsome" or "good". Arabic, English Boy
Hash Nickname; often a short form of the Arabic name Hashim/Hashem (Hashim means 'breaker' or 'crusher', historically 'breaker of bread'). Arabic, English Boy
Haslet Rare surname-turned given name meaning 'of the hazel' or 'from the place of hazels'; sometimes associated with the dialect term for a pork dish English Boy
Hassell Hazel - dweller by or near hazel trees/hazel grove English, Scandinavian Boy
Hasting From Hastings - 'the people/followers of Hæsta' or someone from the settlement of Hæsta's people English Boy
Haveloche Likely 'descendant of Havel' or 'little Havel'; associated with the legendary hero Havelok the Dane English Boy
Havelock Uncertain; possibly derived from the medieval name Havelok - sometimes interpreted as 'sea‑lock' (Old Norse haf + lok) or linked to 'hawk' in folk etymology English Boy
Havelocke Originally a surname from the medieval name Havelok; later used as a given name - associated with family/locational origin and the 19th-century figure Sir Henry Havelock. English Boy
Hayman Either 'haymaker' (occupational) or an Anglicized form of Hyman meaning 'life' (from Hebrew Chaim). English Boy
Haywoode From/ dweller by the hedged or enclosed wood English Boy
Hazlett Derived from 'hazel' - 'little hazel' or someone who lived by hazel trees 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