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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Heafclif High cliff; cliff on a headland English Boy
Heafcliff Heath-covered cliff; a cliff by the heath English Boy
Heaff Derived from 'heath' meaning an area of open, uncultivated land; originally a surname or locational name English Boy
Heaffclif Cliff by a heath; 'heath-cliff'. English Boy
Heaffcliff Heath-cliff - dweller by the heath or cliff English Boy
Heaffcliffe Dweller by the heath-covered cliff English Boy
Heaffclyffe Dweller by or from a high cliff English Boy
Healey High clearing; high meadow English Boy
Heardwine Hardy or brave friend English Boy
Hearn Originally a surname meaning 'heron' (the bird) or denoting association with a place where herons lived; used as a given name English Boy
Hearne Derived from a surname meaning 'dweller at the corner/nook' or associated with the heron (bird). English Boy
Heaten Dweller near the heath; 'from the heath' English Boy
Heathclif Cliff by the heath; dweller by a heath-covered cliff English Boy
Heathclyffe Cliff by the heath / heath-cliff English Boy
Heathcot Heath cottage - cottage on the heath / dweller at a cottage on the heath English Boy
Heathcote Dweller at the cottage on the heath; homestead/cottage on the heath English Boy
Heathdene Heath valley; valley of the heather English Boy
Heavy Weighing much English Boy
Heddley Clearing or meadow among heather/heath English Boy
Hedley Heath clearing English Boy
Hedric Prosperous or wealthy ruler English, Germanic Boy
Hedrick Home ruler; ruler of the household English Boy
Hedwin Friend in battle (from hadu 'battle' + win 'friend'); sometimes rendered from Old English elements as 'heath-friend'. English, Germanic Boy
Hedwyn Rich/favored friend (from Old English ead 'wealth, prosperity' + wine 'friend') English Boy
Hendle From Henry/Heinrich: "home ruler"; often understood as a diminutive or pet form ("little Henry"). English, Germanic Boy
Hendley From the high clearing/meadow English Boy
Hendree Home ruler English Boy
Hendrie Ruler of the household English Boy
Hendron Derived from Henry - 'home ruler'; likely a surname meaning 'son/descendant of Henry'. English, Scottish Boy
Hendrycks Home ruler Dutch, English Boy
Hengist Stallion; horse English Boy
Hengyst Stallion; horse English Boy
Henryson Son of Henry (Henry = 'home ruler') English Boy
Henty Diminutive/variant of Henry - "home ruler" or "ruler of the household" English Boy
Heorot Stag, hart; the name of the great mead-hall in the epic Beowulf English Boy
Hereld Army ruler (from elements here 'army' + weald 'ruler') English, Germanic Boy
Hereward Guardian of the army English Boy
Hereweald Ruler of the army / army-ruler English Boy
Herlebeorht Army-bright (bright army) English Boy
Hern Originally a surname meaning 'dweller at a corner or nook' (from Old English 'hyrne') or derived from Middle English 'hern' meaning 'heron' (the bird). English Boy
Herne Possibly from Old English 'hyrne' meaning 'corner' or linked to the heron (bird); famously associated with a horned hunter figure in English folklore. English Boy
Herold Army ruler (from Old English 'here' + 'weald'); in German usage can mean 'herald' or messenger English, Norse Boy
Herris Patronymic 'son of Harry' - ultimately from Henry meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. English Boy
Herry Home ruler; ruler of the household Dutch, English, Indonesian Boy
Herrys Ruler of the household; home ruler English Boy
Herward Army guardian; protector of the army English, Germanic Boy
Herwyn Army friend English, Germanic Boy
Hetwn Likely 'heath friend' - from Old English elements hǣth (heath) + wine (friend). English, Germanic Boy
Hew From the element 'hug' meaning 'heart, mind, spirit' (i.e., 'mind, thought, spirit') English, Scottish Boy
Hewe Mind, heart, spirit 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