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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Hewet Little Hugh (derived from Hugh: 'heart/mind/spirit') English Boy
Hewett Derived from the surname meaning 'son of Hugh' or 'little Hugh' (Hugh = heart/mind/spirit) English Boy
Hewit Diminutive of Hugh - 'little/young Hugh'; from Germanic root 'hug' meaning 'mind, spirit'. English Boy
Hewlett Little Hugh; descendant of Hugh (Hugh = 'heart, mind, spirit') English Boy
Hewlitt Diminutive of Hugh - “little Hugh” or “descendant of Hugh” (from the Germanic element hug: heart/mind/spirit). English Boy
Hewney Likely 'descendant of Hugh' or related to Irish Eoghan/Owen ('born of the yew'/'young'); generally connected to meanings of Hugh ('mind, heart, spirit') English, Irish Boy
Hewny Diminutive of Hugh - 'heart, mind, spirit' (if related to Henry, 'home ruler') English Boy
Hewson Son of Hugh (son of the one with heart/mind/spirit) English Boy
Heydyn Variant of Hayden/Haydn - 'hay valley' or 'descendant of Éideán' (little fire) English, Irish Boy
Heywood From Old English elements meaning 'hay' + 'wood' - 'hay wood' or 'wood where hay is grown'. English Boy
Hilaman Person who lives on or near a hill; 'hill man'. English Boy
Hiliard Brave or hardy in battle English, Germanic Boy
Hillock Little hill; small mound English Boy
Hins A rare surname-derived given name, likely a diminutive or variant of Hinz/Hines; ultimately associated with Heinrich ('home ruler') or as a form of Hine/Hines ('descendant of Hine'). Dutch, English, German Boy
Hirst Topographic name meaning 'wooded hill' or 'grove', used as a given name English Boy
hixon Originally a surname meaning 'son of Hick' (Hick = medieval diminutive of Richard) or 'from Hixon' (a place name) English Boy
Hlafweard From hlaf 'loaf, bread' + weard 'guardian' - 'bread-guardian' or 'loaf-keeper' (a steward or lord) English Boy
Hobard Bright mind/heart (form of Hubert) English Boy
Hobarte Derived from Hobart/Hobert - broadly 'bright' or 'famous' (Old Germanic roots) English Boy
Hobbie Bright fame English Boy
hobbs Son of Hobb (Hobb = pet form of Robert, meaning 'bright fame') English Boy
Hoben Originally a surname meaning 'son/descendant of Hob' (Hob = medieval diminutive of Robert) English Boy
Hobsin 'son of Hob' - Hob is a diminutive of Robert meaning 'bright fame' English Boy
Hoby Linked to Robert ('bright fame') or, as a place-name, associated with a homestead/settlement English Boy
Hodgson Son of Hodge (son of Roger) English Boy
Hodgy Diminutive of Hodge/Roger - 'famous spear' (fame + spear) English Boy
Hofud Head; by extension chief or leader English, Norse Boy
Hoireabard Speculative - 'high/army guardian' or 'noble bard' (derived from elements suggesting 'hoir/hoire' = high/army and 'bard' = poet/guardian) English, Gaelic Boy
Holbard Likely 'poet of the hollow' or 'woodland poet' English Boy
Holbert Likely from elements meaning "hollow" + "bright" - roughly "bright one of the hollow" or "bright hollow" English Boy
Holbirt Likely from elements 'hol' (hollow/wood) + '-birt'/'-bert' (bright) - roughly 'bright hollow' or 'bright dweller of the hollow/wood'. English, Germanic Boy
Holbrooke Dweller by the brook in a hollow English Boy
Holburt Likely from elements meaning 'hollow' + 'bright' - broadly 'bright/famous' or 'bright one of the hollow'. English Boy
Holbyrt Likely 'bright' or 'bright-minded' - a constructed form related to the Germanic element beraht ('bright') English Boy
Holcombe Dweller at / from the hollow valley English Boy
Holdun From the hollow valley English Boy
Holen From the hollow / dweller by a hollow or small valley English, Scandinavian Boy
Holleb Dweller in the hollow; from a low-lying place English, Germanic Boy
Hollman Man from the hollow; dweller by a hollow or low-lying place English Boy
Holme Small island; dweller by a holm English, Norse Boy
Holtan Dweller by the wood or grove English, Norse Boy
Holtin Dweller at or from the holt (a small wood or grove) English Boy
Holtyn From the wood/wooded town; dweller by the wood or holly settlement. English Boy
Homfree Likely 'home' + 'free' - 'free at home' or 'one who brings freedom/home'. English Boy
Hopeton Settlement in or near a small enclosed valley (place-name origin) English Boy
Hord Treasure, hoard - a stored wealth or collection of valuables English, Germanic Boy
Horimer Likely an occupational surname meaning 'horn-maker' or 'horn-player'; possibly also from a place-name element (mere = lake) English Boy
Horry Surname-derived or pet form; meaning varies by root name (e.g., from Henry/Harry 'home ruler' or from Horace/Horatius tied to the Roman family name Horatius). English Boy
Horton Muddy farmstead English Boy
Hose Uncertain - possibly 'spur of land' from Old English place-name origins, or associated with Hebrew Hosea meaning 'salvation' / 'he saves' 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