English Boy Names
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of 5,565 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