English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghtan | Settlement on a ridge / high town | English | Boy | — | |
| Houghten | Settlement on a hill‑spur | English | Boy | — | |
| Houghtin | Settlement on a spur of a hill (hill-spur settlement) | English | Boy | — | |
| Houghton | Settlement or farm on a ridge / hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Houstin | Settlement of Hugh (Hugh's town) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Howe | Hill, mound - originally a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or burial mound | English | Boy | — | |
| Howee | A diminutive form meaning 'little Howard' (from Howard: guardian/protector) or derived from Hywel meaning 'eminent, conspicuous'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Howey | From a surname meaning either 'dweller by a hill/hollow' or 'descendant of Eochaidh' (Eochaidh = 'horseman') | English | Boy | — | |
| Howi | Diminutive of Howard, generally interpreted as 'high guardian' or 'brave heart'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Howy | Diminutive of Howard - "high guardian" or "chief protector" | English | Boy | — | |
| Hoyle | Dweller at or from the hollow / small valley | English | Boy | — | |
| Hoyts | Derived from an English surname meaning 'high' or 'dweller on a hill' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hrothgar | Fame + spear ("famous spear") | English | Boy | — | |
| Hroðgar | Famous spear | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hu | Varies by language/character: in Chinese depends on the character (e.g., 胡 - common surname; 虎 - 'tiger'; 湖 - 'lake'); in Old Egyptian 'Hu' denotes the authoritative utterance/deified concept; in English medieval use it is a short form of Hugh ('mind/heart'). | Chinese, Egyptian, English, Korean, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Hubbard | Bright mind/heart (bright‑hearted) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hubbell | From 'Hubbe' (Hugh/Hubert): 'heart/mind/spirit' or 'bright mind'; used as a family name meaning 'descendant of Hubbe' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hucky | Playful diminutive of 'Huck'/'Huckleberry'; if linked to Hugh/Hugo roots, associated with 'mind, heart, spirit'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Huddie | A diminutive form meaning 'little Hud' or linked to Hudson; if related to Hugh, associated with 'heart/mind/spirit'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Huddy | Son of Hud/Hudd (a diminutive related to Hugh) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hudsan | Son of Hud (son of Hugh) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hudsin | Son of Hud (diminutive of Hugh) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hues | Derived from Hugh/Hugo: 'mind, spirit, heart'; alternatively evokes 'color' if linked to the English word hue | English | Boy | — | |
| Huett | Diminutive or patronymic of Hugh - 'mind, spirit' (often interpreted as 'little Hugh' or 'son of Hugh') | English | Boy | — | |
| Hughit | Diminutive of Hugh - 'little Hugh' / 'little mind/heart/spirit' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hughitt | From 'hug' meaning 'mind, spirit, heart'; essentially a diminutive 'little Hugh' or 'young Hugh'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Hughson | Son of Hugh (Hugh = 'heart, mind, spirit') | English, Norman | Boy | — | |
| Hulbard | Bright-minded / bright-hearted (surname-derived) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hulbirt | Probably 'bright mind/heart' or 'bright (in) battle' - derived from Germanic elements meaning 'mind/heart' or 'battle' + 'bright' (probable) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hulburt | Bright mind / bright-hearted (from elements meaning 'mind/spirit' + 'bright') | English | Boy | — | |
| Hulvey | Unclear; originally a family/surname with no well-attested given-name meaning. May derive from a personal-name element 'Hul-' whose meaning is uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Humburt | Bright/famous warrior | English, German, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Hume | From the homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Huntar | Hunter; one who hunts | English | Boy | — | |
| Huntingdon | From the hunting hill; place or hill of the huntsmen | English | Boy | — | |
| Huntly | From the hunting meadow / hunter's clearing | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Huntz | Hunter; descendant of someone called Hunt | English | Boy | — | |
| Hurd | Herdsman; keeper of livestock (originally an occupational surname) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hurst | Wooded hill; grove; copse | English | Boy | — | |
| Hutchin | Diminutive of Hugh - 'little Hugh' (Hugh: heart/mind/spirit) | English | Boy | — | |
| Huttyn | Settlement on a hill; derived from an English place-name/surname | English | Boy | — | |
| Huyett | “小” Hugh / descendant of Hugh - 'Hugh' derives from Germanic hug meaning 'heart, mind, spirit' | English | Boy | — | |
| Hwithloew | White hill / white mound | English | Boy | — | |
| Hwitloc | Likely 'white enclosure' or 'white gift' - from Old English hwīt ('white') + loc/lāc ('enclosure' or 'gift/offering'). | English | Boy | — | |
| Hyate | Likely 'high gate' or 'high enclosure' (topographic or locational surname) | English | Boy | — | |
| Hünter | Hunter; one who hunts | English | Boy | — | |
| Ilmer | Possibly 'elf-famous' (if related to Elmer) or derived from a place-name meaning 'elm/river lake'; exact meaning uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Ince | Turkish: 'slender, thin, fine'. English (surname/place): 'from the island/river meadow'. | English, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Ingeld | Payment or tribute of the god Ing - essentially 'Ing's payment' or 'tribute to Ing'. | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Inghram | ‘Ing’s raven’ or ‘raven/servant associated with Ing’ (linked to the Germanic god Ing) | English, Germanic | 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