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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Jondy Diminutive of Jonathan/John - 'God has given' or 'God is gracious' English Boy
Joney God is gracious English Boy
Jonez Originally 'son of John'; John means 'God is gracious' English Boy
Jonney God is gracious English Boy
Jono Diminutive of Jonathan ('Yahweh has given') or Jonah ('dove') English Boy
Jonson Son of John English Boy
Jontai A modern blend: 'Jon' (from John/Jonathan, 'God is gracious') + 'Tai' (a short element in various Asian languages meaning 'great' or 'talented'); roughly 'gracious and talented' or 'great grace'. English Boy
Jontavius Modern elaboration of Jonathan; broadly carries the sense of 'God has given' (from Jonathan) English Boy
Jonty Diminutive of Jonathan/John - 'Yahweh has given' / 'God is gracious' English Boy
Joshawa Derived from Joshua - "Yahweh is salvation" (God is salvation) English Boy
Joshe Variant of Joshua - "God is salvation" English Boy
Josper Usually associated with 'treasurer' (from Jasper). If linked to Joseph, 'God will increase.' English Boy
Jovoan Likely 'God is gracious' (related to John); sometimes associated with 'of Jove' (Jupiter) English Boy
Jovonny Yahweh is gracious (God is gracious) English Boy
Joxsan Son of Jack (Jack is a diminutive of John; John means 'God is gracious') English Boy
JR Younger English, Latin Boy
JSean Derived from Seán/John, meaning 'God is gracious' English Boy
JT Initials 'J' and 'T'; specific meaning depends on the full names abbreviated (e.g., John = 'God is gracious', Thomas = 'twin') English Boy
Julyon Derived from Julius/Julian: 'youthful' or 'descended from Julius'; also sometimes used to indicate being born in July. English Boy
Jumbo Huge, gigantic; nickname associated with the famous elephant Jumbo English Boy
Junyor The younger; often denotes a son named after his father English Boy
Jup Derived from Jupiter - 'sky father', chief Roman god; associated with the heavens and authority English Boy
Juryon No established historical meaning; likely a modern creation. Possibly related to Hebrew Yaron/Jaron, meaning "he will sing" or "to shout for joy." English Boy
Jussie Just; lawful; fair English, Latin Boy
Justane Just, fair, righteous English Boy
Jybon No established traditional meaning; likely an invented name. Can be interpreted as a compound of 'Jy/Jay' (personal element) + 'bon' (French for 'good') or simply a modern given name without historic semantic origin. English Boy
Jym Supplanter (literally 'heel-grabber') English Boy
Jymarcus Derived from Marcus: 'dedicated to Mars' or 'warlike' English Boy
Jymi Supplanter (derived from the meaning of James/Jacob) English Boy
Jymm Diminutive of James - 'supplanter' (one who follows or holds the heel). English Boy
Jymmee Diminutive of James - 'supplanter' (via Hebrew Ya'akov) English Boy
Jymmel No established historical meaning; treated as a modern invented name. May carry associations with 'beautiful' (if linked to Jamil) or with names like James depending on influence English Boy
Jymmell No established historical meaning; possibly derived from Jim (from James, 'supplanter') or Jamal ('beautiful'), or simply a modern invented name English Boy
Jymmey Derived from James/Jacob: 'supplanter' English Boy
Jymmi Diminutive of James, ultimately from Hebrew meaning 'supplanter' English Boy
Jymmill No established traditional meaning; a modern invented name. May draw inspiration from James ('supplanter') or Jamil ('beautiful'). English Boy
Jymmy Diminutive of James - 'supplanter' English Boy
Jymmyll A modern/creative variant of Jimmy (from James), broadly interpreted as 'supplanter'. English Boy
Jymo A modern diminutive/created name linked to James; carries the traditional meaning of James ('supplanter') when so derived English Boy
Jymoin No established meaning - appears to be a created name or variant spelling; meaning unknown English Boy
Jyvyn No established historical meaning - primarily a contemporary, sound-based name or variant of Jevin/Javin English Boy
Jérà´me Sacred/holy name English, Greek Boy
Kad UNKNOWN English Boy
kaeden Little battle; battle or fighter English Boy
kaiden Little battle; fighter English, Gaelic Boy
Kaill Probably a modern or variant spelling of Gaelic names meaning 'slender, narrow' (from Irish caol) or related to Kael/Cathal roots meaning 'mighty' depending on derivation English, Gaelic Boy
kaison Modern invented/variant name; exact meaning uncertain. Generally treated as a variant of Cason/Kason. English Boy
Kaisone Likely "son of Kai" (Kai can mean 'sea' in Hawaiian or have other meanings in different languages) English Boy
Kajohn Based on John: "God is gracious"; the "Ka" element is generally stylistic, so overall understood as derived from John English Boy
Kalbert Probably 'bright' or 'famous' (from 'bert') combined with a 'Kal-' element of uncertain origin; roughly 'bright/famous man' or 'bright one.' 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