English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maydoc | Likely a modern variant of Welsh Madoc meaning 'fortunate' or a blend of 'May' + '-doc' implying 'May's gift' or 'fortunate one'. | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Mayfield | From the place name 'Mayfield' - 'field of May' or 'field where hawthorn blooms in May'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Mayhew | Gift of Yahweh (gift of God) | English | Boy | — | |
| Maz | A short form or nickname. As a diminutive it can stand for names such as Mazen/Mazin (Arabic, often associated with rain clouds or rain-bringing) or Mason (English, 'stoneworker') or Maurice (from Latin, 'dark-skinned'). | Arabic, English | Boy | — | |
| Mazyn | Likely from Arabic 'Mazin' meaning 'rain cloud' or from English 'Mason' meaning 'stoneworker/worker in stone.' | Arabic, English | Boy | — | |
| Mead | Meadow; dweller by the meadow. (Also a common noun for honey wine, unrelated to the surname origin.) | English | Boy | — | |
| Meade | Dweller by the meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Medford | Ford by a meadow (meadow ford) | English | Boy | — | |
| Medgar | Likely 'mead' or 'meadow' + 'spear' - roughly 'mead-spear' (etymology uncertain). | English | Boy | — | |
| Medger | Likely occupational 'butcher' if from Metzger, or a warrior/compound name related to 'Medgar' (element -gar 'spear') | English | Boy | — | |
| Medrick | Possibly 'ruler' or 'powerful ruler' (uncertain; based on the element -ric) | English | Boy | — | |
| Medryck | Likely 'powerful ruler' (derived from the Germanic element -ric 'ruler'; first element 'Med-' is uncertain) | English | Boy | — | |
| Medwin | From elements meaning 'mead' + 'friend' - 'mead-friend' (also interpreted as 'meadow-friend') | English | Boy | — | |
| Medwyn | Meadow friend | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Melborn | 'mill stream' or 'mill by the brook' (from Old English elements meaning 'mill' + 'stream') | English | Boy | — | |
| Melborne | Mill stream / from the mill by the stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Melburn | Mill stream / settlement by the mill stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Melburne | Mill stream / settlement by the mill-stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Meldin | Interpretive/modern: 'gracious protector' or 'pleasant strength' (likely invented name rather than historical meaning) | English | Boy | — | |
| Meldrick | Gentle ruler | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Meldryc | Likely 'ruler who brings unity' (a unifying or commanding ruler) | English | Boy | — | |
| Mellen | Generally interpreted as 'little pleasant/attractive one' from Gaelic Meallán; alternative locational/occupational surname origins are possible | English | Boy | — | |
| Melv | Short form of Melvin - broadly 'chief friend' or derived from the Melville place-name | English | Boy | — | |
| Melven | Derived from the surname Melvin; commonly interpreted as 'chief' or 'gentle leader' (exact origin uncertain). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvern | Probably 'from Malvern' - Malvern derives from Welsh elements meaning 'bare hill' (i.e., hill or bald hill) | English | Boy | — | |
| Melverne | A compound name roughly meaning 'Mel' (beloved/honey/chief) + 'Verne' (alder/spring) - e.g., 'beloved alder' or 'pleasant spring'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Melvil | Surname-derived given name from Malleville - literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Melvill | From the Norman French place-name Malleville, composed of mal 'bad' + ville 'town' (literally 'bad town') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvon | Variant of Melvin; commonly associated with leadership or derived from a place-name origin | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvynn | Council friend | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvyrn | A modern/creative variant of Melvyn/Melvern; broadly interpretable as 'gentle leader' or 'pleasant protector'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Menford | Likely "men's ford" or "ford of the people" - a place-name referring to a river crossing used by people. | English | Boy | — | |
| Merl | 'blackbird' (original); sometimes associated with Merlin - 'sea fortress' or related Welsh roots. | English | Boy | — | |
| Merrington | Settlement or town by a lake (or 'Merring's town') | English | Boy | — | |
| Merryk | Variant of Merrick; commonly understood as 'famous/ruler' (Germanic interpretation) or linked to Maurice meaning 'dark-skinned' (from Mauricius) | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Merton | Town or settlement by a lake or pool | English | Boy | — | |
| Mertyn | Warlike; "of Mars" | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Mervine | Generally 'sea friend' or 'famous friend' (also sometimes interpreted as 'sea-hill') | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Mervon | Uncertain; generally associated with names like Mervin/Marvin and often interpreted as a form of 'famous friend' or of Old Welsh origin | English | Boy | — | |
| Merwin | From Old English elements meaning "famous friend" (mǣr 'famous' + wine 'friend'); sometimes associated with Welsh Merfyn. | English | Boy | — | |
| Merwynne | 'sea friend' / 'friend of the sea' (by extension 'famous friend') | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Meston | Surname from a place name, broadly meaning a town/settlement (possibly 'Mesta's town' or a farm/settlement by marsh); meaning uncertain | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Micho | Diminutive of Michael - 'Who is like God' | English | Boy | — | |
| Mikall | Who is like God? | English, Hebrew, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Milborn | Originally a locational surname meaning 'mill stream' or 'dweller by the mill brook.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Milborne | Mill stream; settlement or farm by a mill | English | Boy | — | |
| Milborough | Settlement or borough with a mill ("mill town") | English | Boy | — | |
| Milbourn | Mill stream; settlement by a mill or mill brook | English | Boy | — | |
| Milbourne | Dweller or settlement by the mill stream | English | Boy | — | |
| Milbrough | Settlement or borough by a mill ('mill town') | 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