English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | Originally a surname likely denoting someone living by a peak or pointed hill; also evokes the word 'peck' (a pecking beak) | English | Boy | — | |
| Peel | Dweller by a peel (small fortified enclosure) or from the place called Peel | English | Boy | — | |
| Peers | Rock, stone | English | Boy | — | |
| Peete | Rock, stone | English | Boy | — | |
| Peir | Rock, stone | English | Boy | — | |
| Peirsson | Son of Piers/Peter (Peter ultimately from Greek petros, 'rock') | English | Boy | — | |
| Pel | Varies by origin: from Peter - 'rock/stone'; from Pelagius/Pelayo - 'sea' or 'of the sea'; from Pelham - place-related (homestead/settlement). | Basque, Dutch, English, Scandinavian, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Pelham | Homestead of Pella (Pella's homestead) | English | Boy | — | |
| Pelhem | Place-name/surname meaning 'Pælla's homestead' or 'homestead/farm' | English | Boy | — | |
| Pell | Either 'rock/stone' (via Peter) or a surname meaning tied to a hill/outlying pasture (topographic) | English, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Pembrock | From Pembroke - a headland or end of the land | English | Boy | — | |
| Pemton | From Pem's settlement - essentially 'Pem's town' or 'hill/enclosure town' (interpretation uncertain). | English | Boy | — | |
| Pendal | Hilltop; head or top of a hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Pendel | Surname-derived name linked to a place-name (Pendle) or, from German, evoking a 'pendulum' - connotations of movement or a landmark | English | Boy | — | |
| Pender | Originally a surname; probably locational or occupational - possibly 'dweller by a hill/head' (from Welsh/Old English pen) or a dialectal variant of 'Pinder' ('keeper of the pound'). | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Penfield | Field by a hill ('hill-field') | Celtic, English | Boy | — | |
| Pennrod | Roughly 'famous chief' or 'head of fame' (combination of 'pen' = head/chief and 'rod'/'hrod' = fame) | English | Boy | — | |
| Penrod | Probably 'hill-top' or 'head of the clearing' (from 'pen' = hill/head + 'rod' ≈ clearing) | English | Boy | — | |
| Percee | Derived from Percy (a Norman/English surname/place name) - 'of Percy' or loosely 'piercer' (by association with Percival/'pierce the valley'); may also echo Perseus, the mythic hero. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Percey | Originally a Norman surname from the village of Percy; commonly interpreted as 'piercing' or 'piercer' and used as a diminutive of Percival. | English | Boy | — | |
| Perci | Associated with the Percy family/place; ultimately linked to Percival meaning "pierce the valley" | English | Boy | — | |
| Peregryn | Traveler; pilgrim; foreigner | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Perergryn | Traveler; pilgrim; foreigner | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Perham | Pear homestead; dweller at the homestead by pear trees | English | Boy | — | |
| Perkins | Son of Perkin - essentially 'son of (little) Peter' | English | Boy | — | |
| Perkyns | Son of Perkin (little Peter) - essentially 'son of Peter' (Peter = rock) | English | Boy | — | |
| Perley | Pear-tree clearing / pear meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Perren | Diminutive of Peter - 'little rock' or 'little stone' | English, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Perryn | Rock; 'little rock' (diminutive of Peter) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Perryon | Elaboration of Perry - associated with 'pear tree' or 'dweller by the pear tree' | English | Boy | — | |
| Petey | Rock, stone | English | Boy | — | |
| Peverall | Derived from the Norman surname Peverel; likely a nickname meaning 'little pepper' or 'peppery one' (etymology uncertain). | English | Boy | — | |
| Peverell | Little pepper / peppery one (diminutive of 'pepper') | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Peveryl | Derived from the medieval Norman surname Peverel; exact meaning uncertain - possibly a nickname related to 'pepper' or a family/locational name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Phar | Bull | English, Old English | Boy | — | |
| Pherson | Son of Piers (son of Peter); Peter means 'rock' or 'stone' | English | Boy | — | |
| Phife | No fixed meaning | English | Boy | — | |
| Philburt | From Philip ('lover of horses') + burt/bert ('bright/illustrious') - roughly 'bright lover of horses' or 'illustrious friend'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Philliman | Variant/derivative of Philip - ultimately 'lover of horses' (man/descendant of Philip) | English | Boy | — | |
| Phillippe | Lover or friend of horses | English, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Phomello | No established historical meaning - probably an invented diminutive form (e.g., 'little Pho/Po') or inspired by the fruit name pomelo or Italian -ello diminutive | English | Boy | — | |
| Phyllburt | Likely 'leaf-bright' (a compound meaning combining 'leaf' + 'bright'; alternatively 'leaf-fort' if from 'burg') | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Picford | ‘Ford associated with Pic/Pike’ - a river crossing linked to a person or feature called Pic/Pike (i.e., 'Pic's ford' or 'ford by a pointed hill') | English | Boy | — | |
| Pickford | “Ford associated with 'Pick'” - a ford by a pointed place or linked to a person called Pick | English | Boy | — | |
| Pickworth | ‘Picca’s enclosed homestead’ or ‘estate of Picca’ | English | Boy | — | |
| Piercy | Originally a patronymic meaning 'son of Piers' (Piers = Peter), with Peter meaning 'rock'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Pierpont | Stone bridge; 'from the stone bridge' | English | Boy | — | |
| Pikton | ‘Pica’s town’ - a settlement associated with a person named Pica (i.e., 'Pica's settlement') | English | Boy | — | |
| Pilgrim | Traveler; one who makes a pilgrimage or religious journey | English | Boy | — | |
| Pinetop | Top of a pine (tree or hill); from/at the top of a stand of pine trees; nickname for someone associated with such a place | 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