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English Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Pippen Derived from 'Pépin' meaning 'pip' or 'seed' (a pet name/nickname) English Boy
Pitt Dweller by a pit; from the pit or hollow English Boy
Plat 'Flat, level; plot of land' (English); or 'broad, wide' (via Plato) English Boy
Polard Likely surname-derived (from 'pollard' = a pollarded tree or 'bald') or, if influenced by 'polar/Polaris', meaning 'of the pole' / 'northern'. English Boy
Pole From an English surname possibly meaning 'dweller by the pool' or an ethnonym meaning 'a Pole' (person from Poland); also matches the English word 'pole' (a long rod) English Boy
Pollard Originally a surname meaning 'clipped/cropped' or 'pollarded tree'; later used as a transferred surname given name English Boy
Pompey Five English, Latin, Sabellic Boy
Pop Informal term meaning 'father' or the sound 'pop'; used as a playful, familiar nickname conveying warmth or energy. English Boy
Pops Affectionate, informal term or nickname for a father or an older male English Boy
Powers Poor man Anglo-Norman, English, Latin, Old French Boy
Powill Likely 'son of Hywel' (Hywel = 'eminent'); can also be read as a modern blend of 'Po' + 'Will' suggesting 'will' or 'desire'. English, Welsh Boy
Prentise Apprentice; learner or novice English Boy
Prentyc Derived from Prentice - 'apprentice' or 'trainee'; a name suggesting learning or craft English Boy
Prentys Apprentice; trainee English Boy
Prentyse Apprentice; young learner or trainee English Boy
Prescot Priest's cottage; originally a place name for someone living by a priest's cottage English Boy
Prestan Priest's town / priest's settlement English Boy
Priestly Of or relating to a priest; 'of the priest' (surname-derived) English Boy
Prinse Prince; leader or chief; son of a monarch English Boy
Prior Monastic superior; 'earlier' or 'first' - leader of a priory English Boy
Priour From Latin prior 'earlier, superior'; an occupational name for the head of a priory (monastic official). English Boy
Proctar Steward, manager, or agent (occupational name) English Boy
Procter Occupational name meaning 'steward, overseer, manager' (also used for an exam supervisor) English Boy
Proctor Occupational name meaning 'steward' or 'agent'; modernly also associated with an exam supervisor. English Boy
Pryns Derived from 'prince' - noble, ruler, first English Boy
Prynse Prince; leader, nobleman, ruler English Boy
Psy Mind; soul English, Greek, Korean Boy
Pud Affectionate nickname implying smallness or chubbiness ('pudgy') English Boy
Pun Wordplay Chinese, English Boy
Purvis Provisioner; purveyor - one who provides or supplies goods English Boy
Purviss Provisioner; provider; steward (occupational name) English Boy
Putnam Putta's homestead English Boy
Putnum From an Old English place-name meaning 'Putta's homestead' (the settlement or homestead of a person called Putta). English Boy
Pyckton ‘pike/point’ + ‘town’ - roughly 'pike town' or 'town by the pointed hill' English Boy
Pykton Settlement by a peak; 'pointed town' English Boy
Pyrs Rock, stone (derived from Peter) English, Welsh Boy
Pytney From the settlement by a pit or hollow English Boy
Quadrees Able, powerful Arabic, English Boy
Quaiden Modern name with uncertain meaning; likely 'descendant/son' (from surname Quaid) or a stylistic variant of Kaden - no single established meaning English Boy
Quandre No established traditional meaning; often interpreted as a modern blend suggesting qualities linked to 'Quan' (power/authority in some languages) or 'André' (man/warrior). English Boy
Quannell UNKNOWN English Boy
Quant Likely 'soldier/army' (from Vietnamese Quân) or associated with 'fifth' via Quentin; also appears as an English surname. English, Vietnamese Boy
Quantey A modern invented name. Often associated with 'Quan' (ideas of completeness/authority) or influenced by 'Quentin' (Latin, 'fifth'); generally used as a distinctive given name. African American, English Boy
Quarren Guard, protector English, Germanic, Old French Boy
Quavo UNKNOWN African American, English Boy
Quennall Originally a surname; likely denotes a family or place-name possibly associated with 'queen' (Old English cwen) or a locality - broadly 'of the queen' or 'queen's place' English Boy
Quent Fifth - originally denoting a fifth-born or the fifth child English, Latin Boy
Questlove A compound of 'quest' + 'love' implying a search or pursuit of love, passion, or artistic purpose English Boy
Quiller Feather/pen; associated with writing or a writer/scribe English Boy
Quinshawn Blend of Quinn ('wise' or 'descendant of Conn') and Shawn/Seán ('God is gracious') - roughly 'wise and gracious' or 'chief who is gracious'. 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