English Boy Names
Showing 50
of 5,565 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