Boy Names
10,025 names, 8,055 with a documented meaning, from 25 origins.
Names 1–100 of 10,025 (page 1 of 101)
About this list
80% of the names in Boy Names have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 1,653, Persian 238, Hebrew 137, Sanskrit 100, Germanic 74, other 328. 7,495 names carry no language label.
3,310 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Liam (#1, boys), Noah (#2, boys), Oliver (#3, boys), Theodore (#4, boys), James (#5, boys).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Boy Names
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver | all, true | Germanic | #3 |
| Elijah | Beautyful,sweet, smart,Loving | Muslim | #8 |
| William | will, helmet, to choose, wish, want, to cover, conceal, save | Germanic | #10 |
| Benjamin | son of good fortune | Hebrew | #11 |
| Sebastian | august, venerable, exalted | Latin | #14 |
| Daniel | o'donnell, descendant, domhnaill | Hebrew | #16 |
| Michael | who is like God? | Hebrew | #18 |
| Asher | Wise, knowledgable | Muslim | #20 |
| John | god is gracious | Hebrew | #21 |
| Leo | lion, lion; name of constellation | Latin | #24 |
| Elias | Name of one Prophet. | Muslim | #25 |
| Alexander | to defend, ἀνδρ-, man, son of alexander | Ancient Greek | #27 |
| David | beloved | Hebrew | #31 |
| Joseph | (God) shall add | Hebrew | #32 |
| Miles | soldier | English | #37 |
| Wyatt | war, hard, brave | Germanic | #38 |
| Thomas | twin | English | #39 |
| Isaac | Name of a prophet, son of ibrahim, one who laughs | Muslim | #40 |
| Gabriel | Angel Gabriel | Muslim | #43 |
| Carter | son of Arthur | English | #45 |
| Logan | little hollow | English | #45 |
| Grayson | steward | English | #48 |
| Cooper | barrel maker | English | #50 |
| Charles | free man | Germanic | #51 |
| Ezekiel | god strengthens | Hebrew | #54 |
| Joshua | yahweh is salvation | Hebrew | #57 |
| Wesley | west, wood, clearing | English | #58 |
| Christopher | carrier of christ, christ, carrier, bearer | Ancient Greek | #61 |
| Nathan | gave | Hebrew | #62 |
| Nolan | chariot-fighter, champion | English | #64 |
| Andrew | manly | Ancient Greek | #68 |
| Rowan | little red one, descendant of ruadhán | Irish | #71 |
| Adrian | from the roman harbor hadria | Latin | #72 |
| Lincoln | pool, lake, liquid | English | #73 |
| Enzo | home, ruler | Italian | #74 |
| Kai | sea | English | #76 |
| Aaron | bearer of martyrs, warrior lion | Hebrew | #79 |
| Jonathan | God has given | Hebrew | #83 |
| Micah | who is like Yahweh | English | #86 |
| Robert | shining glory | Germanic | #90 |
| Eli | ascent | Hebrew | #92 |
| Amir | commander, prince | Arabic | #95 |
| Parker | park keeper | English | #97 |
| Colton | coal, settlement | English | #98 |
| Adam | red earth, ground | Hebrew | #100 |
| Xavier | bright, new house | Muslim | #102 |
| Arthur | bear, man | Celtic | #105 |
| Landon | long, hill | English | #106 |
| Austin | majestic | English | #107 |
| Dominic | lord | Latin | #107 |
| Adriel | flock of god | Hebrew | #109 |
| Damian | to tame | Ancient Greek | #110 |
| Vincent | conquering | Latin | #111 |
| Nicholas | victory of the people | Ancient Greek | #117 |
| Carson | rock | English | #123 |
| George | farmer, earth worker, earth, γεω-, work | Ancient Greek | #123 |
| Jonah | Sullen, A companion of the Prophet PBUH was so named | Muslim | #126 |
| Greyson | Variant of Grayson, which means “steward” | English | #127 |
| Graham | gravel, homestead | English | #129 |
| Sawyer | one who saws | English | #132 |
| Jasper | treasurer | English | #133 |
| Connor | lover of hounds, descendant of conchúr | Irish | #136 |
| Calvin | bald | English | #140 |
| Leon | lion | Latin | #141 |
| Dean | dane, norseman, law, judgment, way of life, creed | English | #142 |
| Evan | God is gracious | English | #143 |
| Nathaniel | God has given | Hebrew | #144 |
| Jason | i heal | Ancient Greek | #148 |
| Malachi | my messenger | Hebrew | #149 |
| Elliot | Variant of Elliott, which means “my God is Yahweh” | Hebrew | #150 |
| Zion | z- | Hebrew | #151 |
| Hayden | hay, valley, heathen | English | #154 |
| Callum | Variant of Calum, which means “dove” | Scottish Gaelic | #159 |
| Hayes | brushwood, enclosure, descendant of aodh | English | #160 |
| Cole | coal, coal-black | English | #162 |
| Elliott | my god is yahweh | English | #162 |
| Jesus | the lord saves | Spanish | #164 |
| Alan | noble | Celtic | #167 |
| Beckham | homestead | English | #168 |
| Braxton | badger | English | #170 |
| Rhett | advice | English | #174 |
| Charlie | Diminutive of Charles, which means “free man” | English | #176 |
| Felix | happy, lucky | Latin | #177 |
| Emmanuel | Variant of Immanuel, which means “God is with us” | Hebrew | #180 |
| Maxwell | mack's well or spring, well | English | #182 |
| Alejandro | defender of man | Spanish | #184 |
| Tyler | tiler | English | #191 |
| Peter | stone, rock | Ancient Greek | #192 |
| Camden | enclosure, valley | English | #193 |
| Zachary | Yahweh has remembered | Hebrew | #194 |
| Kevin | dear birth/person | Irish | #196 |
| Justin | just | Latin | #199 |
| Timothy | to honour, god, son of tomaltach | Ancient Greek | #207 |
| Knox | round hill | English | #209 |
| Victor | conqueror | Latin | #214 |
| Maddox | fortunate | English | #215 |
| Xander | Means Splendid in Arabic | Muslim | #215 |
| Abel | abel, breath, vapor; vanity | Hebrew | #220 |
| Patrick | patrician | English | #221 |
| Rafael | Variant of Raphael, which means “God cures/has healed” | English | #222 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.