<a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/164/English-Names">English names</a> for boys — that is, names that originate in the English language — are used around the world. Many of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">top boy names</a> today are English. These popular English boy names include occupational names such as Hunter and Mason and surname-names like Auden and Colton, as well as English word names such as the newly trendy Bear.
 
Along with Mason and Colton, other English names for boys in the US Top 100 include Maverick, Austin, Everett, Grayson, William, Julian, Easton, and Cooper. Some classics such as James and Edward are English, as are many common nicknames such as Joe, Jim, and Mike.
 
Here are the most popular English names for boys around the world. For the complete roster, browse our master list of <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/502/english-names-for-boys">English boy names</a>.
 
<h2>Popular English Names for Boys</h2>

Popular English Boy Names

More universal than Elvis...and more conventionally attractive, too. Cindy Crawford used it for her son, though it's on the rise mainly for girls. 

The last time Presley ranked in the Top 1000 for boys was 1903, 120 years ago. Today, it's used for girls 14 times as often as for boys, mainly because of the -ley ending.

Presley

Like many names that have strong political connotations, the attractiveness of the name Clinton will be affected by your world-view. But, taking politics out of the equation, Clinton has a lovely pastoral meaning, a strong sound and a tremendously wearable nickname - Clint - all which would seem to be in its favor for at least a second thought.

Clinton

A light and breezy nature name that's currently in style limbo, despite its pleasant meaning, Dale was originally a surname, used for someone who lived near a valley. It was a Top 100 choice in the US between the 20s and 70s, though it has been out of the Top 1000 since the 2000s.
 
Given to just shy of 150 boys in a recent year, it makes a familiar-but-unique option.

Dale

Rider is a rock-and-roll baby name, in every sense of the term, though usually spelled Ryder, as in the sons of Kate Hudson and John Leguizamo.

Rider

Sean and Robin Wright Penn chose this name for their son to honor their friend Dennis Hopper; others might associate it with the painter Edward. Couldn't be more spirited.

Hopper

Rodney peaked at Number 33 in 1965 and has been on a steady decline ever since. As its popularity history indicates, this name is more fitting for someone born in the mid-twentieth century instead of the twenty-first century. It's likely this name will continue trending downward for another generation or two before it has its chance to turn back around.
 There have been a number of famous Rodneys over the years, including comedian Rodney Dangerfield and musician Rodney Atkins.
 If looking for a way to honor a Rodney, prospective namers might consider Roderick or Rodrigo instead.

Rodney

Devon, spelled like the lovely seaside county in Britain that inspired the name, has crashed since its heyday around the Top 100 in the 1990s. Despite its use as a female name, for example for Devon on the TV show The 4400, Devon continues to be far more popular for boys than for girls.

Devon

Popular English boy names are those with authentic English roots, from Alfred to Wyatt, including origins, meanings, and popularity. (Page 9)