732 Boy Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with F are among the most fashionable today, with many F names for boys rising in popularity in both the US and internationally.
Finn is the top boys' name starting with F in the US. Along with Finn, other F names in the boys' Top 400 include Felix, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, Fabian, and Franklin.
The current front-runner for the F boys' names internationally is also Finn, among the Top 10 names for boys in Germany and The Netherlands, and a steady choice in the US, Ireland, and throughout the UK.
In Italy, the popularity of Pope Francis propelled Francesco to become one of the top Italian boy names, with Francisco the popular form in Spain and Portugal.
There are fantastic F-starting names for boys to fit every taste: from flowery Florian to preppy surname names Foster, Fletcher, and Finnegan. And look out for the hottest new nature name on the block: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Fox.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with F, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Finnick
Origin:
Literary invention
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Florian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering"
- Franklin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"free landholder"
- Frank
Origin:
Diminutive of Francis or FranklinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Fergus
Origin:
Scottish and IrishMeaning:
"man of force"
- Ford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the ford"
- Finnegan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Freddie
Origin:
Dininutive of Frederick, GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Finnian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Ferris
Origin:
Irish, EnglishMeaning:
"strong man or ironworker"
- Frankie
Origin:
Diminutive of Frank, Francis, or Franklin, LatinMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Fraser
Origin:
Scottish from FrenchMeaning:
"strawberry"
- Fabian
Origin:
Latin clan nameMeaning:
"bean grower"
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