198 Boy Names That Start With W (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with W were the second most popular category until the 1910s, largely thanks to royal William’s 40-year reign as the Number 2 name. And timeless classic William still ranks among the Top 5 boy names in the US.
Along with William, W boy names ranked among the Top 300 in the US include Wyatt, Weston, Wesley, Wilder, Waylon, and Walker.
A little further down the list, cool vintage W names for boys are making a quiet comeback. Distinguished vintage gem Walter has been rising recently in the popularity charts, after unlikely anti-hero Walter White exploded onto our screens. Along with Walter, Winston and Wallace are two other handsome, old-fashioned W names for boys which rank in the US Top 1000.
And in England and Wales, even fustier vintage male names that start with the letter W like Wilfred and Wilbur are newly fashionable: both rank in the Top 600 baby boy names.
Riding the W wave are a whole new breed of W-starting boy baby names with a decidedly tougher, edgier image: from Wade and Wilder to Wesson and Wolf.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with W, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Wyatt
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"brave in war"
- William
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Wesley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"western meadow"
- Walter
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"army ruler"
- Wilder
Origin:
Surname or word nameMeaning:
"wild, untamed, uncontrolled"
- Wren
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small bird"
- Wolf
Origin:
Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang, GermanMeaning:
" traveling wolf"
- Weston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"western town"
- Wells
Origin:
Surname from place nameMeaning:
"spring"
- Waylon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"cunning, craft"
- Warren
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Walker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"cloth-walker"
- Wilbur
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"resolute, brilliant"
- Wade
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"at the river crossing"
- Winston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wine's town"
- Wallace
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"foreigner, stranger"
- Winslow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"friend's hill or burial mound"
- Wayne
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"maker of wagons"
- Wynn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair, blessed"
- Wyn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair, blessed"