689 Spanish Boy Names (With Meanings & Popularity)

Lively nickname form of overused biblical favorite.

A romantic choice, this appealing Spanish name for boys is both accessible and distinctive.

One of several Latino favorites on U. S. popularity list, Esteban sounds solid and strong. Esteban has ranked among the US Top 500 names for boys for half a century now, making it a familiar name that successfully crosses cultures.

A variation of Lionel that has made slow but steady gains in recent years, perhaps helped by the resurgence of Leo.

Ugo is very common in Italy, but here it might call to mind that little Yugoslavian car.

Shakespeare's Tempest has kept the name Prospero alive.

Elegant and worldly.

Schoolchildren will recognize this name via Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

This Spanish version of Maurice has been on the US charts since the 60s. Mauricio peaked in the early 2000s, getting as high as #353 before falling again. With lively, "-o" ending names getting the attention they have got in recent years, Mauricio would be a great option. Mauricio Macri was a former president of Argentina.

Another Spanish boys' name that relates to a goddess, the Egyptian Isis. San Isidro is the patron saint of Madrid.

This classic Spanish name is well-used throughout Latin America and easily crosses cultures, ranking in the US Top 1000 for over a century. Vicente is notable as the name of Vicente Fernandez, the king of mariachi.

Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's Othello, was so treacherously evil that his name has hardly ever been heard offstage. Try the much-more-benign Inigo.

Sounds exactly like Ray—but with an on-trend royal vibe. The central protagonist in the newest Star Wars trilogy is a woman named Rey.

Standard Latin classic.

Claudio, a most appealing Italian name, is featured in not one, but two Shakespearean plays, ,Measure for Measure and Much Ado About Nothing. While "lame" is the most widely acknowledged meaning, some etymologists theorize that the name may relate to the word for enclosure or clause, an alternate meaning that may appeal to a child with a form of this otherwise-attractive name.

For older generations this still summons silent horror star Chaney; for others it's a pleasant if slight nickname name.

This Latinate form of Bernard hovered in the lower regions of the US Top 1000 from the late 1940s until 2006, possibly inspired by the character in West Side Story.

Long considered Mr. Hall's exclusive property, it's now ready to be adopted by others.

This name of a famous ancient Roman jurist is sometimes heard in the Hispanic community.