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Names Ending in W for Boys

Nameberry
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
Boy names ending in W are a cool group.

Matthew is the most popular boy name ending with W right now. Along with Matthew, other boy names in the US Top 1000 include Andrew and Crew.

Here are all Nameberry’s boy names that end with the letter W. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.
  1. Andrew

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "strong and manly"

    • Description:

      During its Top 10 heyday in the late 90s and early oughts, Andrew was one of the "cooler" classic boy names, an update on the old guard Roberts and Richards.
  2. Matthew

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"

    • Description:

      Matthew was the third most popular boys' name in America throughout the 1980s and '90s, and is still one of the top boy names starting with M. The New Testament Matthew is the epitome of the fashionable classic—safe and sturdy, yet with a more engaging personality than John or William.
  3. Crew

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "a band or force of armed men"

    • Description:

      Crew is yet another word name that was added to the baby name lexicon when this one was chosen by The Young and the Restless star Joshua Morrow for his son. It debuted on the Top 1000 in 2010. We've also heard spelling variations Cru and Crue.
  4. Bartholomew

    • Origin:

      Aramaic

    • Meaning:

      "son of the furrow"

    • Description:

      Bartholomew is an apostle's name that's been out of favor for centuries but might appeal again to the parent in search of an old but rare choice. The challenge could be to avoid the Simpson-ish nickname. That character, by the way, has the full name of Bartholomew JoJo Simpson, and creator Matt Groening came up with Bart as an--uh oh--anagram for brat. Two old alternate nicknames are Barty and Tolly.
  5. Drew

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Andrew

    • Meaning:

      "strong and manly"

    • Description:

      Drew, which projects a polished, somewhat intellectual impression, is rapidly becoming the Andrew nickname of choice, replacing the past favorite, Andy. It is fully capable of standing on its own, which it has for many decades, non-stop since 1942.
  6. Yarrow

    • Origin:

      Botanical name, English

    • Meaning:

      "rough stream"

    • Description:

      Highly unusual as a baby name for either gender, Yarrow is an herb that grows wild and has long been used for its medicinal property. It's named for the mythical Achilles, who was said to carry yarrow into battle.
  7. Harlow

    • Origin:

      English surname

    • Meaning:

      "rock hill or army hill"

    • Description:

      A glamorous surname name most famously borne by 1930s icon Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter), Harlow is also the name of a town in the English county of Essex. Outside of the UK, Harlow would fit right in with contemporaries Arlo and Marlow(e).
  8. Winslow

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "friend's hill or burial mound"

    • Description:

      Winslow, despite its creative connection to the distinguished American painter Winslow Homer, does still retain remnants of the image of a Victorian boy in a sailor suit, making Winston or even just Win a preferable modern choice.
  9. Marlow

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "driftwood"

    • Description:

      Marlow is a suave, unusual surname-name that was chosen by Celine designer Phoebe Philo for her older son. Caveat: it sounds just like the feminine Marlo and, with the addition of a final 'e', has begun to be used for girls.
  10. Willow

    • Origin:

      English tree name

    • Meaning:

      "willow tree"

    • Description:

      Fresh and surprising on a boy – and how can you not love the cool classic nickname Will?
  11. Arrow

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      Words are not always easy to translate into baby names, but the implications of being straight and swift lend this one great potential as a name. It also has the popular o-sound ending, which brings it further into the realm of possibility. Rising rock star Aja Volkman pulled a gender switch when she named her daughter Arrow Eve.
  12. Woodrow

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "row of houses by a wood"

    • Description:

      Aside from President Wilson (born Thomas), most Woodrows, including Herman, Guthrie, and Harrelson, have chosen to be known as Woody, which says it all.
  13. Sparrow

    • Origin:

      Nature name

    • Description:

      With other bird names such as Lark and Phoenix on the rise, why not chirpy Sparrow? Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their son, born in 2009, Sparrow James Midnight.
  14. Shaw

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "dweller by the wood"

    • Description:

      With the current taste for last names first, this sounds a lot cooler than Shawn; it also has creative connections to the great Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, novelist Irwin Shaw, and Big Band Era clarinetist/bandleader and one-time Ava Gardner husband Artie Shaw.
  15. Snow

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Description:

      Snow is increasing in usage mostly as a girls' name, but hero Jon Snow of Game of Thrones just might nudge it into the boys' column. Currently, there are 12 times as many girls named Snow as boys, but its usage is much higher in middle place.
  16. Darrow

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "spear"

    • Description:

      A family of lawyers might be interested in this surname as a tribute to famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow.
  17. Crow

    • Origin:

      Bird name

    • Description:

      From Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore, the story of a boy named Kafka -- crow in Czech.
  18. Howl

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      Howl joins the wild new gang of names with attitude to spare: We're talking Rebel, Rogue, Wilder, and Wiley. Howell makes it much more genteel.
  19. Krew

    • Origin:

      Variation of Crew, English

    • Meaning:

      "a band or force of armed men"

    • Description:

      With Crew having entered the Top 1000 in 2010, it was only a matter of time before variants started popping up. Krew is one of the trendiest names of the 21st century having risen more than 9700 places up the charts since the 2000s, however as of 2023, Crew is still three times as popular.
  20. Barlow

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "bare hillside"

    • Description:

      A friendly sounding surname name reminiscent of the increasingly popular Marlow and Harlow. British musician Gary Barlow is a notable namesake.