Middle names for boys are traditionally family names – father's or grandfather's first name as an honorific, mother's maiden name, or perhaps a first name or surname from further back in the family tree, be it Charles or Lennox. 
 
But increasingly, parents are looking to their son's middle name as a way to honor a hero, symbolize a passion, or indulge a taste for a more unusual name they may not want to put in first place. 

Along with Charles and Lennox, other baby boy middle names common as first names in the US Top 1000 include Atlas, Cash, Fox, Henry, Maverick, Orion, River, and Sam. Middle names for baby boys that are more unique include Bravery, Drummer, Lior, and Yale.

More people are giving their baby boys two middle names, too, so one can be a family name and the other something more personal or fanciful. The names here are typically used as middle names for boys. For even more names that work in the middle, browse our master list of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/673/middle-names">Middle Names</a>.

Middle Names for Boys (with Meanings and Popularity)

Abacus

Acre

Adair

Akira

Alexander

Almond

Amadeus

Amen

Anchor

Angel

Anthony

Apollo

Arden

Aries

Arrow

Atlas

Auburn

Audio

Austen

Baird

Ballad

Bamboo

Bandit

Banjo

Barn

Baron

Beach

Bean

Bear

Beck

Bingo

Birch

Blade

Blair

Blaise

Bliss

Blue

Blues

Bodhi

Bonanza

Booker

Boss

Bourbon

Bowie

Brace

Branch

Bravery

Bravo

Breaker

Briar

Brick

Bridge

Bridger

Brock

Bronze

Brooks

Bryn

Byrd

Cage

Cairo

Cale

Calendar

Calm

Calvert

Cannon

Canyon

Carl

Case

Cash

Cedar

Cello

Champ

Chan

Chance

Charles

Childish

Chili

Chosen

Christian

Christmas

Claude

Clay

Cloud

Coal

Cole

Colt

Comet

Comfort

Concord

Cotton

Middle Names for Boys

Middle Names for Boys with meanings, popularity, and origins, including Fox, Maverick, and River (All Names)

Middle Names for Boys (with Meanings and Popularity) - All Names