111 Strong Boy Names with Powerful Meanings
Updated Fri Feb 02 2024
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Strong boy names that mean power or strength are highly covetable, especially during times of fear and uncertainty. These are particularly masculine boy names, and tend to be rather traditional in origin.
The most popular boy name meaning strong is Ethan. Along with Ethan, other boy names that mean strong in the US Top 1000 include Ethan, Andrew, Brian, Everett, Garrett, Griffin, Harvey, Kenzo, Merrick, and Zane.
Other strong and powerful names for boys trending now include Evander, Fort, Oswald, and Quinlan.
If you're looking for a strong name for your baby boy, consider these boys' names that have strong or powerful in the meaning or give the impression of conventional masculinity. Other meanings behind strong boy names include courage, hero, mighty, and ruler.
The baby boy names with strong powerful meanings here are ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Abir
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strong, mighty, courageous"
- Aimilios
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"strength"
- Alaric
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"all-powerful ruler"
- Amaury
Origin:
French form of AmalricMeaning:
"work power"
- Amzi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strong"
- Anders
Origin:
Scandinavian variation of AndrewMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Andre
Origin:
French and Portuguese variation of AndrewMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Andreas
Origin:
Original New Testament Greek variation of AndrewMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Andrew
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Angus
Origin:
Anglicized form of Aonghus, Aonghas, GaelicMeaning:
"one strength"
- Armstrong
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"strong arms"
- Arno
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"eagle"
- Arnold
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"ruler, strong as an eagle"
- Arsenio
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"virile, strong"
- Autry
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"noble strength"
- Aza
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"powerful"
- Azaiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my strength is Yahweh"
- Aziel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Aziz
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"powerful and beloved"
- Barrett
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bear strength"
- Batten
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"powerfully built"
- Benno
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bear"
- Benz
Origin:
German surnameMeaning:
"bright strength"
- Bheem
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"terrible, formidable"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Chibuike
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"God is strength"
- Conal
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong as a wolf"
- Decebal
Origin:
RomanianMeaning:
"powerful, brave"
- Denzel
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"from the high stronghold"
- Egon
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong with a sword"
- Elim
Origin:
Biblical place nameMeaning:
"place of strong trees"
- Emeric
Origin:
French form of German EmmerichMeaning:
"power"
- Enzi
Origin:
African, SwahiliMeaning:
"powerful"
- Ethan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strong, firm"
- Evander
Origin:
Scottish; GreekMeaning:
"bow warrior; strong man"
- Everett
Origin:
English variation of the German EberhardMeaning:
"brave as a wild boar"
- Eyal
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strength, might"
- Ezekiel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God strengthens"
- Fort
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"strong"
- Gabriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Garrett
Origin:
Irish variation of GerardMeaning:
"spear strength"
- Garrison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Garret"
- Gauri
Origin:
Finnish variation of Gabriel, HebrewMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Geraud
Origin:
French form of Gerard, GermanMeaning:
"spear strength"
- Godric
Origin:
Anglo-SaxonMeaning:
"God's power"
- Griffin
Origin:
Welsh, variation of GriffithMeaning:
"strong lord"
- Griffith
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"strong lord"
- Hamzah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"lion or strong"
- Harvey
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"battle worthy"
- Hezekiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God gives strength"
- Ikaika
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"strong"
- Ikenna
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"father's power"
- Imre
Origin:
Hungarian, from GermanMeaning:
"strength"
- Irie
Origin:
JamaicanMeaning:
"positive and powerful"
- Jabbar
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"powerful, mighty"
- Kaimana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the power of the ocean"
- Kenzo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"strong and healthy"
- Kwan
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"strong"
- Lamech
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strong or low"
- Li
Origin:
Hebrew or ChineseMeaning:
"to me, or logic, power, beauty"
- Limbani
Origin:
ChewaMeaning:
"be strong"
- Malin
Origin:
English or SanskritMeaning:
"strong, little warrior or crowned"
- Malthe
Origin:
DanishMeaning:
"Rule / Power"
- Mandla
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"strength"
- Maoz
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fortress, strength"
- Maynard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"hardy, brave, strong"
- Merrick
Origin:
Anglo-WelshMeaning:
"fame, power"
- Metin
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"strong"
- Monte
Origin:
Diminutive of Montgomery, NormanMeaning:
"man power"
- Montgomery
Origin:
NormanMeaning:
"man power"
- Osiris
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"with strong eyesight"
- Oswald
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"divine power"
- Othniel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"lion of god, or strength of god"
- Oz
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"strength, powerful, courageous"
- Pacome
Origin:
French from GreekMeaning:
"of strong nature, or, pacifier"
- Qadir
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"capable, powerful"
- Quillon
Origin:
Latin or GreekMeaning:
"crossing swords; strong"
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Ragnar
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"warrior or judgment"
- Reginald
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"counsel power"
- Reino
Origin:
Finnish variation of ReynoldMeaning:
"council power"
- Reynard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"powerful advice"
- Reynold
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"powerful counsel"
- Richmond
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"powerful protector"
- Riker
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"rich; powerful"
- Rock
Origin:
Word name or diminutive of RoccoMeaning:
"rock or rest"
- Rostam
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"tall, strongly-built, brave"
- Rustam
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"tall, strongly-built, brave"
- Sendoa
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"strong"
- Simba
Origin:
Swahili or ShonaMeaning:
"lion; strength"
- Sosthenes
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"safe strength"
- Sovereign
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"supreme ruler, ultimate power"
- Stone
Origin:
Word name
- Takeo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"strong as bamboo"
- Takeshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"warrior; strong; healthy"
- Tero
Origin:
Diminutive of Antero, FinnishMeaning:
"strong, manly"
- Tsuyoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"sturdy, strong"
- Ulric
Origin:
English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage; wolf power"
- Uzziah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my power is Yahweh"
- Uzziel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my power is God"
- Valens
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"strong, vigorous, healthy"
- Valentine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"strength, health"
- Valentino
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"strength, health"
- Valerian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"strength, health"
- Valerio
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"strength, health"
- Vigor
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"force, strength, liveliness"
- Warrick
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"strong leader who defends."
- Wulfric
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wolf power"
- Zale
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sea-strength"
- Zane
Origin:
Possible variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Zeke
Origin:
Diminutive of EzekielMeaning:
"God strengthens"
- Zoravar
Origin:
PunjabiMeaning:
"strong, brave"
- Zuberi
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"strong"