Popular English Boy Names
Updated Fri Feb 02 2024
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English names for boys — that is, names that originate in the English language — are used around the world. Many of the top boy names in the US today are of English origin.
These popular English boy names include occupational names such as Hunter and Mason and last names for boys such as Auden and Colton, as well as English word names such as the newly trendy Bear.
Along with Mason and Colton, other English names for boys in the US Top 100 include Maverick, Austin, Everett, Grayson, William, Julian, Easton, and Cooper. Some classics such as James and Edward are English, as are many common nicknames such as Joe, Jim, and Mike.
Here are the most popular English names for boys around the world, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Alfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wise counselor; elf counsel"
- Archer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bowman"
- Auden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"old friend"
- Austin
Origin:
English, shortened form of Augustine, LatinMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Avery
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ruler of the elves"
- Bailey
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"law enforcer, bailiff"
- Bear
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"bear"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Beckham
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"homestead by the stream"
- Bennett
Origin:
English, medieval form of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"
- Bentley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow with coarse grass"
- Bill
Origin:
English, diminutive of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Bob
Origin:
English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Bradley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wide meadow"
- Brock
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"badger"
- Bronson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of brown-haired one"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish and English from FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Byron
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"barn for cows"
- Cade
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"round; or, barrel"
- Cannon
Origin:
Word name
- Cash
Origin:
Word name; also diminutive of CassiusMeaning:
"hollow"
- Channing
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"people of Cana or wolf cub"
- Christian
Origin:
Greek or English from LatinMeaning:
"anointed one or follower of Christ"
- Clark
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk"
- Clay
Origin:
English word name; diminutive of Clayton
- Cliff
Origin:
Topographical name or short form of Clifford or Clifton
- Clifford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"lives near the ford by the cliff"
- Clinton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hilltop town"
- Cody
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"helpful, pillow"
- Colby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"coal town"
- Cole
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"swarthy, coal black"
- Colton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the coal or dark town"
- Cooper
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"barrel maker"
- Crew
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"a band or force of armed men"
- Dale
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"valley"
- Dalton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the settlement in the valley"
- Dane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from Denmark"
- Darwin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dear friend"
- Dean
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"church official"
- Devon
Origin:
English place-name
- Drake
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"dragon; or, male duck"
- Duke
Origin:
English rank of nobility
- Easton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"east-facing place"
- Edison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Edith or Adam"
- Edward
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Ellis
Origin:
English surname derived from Elijah or Elias or WelshMeaning:
"benevolent"
- Emmett
Origin:
English masculine variation of Emma, GermanMeaning:
"universal"
- Everett
Origin:
English variation of the German EberhardMeaning:
"brave as a wild boar"
- Everly
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wild boar in woodland clearing"
- Falcon
Origin:
Bird name
- Fielder
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller in open country"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Flint
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"born near outcrop of flint"
- Ford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the ford"
- Forrest
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near the woods"
- Foster
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"forester"
- Garrison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Garret"
- Gary
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"spearman"
- Gerald
Origin:
English and Irish from GermanMeaning:
"ruler with the spear"
- Graham
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"gravelly homestead"
- Gray
Origin:
Color name, also diminutive of Grayson
- Grayson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the son of the bailiff"
- Harley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hare clearing"
- Harper
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"harp player"
- Harris
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Harry"
- Harrison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Harry"
- Hayden
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"hay valley"
- Hayes
Origin:
English surname and nature nameMeaning:
"hedged area"
- Heath
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the heathland dweller"
- Hopper
Origin:
English or DutchMeaning:
"leaper, dancer; hop grower"
- Hudson
Origin:
English place-name and surnameMeaning:
"Hugh's son"
- Hugh
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Hunter
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"one who hunts"
- Huxley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"inhospitable place"
- Jack
Origin:
English, diminutive of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jackson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Jack"
- James
Origin:
English variation of Jacob, HebrewMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Jameson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of James"
- Jaxon
Origin:
Spelling variation of JacksonMeaning:
"son of Jack"
- Jefferson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Jeffrey"
- Jeffrey
Origin:
Spelling variation of GeoffreyMeaning:
"pledge of peace"
- Jeremy
Origin:
English form of JeremiahMeaning:
"appointed by God"
- Jim
Origin:
English, diminutive of JamesMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Joe
Origin:
Diminutive of JosephMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"
- Judson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Jordan"
- Julian
Origin:
English from Latin, variation of JuliusMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father"
- Keaton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shed town"
- Kendrick
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"royal ruler, champion"
- King
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"monarch"
- Kingston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's town"
- Landry
Origin:
French and EnglishMeaning:
"ruler"
- Lane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a small roadway or path"
- Lawson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Lawrence"
- Lee
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pasture, meadow"
- Lewis
Origin:
English variation of LouisMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Lincoln
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"town by the pool"
- London
Origin:
Place-name
- Loyal
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"faithful, loyal"
- Marlow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"driftwood"
- Mason
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"worker in stone"
- Maverick
Origin:
AmericanMeaning:
"independent, nonconformist"
- Mike
Origin:
English, diminutive of Michael
- Miles
Origin:
English form of MiloMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Miller
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"grinder of grain"
- Mitchell
Origin:
English variation of MichaelMeaning:
"who is like God"
- Myles
Origin:
English spelling variation of Miles
- Nash
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"by the ash tree"
- Nat
Origin:
English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
- Nate
Origin:
English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
- Ned
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdwardMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Nelson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Neil"
- Norman
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"northerner, Norseman"
- Oakley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oak wood or clearing"
- Parker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Perry
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near a pear tree"
- Peyton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fighting-man's estate"
- Pierce
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Piers"
- Presley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's meadow"
- Preston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's estate"
- Princeton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"princely town"
- Quinton
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"queen's manor; fith"
- Reed
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Remington
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"place on a riverbank"
- Rhett
Origin:
English from DutchMeaning:
"advice"
- Rider
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"horseman"
- Robert
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Robin
Origin:
Bird name; or English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Rodney
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"island near the clearing"
- Royal
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"royal"
- Sam
Origin:
English, diminutive of SamuelMeaning:
"told by God"
- Sawyer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"woodcutter"
- Sayer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"woodcutter or reciter"
- Scott
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from Scotland"
- Scout
Origin:
Word name
- Seven
Origin:
English word and number name
- Shaw
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller by the wood"
- Silas
Origin:
Aramaic, Latin, GreekMeaning:
"of the forest; or prayed for"
- Spencer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"house steward, dispenser of provisions"
- Stanley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"near the stony clearing"
- Steel
Origin:
Word name
- Sterling
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the highest quality"
- Tanner
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"leather tanner"
- Tate
Origin:
English from NorseMeaning:
"cheerful"
- Taylor
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"tailor"
- Todd
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fox"
- Trent
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the flooder"
- Trenton
Origin:
English, place-nameMeaning:
"Trent's town"
- Tucker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"fabric pleater"
- Turner
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"works with a lathe"
- Tyler
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"maker of tiles"
- Tyson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"
- Wade
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"at the river crossing"
- Walker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"cloth-walker"
- Wallace
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"foreigner, stranger"
- Ward
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"guard, watchman"
- Warren
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Wayne
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"maker of wagons"
- West
Origin:
Word name
- Weston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the western town"
- Wilder
Origin:
Surname or word name
- Wilfred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"desires peace"
- Will
Origin:
Diminutive of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protector"
- William
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Wilson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Will"
- Wyatt
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"brave in war"