544 Boy Names That Start With O (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with O are on the way up, with old-timer Oliver and on-trend Owen leading the charge.
In Britain, the O initial is out on top for both boys and girls at the moment, with Olivia atop the girls' list and Oliver joined near the top of the boys' chart by amiable Oscar. Along with Oliver and Owen, other O names for boys in the US Top 500 include Oscar, Omar, Orion, Odin, Oakley, and Omari.
It's true that on the whole, we prefer our o's at the end of boys' names (as in popular Berry favorites Milo, Leo, and Hugo), but who's to say that you can't have both? Otto, Orlando, and Othello all rank in the Top 1000 baby names here on Nameberry... or how about Oslo, Orsino, or Octavio?
Original O names for boys trending now include Otis, Ozias, and Oakes.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with O, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Oscar
Origin:
English or IrishMeaning:
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
- Otto
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Oliver
Origin:
Germanic, LatinMeaning:
"elf army; ancestor's relic; olive tree"
- Owen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"young warrior; well-born"
- Ozzy
Origin:
Pet form of Oswald, Osborn, Osmond or Oscar, EnglishMeaning:
"divine; deer"
- Orion
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"boundary, limit"
- Otis
Origin:
Variation of Otto, GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Ozias
Origin:
Greek, HebrewMeaning:
"my strength is God"
- Orson
Origin:
Latin and EnglishMeaning:
"bear cub"
- Oakley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oak wood or clearing"
- Orin
Origin:
Variation of Oren or Oran, Hebrew, Irish, ScottishMeaning:
"laurel, light, song, little green one"
- Oren
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laurel or pine tree"
- Orpheus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the darkness of the night"
- Odin
Origin:
Variation of Óðinn, Old NorseMeaning:
"god of frenzy; poetic fury"
- Oberon
Origin:
Variation of AuberonMeaning:
"elf king; noble bear"
- Oswald
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"divine power"
- Orlando
Origin:
Italian variation of RolandMeaning:
"famous throughout the land"
- Onyx
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"gem stone; claw, nail"
- Omar
Origin:
Arabic, HebrewMeaning:
"flourishing, thriving; eloquent"
- Oran
Origin:
Hebrew, Irish, ScottishMeaning:
"light, song, little green one"
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