Most Common Names In The UK For Boys

Melvyn

Melvyn is a masculine name of Scottish origin, serving as a variant spelling of Melvin. Both derive from the Old English name Ælfwine, combining elements meaning 'friend' and 'elf' or 'magical…

Marcin

Polish variation of Martin, Latin

"warlike"

Softens up the 20th century classic Martin.

Micheal

Spelling variation of Michael

A spelling variation of Michael—or sometimes simply a mistake. Whatever the case, this version has always ranked in the US Top 1000, though always much lower than the traditional spelling.

Tomasz

Polish variation of Thomas. Aramaic,"a twin"

"a twin"

Though it makes the name more distinctive, we'd advise dropping the 'z'.

Martyn

Welsh

The Welsh form of Martin sounds the same, but has a little spelling twist.

Ashleigh

Piotr

Russian, Polish, Belarusian

"rock"

A variant transcription of Russian Pyotr, and also the Polish and Belarusian form of Peter, classic and still very popular there.

Krzysztof

Polish, from Greek

"bearer of Christ"

The Polish form of Christopher.

Michal

Czech, Slavic, and Polish variation of Michael

"who is like God?"

Michal may be one of several Eastern European forms of Michael, though there is a biblical Michal who is female, the daughter of Saul and wife of David.

Syed

Syed is an Arabic male name with deep Islamic significance. Rather than being just a given name, it originated as an honorific title meaning 'master' or 'lord.' The name holds special importance in…

Antony

Latin

"priceless"

Variation of Anthony, and more true to the original Latin spelling. The Roman statesman Marcus Antonius is usually known as Mark Antony in English.

Mervyn

Welsh

"sea hill"

Terminally outmoded.

Sandeep

Jeff

Diminutive of Jeffrey, Jefferson

"pledge of peace"

The ultimate dad name.

Barrie

Barrie is a masculine name of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the name Barry, which means 'spear' or 'fair-haired.' It gained some recognition through association with the Scottish…

Garry

Garry is a masculine name typically considered a variant spelling of Gary, which originated as a diminutive of names like Gareth or Gerald, or from the Germanic element "gar" meaning "spear." This…

Asif

Abdul

Arabic

"servant of Allah"

Widespread choice in the Muslim world, this was the name of both the father of the Prophet Mohammed and one of his sons.