Boy Names

Discover baby boy names with etymologies, origins, and birth statistics from SSA data 1880-2024.

1,497 names with full profiles #1 name: Liam SSA data 1880-2024

Boy Names

Augustine

From Latin ‘Augustinus’ diminutive of Augustus meaning…

Auston

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Avdiel

From Hebrew 'avdi'el' meaning from Hebrew; Hebrew form of…

Aviel

From Hebrew 'avi'el' meaning from Hebrew; Hebrew form of…

Avishay

From Hebrew 'avishay' meaning from Hebrew; Hebrew form of…

Avshalom

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Axl

Variant of Axel (from Hebrew Absalom meaning "my father is…

Ayaz

From uncertain origin ‘ayaz’ meaning uncertain meaning; it…

Aylan

From Old English ‘aylan’ meaning uncertain meaning; the…

Ayoub

From Arabic ‘ayoub’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name has…

Baal Hammon

From Phoenician ba'al (lord) + Hammon (uncertain); supreme…

Baldric

From Old German bald “bold, brave” and rih “ruler, king”; a…

Baldwin

From Old German ‘bald-wini’ meaning "bold friend" (bold +…

Balfour

Scottish surname from Gaelic ‘baile-pòr’ meaning "village…

Bane

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Baptiste

From Greek, spread through Hellenistic and early Christian…

Barclay

Scottish and English surname from Old English beorc “birch”…

Barnabas

Greek form of Aramaic meaning "son of prophecy" or "son of…

Barnaby

English vernacular form of Barnabas, from Aramaic bar nabya…

Baron

From the noble title, Latin ‘baro’ meaning "man, freeman";…

Bartholomew

From Aramaic ‘bar Talmai’ meaning "son of Talmai"…

Bartlomiej

From Slavic roots combining meaningful elements; carried…

Bartosz

From English; Bartosz carries a meaning connected to its…

Bas

From Old French ‘bas’ meaning uncertain meaning; the name…

Basil

From Greek ‘Basileios’ meaning "royal, kingly" (basileus =…

Baxter

Old English occupational surname ‘bæcere’ + feminine agent…

Beauden

Modern American creation: French ‘beau’ (beautiful) +…

Beaumont

French surname meaning "beautiful mountain" (beau + mont);…

Beauregard

French surname meaning "beautiful view" (beau + regard);…

Bela

From Germanic compound elements; spread through medieval…

Beltran

From Spanish, shaped by the Iberian Peninsula's mix of…

Ben

Short form of Benjamin (Hebrew "son of the right hand"),…

Bendeguz

Hungarian form of Turkic ‘Mundzuk,’ possibly meaning…

Benedict

From Late Latin Benedictus meaning “blessed”; a compound of…

Beniamin

From Latin; carried through Roman and medieval…

Benton

From Old English ‘beonet-tun’ meaning "bent grass…

Bernard

From Old German ‘bern-hart’ meaning "strong bear" (bear +…

Bernardo

From Germanic 'Bernhard' meaning brave bear; Iberian form…

Bert

Short form of Albert, Herbert and other Old German ‘beraht’…

Bertram

From Old German ‘beraht-hram’ meaning "bright raven"…

Bertrand

From Old German ‘beraht-rant’ meaning "bright shield"…

Bevan

Welsh surname from ‘ap Evan’ meaning "son of Evan" (son +…

Bevis

English surname possibly from French town Beauvais (Gaulish…

Biff

English nickname from the word biff meaning a quick punch…

Bill

Short form of William, Old German ‘will-helm’ meaning…

Billy

Diminutive of William, from Old German ‘will-helm’ meaning…

Bishop

From Greek ‘episkopos’ meaning "overseer" via Old English…

Blaan

From Old Irish; From Old Irish Gaelic; a name carried…

Blaine

Scottish surname from Old Irish ‘Bláán’ possibly meaning…

Bleddyn

From Old English; From Old English roots; English in…

Blazej

From Slavic roots combining meaningful elements; carried…

Boaz

From Hebrew biblical tradition; adopted into Western names…

Bob

Short form of Robert (Old German "bright fame"); rhyming…

Bobby

Diminutive of Robert, from Old High German 'Hrodebert'…

Bogdan

From Slavic roots combining meaningful elements; carried…

Bohdan

From Slavic roots combining meaningful elements; carried…

Bohumir

From Slavic roots; shared across Eastern European…

Boleslaw

From Slavic roots combining meaningful elements; carried…

Bonifac

From Slavic roots; shared across Eastern European…

Boniface

From Late Latin 'Bonifatius' meaning good fate (bonus +…