930+ English Names for Boys

Peaked in the 1940s, but still an amiable classic, a la Joe and Tom -- though rarely used on its own.

This occupational surname could find new life with those wishing to honor someone in their heritage who was connected to the tough-as-nails breed that was the pre-modern coal miner. Coll and Collie are some sweet nickname options to tone down the formality of this name.

He can get it for you wholesale.

Loyal is one of the few virtue names suitable for boys, an honorable and principled Boy Scout-esque appellation with a surprisingly long and distinguished history.

If you use this for a boy, it had better be a family name, hidden away in the middle.

If Dayton, like Trenton and Camden, is finding favor with parents, it's more because of its popular two-syllable surname feel and -on ending than the industrial city in Ohio.

The Brits say BARK-lee, but we pronounce it the same as the name of the California college: either way it's quite pretentious and of another era.

On the staff of a manor house.

A friendly sounding surname name reminiscent of the increasingly popular Marlow and Harlow. British musician Gary Barlow is a notable namesake.

Prissy, no matter how you spell it.

Fielding is a surname style name, originally given to someone who lived in the country or worked in the fields, however it might also be considered a word name relating to sports (cricket and baseball specifically) or with the term for dealing with something difficult by evading it.

A surname style name that could make an alternative to Wayne or Wyatt.

The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.

A word name with an appealing and illuminating meaning.

Name hovering near the bottom of the Top 1000 that may move higher with the fashion for two-syllable surnames. You could do worse...but you probably could also do better.

An All-American, surname style Dale relative that finds place amongst similar names like Cullin and Hamelin as well as the more common Allen and Dylan. It is borne by Youtuber Dallin Lambert, of Della Vlogs.

Seems like a redundant name for a lad.

Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.

Seems to stand at attention and salute.

An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins.