930+ English Names for Boys

  1. Morton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "town near the moor"
    • Description:

      An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.
  2. Quint
    • Origin:

      English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton
    • Description:

      Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.
  3. Manny
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Emmanuel
    • Description:

      He can get it for you wholesale.
  4. Loyal
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "faithful, loyal"
    • Description:

      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.
  5. Kelby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller at the farm by the stream"
    • Description:

      This British last-name-first-name could make a more masculine alternative to Shelby.
  6. Bancroft
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "field of beans, dweller near the bean farm"
    • Description:

      An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins.
  7. Skipper
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "captain"
    • Description:

      Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.
  8. Brenton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "town near the burnt land"
    • Description:

      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.
  9. Bliss
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "intense happiness"
    • Description:

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

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from the valley"
    • Description:

      A fresh Dale relative that finds place amongst similar names like Cullin and Hamelin as well as the more common Allen and Dylan.
  11. Ladd
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "manservant, young man"
    • Description:

      Seems like a redundant name for a lad.
  12. Talbot
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "command of the valley"
    • Description:

      Upscale and upstanding.
  13. Fielding
    • Origin:

      English topographical surname
    • Description:

      Fielding isn't an occupational name, exactly, though it does relate to someone who works in or lives in a Field. Although there have been a handful of people, real and fictional, with the first name Fielding, the most famous Fielding is eighteenth century writer Henry Fielding, author of Tom Jones.
  14. Rand
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "living on riverbank"
    • Description:

      The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
  15. Brand
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "firebrand, sword"
    • Description:

      Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.
  16. Vice
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "moral depravity or corruption"
    • Description:

      This scary word name was given to five baby boys in the US in 2013, entering the lexicon for the first time. Are the boys named Vice destined for a life of crime, or the creation of a media empire?
  17. Dayton
    • Origin:

      English, variation of Deighton
    • Meaning:

      "place with a dike"
    • Description:

      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.
  18. Barric
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "grain farm"
    • Description:

      Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.
  19. Wainwright
    • Origin:

      English occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "wagon maker"
    • Description:

      Some surnames should stay surnames.
  20. Berkeley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "where birches grow"
    • Description:

      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.