930+ English Names for Boys

This old-time name for a sofa would not be comfortable as a baby name.

New Testament, Texas, and Kansas place-name more fitting for a girl.

If you're looking for a Nicholas substitute or namesake, Nicholson would make a more distinctive path to the likable nickname Nick, fitting in with other newer patronymics like Anderson and Harrison. Unusual but not outlandish, it is associated with writer Nicholson Baker, library advocate and author of Vox. And as a surname, of course, with Jack.

Short but not particularly sweet surname.

Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.

For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.

Sounds as if it should have a Sir before it or a shire following it.

With its slightly cocky feel, this well-used surname is not often heard as a first.

If you find West not substantial enough, this would make a more solid path to it.

Better suited to a stuffy school than a little boy.

Wharton is a rather stiff banker name that becomes creative as a middle name choice for lovers of the novels of writer Edith.

It's a hat, it's a race, and it's even been known to be a name. In Britain, it would be pronounced darby.

Kind of a combination of scoot and fleet, brought into public domain by actor Skeet (born Brian) Ulrich. We would recommend looking into the unsavory slang meaning of this name before choosing it for your child.

As seen on SNL, Pat is the ultimate androgynous name. Stick with long form Patrick, and make sure everyone calls him Patrick.

The name of the teenaged son on the dear departed television show "Huff."

What child wouldn't like a name that was a synonym for cool?

Underused literary name (as in the poet John) with a -den ending that's very much in style.

Pell makes an unusual middle name choice. And if grandpa Seymour was a fur trader, you might do better to honor him by naming the baby Pell.

Let's hope he's "burly".

The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones, and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.