930+ English Names for Boys

Rather formal word name that has been used occasionally over the years, most notably for the autism activist and animal expert Temple Grandin.

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

We're not too surprised that Shelton Lee changed his name to Spike.

Rarely heard surname name that lacks the lightness of other o-ending names.

English surname that's very rarely found as a first name. The Colorado city was named after Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century congressman and founder of the New-York Tribune.

Pelham, a place-name surname, could work well as a first, despite its slightly arrogant air. It's what the P in P.G. Wodehouse stands for.

Harvard's sibling.

Unusual and simple nature name worthy of further consideration.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

Bulky surname honoring Grandpa Henry or Saul Bellow's Rain King.

Pembroke's brother.

Solid Philip middle name alternative.

Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover.

Also an English surname, Sender derives from Alexander and has an attractive modern sound. Though given to only a handful of baby boys per year, it nevertheless is in step with the brotherhood of er-ending choices fashionable today.

Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.

We can hear the kids teasing him from here.

Could be difficult to grasp: Hoss. The "Bonanza" cowboy.

If it's not too phlegmatic for you, this surname and name of a Scottish clan could honor a number of people, especially Alexander Fleming, the father of antibiotics, and Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.

Doctor is an honorific used as a name, somewhat like names such as Bishop, King, and Princess. Banned in New Zealand, Doctor can lead to the kind of confusion you may feel would be only positive for your child -- a bona fide Doctor before he even gets to kindergarten. At its zenith in 1884, Doctor was used for 12 boys, but last year it didn't even clear the five-baby minimum to make it onto the Social Security extended list.

Sounds like a displaced Dr. Seuss character.