930+ English Names for Boys

Fleet is one of the uncountable number of new word name possibilities, and a particularly cool choice at that. Connoting speed, Fleet beats Rush any day. Might be short for Fleetwood, but we prefer it on its own.

This dignified Old English surname was brought into the modern consciousness by author Armistead Maupin, who wrote the San Francisco stories Tales of the City. There was also a Civil War general named Lewis Armistead.

A fresher alternative to Dalton.

Strong, friendly surname choice, à la Bailey.

Projects the sleek and playful image of the aquatic mammal, plus that of the striking British-born Brazilian/Nigerian/Afro-Caribbean singer (born Sealhenry).

A more unusual, if slightly snooty, masculine Bailey alternative.

You won't win with Sherwin.

Only if it's a family name, and even then, better in the middle.

Not quite as over-the-hill as Herman, but not far behind either.

A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, Winslow et al.

Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.

Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."

Possible alternative to Anderson.

One way to refer to an ancestral Roy, if not the most mellifluous.

An occupation name that sounds odd to the modern ear but enjoyed some use a century ago. May make a comeback as a more genteel brother to the new union of boys (and girls) with worker names such as Mason, Carter, and Bailey.

A once-popular nickname for Albert and Bertram now being polished up by hip Brits, but still hibernating in the Land of Nerd over here.

Associated with archetypal folksinger Pete Seeger.

Belden is a little-used surname-name that might work in this age of Belles.

Surname from a landscape feature, associated with author Gore Vidal and Bill Clinton's Vice President Al Gore. Its alternative meaning - as in gory - may explain why it's never made it into the charts.