930+ English Names for Boys

Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.

This is a solid surname choice for people looking for a change from Cooper, Parker and Carson. Australian parents will probably instantly associate this name with famous rock legend Jimmy Barnes, but this has an even older pedigree as a namesake - Barnes Wallis was a UK aviator and inventor, most remembered for designing the Dambuster bomb (a bomb that bounces across water to reach its target) and working on supersonic flight in the 1940s and 50s.

Uppity name associated with muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair.

Ambitious geographical name.

Try Simon. Or Homer.

A masculine way to honor a feminine Page -- although that ett ending is typically found in girls' names.

Barker may be appealing to parents looking for a name with many layers - not only does it share a meaning with the more common Shepherd and Tanner, it also brings to mind the bark of a tree, making this a surreptitious choice for nature enthusiasts.

Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.

A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.

All the Fitz names are hard to carry, but this one has a wonderful meaning and might be a good middle name choice to honor a brilliant lineage.

Upper-crusty hotelish surname.

Cowboyish occupational name that's one of the hottest choices below the Top 1000, increasing in rank more than 5000 places since the year 2000. Roper may not be a unique choice much longer.

A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.

Do you really want to name your baby after a hotel? Or a famous-for-being-famous starlet?

Has a positive meaning and a nickname feel. Sealey was a feminine name in medieval times but would be equally stylish (and rare) for both sexes now.

Despite two distinguished surname-bearers — the great British statesman William Pitt and heartthrob Brad, this would be a tough name to pull off in first place. William Thackeray used it for two generations of baronets in his novel Vanity Fair, the Sir Pitt Crawleys.

Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.

Gently pleasant English family name long associated with 60-Minuteman Morley Safer.

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.