235 Boy Names That Peaked in 2022 - Page 12

  1. Cartier
    • Origin:

      French variation of Carter, English
    • Meaning:

      "transporter of goods by cart"
    • Description:

      Luxury baby name associated with Jacques Cartier's eponymous jewelry company.
  2. Dariel
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Dariel is an update to Darren, influenced by names like Gabriel.
  3. Eithan
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ethan, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "strong, firm"
    • Description:

      If you can't decide between Ethan or the original Hebrew form, Eitan, you may arrive at Eithan.
  4. Shmuel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew variation of Samuel
    • Description:

      Less than zero chance of crossing into the mainstream. It shockingly appeared for the first time on the US Top 1000 in 2017.
  5. Atharv
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "knowledge"
    • Description:

      Atharv is one of the names of Lord Ganesh of the Hindu religion, and of the eldest son of Brahma.
  6. Jasiah
    • Origin:

      Variation of Josiah
    • Description:

      This Josiah variant has been in the Top 1000 every year since 2006.
  7. Jakari
    • Origin:

      Invented name
    • Description:

      Created in the style of Jabari, a fashionable Swahili name. Jakari is mainly used among African American families in the US.
  8. Kaysen
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Cason
    • Description:

      Trendy Cason is becoming popular enough to have a variety of offshoot spellings in the Top 1000.
  9. Kolson
    • Origin:

      Variation of Colson, English
    • Meaning:

      "son of Nicholas"
    • Description:

      Colson was made familiar by author Colson Whitehead, who helped popularize the K variation as well. Both Colson and Kolson rapidly ascended the charts in 2017, the year following the release of Whitehead's celebrated book The Underground Railroad.
  10. Jakai
    • Kartier
      • Origin:

        Variation of Cartier, French
      • Meaning:

        "transporter of good by cart"
      • Description:

        Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.
    • Ivaan
      • Origin:

        Variation of Ivan, Russian
      • Meaning:

        "God is gracious"
      • Description:

        This variation of Ivan entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2022. Double As are trending across the states, such as Saanvi and Aarush, and Ivaan is running right along with them — all the way into the Top 1000 this past year in 2022.
    • Zyon
      • Kooper
        • Origin:

          English, variation of Cooper
        • Meaning:

          "barrel maker"
        • Description:

          This spelling of the popular surname ranks just inside the Top 1000.
      • Ahmir
        • Origin:

          Variation of Amir, Arabic or Hebrew "prince, ruler; treetop"
        • Meaning:

          "prince, ruler; treetop"
        • Description:

          Variation of Amir that debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.