Enduring Boy Names

Names whose curve barely moves across the whole series. The rarest movement category, and the only one that is a genuine achievement rather than a phase.

Rankings for

3,547 names, most popular first in the United States

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Lawson Lawson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Law", where Law is a medieval short form of Lawrence.
English #381 in US
Winston Winston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "Wine's settlement", from an Old English personal name plus tun.
English #382 in US
Stephen Stephen is a boy's name from the Greek for crown or garland, borne by the first Christian martyr.
Greek #383 in US
Cesar Cesar is a boy's name from the Roman family name Caesar, whose own meaning the Romans could not agree on.
Latin #385 in US
Fernando Fernando means bold journey, and it is Germanic rather than Spanish — the Visigoths brought it to Iberia, where it became the royal name of Castile and Aragon and then traveled to the Americas.
Spanish #387 in US
Elio Elio is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "sun," from the Greek helios.
Italian #388 in US
Jay Jay is a name serving as an initial-letter shortening for any J name, as a bird name, and as an Indian name meaning victory.
English #392 in US
Raphaël Raphaël is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has healed," borne by one of the three archangels named in scripture.
French #394 in US
Raymond Raymond is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning counsel and protection.
Germanic #395 in US
Jared Jared is a boy's name from Hebrew meaning descent, borne by the father of Enoch — the one man in Genesis who does not die but is taken.
Hebrew #397 in US
Marcelo Marcelo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "of Mars".
Latin #398 in US
Edwin Edwin is a boy's name from Old English meaning rich friend, borne by a Northumbrian king whose fortress may have given Edinburgh its name.
English #399 in US
Bradley Bradley is a boy's name from an English place name meaning broad meadow.
English #403 in US
King King is a boy's name taken from the English title, from the Old English cyning.
English #405 in US
Leandro Leandro is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion-man," borne by a lover who drowned swimming a strait to reach her.
Italian #406 in US
Augustus Augustus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "venerable" or "consecrated".
Latin #407 in US
Hector Hector is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "holding fast," borne by the Trojan prince who is the most sympathetic figure in the Iliad.
Greek #409 in US
Eduardo Eduardo means wealthy guardian, and it is one of very few Old English names that spread across the Catholic world — carried by Edward the Confessor's cult rather than by English settlement.
Spanish #411 in US
Hank Hank is a boy's name of Germanic origin, a short form of Henry meaning "home ruler".
Germanic #413 in US
Reed Reed is a boy's name of English origin meaning "red" — a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
English #418 in US
Conrad Conrad set its American peak in the most recent year on record, 2025, on 770 births — a name birth records carry from 1880 reaching its high point a hundred and forty-five years later.
German #419 in US
Solomon Solomon means peace, and it charts in all seven markets — the same Hebrew shalom behind the Arabic Suleiman, so one name covers the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions at once.
Hebrew #422 in US
Boone Boone is a boy's name of Norman French origin.
English #423 in US
Julius Julius means downy-bearded, and the family claimed descent from Venus — the Julii traced themselves to Iulus, son of Aeneas, which is the genealogy Virgil wrote the Aeneid to dignify.
Latin #424 in US
Isaias Isaias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation".
Hebrew #426 in US
Nehemiah Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord comforts".
Hebrew #429 in US
Pablo Pablo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small" or "humble," the Spanish form of Paul.
Spanish #431 in US
Lewis Lewis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior," the English form of Louis.
English #433 in US
Travis Travis is a boy's name from an occupational surname meaning a toll collector, one who worked at a crossing.
English #434 in US
Moshe Moshe is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, the original form of Moses.
Hebrew #435 in US
Frederick Frederick is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "peaceful ruler."
Germanic #436 in US
Mario Mario is a boy's name from a Roman family name of uncertain meaning, and the video game character was named after a real landlord — Mario Segale, who owned the warehouse Nintendo rented in Seattle.
Italian #438 in US
Sergio Sergio means servant, from a Roman family name that is probably Etruscan — and Virgil gave the Sergii a Trojan ancestor, which is the Aeneid doing genealogical work for Rome's aristocracy.
Italian #441 in US
Valentino Valentino is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy".
Latin #444 in US
Uriel Uriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my light".
Hebrew #445 in US
Prince Prince is a boy's name taken from the title, from the Latin princeps — literally "the one who takes first place".
Latin #447 in US
Dalton Dalton means the settlement in the valley, and Northern Ireland ranks it 305th — above the United States at 448th, which is unexpected for a name whose modern use is almost entirely American.
English #448 in US
Bo Bo is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "to live" or "to dwell".
Scandinavian #450 in US
Rome Rome is a boy's name taken from the city, whose own name has no agreed derivation.
Latin #452 in US
Pedro Pedro means stone, and the name records a nickname Jesus gave — Simon was renamed Cephas in Aramaic, which Greek translated as Petros, so the pun on rock survives through three languages.
Spanish #456 in US
Jake Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," a short form of Jacob that became a name in its own right.
English #457 in US
Johnny Johnny is a boy's name, the pet form of John, meaning God is gracious.
English #458 in US
Rocco Rocco is a boy's name of Germanic origin, generally read from a root meaning rest or repose.
Germanic #459 in US
Esteban Esteban is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "crown," the Spanish form of Stephen, whose bearer was the first Christian martyr.
Spanish #461 in US
Lucian Lucian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light".
Latin #462 in US
Mack Mack means son of, and on its own it is only half a name — the Gaelic mac is a prefix, so using it alone is like naming a child Junior with nothing in front of it.
Scottish #463 in US
Fabian Fabian means bean grower, and the general who carried it gave English a word for winning by refusing to fight — Fabian tactics, and the Fabian Society that named itself after his patience.
Latin #468 in US
Ford Ford is a boy's name from an English surname for someone living by a river crossing, from the Old English word ford.
English #474 in US

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