Modern Boy Names

Names that did not exist, or barely existed, before the twentieth century. Many are respellings, surnames or coinages, and their histories are shorter and better documented than anything older.

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14,794 names, most popular first in the United States

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Liam Liam is a boy's name of Irish origin, a short form of Uilliam, the Irish version of William.
Irish #1 in US
Mateo Mateo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," the Spanish form of Matthew.
Hebrew #8 in US
Luca Luca is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Italian form of Luke.
Latin #14 in US
Hudson Hudson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Hudde," a medieval pet form of Hugh.
English #17 in US
Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."
Hebrew #24 in US
Cooper Cooper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barrel maker."
English #27 in US
Asher Asher is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "happy" or "blessed."
Hebrew #28 in US
Jackson Jackson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Jack."
English #36 in US
Mason Mason is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stone worker."
English #39 in US
Dylan Dylan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great tide" or "sea," from the elements dy and llanw.
Welsh #41 in US
Carter Carter is a name of English origin meaning "one who transports goods by cart."
English #45 in US
Maverick Maverick is a boy's name taken from an English surname, and it is one of the few names to become an ordinary English word within living memory of its source.
English #49 in US
Thiago Thiago is a boy's name of Portuguese and Spanish origin, a form of James arrived at by splitting Santiago.
Portuguese #50 in US
Grayson Grayson is a boy's name of English origin usually explained as "son of the grieve," a grieve being a steward or bailiff who managed an estate.
English #51 in US
Logan Logan is a name of Scottish origin meaning "little hollow," from the Gaelic lag, meaning a hollow or low-lying place, with a diminutive ending.
Scottish #53 in US
Weston Weston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "western settlement," from the Old English west and tun, meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or village.
English #55 in US
Waylon Waylon is a boy's name of English origin, generally traced to Wayland, the legendary smith of Germanic myth, whose name means something close to "battle land."
English #56 in US
Aiden Aiden is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," an Anglicized form of Aodhán.
Irish #62 in US
Nolan Nolan is a boy's name of Irish origin, anglicized from Ó Nualláin.
Irish #65 in US
Jayden Jayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage, formed on the pattern of Aiden.
Modern coinage #70 in US
Enzo Enzo is a boy's name of Italian origin whose derivation is disputed.
Italian #72 in US
Atlas Atlas is a boy's name from Greek myth, where Atlas is the Titan condemned to hold up the sky.
Greek #75 in US
Axel Axel is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin, a Danish form of the Hebrew Absalom, meaning "father of peace."
Hebrew #79 in US
Theo Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "god," from theos.
Greek #82 in US
Luka Luka is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Slavic and Balkan form of Luke.
Latin #85 in US
Gael Gael is a boy's name meaning a Gaelic person — a speaker of Irish, Scottish Gaelic or Manx.
Irish #86 in US
Micah Micah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like Yahweh?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that nobody is.
Hebrew #90 in US
Kai Kai is a name that exists independently in many unrelated languages.
multiple unrelated #93 in US
Eithan Eithan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm" or "enduring," a variant spelling of Ethan closer to the Hebrew Eitan.
Hebrew #97 in US
Archer Archer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bowman."
English #98 in US
Colton Colton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "coal town" or "Cola's settlement," from a place name.
English #103 in US
Easton Easton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "east settlement," from the Old English east and tun.
English #110 in US
Jace Jace is a boy's name that began as a short form of Jason, and so carries the meaning "healer," from the Greek iasthai, to heal.
Greek #114 in US
Jaxon Jaxon is a boy's name and a modern respelling of Jackson, meaning "son of Jack."
English #115 in US
Callum Callum is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "dove," from the Latin columba.
Scottish #118 in US
Landon Landon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "long hill," from the Old English lang, long, and dun, a hill or down.
English #127 in US
Ryder Ryder is a boy's name of English origin meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger."
English #132 in US
Kayden Kayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage with no settled origin.
Modern coinage #135 in US
Stetson Stetson is a name of English origin meaning "son of Stephen."
English #136 in US
Jameson Jameson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of James."
Hebrew #137 in US
Declan Declan is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is uncertain.
Irish #139 in US
Beckett Beckett is a boy's name of Old English origin, most likely meaning "bee cottage" or "stream."
English #141 in US
Zion Zion is a name of Hebrew origin naming the hill in Jerusalem, and by extension the city and the promised land itself.
Hebrew #142 in US
Dawson Dawson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of David."
Hebrew #143 in US
Matteo Matteo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."
Hebrew #146 in US
Elian Elian is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God has answered."
Hebrew #147 in US
Arlo Arlo is a name whose origin is unsettled.
Disputed #148 in US
Greyson Greyson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of the steward."
English #149 in US

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