1,020 boy names for your baby boy in 2025 that you’ll love

Having a baby boy this year? Congratulations! If you're having some trouble landing on a name for your baby boy, you may be looking for a little inspiration. Whether you're curious about popular Gen Z names that are going to Gen Alpha, unique boy names, or popular boy names, we've got you covered.

Popular boy names

These are the most popular boy names, in order, according to the Social Security database, as of 2023. 

1. Liam

2. Noah

3. Oliver

4. James

5. Elijah

6. Mateo

7. Theodore

8. Henry

9. Lucas

10. William

11. Benjamin

12. Levi

13. Sebastian

14. Jack

15. Ezra

16. Michael

17. Daniel

18. Leo

19. Owen

20. Samuel

21. Hudson

22. Alexander

23. Asher

24. Luca

25. Ethan

26. John

27. David

28. Jackson

29. Joseph

30. Mason

31. Luke

32. Matthew

33. Julian

34. Dylan

35. Elias

36. Jacob

37. Maverick

38. Gabriel

39. Logan

40. Aiden

41. Thomas

42. Isaac

43. Miles

44. Grayson

45. Santiago

46. Anthony

47. Wyatt

48. Carter

49. Jayden

50. Ezekiel

Cool baby boy names

1. Maximilian

2. Rio

3. Julio

4. Mohammad

5. Cassius

6. Kasen

7. Maximo

8. Omari

9. Clay

10. Izaiah

11. Lian

12. Emir

13. Jaime

14. Samir

15. Gerardo

16. Kaizen

17. Zachariah

18. Jayson

19. Albert

20. Sincere

21. Cillian

22. Gunnar

23. Boone

24. Raul

25. Jamie

26. Jayceon

27. Westin

28. Kamden

29. Colby

30. Peyton

31. Koen

32. Nikolai

33. Dorian

34. Ocean

35. Louie

36. Layton

37. Jase

38. Kyro

39. Benson

40. Huxley

41. Kenzo

42. Conor

43. Mohammed

44. Arturo

45. Phillip

46. Augustine

47. Reign

48. Yosef

49. Kareem

50. Keegan

51. Vicente

52. Salem

53. Reese

54. Shawn

55. Braylon

56. Alden

57. Julien

58. Cannon

59. Chaim

60. Gustavo

61. Boston

62. Eliam

63. Dennis

64. Madden

65. Krew

66. Ahmed

67. Layne

68. Nikolas

69. Mac

70. Otis

71. Harlan

72. Azriel

73. Emmitt

74. Brixton

75. Musa

76. Jamison

77. Zakai

78. Aarav

79. Caspian

80. Finnley

81. Raylan

82. Mauricio

83. Briar

Unique boy names

1. Arjun

2. Fraser

3. Dale

4. Conan

5. Elm

6. Eoghan

7. Everly

8. Ferris

9. Fiore

10. Lance

11. Oriel

12. Yael

13. Nova

14. Lupin

15. Dale

16. Hawk

17. Heath

18. Geo

19. Darby

20. Brent

21. Bryn

22. Alvin

23. Arnie

24. Avi

25. Cary

26. Dalton

27. Emery

28. Erskine

29. Leighton

30. Lyle

31. Merrick

32. Raffiel

33. Tancredi

34. Peyton

35. Tracy

36. Eason

37. Evans

38. Lawson

39. Bailey

40. Benton

41. Burke

42. Anders

43. Eagan

44. Harley

45. Lonnie

46. Marion

47. Daylen

48. Armstrong

49. Astro

50. Galileo

51. Jupiter

52. Rocket

53. Solar

54. Aldrin

55. Altair

56. Calypso

57. Comet

58. Cosmo

59. Holmes

60. Janus

61. Neptune

62. Red

63. Saros

64. Tarique

65. Taurus

66. Trek

67. Vulcan

68. Sol

69. Rigel

70. Pollux

71. Spock

72. Aries

73. Eos

74. Aten

75. Cielo

76. Draco

77. Hoku

78. Kepler

79. Jericho

80. Bjorn

81. Cashel

82. Cullen

83. Dionne

84. Orme

85. Bassel

86. Ollie

87. Cadogan

88. Royal

89. Sterling

90. Mario

91. Kylo

92. Sergio

93. Jake

94. Kashton

95. Shepherd

96. Franklin

97. Ibrahim

98. Ares

99. Koda

100. Kyle

101. Kyson

102. Kobe

103. Pedro

104. Santino

105. Damon

106. Nasir

107. Sean

108. Forrest

109. Kian

110. Tanner

111. Jalen

112. Zayne

113. Nehemiah

114. Edgar

115. Clark

116. Eden

117. Gunner

118. Isaias

119. Esteban

120. Hank

121. Alijah

122. Solomon

123. Wells

124. Sutton

125. Royce

126. Callen

127. Reece

128. Callahan

129. Devin

130. Troy

131. Sylas

132. Fabian

133. Zaire

134. Donovan

135. Johnathan

136. Frank

137. Lewis

138. Adan

139. Alexis

140. Tadeo

141. Ronin

142. Marcos

143. Kieran

144. Leonidas

145. Bo

146. Kendrick

147. Ruben

148. Camilo

149. Garrett

150. Matthias

151. Emanuel

152. Jeffrey

153. Collin

154. Lucian

155. Augustus

156. Memphis

157. Rowen

158. Yusuf

159. Finnegan

160. Makai

161. Lionel

162. Caiden

163. Rodrigo

164. Uriel

165. Lucca

166. Philip

167. Andy

168. Kaison

169. Jaiden

170. Porter

171. Jasiah

172. Ridge

173. Frederick

174. Amiri

175. Rocco

176. Asa

177. Ayaan

178. Kason

179. Denver

180. Dalton

181. Major

182. Allen

183. Kolton

184. Zaiden

185. Ariel

186. Rome

187. Leland

188. Marcelo

189. Seth

190. Jamir

191. Leandro

192. Miller

193. Roberto

194. Hezekiah

195. Jonas

196. Cassian

197. Deacon

198. Jaxton

199. Keanu

200. Alonzo

201. Moises

202. Conrad

203. Drew

204. Mohamed

205. Anakin

206. Soren

207. Mack

208. Pierce

209. Kylan

210. Princeton

211. Zain

212. Trevor

213. Morgan

214. Ozzy

215. Roy

216. Dominick

217. Shane

218. Hamza

219. Moses

220. Lawrence

221. Ander

222. Ledger

223. Enrique

224. Rayan

225. Johan

226. Saul

227. Jamari

228. Armando

229. Kaysen

230. Azariah

Biblical boy names

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1. Adino

2. Azel

3. Barak

4. Boaz

5. Ephron

6. Ephraim

7. Ishmael

8. Jemuel

9. Joah

10. Kenan

11. Lael

12. Moab

13. Mordecai

14. Omri

15. Philemon

16. Silvanus

17. Tekoa

18. Zaccai

19. Moses

20. Solomon

21. Saul

22. Reuben

23. Simeon

24. Isaachar

25. Zebulun

26. Gad

27. Thaddeus

28. Jonas

29. Abel

30. Elijah

31. Nathaniel

32. Caleb

33. Levi

34. Jesse

35. Noah

36. Micah

37. Asa

38. Eliezer

39. Zechariah

40. Abraham

41. Isaac

42. Jacob

43. Daniel

44. Malachi

45. Israel

46. Abijah

47. Amos

48. Azariah

49. Bezaleel

50. Elihu

51. Elkanah

52. Hezekiah

53. Jethro

54. Joab

55. Nahum

56. Nathanael

57. Obadiah

58. Shadrach

59. Tobiah

60. Uriel

61. Zebadiah

62. Zimri

63. Abner

64. Elisha

65. Hosea

Vintage boy names

1. Hugo

2. Leonard

3. Harold

4. Francis

5. Ernest

6. Clarence

7. Chester

8. Quincy

9. Danny

10. Ronald

11. Taylor

12. Scott

13. Donald

14. Marvin

15. Elio

16. Fletcher

17. Dario

18. Roland

19. Wilson

20. Bruce

21. Gregory

22. Walter

23. Raymond

24. Ralph

25. Milton

26. Clyde

27. Stanley

28. Eugene

29. Norman

30. Alvin

31. Howard

32. Percy

33. Edwin

34. Vincent

35. Otis

36. Amos

37. Desmond

38. Leon

39. Sylvester

40. Harvey

41. Emil

42. Reuben

43. Morris

44. Grover

45. Herschel

46. Benedict

47. Wilbur

48. Luther

Modern classics

1. Davis

2. Corey

3. Nathan

4. Elliot

5. Marcus

6. Nolan

7. Wesley

8. Louis

9. Adrian

10. Caleb

11. Isaac

12. Logan

13. Julian

14. Spencer

15. Trevor

16. Mitchell

17. Miles

18. Gavin

19. Brendan

20. Colin

21. Grant

22. Parker

23. Travis

24. Derek

25. Shane

26. Joel

27. Bryce

28. Garrett

29. Dean

30. Reed

31. Blake

Rugged boy names

1. Braylen

2. Wade

3. Colt

4. Axel

5. Rhett

6. Cody

7. Cash

8. Ridge

9. Huck

10. Jace

11. Brody

12. Beau

13. Weston

14. Cannon

15. Granger

16. Slade

17. Brant

18. Flint

19. Dax

20. Brock

21. Trace

22. Barrett

23. Gage

24. Decker

25. Stetson

26. Holt

27. Ace

28. Ranger

29. Nash

30. Roper

31. Judd

32. Harlan

33. Bear

34. Denver

35. Bridger

36. Rowdy

37. Tex

38. Ford

39. Rafe

40. Dirk

Celebrity-inspired boy names

1. Brad (Brad Pitt)

2. Denzel (Denzel Washington)

3. Will (Will Smith)

4. Chris (Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, etc.)

5. Zac (Zac Efron)

6. Johnny (Johnny Depp)

7. Hugh (Hugh Jackman)

8. Tom (Tom Hanks, Tom Holland, Tom Cruise)

9. Orlando (Orlando Bloom)

10. Keanu (Keanu Reeves)

11. Idris (Idris Elba)

12. Channing (Channing Tatum)

13. Benedict (Benedict Cumberbatch)

14. Timothée (Timothée Chalamet)

15. Ansel (Ansel Elgort)

16. Rami (Rami Malek)

17. Taron (Taron Egerton)

18. Mahershala (Mahershala Ali)

19. Lakeith (Lakeith Stanfield)

20. Mads (Mads Mikkelsen)

21. Dacre (Dacre Montgomery)

22. Taika (Taika Waititi)

23. Lin-Manuel (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

24. Chiwetel (Chiwetel Ejiofor)

25. Gaten (Gaten Matarazzo)

26. Ewan (Ewan McGregor)

27. Kiernan (Kiernan Shipka)

28. Rupert (Rupert Grint)

29. Shia (Shia LaBeouf)

30. Jovan (Jovan Adepo)

31. Wilmer (Wilmer Valderrama)

32. Dashiell (Dashiell Hammett)

33. Kodi (Kodi Smit-McPhee)

34. LeBron (LeBron James)

35. Domhnall (Domhnall Gleeson)

36. Finnian (inspired by Finn Wolfhard)

37. Justice (Justice Smith)

38. Sacha (Sacha Baron Cohen)

39. Jai (Jai Courtney)

40. Leif (Leif Garrett)

41. Misha (Misha Collins)

42. Aksel (Aksel Lund Svindal)

43. Quentin (Quentin Tarantino)

44. Messi (Lionel Messi)

45. Ronaldo (Ronaldo Nazário)

46. Giannis (Giannis Antetokounmpo)

47. Cristiano (Cristiano Ronaldo)

48. Nikola (Nikola Jokić)

49. Ridley (Ridley Scott)

50. Viggo (Viggo Mortensen)

51. Wiley (Wiley — UK rapper)

52. Balthazar (Balthazar Getty)

53. Fielder (Fielder Jewett)

54. Gulliver (Gulliver McGrath)

55. Liev (Liev Schreiber)

56. Marlon (Marlon Brando)

57. Rooney (Rooney Mara)

Rare boy names

1. Zixuan

2. Sophus

3. Hammett

4. Fearghus

5. Aurelio

6. Cassiel

7. Dmitri

8. Fenwick

9. Galahad

10. Jorvik

11. Kaelith

12. Laziel

13. Melchior

14. Nicasio

15. Oberon

16. Peregrin

17. Quillon

18. Rune

19. Sylvan

20. Tiberius

21. Wulfric

22. Xerxes

23. Yulian

24. Alaric

25. Thorne

26. Elric

27. Zephyrus

28. Emeric

29. Corwin

30. Vespasian

31. Calix

32. Lucan

33. Theron

34. Amadeus

35. Balthazar

36. Quinlan

37. Isidore

38. Octavian

39. Leontius

40. Cadmus

41. Ignatius

42. Aurelian

43. Seraphim

44. Tadhg

45. Auberon

46. Orpheus

47. Evander

48. Cyprian

Mythological boy names

1. Apollo

2. Atlas

3. Achilles

4. Odin

5. Thor

6. Perseus

7. Theseus

8. Ares

9. Hermes

10. Loki

11. Anubis

12. Castor

13. Triton

14. Horus

15. Janus

16. Eros

17. Pollux

18. Osiris

19. Hades

20. Dionysus

21. Adonis

22. Orpheus

23. Pan

24. Zephyrus

25. Helios

26. Argus

27. Morpheus

28. Cadmus

29. Phobos

30. Deimos

31. Eryx

32. Pallas

33. Arion

34. Proteus

35. Thanatos

36. Icarus 

37. Baldur

38. Frey

39. Tyr

40. Vidar

41. Fenrir

42. Heimdall

43. Ra

44. Set

45. Thoth

46. Ptah

47. Khonsu

48. Imhotep

49. Lugh

50. Cernunnos

51. Bran

52. Fionn

53. Niall

54. Krishna

55. Vishnu

56. Shiva

57. Ganesha

58. Indra

59. Maui

60. Tlaloc

61. Quetzalcoatl

62. Anansi

63. Gilgamesh

64. Enki

65. Marduk

66. Baal

67. Dagon

68. Kukulkan

Nature-inspired boy names

1. River

2. Sage

3. Oakley

4. Forrest

5. Ash

6. Rowan

7. Bear

8. Cedar

9. Everest

10. Stone

11. Flint

12. Sky

13. Reed

14. Falcon

15. Canyon

16. Moss

17. Grove

18. Birch

19. Zephyr

20. Linden

21. Peak

22. Puma

23. Arbor

24. Fox

25. Gray

26. Lynx

27. Pike

28. Summit

29. Wing

30. Robin

31. Tiger

32. Wolf

33. Juniper

34. Fern

35. Fisher

36. Lark

37. Wilder

38. Raiden

39. Aspen

40. Briar

41. Cove

42. Dune

43. Hawk

44. Lake

45. Leaf

46. Lotus

47. Ocean

48. Rain

49. Riverstone

50. Sequoia

51. Snow

52. Storm

53. Thorne

54. Vale

55. Yarrow

Pop culture boy names

1. Arlo (Arlo the Alligator Boy)

2. Kylo (Star Wars)

3. Neo (The Matrix)

4. Ashby (TV character — alternate to Ash)

5. Finnick (The Hunger Games)

6. Clark (Superman)

7. Miles (Spider-Man)

8. Ronan (Guardians of the Galaxy)

9. Anakin (Star Wars)

10. T’Challa (Black Panther)

11. Ender (Ender’s Game)

12. Remus (Harry Potter)

13. Sonic

14. Ryder (Paw Patrol)

15. Casper (Casper the Friendly Ghost)

16. Link (Zelda)

17. Obi (Star Wars)

18. Peter (Spider-Man)

19. Logan (Wolverine/X-Men)

20. Harry (Harry Potter)

21. Ron (Harry Potter)

22. Draco (Harry Potter)

23. Luke (Star Wars)

24. Han (Star Wars)

25. Tony (Iron Man)

26. Steve (Captain America)

27. Bucky (Winter Soldier)

28. Barry (The Flash)

29. Kalel (Superman’s birth name)

30. Frodo (Lord of the Rings)

31. Samwise (Lord of the Rings)

32. Legolas (Lord of the Rings)

33. Morpheus (The Matrix)

34. Shrek (Shrek)

35. Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)

36. Po (Kung Fu Panda)

37. Woody (Toy Story)

38. Buzz (Toy Story)

39. Emmet (The Lego Movie)

40. Percy (Percy Jackson)

41. Nico (Percy Jackson)

42. Grover (Percy Jackson)

43. Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

44. Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

45. Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

46. Klaus (The Umbrella Academy / Vampire Diaries)

47. Elijah (The Vampire Diaries)

48. Damon (The Vampire Diaries)

49. Eleven (Stranger Things)

50. Mike (Stranger Things)

51. Dustin (Stranger Things)

52. Lucas (Stranger Things)

53. Hopper (Stranger Things)

54. Geralt (The Witcher)

55. Joel (The Last of Us)

56. Tommy (The Last of Us)

57. Nate (Uncharted / Gossip Girl)

58. Chuck (Gossip Girl)

59. Jasper (Twilight)

60. Emmett (Twilight)

61. Edward (Twilight)

62. Aladdin (Aladdin)

63. Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)

64. Django (Django Unchained)

65. Jareth (Labyrinth)

Royal and regal boy names

1. Augustus

2. Leopold

3. Kingston

4. Alaric

5. Octavius

6. Reginald

7. Archibald

8. Percival

9. Roman

10. Edmund

11. George

12. Charles

13. Constantine

14. Magnus

15. Lucian

16. Theodoric

Fancy boy names

1. Xavier

2. Cassius

3. Dorian

4. Everett

5. Lucius

6. Blaise

7. Thelonious

8. Atticus

9. Ellington

10. Lysander

11. Montgomery

12. Remington

13. Sinclair

14. Alistair

15. Bellamy

16. Calloway

17. Cedric

18. Ambrose

19. Salinger

20. Thackeray

21. Valentin

22. Casimir

23. Darcy

European boy names

1. Alessio

2. Benedetto

3. Caspar

4. Dimitri

5. Emiliano

6. Gregor

7. Ivo

8. Julius

9. Marius

10. Oskar

11. Paolo

12. Rafael

13. Stefan

14. Tobias

15. Wojciech

Asian boy names

1. Akio

2. Bhavin

3. Chen

4. Daiki

5. Gaurav

6. Haruto

7. Imran

8. Jin

9. Kaito

10. Lian

11. Manu

12. Navin

13. Priya

14. Ravi

15. Sachin

16. Tenzin

17. Zhi

African boy names

1. Adebayo

2. Bakari

3. Chike

4. Digby

5. Ekon

6. Faraji

7. Gideon

8. Hadi

9. Ibrahim

10. Jabari

11. Kofi

12. Lamine

13. Mandela

14. Nuru

15. Okechukwu

16. Pangi

17. Sekou

18. Thabo

19. Uba

20. Zuberi

South American boy names

1. Amadeo

2. Bruno

3. Ciro

4. Diego

5. Enzo

6. Facundo

7. Gaspar

8. Hector

9. Ivan

10. Javier

11. Leandro

12. Nicolás

13. Orlando

14. Paulo

15. Thiago

16. Ulises

17. Valerio

Australian & Oceanian boy names

1. Arlo

2. Bodie

3. Caden

4. Eamon

5. Finnegan

6. Gus

7. Hayden

8. Izaac

9. Jasper

10. Kai

11. Lachlan

12. Mikaere

13. Patrick

14. Riley

15. Samson

16. Tane

Long vs. short boy names

Short boy names:

1. Max

2. Jett

3. Eli

4. Cole

5. Zane

6. Jude

7. Knox

8. Rhys

9. Bo

10. Cruz

11. Zeke

12. Ty

13. Ace

14. Finn

15. Cal

16. Dex

17. Jay

18. Oz

19. Blaine

20. Reid

21. Van

22. Wes

23. Beck

24. Taj

25. Jax

26. Tate

27. Gus

28. Roy

29. Mac

30. Jed

31. Lou

Long boy names:

1. Bartholomew

2. Leonardo

3. Emmanuel

4. Valentino

5. Alessandro

6. Demetrius

7. Abernathy

8. Malachiah

9. Theodosius

10. Nicodemus

11. Cornelius

12. Aurelius

13. Leontius

14. Obadiah

15. Zephaniah

16. Thessalonius

17. Benedictus

18. Cassiopeus

19. Montelione

20. Alessandros

21. Barzillai

22. Christophoros

23. Demetrius

24. Evangelos

25. Octaviano

Find the perfect fit for your new baby boy

Ultimately, the best name for your baby is one that feels just right — one you’ll love saying for years to come! Whether you’re drawn to gender-neutral names, meaningful family names, or something completely unique, this list is a great starting point for your journey.

Once you’ve settled on the perfect first name, don’t forget to choose a middle name that complements it. Need inspiration? Check out these boy middle name ideas.

Looking for a fun way to shorten your little one’s name? This guide on nicknames for sons is packed with creative options.

And if you’re also searching for the perfect name for a baby girl, don’t miss this list of baby girl names for even more star-studded inspiration!

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