1,100 boy names for your baby boy in 2025 that you’ll love
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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.
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Most popular boy names
Aiden
Alexander
Asher
Benjamin
Caleb
Carter
Daniel
Dylan
Elias
Elijah
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gabriel
Grayson
Henry
Hudson
Isaac
Jack
Jackson
Jacob
James
Jayden
Joseph
Julian
Leo
Levi
Liam
Logan
Luke
Mason
Mateo
Maverick
Michael
Miles
Nathan
Noah
Oliver
Owen
Samuel
Santiago
Sebastian
Theodore
Thomas
Waylon
William
Wyatt
Xavier
Zachary
Zane
Rising baby boy names
Abel
Archer
Atlas
Baylor
Beckett
Bowen
Callum
Carson
Cohen
Colton
Crew
Dawson
Declan
Easton
Elias
Enzo
Finley
Finn
Greyson
Harlan
Holden
Jace
Jameson
Jasper
Jonah
Kane
Kingsley
Knox
Landon
Luca
Maddox
Micah
Nico
Parker
Paxton
Quinn
Reid
Rowan
Ryder
Sawyer
Silas
Tate
Theo
Tucker
Walker
Weston
Wilder
Zion
Zander
Zayne
Cool & modern boy names
Ace
Arlo
Ashton
Axel
Beck
Blaise
Bodhi
Cash
Chase
Cruz
Dash
Drake
Edison
Ellis
Flynn
Gage
Grey
Hayes
Huxley
Idris
Jax
Jett
Kai
Koda
Lachlan
Ledger
Lennox
Maxton
Milo
Nash
Nixon
Onyx
Orion
Phoenix
Porter
Quill
Remy
Ronan
Ryker
Soren
Steele
Tatum
Titan
Vance
Wells
Wiley
Xander
Yates
Zade
Zayden
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New classics
Adrian
Beau
Bennett
Blake
Brooks
Callum
Camden
Chandler
Clark
Clayton
Colton
Damian
Dean
Declan
Donovan
Elliott
Emmett
Everett
Felix
Finnian
Graham
Griffin
Holden
Jasper
Jonah
Lawson
Lennox
Lincoln
Maddox
Mileson
Nolan
Porter
Preston
Reid
Rhett
Roman
Sawyer
Silas
Spencer
Stellan
Tanner
Thatcher
Tobias
Trenton
Trevor
Troy
Wesley
Weston
Wilder
Winston
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Unusual boy names
Abbott
Alaric
Ambrose
Anders
Ansel
Archer
Asa
Benedict
Blaine
Bowen
Callahan
Cassian
Cedric
Cyrus
Dashiell
Declan
Desmond
Edison
Eliasen
Evander
Finnian
Fletcher
Gideon
Hollis
Hugo
Idris
Jasperan
Kairos
Lachlan
Leif
Merritt
Nolan
Orson
Peregrine
Quinlan
Rafferty
Ronan
Stellan
Sterling
Thayer
Trenton
Ulysses
Vaughn
Wells
Whitman
Winston
Wynn
York
Zephan
Zoren
Nature-inspired boy names
Alder
Ash
Aspen
Bear
Birch
Briar
Brooks
Canyon
Cedar
Clay
Cliff
Cove
Cypress
Dune
Falcon
Finch
Flint
Forrest
Fox
Grove
Hawk
Heath
Indigo
Lake
Leaf
Linden
Moss
Ocean
Pine
Rain
Reed
River
Roan
Rowan
Sage
Sky
Slate
Sol
Stone
Storm
Summit
Thorne
Vale
Wilder
Wolf
Wren
Yarrow
Zephyr
Zion
Zohar
Vintage revivals
Albert
Alfred
Amos
Archie
Arthur
August
Bernard
Calvin
Cecil
Chester
Clarence
Claude
Clifford
Clyde
Cornelius
Curtis
Edmund
Edward
Edwin
Elmer
Ernest
Eugene
Felix
Fletcher
Floyd
Francis
Franklin
Fredrick
George
Gilbert
Harold
Harvey
Herbert
Howard
Ira
Lawrence
Leonard
Lloyd
Louis
Marvin
Milton
Oscar
Otis
Raymond
Reuben
Roland
Stanley
Walter
Warren
Wilbur
Global picks
Aarav
Adriel
Akio
Alessio
Amir
Andres
Anton
Arjun
Axel
Bao
Benicio
Casimir
Cristiano
Dario
Diego
Dmitri
Eduardo
Emilio
Enzo
Esai
Fabio
Felipe
Fernando
Giorgio
Hiro
Hugo
Imran
Joaquin
Kai
Karim
Kenji
Lachlan
Leandro
Luca
Malik
Marco
Mateo
Milan
Niko
Omar
Paulo
Rafael
Rami
Renzo
Santiago
Stefan
Thiago
Tomas
Viktor
Yosef
Short & sweet boy names
Abe
Ash
Beau
Blaise
Bo
Bram
Cade
Cal
Clay
Clint
Cole
Cruz
Dane
Dash
Dean
Dex
Drew
Finn
Ford
Fox
Gabe
Gray
Gus
Hal
Hank
Heath
Holt
Huck
Jay
Jem
Jet
Jude
Kit
Len
Lev
Lou
Mac
Ned
Poe
Rex
Rhys
Roy
Sol
Tad
Ty
Van
Wes
Will
Wynn
Zed
Mythological boy names
Achilles
Adonis
Aeneas
Agni
Anubis
Apollo
Ares
Atlas
Baldur
Bran
Cadmus
Castor
Cernunnos
Cronus
Dagon
Dionysus
Enki
Eros
Fenrir
Frey
Gilgamesh
Hades
Hanuman
Helios
Hermes
Horus
Indra
Janus
Krishna
Loki
Lugh
Marduk
Maui
Morpheus
Odin
Osiris
Pan
Perseus
Poseidon
Quetzalcoatl
Ra
Set
Shiva
Thor
Triton
Tyr
Vidar
Vishnu
Zeus
Zoran
Names that mean “strength” or “bravery”
Anders
Angus
Arsenio
Audric
Barrett
Bernard
Bravon
Callan
Cillian
Conrad
Dalton
Dustin
Eamon
Evander
Farrell
Garrett
Gideon
Hamza
Hardy
Harvey
Idris
Imre
Kenzo
Koa
Leander
Magnus
Malik
Merrick
Mileson
Onar
Oscar
Oswin
Ragnar
Raymond
Reinhold
Rocco
Roland
Samson
Scott
Swithin
Takeo
Tark
Thane
Ulric
Valor
Warrick
Zale
Zarek
Zavier
Ziv
Names that mean “wise” or “intelligent”
Alden
Alfred
Apollo
Boman
Conroy
Cuthbert
Dara
Edmund
Eldrin
Felix
Finnian
Fintan
Hakim
Hugo
Hugh
Kenji
Macklin
Mendel
Nestor
Niall
Oren
Pascal
Quinn
Radley
Raymond
Ronin
Sage
Salim
Seanan
Senan
Solon
Solomon
Sophron
Sorin
Ulric
Upton
Vance
Walden
Wallace
Weslan
Whit
Winston
Wrenford
Yadin
Yerik
Zeki
Zenas
Zenon
Zohar
Zuberi
Names that mean “leader” or “protector”
Alec
Alistair
Amir
Anders
Andrew
Baldwin
Barrett
Bernard
Cedric
Conrad
Cyrus
Derek
Dieter
Duncan
Edmund
Edwin
Elric
Emir
Eric
Ewan
Ferdinand
Gerald
Griffin
Gunnar
Harold
Harris
Hector
Howard
Igor
Kendrick
Landric
Leif
Merrick
Osric
Patrick
Raymond
Richard
Roger
Roland
Rollo
Rupert
Sigurd
Stewart
Walter
Ward
Wilhelm
Willem
William
Willis
Xander
Biblical & spiritual names
Abel
Abner
Amos
Barnabas
Baruch
Boaz
Caius
Cyrus
Darius
Eleazar
Elihu
Elkanah
Emmanuel
Ephraim
Ezraiah
Festus
Gaius
Hezekiah
Hosea
Jairus
Jethro
Joab
Josiah
Jubal
Lemuel
Malachi
Micah
Mordecai
Nahum
Nathaniel
Obadiah
Phineas
Reuben
Rufus
Samson
Saul
Silas
Simeon
Thaddeus
Theophilus
Tobiah
Uriel
Zebedee
Zechariah
Zephaniah
Elior
Isaias
Jair
Kenan
Nehemiah
Artistic boy names
Abbott
Amias
Ansel
Archer
Arlen
Auguste
Banks
Beck
Booker
Bramwell
Calix
Cassian
Cezar
Cillian
Cohen
Corin
Dorian
Eames
Ellis
Emerys
Evers
Florian
Hart
Irving
Jorah
Keaton
Larkin
Lowell
Lucien
Marcellus
Matisse
Monroe
Pascal
Raffi
Reno
Ripley
Roman
Roscoe
Rumi
Sullivan
Tavis
Theron
Turner
Vail
Valorin
Weston
Whitby
Wilde
Winslow
Ziven
Futuristic & sci-fi names
Aero
Altair
Andor
Arion
Auron
Axen
Blaize
Caelix
Caspian
Corven
Cypher
Dael
Daxon
Drex
Eero
Endric
Evren
Galen
Halo
Jarek
Jex
Kael
Kaido
Kyren
Lexon
Lux
Mars
Nero
Nyx
Ozric
Pax
Quade
Rael
Renix
Riven
Solen
Taren
Thane
Titan
Torin
Vex
Vox
Xion
Xeric
Yorick
Zen
Zeno
Zephar
Zorren
Zyric
Playful & cute boy names
Alfie
Archie
Arlo
Baxter
Benny
Billy
Bobby
Bowie
Brodie
Buddy
Charlie
Chasey
Chip
Coco
Davy
Denny
Dougie
Eddie
Finny
Frankie
Freddy
Georgie
Howie
Izzy
Jamie
Joey
Juddy
Kip
Lenny
Louie
Monty
Mookie
Ollie
Ozzy
Percy
Pip
Reggie
Remy
Sammy
Scotty
Sonny
Teddy
Timmy
Toby
Tommy
Tony
Wally
Willby
Woody
Ziggy
Southern-inspired boy names
Abner
Amos
Beau
Boone
Brigham
Brockton
Burl
Cade
Calhoun
Carter
Clayton
Clint
Clyde
Colby
Colter
Conrad
Darius
Dawson
Deacon
Duke
Earl
Ellis
Fletcher
Ford
Garrison
Granger
Gus
Hankston
Hayeson
Hollister
Houston
Huckabee
Jeb
Jennings
Judson
Lamar
Lawson
Otis
Prescott
Quinton
Raleigh
Roscoe
Rufus
Shepherd
Travis
Truett
Vernon
Walker
Watson
Wiley
Preppy & polished boy names
Aldrich
Ames
Anderson
Ashton
Barrett
Beaumont
Benedict
Blaine
Bradford
Briggs
Brighton
Caldwell
Carlton
Chadwick
Chandler
Clifton
Coleman
Collins
Conrad
Crawford
Dashiell
Desmond
Ellery
Emory
Fairfax
Garland
Granger
Hamilton
Hampton
Harlan
Hollis
Jennings
Langford
Latham
Leland
Prescott
Quentin
Radcliff
Raleigh
Ramsey
Ridley
Sinclair
Sutton
Tennyson
Thatcher
Truman
Vaughn
Wallace
Whitaker
Winslow
Royal & regal boy names
Alaric
Algernon
Alfonso
Alistair
Andreas
Archibald
Armand
Augustus
Baldwin
Baron
Benedictus
Berenger
Casimir
Charles
Christian
Constantine
Cyril
Darius
Desmond
Didier
Emmanuel
Evander
Ferdinand
Frederick
Geoffrey
Godfrey
Hadrian
Harold
Henric
Leopold
Lionel
Lucien
Lysander
Maximilian
Octavius
Olivier
Orville
Pascal
Percival
Philip
Quentin
Reginald
Roland
Rupert
Sigmund
Theobald
Thoren
Victor
Wallace
Wilfred
Virtue & character boy names
Able
Arvid
Benedict
Bravon
Brighten
Chance
Clemens
Constant
Creedon
Darian
Earnest
Fidelis
Fortis
Gentry
Gracious
Hardy
Haven
Honest
Honor
Justice
Kindred
Loyal
Merritt
Noble
Paxon
Peace
Peregrin
Prosper
Quest
Reason
Sageon
Sincero
Stedfast
Sterlingon
Thayern
Trueman
Trusten
Valorin
Verdan
Virtus
Whitlow
Willard
Winsen
Wisdom
Worthen
Zealon
Zenith
Zephyrn
Zeren
Zorion
Strong middle-name ideas
Ames
Blaise
Bram
Briggs
Cain
Clark
Cliff
Clyde
Coley
Creed
Dane
Dash
Dean
Dune
Finch
Flint
Fordham
Garth
Gray
Heath
Holt
Hunt
Joss
Kade
Lane
Lark
Lev
Locke
Mac
Penn
Pike
Price
Rafe
Reid
Ross
Scout
Shea
Shane
Troy
Truett
Vale
Vance
Ward
Westin
Wynn
Yale
York
Zade
Zale
Zed
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.
Middle names
Yes, middle names are still a thing! In fact, they’re more popular than ever. Once you’ve settled on the perfect first name, you can focus on a middle name that complements it. Whether you want a middle name that’s family-related, spiritual, or unique, check out these boy middle name ideas.
Nicknames
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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