Choosing a baby name can be a difficult decision. Below are the top 1,000 baby names for boys based on data from the Social Security Administration.
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names
- Baby Boy Names Rising in Popularity
- Popular Baby Boy Names By Letter
- Community Discussions
Choosing a name for your baby-to-be is arguably one of the most important decisions you’ll make during your pregnancy. Should you select a classic name that will stand the test of time, possibly one that’s remained in your family for generations? Or, should you opt for a name that’s more modern and unique? Fortunately, there are plenty of resources to help you decide. Every year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) rounds up the most popular baby names for both boys and girls, using name data that comes from U.S. Social Security Card applications.
The most popular baby boy names of 2019 — Liam, Noah, Oliver, William and Elijah — have been popular for quite some time. Liam has held the number one spot for baby boy names since 2017, and Noah and William have been somewhere in the top five since 2011. This year, Elijah replaced James in the top five, with James falling to the number six spot.
Two-syllable names are also certainly popular for baby boys: Lucas, Mason and Ethan are just a handful of examples in the top 10. The rest of the list is sprinkled with classic and up-and-coming names alike, all providing ideas for parents hunting for the perfect baby boy name for their newest arrival.
Here, browse the list of the top 1,000 baby boy names for inspiration (or to see if your little one's name made the list!). Not sure if you're having a boy or a girl? Check out the list of the top 1,000 baby girl names.
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Top 1,000 baby boy names
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- William
- Elijah
- James
- Benjamin
- Lucas
- Mason
- Ethan
- Alexander
- Henry
- Jacob
- Michael
- Daniel
- Logan
- Jackson
- Sebastian
- Jack
- Aiden
- Owen
- Samuel
- Matthew
- Joseph
- Levi
- Mateo
- David
- John
- Wyatt
- Carter
- Julian
- Luke
- Grayson
- Isaac
- Jayden
- Theodore
- Gabriel
- Anthony
- Dylan
- Leo
- Lincoln
- Jaxon
- Asher
- Christopher
- Josiah
- Andrew
- Thomas
- Joshua
- Ezra
- Hudson
- Charles
- Caleb
- Isaiah
- Ryan
- Nathan
- Adrian
- Christian
- Maverick
- Colton
- Elias
- Aaron
- Eli
- Landon
- Jonathan
- Nolan
- Hunter
- Cameron
- Connor
- Santiago
- Jeremiah
- Ezekiel
- Angel
- Roman
- Easton
- Miles
- Robert
- Jameson
- Nicholas
- Greyson
- Cooper
- Ian
- Carson
- Axel
- Jaxson
- Dominic
- Leonardo
- Luca
- Austin
- Jordan
- Adam
- Xavier
- Jose
- Jace
- Everett
- Declan
- Evan
- Kayden
- Parker
- Wesley
- Kai
- Brayden
- Bryson
- Weston
- Jason
- Emmett
- Sawyer
- Silas
- Bennett
- Brooks
- Micah
- Damian
- Harrison
- Waylon
- Ayden
- Vincent
- Ryder
- Kingston
- Rowan
- George
- Luis
- Chase
- Cole
- Nathaniel
- Zachary
- Ashton
- Braxton
- Gavin
- Tyler
- Diego
- Bentley
- Amir
- Beau
- Gael
- Carlos
- Ryker
- Jasper
- Max
- Juan
- Ivan
- Brandon
- Jonah
- Giovanni
- Kaiden
- Myles
- Calvin
- Lorenzo
- Maxwell
- Jayce
- Kevin
- Legend
- Tristan
- Jesus
- Jude
- Zion
- Justin
- Maddox
- Abel
- King
- Camden
- Elliott
- Malachi
- Milo
- Emmanuel
- Karter
- Rhett
- Alex
- August
- River
- Xander
- Antonio
- Brody
- Finn
- Elliot
- Dean
- Emiliano
- Eric
- Miguel
- Arthur
- Matteo
- Graham
- Alan
- Nicolas
- Blake
- Thiago
- Adriel
- Victor
- Joel
- Timothy
- Hayden
- Judah
- Abraham
- Edward
- Messiah
- Zayden
- Theo
- Tucker
- Grant
- Richard
- Alejandro
- Steven
- Jesse
- Dawson
- Bryce
- Avery
- Oscar
- Patrick
- Archer
- Barrett
- Leon
- Colt
- Charlie
- Peter
- Kaleb
- Lukas
- Beckett
- Jeremy
- Preston
- Enzo
- Luka
- Andres
- Marcus
- Felix
- Mark
- Ace
- Brantley
- Atlas
- Remington
- Maximus
- Matias
- Walker
- Kyrie
- Griffin
- Kenneth
- Israel
- Javier
- Kyler
- Jax
- Amari
- Zane
- Emilio
- Knox
- Adonis
- Aidan
- Kaden
- Paul
- Omar
- Brian
- Louis
- Caden
- Maximiliano
- Holden
- Paxton
- Nash
- Bradley
- Bryan
- Simon
- Phoenix
- Lane
- Josue
- Colin
- Rafael
- Kyle
- Riley
- Jorge
- Beckham
- Cayden
- Jaden
- Emerson
- Ronan
- Karson
- Arlo
- Tobias
- Brady
- Clayton
- Francisco
- Zander
- Erick
- Walter
- Daxton
- Cash
- Martin
- Damien
- Dallas
- Cody
- Chance
- Jensen
- Finley
- Jett
- Corbin
- Kash
- Reid
- Kameron
- Andre
- Gunner
- Jake
- Hayes
- Manuel
- Prince
- Bodhi
- Cohen
- Sean
- Khalil
- Hendrix
- Derek
- Cristian
- Cruz
- Kairo
- Dante
- Atticus
- Killian
- Stephen
- Orion
- Malakai
- Ali
- Eduardo
- Fernando
- Anderson
- Angelo
- Spencer
- Gideon
- Mario
- Titus
- Travis
- Rylan
- Kayson
- Ricardo
- Tanner
- Malcolm
- Raymond
- Odin
- Cesar
- Lennox
- Joaquin
- Kane
- Wade
- Muhammad
- Iker
- Jaylen
- Crew
- Zayn
- Hector
- Ellis
- Leonel
- Cairo
- Garrett
- Romeo
- Dakota
- Edwin
- Warren
- Julius
- Major
- Donovan
- Caiden
- Tyson
- Nico
- Sergio
- Nasir
- Rory
- Devin
- Jaiden
- Jared
- Kason
- Malik
- Jeffrey
- Ismael
- Elian
- Marshall
- Lawson
- Desmond
- Winston
- Nehemiah
- Ari
- Conner
- Jay
- Kade
- Andy
- Johnny
- Jayceon
- Marco
- Seth
- Ibrahim
- Raiden
- Collin
- Edgar
- Erik
- Troy
- Clark
- Jaxton
- Johnathan
- Gregory
- Russell
- Royce
- Fabian
- Ezequiel
- Noel
- Pablo
- Cade
- Pedro
- Sullivan
- Trevor
- Reed
- Quinn
- Frank
- Harvey
- Princeton
- Zayne
- Matthias
- Conor
- Sterling
- Dax
- Grady
- Cyrus
- Gage
- Leland
- Solomon
- Emanuel
- Niko
- Ruben
- Kasen
- Mathias
- Kashton
- Franklin
- Remy
- Shane
- Kendrick
- Shawn
- Otto
- Armani
- Keegan
- Finnegan
- Memphis
- Bowen
- Dominick
- Kolton
- Jamison
- Allen
- Philip
- Tate
- Peyton
- Jase
- Oakley
- Rhys
- Kyson
- Adan
- Esteban
- Dalton
- Gianni
- Callum
- Sage
- Alexis
- Milan
- Moises
- Jonas
- Uriel
- Colson
- Marcos
- Zaiden
- Hank
- Damon
- Hugo
- Ronin
- Royal
- Kamden
- Dexter
- Luciano
- Alonzo
- Augustus
- Kamari
- Eden
- Roberto
- Baker
- Bruce
- Kian
- Albert
- Frederick
- Mohamed
- Abram
- Omari
- Porter
- Enrique
- Alijah
- Francis
- Leonidas
- Zachariah
- Landen
- Wilder
- Apollo
- Santino
- Tatum
- Pierce
- Forrest
- Corey
- Derrick
- Isaias
- Kaison
- Kieran
- Arjun
- Gunnar
- Rocco
- Emmitt
- Abdiel
- Braylen
- Maximilian
- Skyler
- Phillip
- Benson
- Cannon
- Deacon
- Dorian
- Asa
- Moses
- Ayaan
- Jayson
- Raul
- Briggs
- Armando
- Nikolai
- Cassius
- Drew
- Rodrigo
- Raphael
- Danny
- Conrad
- Moshe
- Zyaire
- Julio
- Casey
- Ronald
- Scott
- Callan
- Roland
- Saul
- Jalen
- Brycen
- Ryland
- Lawrence
- Davis
- Rowen
- Zain
- Ermias
- Jaime
- Duke
- Stetson
- Alec
- Yusuf
- Case
- Trenton
- Callen
- Ariel
- Jasiah
- Soren
- Dennis
- Donald
- Keith
- Izaiah
- Lewis
- Kylan
- Kobe
- Makai
- Rayan
- Ford
- Zaire
- Landyn
- Roy
- Bo
- Chris
- Jamari
- Ares
- Mohammad
- Darius
- Drake
- Tripp
- Marcelo
- Samson
- Dustin
- Layton
- Gerardo
- Johan
- Kaysen
- Keaton
- Reece
- Chandler
- Lucca
- Mack
- Baylor
- Kannon
- Marvin
- Huxley
- Nixon
- Tony
- Cason
- Mauricio
- Quentin
- Edison
- Quincy
- Ahmed
- Finnley
- Justice
- Taylor
- Gustavo
- Brock
- Ahmad
- Kyree
- Arturo
- Nikolas
- Boston
- Sincere
- Alessandro
- Braylon
- Colby
- Leonard
- Ridge
- Trey
- Aden
- Leandro
- Sam
- Uriah
- Ty
- Sylas
- Axton
- Issac
- Fletcher
- Julien
- Wells
- Alden
- Vihaan
- Jamir
- Valentino
- Shepherd
- Keanu
- Hezekiah
- Lionel
- Kohen
- Zaid
- Alberto
- Neil
- Denver
- Aarav
- Brendan
- Dillon
- Koda
- Sutton
- Kingsley
- Sonny
- Alfredo
- Wilson
- Harry
- Jaziel
- Salvador
- Cullen
- Hamza
- Dariel
- Rex
- Zeke
- Mohammed
- Nelson
- Boone
- Ricky
- Santana
- Cayson
- Lance
- Raylan
- Lucian
- Eliel
- Alvin
- Jagger
- Braden
- Curtis
- Mathew
- Jimmy
- Kareem
- Archie
- Amos
- Quinton
- Yosef
- Bodie
- Jerry
- Langston
- Axl
- Stanley
- Clay
- Douglas
- Layne
- Titan
- Tomas
- Houston
- Darren
- Lachlan
- Kase
- Korbin
- Leighton
- Joziah
- Samir
- Watson
- Colten
- Roger
- Shiloh
- Tommy
- Mitchell
- Azariah
- Noe
- Talon
- Deandre
- Lochlan
- Joe
- Carmelo
- Otis
- Randy
- Byron
- Chaim
- Lennon
- Devon
- Nathanael
- Bruno
- Aryan
- Flynn
- Vicente
- Brixton
- Kyro
- Brennan
- Casen
- Kenzo
- Orlando
- Castiel
- Rayden
- Ben
- Grey
- Jedidiah
- Tadeo
- Morgan
- Augustine
- Mekhi
- Abdullah
- Ramon
- Saint
- Emery
- Maurice
- Jefferson
- Maximo
- Koa
- Ray
- Jamie
- Eddie
- Guillermo
- Onyx
- Thaddeus
- Wayne
- Hassan
- Alonso
- Dash
- Elisha
- Jaxxon
- Rohan
- Carl
- Kelvin
- Jon
- Larry
- Reese
- Aldo
- Marcel
- Melvin
- Yousef
- Aron
- Kace
- Vincenzo
- Kellan
- Miller
- Jakob
- Reign
- Kellen
- Kristopher
- Ernesto
- Briar
- Gary
- Trace
- Joey
- Clyde
- Enoch
- Jaxx
- Crosby
- Magnus
- Fisher
- Jadiel
- Bronson
- Eugene
- Lee
- Brecken
- Atreus
- Madden
- Khari
- Caspian
- Ishaan
- Kristian
- Westley
- Hugh
- Kamryn
- Musa
- Rey
- Thatcher
- Alfred
- Emory
- Kye
- Reyansh
- Yahir
- Cain
- Mordechai
- Zayd
- Demetrius
- Harley
- Felipe
- Louie
- Branson
- Graysen
- Allan
- Kole
- Harold
- Alvaro
- Harlan
- Amias
- Brett
- Khalid
- Misael
- Westin
- Zechariah
- Aydin
- Kaiser
- Lian
- Bryant
- Junior
- Legacy
- Ulises
- Bellamy
- Brayan
- Kody
- Ledger
- Eliseo
- Gordon
- London
- Rocky
- Valentin
- Terry
- Damari
- Trent
- Bentlee
- Canaan
- Gatlin
- Kiaan
- Franco
- Eithan
- Idris
- Krew
- Yehuda
- Marlon
- Rodney
- Creed
- Salvatore
- Stefan
- Tristen
- Adrien
- Jamal
- Judson
- Camilo
- Kenny
- Nova
- Robin
- Rudy
- Van
- Bjorn
- Brodie
- Mac
- Jacoby
- Sekani
- Vivaan
- Blaine
- Ira
- Ameer
- Dominik
- Alaric
- Dane
- Jeremias
- Kyng
- Reginald
- Bobby
- Kabir
- Jairo
- Alexzander
- Benicio
- Vance
- Wallace
- Zavier
- Billy
- Callahan
- Dakari
- Gerald
- Turner
- Bear
- Jabari
- Cory
- Fox
- Harlem
- Jakari
- Jeffery
- Maxton
- Ronnie
- Yisroel
- Zakai
- Bridger
- Remi
- Arian
- Blaze
- Forest
- Genesis
- Jerome
- Reuben
- Wesson
- Anders
- Banks
- Calum
- Dayton
- Kylen
- Dangelo
- Emir
- Malakhi
- Salem
- Blaise
- Tru
- Boden
- Kolten
- Kylo
- Aries
- Henrik
- Kalel
- Landry
- Marcellus
- Zahir
- Lyle
- Dario
- Rene
- Terrance
- Xzavier
- Alfonso
- Darian
- Kylian
- Maison
- Foster
- Keenan
- Yahya
- Heath
- Javion
- Jericho
- Aziel
- Darwin
- Marquis
- Mylo
- Ambrose
- Anakin
- Jordy
- Juelz
- Toby
- Yael
- Azrael
- Brentley
- Tristian
- Bode
- Jovanni
- Santos
- Alistair
- Braydon
- Kamdyn
- Marc
- Mayson
- Niklaus
- Simeon
- Colter
- Davion
- Leroy
- Ayan
- Dilan
- Ephraim
- Anson
- Merrick
- Wes
- Will
- Jaxen
- Maxim
- Howard
- Jad
- Jesiah
- Ignacio
- Zyon
- Ahmir
- Jair
- Mustafa
- Jermaine
- Yadiel
- Aayan
- Dhruv
- Seven
- Stone
- Rome
Baby boy names that have been rising in popularity
While top baby boy names like Liam, Noah and William have remained among the most popular for the past few years, other boy names are on the rise. Oliver, for example, jumped from number 88 in 2010 to number three in 2019. The name Elijah, too, went from number 18 in 2010 to number five in 2019.
It’s clear that hipster baby names are also popular. From 2018 to 2019, the names that increased most in popularity were all rather unique, perhaps suggesting that more unusual baby boy names will continue to be popular in 2020. Big increases included the name Kyro, which surged 623 spots, Ambrose, which rose 516 spots, and Archie, which jumped 316 spots. Other trending names for baby boys include Sekani, Ermias and Amias.
Baby boy names that were popular 100 years ago
Unlike baby girl names, the SSA's list of the most popular baby boy names didn’t look too different back in 1920 — some of the most popular names for boys a century ago still remain popular today.
For instance, William was the number two boy name in 1920 and is the number three boy name today. (In fact, William has never left the top 20 names for boys since 1900.) James was the number four name in 1920, and holds the number six spot today. Other names that were popular both a hundred years ago and now include Henry, John and Joseph.
Also popular in 1920: Names starting with "R" (Robert, Richard, Raymond, Ralph and Roy were all in the top 40), one-syllable names (in addition to John, James, Ralph and Roy, the names Frank, Paul, Jack, Earl and Fred were popular choices) and two-syllable names ending with "D" (such as Harold, Edward, Donald, Howard, David and Leonard).