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Middle Names for Boys

Middle names for boys are traditionally family names – father's or grandfather's first name as an honorific, mother's maiden name, or perhaps a first name or surname from further back in the family tree, be it Charles or Lennox.

But increasingly, parents are looking to their son's middle name as a way to honor a hero, symbolize a passion, or indulge a taste for a more unusual name they may not want to put in first place.

Along with Charles and Lennox, other baby boy middle names common as first names in the US Top 1000 include Atlas, Cash, Fox, Henry, Maverick, Orion, River, and Sam. Middle names for baby boys that are more unique include Bravery, Drummer, Lior, and Yale.

More people are giving their baby boys two middle names, too, so one can be a family name and the other something more personal or fanciful. The names here are typically used as middle names for boys. For even more names that work in the middle, browse our master list of Middle Names.

Birch The meaning of Birch is 'bright' or 'shining...
Origin:Tree name
3081
Alder

Meaning: old

Origin:English tree name or surname
1225
Belig

Meaning: clever, wise

Origin:Mongolian name meaning "clever, wise"
8301
Origin:Word name or diminutive of Barbara
8525
Lakelyn The name Lakelyn is of American origin and i...
Origin:American invented name or variation of Lachlan
5436
Nigella

Meaning: black

Origin:Feminine variation of Nigel; botanical name from Latin
4211
Tulia The name Tulia is of Swahili origin, but als...
Origin:Feminine form of Roman family name Tullius, meaning unknown
6277
Senta

Meaning: to grow

Origin:German feminine diminutive of Roman name Crescens
4558
Sethe

Meaning: appointed, placed

Origin:Egyptian mythological name or variation of Seth, Hebrew
2905
Aravis The name Aravis is of ancient English origin...
Origin:Literary name and place-name
3708
Rainy

Meaning: queen

Origin:Word name or diminutive of Regina, Latin
3605
Revere The name Revere is gender-neutral, and it ha...
Origin:American word name and surname
5721
Brittany Brittany means 'from Britain' and is a commo...
Origin:English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'
936
Montserrat

Meaning: serrated mountain

Origin:Catalan
2091
Eyre

Meaning: gravel bank river

Origin:Literary name and Old Norse
1456
Heron

Meaning: hero

Origin:Nature name or Greek
1874
Heron

Meaning: hero

Origin:Nature name or Greek
10691
Clyde Clyde is traditionally a Scottish name for a...
Origin:Scottish river name
573
Fabrizio

Meaning: craftsman

Origin:Italian form of the Latin family name Fabricius
4405
Barn

Meaning: son of comfort

Origin:Word name or short form of Barnaby or Barnabus
8790