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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.

Origin:Hindi, name of a God
4460
Ala

Meaning: nobility

Origin:Igbo, Polish, diminutive of Alicja
2386
Origin:Scottish
15963
Shilpa

Meaning: ornament, work of art

Origin:Hindi name with Sanskrit roots meaning "ornament, work of art"
5462
Terence The name Terence has its roots in Latin orig...
Origin:Latin clan name of uncertain meaning
1865
Mia

Meaning: mine or bitter

Origin:Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria
94
Ala

Meaning: nobility

Origin:Igbo, Polish, diminutive of Alicja
2386