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Popular English Boy Names

English names for boys — that is, names that originate in the English language — are used around the world. Many of the top boy names today are English. These popular English boy names include occupational names such as Hunter and Mason and surname-names like Auden and Colton, as well as English word names such as the newly trendy Bear.

Along with Mason and Colton, other English names for boys in the US Top 100 include Maverick, Austin, Everett, Grayson, William, Julian, Easton, and Cooper. Some classics such as James and Edward are English, as are many common nicknames such as Joe, Jim, and Mike.

Here are the most popular English names for boys around the world. For the complete roster, browse our master list of English boy names.

Popular English Names for Boys

Scully

Meaning: herald or town crier

Origin:Irish
4279
Carroll

Meaning: hacking with a weapon

Origin:Anglicized variation of Irish Cearbhall
4394
Hartigan

Meaning: descendant of Arthur

Origin:Irish
4412
Fitzgerald

Meaning: son of Gerald

Origin:Irish and Scottish
1300
Fynn

Meaning: bright, fair

Origin:Variation of Finn
1315
Egan

Meaning: little fire

Origin:Variation of Aidan, Irish
1403
Ruadhan

Meaning: red-haired

Origin:Irish
1417
Behan

Meaning: bee

Origin:Irish
4477
Euston

Meaning: heart

Origin:Irish
4499
Colum

Meaning: dove

Origin:Latin
4576
Donahue

Meaning: dark fighter

Origin:Irish
4582
Galvin

Meaning: a sparrow

Origin:Irish
4835
Donal The name Donal is a masculine given name of ...
Origin:Scottish
5166
Gehry

Meaning: spear or fickle

Origin:Variation of Geary, Irish or English
5289
Loman

Meaning: small bare one or delicate

Origin:Irish or Serbo-Croatian
5307
Beacan

Meaning: tiny one

Origin:Irish
5769
Brone

Meaning: sorrow

Origin:Irish
6314
Cory

Meaning: from the hollow

Origin:Irish
1475
Quilliam

Meaning: son of William

Origin:Irish
7001
Foley

Meaning: plunderer

Origin:Irish
2778