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American Boy Names

by Pamela Redmond

American boy names range from place names to hero names to Native American names to boy names with a Western ring.

The top American boy name is Jayden, an invented variation of the Biblical Jadon.

Along with Jayden, American boy names that rank in the US Top 400 include Hudson, Nolan, Easton, Colton, Maverick, Bryson, Jase, Jace, Kayden, and Sawyer.

A little further down the list are Hendrix, Maverick, Dakota, Drake, Holden, Dallas, Austin, Cash, Justice, Lincoln, and Shane. Of course, not all these names are American in origin, but they are used as first names almost exclusively in the US.

Unique American boy names on our recommended list include Booker, Poe, Huck, Jericho, Tennessee, Langston, West, and Hiawatha.

Quintessentially American baby names for boys include the following.

Sawyer

Meaning: woodcutter

Origin:English
100
Hudson

Meaning: Hugh's son

Origin:English
135
Nolan

Meaning: champion

Origin:Irish
140
Maverick

Meaning: independent, nonconformist

Origin:American
163
Jayden

Meaning: thankful

Origin:Variation of Jaden or Jadon, Hebrew
199
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Holden

Meaning: hollow valley

Origin:English
221
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234
Cash

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Word name; also diminutive of Cassius
279
Austin

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English, shortened form of Augustine
318
Colton

Meaning: from the coal or dark town

Origin:English
322
Origin:Mineral name
362
Tripp The English name Tripp is an occupational na...
Origin:Word name
366
Cade

Meaning: round; or, barrel

Origin:English
374
Hendrix

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Dutch and German, from first name Hendrik
379
Easton

Meaning: east-facing place

Origin:English
442
Jace

Meaning: the Lord is salvation

Origin:Hebrew, diminutive of Jason
443
Colt

Meaning: young horse

Origin:Word name
505
Dax The pronunciation of Dax is 'daks' and it is...
Origin:French place-name
527
Denzel

Meaning: from the high stronghold

Origin:Cornish
535