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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.

Tahoe

Meaning: edge of the lake

Origin:Native American
5595
Montana

Meaning: mountainous

Origin:Spanish place-name; "mountainous"
3963
Ellington

Meaning: Ellis's town

Origin:English place-name and surname
1619
Poe

Meaning: peacock

Origin:English
1626
Jazz The name Jazz is of American origin. The mea...
Origin:Word name
1940
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
4007
Dallas

Meaning: skilled

Origin:Place-name and Irish
1018
Ryker

Meaning: rich

Origin:German
543
Origin:Word name
1670
Charleston The meaning of Charleston is ‘town of King C...
Origin:American place-name
5053
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
1296
Reno Reno is commonly a boy's name, and the meani...
Origin:Place-name
1765
Ryder

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:British surname
569
Gatsby

Meaning: from Gaddesby

Origin:German surname and literary name
673
Booker

Meaning: scribe

Origin:English
688
Gunner

Meaning: bold warrior

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Gunther
728
Huckleberry The name Huckleberry is of American origin a...
Origin:Word name and literary name
847
Rocky

Meaning: rock or rest

Origin:English, Italian
879
Lebron

Meaning: brown-haired one

Origin:French
928
Bode

Meaning: order, command

Origin:German
967