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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.

Saint

Meaning: saint

Origin:English word name
1188
Braylen The meaning of Braylen is unknown with no hi...
Origin:Modern invented name
4480
Houston

Meaning: Hugh's town

Origin:Scottish
4598
Shikoba

Meaning: feather

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4647
Origin:Native American tribal and place-name
4733
Inali

Meaning: black fox

Origin:Cherokee
4849
Ahuli

Meaning: drum

Origin:Cherokee
4919
Chahta

Meaning: Choctaw

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4942
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
5043
Achaakatabi

Meaning: kills next to it

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5135
Lamar

Meaning: dweller by a pool

Origin:English from French
5195
Thoreau

Meaning: strength of a bull

Origin:French
5745
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
5787
Waya

Meaning: wolf

Origin:Cherokee
5923
Hattak

Meaning: man

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5997
Magi

Meaning: who is like God?

Origin:Cherokee variation of Michael, Hebrew
6202
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6357
Rancher Rancher is an English (American English) nam...
Origin:Occupational name
6426
Origin:American place-name
6446
Lashawn

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:American, a combination of the prefix La- and Shawn, Irish variation of John
10673