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Best British Boy Names

British baby boy names have a style all their own, and fashionable British names are often a step or two ahead of American baby names. Some of the hottest baby boy names in England, Scotland, and Wales are still cool and underused choices in the U.S., as seen below.

Other boys' names make this list because they're classic British choices that have emigrated to the US along with other parts of the world: Among these are Felix, Hugh, and Leo.

Along with Felix and Leo, other British boy names in the US Top 1000 are Duncan, Ellis, Harvey, Jasper, Lewis, Luca, Rex, and Trevor. Other, more uniquely British names that may sound a bit too posh to American ears at the present moment include Barnaby, Crispin, Giles, and Tarquin.

If you're looking for a distinctly British-sounding name for your baby boy, consider the following distinctive selection. You might also want to check out our masterlist of English names for boys.

Idris

Meaning: lord; studious

Origin:Welsh; Arabic
710
Ernest

Meaning: serious, resolute

Origin:English from German
291
Jenson

Meaning: son of Jens

Origin:Scandinavian
1014
Guy

Meaning: guide, leader

Origin:French
248
Trevor

Meaning: from the large village

Origin:Welsh
507
Jago

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Spanish and Cornish variation of Jacob
602
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
296
Rafe

Meaning: wolf-counsel

Origin:Variation of Ralph
415
Freddie

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:Dininutive of Frederick, German
465
Ned

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English, diminutive of Edward
585
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Rex

Meaning: king

Origin:Latin
323
Montgomery

Meaning: man power

Origin:Norman
750
Kenzie Kenzie is a shorter, alternative or nickname...
Origin:Short form of Mackenzie
6377
Roscoe

Meaning: deer forest

Origin:Norse
588
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Wilbur

Meaning: resolute, brilliant

Origin:German
209
Archibald

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Scottish from German
317
Eddie

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:Diminutive of Edward et al
2051
Jovan

Meaning: Jove-like, majestic

Origin:Slavic variation of John, or Latin
2055