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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.

Augustine

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English variation of Augustus
565
Lloyd

Meaning: gray

Origin:Welsh
649
Crispin

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Latin
680
Humphrey

Meaning: peaceful warrior

Origin:German
600
Herbert

Meaning: bright army

Origin:German
1020
Giles

Meaning: young goat

Origin:Greek
1073
Caspar

Meaning: keeper of the treasure

Origin:Persian, variation of Gaspar
731
Digby

Meaning: town by the ditch

Origin:Norse
935
Montague

Meaning: pointy hill

Origin:French
1234
Ernie

Meaning: serious, resolute

Origin:Variation of Ernest, English from German
1464
Osman

Meaning: baby bustard

Origin:Arabic
1795
Conall

Meaning: strong as a wolf

Origin:Irish
934
Reginald

Meaning: counsel power

Origin:English
772
Basil

Meaning: royal

Origin:Greek
500
Bobby

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:Diminutive of Robert
737
Robin

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:Bird name; or English, diminutive of Robert
474
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Origin:Diminutive of Ronald
1971
Niall

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
881
Euan

Meaning: born of the yew tree

Origin:Gaelic, Anglicized form of Eoghann
913
Alastair

Meaning: defender of men

Origin:Scottish
426