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Middle Names for Boys

Middle names for boys are traditionally family names – father's or grandfather's first name as an honorific, mother's maiden name, or perhaps a first name or surname from further back in the family tree, be it Charles or Lennox.

But increasingly, parents are looking to their son's middle name as a way to honor a hero, symbolize a passion, or indulge a taste for a more unusual name they may not want to put in first place.

Along with Charles and Lennox, other baby boy middle names common as first names in the US Top 1000 include Atlas, Cash, Fox, Henry, Maverick, Orion, River, and Sam. Middle names for baby boys that are more unique include Bravery, Drummer, Lior, and Yale.

More people are giving their baby boys two middle names, too, so one can be a family name and the other something more personal or fanciful. The names here are typically used as middle names for boys. For even more names that work in the middle, browse our master list of Middle Names.

Ode Ode is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Word name or medieval English form of Otto
10744
Lawrence

Meaning: from Laurentium or bay laurel

Origin:Latin
164
Anthony

Meaning: from Antium

Origin:Latin
186
Robert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:English from German
542
Cotton The meaning of Cotton is ‘cottages’. It is a...
Origin:Word name
1965
Chan

Meaning: sweet smelling tree

Origin:Cambodian
6497
Prosperity The name Prosperity is unique but is also wi...
Origin:Word name
9005
Comfort The meaning of Comfort is 'to strengthen, or...
Origin:Word name
12425
Rembrandt The meaning of Rembrandt is related to a gre...
Origin:Dutch artist name
3472
Tao A name of Chinese origin, the meaning of Tao...
Origin:Spiritual word name
3837
Origin:Cornish place name
6274
Joe

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:Diminutive of Joseph
1371
Silver Silver is a name of English origin and the m...
Origin:English word name
1373
Justice

Meaning: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair

Origin:English word name
1488
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
1541
Chance Chance is a given name of Middle English ori...
Origin:French variation of Chauncey
1558
Origin:English, diminutive of Jasmine or Jasper
1876
Vaughn

Meaning: small

Origin:Welsh
723
Halcyon

Meaning: kingfisher bird

Origin:Greek
2780
Cello The meaning of Cello is 'little violone'. So...
Origin:Word name
2796