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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.

Ballad The meaning of Ballad is a 'sweet song'. The...
Origin:English word name
7852
Bravery The name Bravery holds its origin in Portugu...
Origin:Virtue name
8145
Future

Meaning: that is to be

Origin:English word name
8487
Peace

Meaning: peace

Origin:Word name
8993
Origin:Word name
9806
Doctor The inpiration for Doctor as a name for a ba...
Origin:Word name
10522
Legacy

Meaning: the long-lasting impact of particular events that took place in the past

Origin:English word name
4426
Crash Crash is a very modern name that is traditio...
Origin:Word name
1999
Arc The name Arc is of Latin origin. The meaning...
Origin:English word name
2069
Justus

Meaning: just

Origin:Latin
1081
Rye

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:English, diminutive of Ryder,; word name; British surname
1063
Gray The meaning of Gray is ‘grey’. It is a name ...
Origin:Color name, also diminutive of Grayson
654
Danger

Meaning: exposure to injury, pain, harm, or loss

Origin:English word name
1044
Early The meaning of Early is 'before a given time...
Origin:Word name
5969
North

Meaning: cardinal direction of north

Origin:English word name
1762
Pilot The name Pilot belongs to multiple origins a...
Origin:Occupational name
6226
Shea

Meaning: the stately, dauntless one

Origin:Irish
1667
Genesis The meaning of Genesis ‘birth, origin, creat...
Origin:Word name
4169
Elon

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:Hebrew
2116
Sequoia The name Sequoia, suitable for all genders, ...
Origin:Native American
8050