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Popular English Boy Names

English names for boys — that is, names that originate in the English language — are used around the world. Many of the top boy names today are English. These popular English boy names include occupational names such as Hunter and Mason and surname-names like Auden and Colton, as well as English word names such as the newly trendy Bear.

Along with Mason and Colton, other English names for boys in the US Top 100 include Maverick, Austin, Everett, Grayson, William, Julian, Easton, and Cooper. Some classics such as James and Edward are English, as are many common nicknames such as Joe, Jim, and Mike.

Here are the most popular English names for boys around the world. For the complete roster, browse our master list of English boy names.

Popular English Names for Boys

Weston

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:English
177
Cooper

Meaning: barrel maker

Origin:English occupational name
225
Clark

Meaning: scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk

Origin:English
244
Foster

Meaning: forester

Origin:English occupational name
277
Hunter

Meaning: one who hunts

Origin:English
380
Walker

Meaning: cloth-walker

Origin:English occupational name
414
Perry

Meaning: dweller near a pear tree

Origin:English
691
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
2947
Channing

Meaning: people of Cana or wolf cub

Origin:English or Irish
1718
Lawson

Meaning: son of Lawrence

Origin:English
1819
Auden

Meaning: old friend

Origin:English
612
Tanner

Meaning: leather tanner

Origin:English occupational name
1596
Origin:Word name
1670
Bailey

Meaning: law enforcer, bailiff

Origin:English occupational name
1262
Oakley

Meaning: oak wood or clearing

Origin:English
400
Shaw

Meaning: dweller by the wood

Origin:English
3151
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
1296
Sterling

Meaning: of the highest quality

Origin:English
555
Dale

Meaning: valley

Origin:English
1570
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Origin:Place-name
2126