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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

Ford

Meaning: dweller at the ford

Origin:English
386
Steel The name Steel has its roots in English orig...
Origin:Word name
2954
Clifford

Meaning: lives near the ford by the cliff

Origin:English
1559
Robert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:English from German
542
Bruce

Meaning: from the brushwood thicket

Origin:Scottish and English from French
283
Joe

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:Diminutive of Joseph
1371
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
1541
Judson

Meaning: son of Jordan

Origin:English
1590
Keaton

Meaning: shed town

Origin:English
1203
Dalton

Meaning: the settlement in the valley

Origin:English
476
Quinton

Meaning: queen's manor or fith

Origin:English or Latin
567
Heath

Meaning: the heathland dweller

Origin:English
368
Wallace

Meaning: foreigner, stranger

Origin:Scottish
751
Gerald

Meaning: ruler with the spear

Origin:English and Irish from German
825
Norman

Meaning: northerner, Norseman

Origin:English
844
Beckham

Meaning: homestead by the stream

Origin:English
394
Tyler

Meaning: maker of tiles

Origin:English occupational name
1012
Gary

Meaning: spearman

Origin:English
2099
Seven Seven is an English origin name. In American...
Origin:English word and number name
1354
Bennett

Meaning: blessed

Origin:English, medieval form of Benedict
226