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Trending Boy Names

The trendiest baby boy names may be a very different group than you'd guess, especially for the first-time parent new to recent baby-naming fads and popular name trends.

We've analyzed several years of official name popularity lists to pinpoint the boys' names that are making fast strides up the charts. Some of these names have vaulted into the popularity charts, others are getting ready to break through.

Among the most popular trendy boy names in the US Top 100 are Kai, Leo, Leonardo, Lincoln, Logan, Mateo, Maverick, and Theodore. Boy names with high style but that aren’t used as widely include Copeland, Jericho, Montgomery, and Ridge.

If it surprises you to learn that more boys are named Bodhi and Huxley than Bobby and Harry, you may need a lesson in today’s trendy baby names. Here, some surprisingly trendy baby names for boys.

Layton

Meaning: settlement with a leek garden

Origin:Old English
3242
Turner

Meaning: works with a lathe

Origin:English
1510
Azlan

Meaning: lion

Origin:Variation of Aslan, Turkish
526
Calum

Meaning: dove

Origin:Variation of Callum, Scottish form of Columba, Latin
969
Leroy

Meaning: the king

Origin:French
997
Yadiel

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Spanish variation of Yehudiel
1502
Nixon

Meaning: son of Nicholas

Origin:English
1607
Bishop A name with English origins, the meaning of ...
Origin:English occupational name
1675
Kyrin Kyrin is a dark-haired, black-eyed beauty of...
Origin:Persian
5683
Kodah The name Kodah originates from the ‘Land of ...
Origin:Japanese
7451
Easten

Meaning: east-facing place

Origin:Variation of Easton, English
7634
Edson Edson is an English name that is mainly used...
Origin:English
9619
Origin:Spelling variation of word name King
9724
Kamdyn Kamdyn is a unique gender-neutral name with ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Camden
10649
Karam Karam is of Arabic origin. The meaning of Ka...
Origin:Arabic
10650
Kassius Kassius' origins lies in Latin. Kassius was ...
Origin:American
11225
Alijah Alijah is a name of American origin and the ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Elijah
11559
Luck Number: 3
12256
Briggs An English origin name, Briggs means 'dwelle...
Origin:English variation of Bridges
697
Origin:English surname
816