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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.

Cassian

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Latin, variation of Cassius
27
Archie

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic
54
Cillian

Meaning: war strife or church

Origin:Irish
81
Callum

Meaning: dove

Origin:Scottish form of Columba, Latin
94
Ronan

Meaning: little seal

Origin:Irish
51
Torin

Meaning: chief

Origin:Irish
208
Origin:Animal name
336
Sonny

Meaning: son

Origin:English
134
Aziel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
79
Rhodes

Meaning: where roses grow

Origin:Greek
309
Moses

Meaning: delivered from the water

Origin:Egyptian
817
Bridger

Meaning: lives near the bridge

Origin:English
1090
Ambrose

Meaning: immortal

Origin:Latin
38
Casper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
84
Wells

Meaning: spring

Origin:Surname from place name
139
Leif

Meaning: heir, descendant

Origin:Scandinavian
201
Koa

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Hawaiian
246
Coen

Meaning: bold advisor

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Coenraad
408
Koen

Meaning: bold advisor

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Coenraad
1015
Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262