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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.

Azriel

Meaning: God is my help

Origin:Hebrew
96
Anakin The name Anakin is of American origin and is...
Origin:American invented name
104
Shepherd

Meaning: sheep hearder

Origin:Occupational name
230
Maximilian

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
266
Leonardo

Meaning: brave lion

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Leonard, German
431
Leonidas

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek
532
Damon A name of Greek origins, the meaning of Damo...
Origin:English variation of Damian
308
Adonis

Meaning: lord

Origin:Greek, from Semitic Adonai
313
Xander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
133
Jaziel

Meaning: God apportions

Origin:Hebrew
790
Kylo

Meaning: narrow spit of land

Origin:Variation of Kyle, Scottish
914
Axl

Meaning: father of peace

Origin:Variation of Axel, Scandinavian version of Absalom
1228
Rhett

Meaning: advice

Origin:English from Dutch
288
Hayes

Meaning: hedged area

Origin:English surname and nature name
161
Kylian

Meaning: war strife or church

Origin:Spelling variation of Cillian or Killian, Irish
261
Zayn

Meaning: beauty, grace

Origin:Arabic
145
Idris

Meaning: lord; studious

Origin:Welsh; Arabic
710
Mustafa

Meaning: the chosen one

Origin:Arabic
944
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
1331
Origin:Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
478