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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.

Loyal

Meaning: faithful, loyal

Origin:English
1663
Bode

Meaning: order, command

Origin:German
967
Saint

Meaning: saint

Origin:English word name
1188
Houston

Meaning: Hugh's town

Origin:Scottish
4598
Jiraiya

Meaning: young thunder

Origin:Japanese
1434
Huxley

Meaning: inhospitable place

Origin:English
405
Maximo Maximo is of Spanish origin and is tradition...
Origin:Spanish variation of Maximus
2546
Callahan

Meaning: bright-headed

Origin:Irish
498
Zev

Meaning: wolf

Origin:Hebrew
298
Forrest

Meaning: dweller near the woods

Origin:English
361
Ridge

Meaning: an elevated body part or structure

Origin:English word name
1005
Rowen The name Rowen is of Gaelic, Irish, and Old ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Rowan
1205
Eliezer

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1515
Hezekiah

Meaning: God gives strength

Origin:Hebrew
1968
Raymond

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:German
398
Bryant According to its Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Variation of Brian
6315
Ford

Meaning: dweller at the ford

Origin:English
386
Granger

Meaning: worker of the granary

Origin:English and French surname
1677
Marcel

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcellus
432
Mattis

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Scandinavian, German variation of Matthias, Matthew
3296