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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.

Origin:Modern invented name
1382
Kyson

Meaning: son of Kyle

Origin:English
1551
Kylan Kylan is a gender-neutral name of American o...
Origin:Modern invented name
7704
Origin:Modern invented name
7942
Beckham

Meaning: homestead by the stream

Origin:English
394
Cohen

Meaning: priest

Origin:Hebrew
438
Kobe

Meaning: tortoise

Origin:Swahili
2007
Origin:Word name
2050
Jesiah

Meaning: Jehovah exists

Origin:Hebrew
12647
Zahir

Meaning: helper, supporter

Origin:Arabic
1278
Kabir

Meaning: the great

Origin:Arabic
1550
Osman

Meaning: baby bustard

Origin:Arabic
1795
Ayaan

Meaning: God's gift

Origin:Arabic
1815
Abner

Meaning: father of light.

Origin:Hebrew
615
Howard

Meaning: high guardian or brave heart

Origin:German or English
715
Henrik Henrik is a name of Scandanavian and Germani...
Origin:Danish and Hungarian variation of Henry
834
Watson

Meaning: son of Wat

Origin:English and Scottish surname related to Walter
2027
Wesson

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:Variation of Weston, English
2827
Coleson

Meaning: Son of Nicholas

Origin:English
3088
Eliseo

Meaning: God is my salvation

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha
1113