Boy names

The 300 most-used boy names in the U.S. since 1880. Browse by letter for the full list.

Most popular

Name	Gender	Origin	2025 rank	Babies since 1880
James	Boy	Hebrew	#6 (b)	5,274,520
John	Boy	Hebrew	#23 (b)	5,204,377
Robert	Boy	Germanic	#92 (b)	4,869,849
Michael	Boy	Hebrew	#21 (b)	4,448,633
William	Boy	Germanic	#9 (b)	4,215,725
David	Boy	Hebrew	#35 (b)	3,689,613
Joseph	Boy	Hebrew	#29 (b)	2,680,213
Richard	Boy	Germanic	#234 (b)	2,587,082
Charles	Boy	Germanic	#48 (b)	2,447,135
Thomas	Boy	Aramaic	#34 (b)	2,367,087
Christopher	Boy	Greek	#68 (b)	2,079,103
Daniel	Boy	Hebrew in regular use since the Middle A	#22 (b)	1,991,091
Matthew	Boy	Hebrew	#32 (b)	1,659,655
George	Boy	Greek	#126 (b)	1,497,260
Anthony	Boy	Latin	#46 (b)	1,495,156
Donald	Boy	Scottish	#690 (b)	1,420,387
Paul	Boy	Latin	#262 (b)	1,404,135
Mark	Boy	Latin	#245 (b)	1,366,672
Andrew	Boy	Greek	#73 (b)	1,334,415
Edward	Boy	English	#224 (b)	1,308,955
Steven	Boy	Greek	#271 (b)	1,297,590
Kenneth	Boy	Scottish	#294 (b)	1,289,312
Joshua	Boy	Hebrew	#66 (b)	1,253,882
Kevin	Boy	Irish	#221 (b)	1,189,844
Brian	Boy	Irish	#339 (b)	1,178,298

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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).