21,201 boy names
Names you'll love saying for a lifetime.
The top 100 baby boy names of 2025, the fastest risers and very rare unique boy names, plus cute boy names and cool boy names, with origins and popularity since 1880. Search by sound and style, or spin the wheel when you're stuck.
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Ranked by your votes. Until a name has enough votes, this year's most popular boy names hold the spots.
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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, babies born in 2025. Arrows compare with 2024.
See the names parents voted forBiggest climbers since 2020 among the top 500.
Four letters or fewer, most popular first.
1,196 real names outside the top 1,000.
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Choosing between thousands of boy names starts with knowing what's already out there. Liam was the most popular baby boy name in the US in 2025, followed by Noah, Oliver and Theodore. Popular names are easy to spell and easy to say, but your son may share his name with a classmate. If that doesn't bother you, the Top 100 above is the safest place to start.
Want boy names that are unique without being made up? Every one of our 1,196 unique boy names was given to real babies in 2025, yet ranked outside the top 1,000. For very rare, unique boy names, look further down the list: names like Krish, Reginald, Ronen, Jadon, Kolten and Conway were each given to about 150 boys in the whole country. Tap any name to see where it comes from and how its popularity has changed, so you know the story behind the name before you choose it.
Cute boy names tend to be short and soft: Liam, Noah, Levi, Luca, Jack and Leo are all four letters or fewer and all popular right now. For cool boy names, watch what's climbing. Jasai, Kayce, Kaizen and Kyaire have risen fastest over the last five years, which is usually where the next big names come from.
Biblical boy names never really go out of style, and many sit near the top of the charts today: Theodore, Elijah, Mateo, Jack, Michael and Daniel. They carry history and faith, and most have familiar nicknames, which makes them easy to grow into.
Plenty of parents start with a letter, often to honor a relative. The most popular boy names that start with A include Alexander, Anthony, Andrew, Axel, Aaron and Arthur. Browse the full A list, or pick any letter in the A to Z grid above.
Liam was the #1 boy name in the US in 2025, given to 20,818 babies. Noah came second with 20,358.
Jasai has climbed 1,700 places in five years and is now #439. See the full rising list above.
Rankings and birth counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby name records, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies a year since 1880.
21,201 names used for boys, including unisex names, each with its origin and, where available, US popularity history.