Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names in the U.S. (2024)

From Liam to Noah and more.

By Robin Elise Weiss, PhD, MPH
and Alex Vance
Updated on May 10, 2024
Fact checked by Daniella Amato
illustration of baby boy with popular names in text

Emily Roberts

Finding the perfect name for your new baby can take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be a lot of fun. In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent.

Are you looking for a name that speaks to a family tradition or honors a cultural tradition? Or do you want your child to have a completely unique boy name?

Whatever your approach, you'll find plenty of great options in the following list of the 1,000 most popular baby boy names, as recorded by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

A quick scroll through the list reveals that several names have reigned supreme for years, like Oliver, Elijah, Noah, and James—just to name a few. You'll also find some potential pop culture nods (could that be the "Bridgerton" influence to see Simon, Anthony, and Colin making the cut?) along with classics like Daniel, Nicholas, John, David, and Joseph.

This year, "L" baby names seem to tip the scales toward the top of the list—you'll spot Liam, Lucas, Levi, and Leo all within the top 20 rankings.

Take a look through to help you narrow down your list of favorites (or inspire new ones) and enjoy the experience of finding a name you love for your new baby.

Although baby names are often separated by gender, Parents believes that sex does not need to play a role in selecting names. It's important to choose a name you feel fits your child best.

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The Current Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Oliver
  4. James
  5. Elijah
  6. Mateo
  7. Theodore
  8. Henry
  9. Lucas
  10. William
  11. Benjamin
  12. Levi
  13. Sebastian
  14. Jack
  15. Ezra
  16. Michael
  17. Daniel
  18. Leo
  19. Owen
  20. Samuel
  21. Hudson
  22. Alexander
  23. Asher
  24. Luca
  25. Ethan
  26. John
  27. David
  28. Jackson
  29. Joseph
  30. Mason
  31. Luke
  32. Matthew
  33. Julian
  34. Dylan
  35. Elias
  36. Jacob
  37. Maverick
  38. Gabriel
  39. Logan
  40. Aiden
  41. Thomas
  42. Isaac
  43. Miles
  44. Grayson
  45. Santiago
  46. Anthony
  47. Wyatt
  48. Carter
  49. Jayden
  50. Ezekiel
  51. Caleb
  52. Cooper
  53. Josiah
  54. Charles
  55. Christopher
  56. Isaiah
  57. Nolan
  58. Cameron
  59. Nathan
  60. Joshua
  61. Kai
  62. Waylon
  63. Angel
  64. Lincoln
  65. Andrew
  66. Roman
  67. Adrian
  68. Aaron
  69. Wesley
  70. Ian
  71. Thiago
  72. Axel
  73. Brooks
  74. Bennett
  75. Weston
  76. Rowan
  77. Christian
  78. Theo
  79. Beau
  80. Eli
  81. Silas
  82. Jonathan
  83. Ryan
  84. Leonardo
  85. Walker
  86. Jaxon
  87. Micah
  88. Everett
  89. Robert
  90. Enzo
  91. Parker
  92. Jeremiah
  93. Jose
  94. Colton
  95. Luka
  96. Easton
  97. Landon
  98. Jordan
  99. Amir
  100. Gael
  101. Austin
  102. Adam
  103. Jameson
  104. August
  105. Xavier
  106. Myles
  107. Dominic
  108. Damian
  109. Nicholas
  110. Jace
  111. Carson
  112. Atlas
  113. Adriel
  114. Kayden
  115. Hunter
  116. River
  117. Greyson
  118. Emmett
  119. Harrison
  120. Vincent
  121. Milo
  122. Jasper
  123. Giovanni
  124. Jonah
  125. Zion
  126. Connor
  127. Sawyer
  128. Arthur
  129. Ryder
  130. Archer
  131. Lorenzo
  132. Declan
  133. Emiliano
  134. Luis
  135. Diego
  136. George
  137. Evan
  138. Jaxson
  139. Carlos
  140. Graham
  141. Juan
  142. Kingston
  143. Nathaniel
  144. Matteo
  145. Legend
  146. Malachi
  147. Jason
  148. Leon
  149. Dawson
  150. Bryson
  151. Amari
  152. Calvin
  153. Ivan
  154. Chase
  155. Cole
  156. Ashton
  157. Ace
  158. Arlo
  159. Dean
  160. Brayden
  161. Jude
  162. Hayden
  163. Max
  164. Matias
  165. Rhett
  166. Jayce
  167. Elliott
  168. Alan
  169. Braxton
  170. Kaiden
  171. Zachary
  172. Jesus
  173. Emmanuel
  174. Adonis
  175. Charlie
  176. Judah
  177. Tyler
  178. Elliot
  179. Antonio
  180. Emilio
  181. Camden
  182. Stetson
  183. Maxwell
  184. Ryker
  185. Justin
  186. Kevin
  187. Messiah
  188. Finn
  189. Bentley
  190. Ayden
  191. Zayden
  192. Felix
  193. Nicolas
  194. Miguel
  195. Maddox
  196. Beckett
  197. Tate
  198. Caden
  199. Beckham
  200. Andres
  201. Alejandro
  202. Alex
  203. Jesse
  204. Brody
  205. Tucker
  206. Jett
  207. Barrett
  208. Knox
  209. Hayes
  210. Peter
  211. Timothy
  212. Joel
  213. Edward
  214. Griffin
  215. Xander
  216. Oscar
  217. Victor
  218. Abraham
  219. Brandon
  220. Abel
  221. Richard
  222. Callum
  223. Riley
  224. Patrick
  225. Karter
  226. Malakai
  227. Eric
  228. Grant
  229. Israel
  230. Milan
  231. Gavin
  232. Rafael
  233. Tatum
  234. Kairo
  235. Elian
  236. Kyrie
  237. Louis
  238. Lukas
  239. Javier
  240. Nico
  241. Avery
  242. Rory
  243. Aziel
  244. Ismael
  245. Jeremy
  246. Zayn
  247. Cohen
  248. Simon
  249. Marcus
  250. Steven
  251. Mark
  252. Dallas
  253. Tristan
  254. Lane
  255. Blake
  256. Paul
  257. Paxton
  258. Bryce
  259. Nash
  260. Crew
  261. Kash
  262. Kenneth
  263. Omar
  264. Colt
  265. Lennox
  266. King
  267. Walter
  268. Emerson
  269. Phoenix
  270. Jaylen
  271. Derek
  272. Muhammad
  273. Ellis
  274. Kaleb
  275. Preston
  276. Jorge
  277. Zane
  278. Kayson
  279. Cade
  280. Tobias
  281. Otto
  282. Kaden
  283. Remington
  284. Atticus
  285. Finley
  286. Holden
  287. Jax
  288. Cash
  289. Martin
  290. Ronan
  291. Maximiliano
  292. Malcolm
  293. Romeo
  294. Josue
  295. Francisco
  296. Bodhi
  297. Cyrus
  298. Koa
  299. Angelo
  300. Aidan
  301. Jensen
  302. Erick
  303. Hendrix
  304. Warren
  305. Bryan
  306. Cody
  307. Leonel
  308. Onyx
  309. Ali
  310. Andre
  311. Jaziel
  312. Clayton
  313. Saint
  314. Dante
  315. Reid
  316. Casey
  317. Brian
  318. Gideon
  319. Niko
  320. Maximus
  321. Colter
  322. Kyler
  323. Brady
  324. Zyaire
  325. Cristian
  326. Cayden
  327. Harvey
  328. Cruz
  329. Dakota
  330. Damien
  331. Manuel
  332. Anderson
  333. Cairo
  334. Colin
  335. Joaquin
  336. Ezequiel
  337. Karson
  338. Callan
  339. Briggs
  340. Khalil
  341. Wade
  342. Jared
  343. Fernando
  344. Ari
  345. Colson
  346. Kylian
  347. Archie
  348. Banks
  349. Bowen
  350. Kade
  351. Daxton
  352. Jaden
  353. Rhys
  354. Sonny
  355. Zander
  356. Eduardo
  357. Iker
  358. Sullivan
  359. Bradley
  360. Raymond
  361. Odin
  362. Spencer
  363. Stephen
  364. Prince
  365. Brantley
  366. Killian
  367. Kamari
  368. Cesar
  369. Dariel
  370. Eithan
  371. Mathias
  372. Ricardo
  373. Orion
  374. Titus
  375. Luciano
  376. Rylan
  377. Pablo
  378. Chance
  379. Travis
  380. Kohen
  381. Marco
  382. Jay
  383. Malik
  384. Hector
  385. Edwin
  386. Armani
  387. Bodie
  388. Shiloh
  389. Marshall
  390. Remy
  391. Russell
  392. Baylor
  393. Kameron
  394. Tyson
  395. Grady
  396. Oakley
  397. Baker
  398. Winston
  399. Kane
  400. Julius
  401. Desmond
  402. Royal
  403. Sterling
  404. Mario
  405. Kylo
  406. Sergio
  407. Jake
  408. Kashton
  409. Shepherd
  410. Franklin
  411. Ibrahim
  412. Ares
  413. Koda
  414. Lawson
  415. Hugo
  416. Kyle
  417. Kyson
  418. Kobe
  419. Pedro
  420. Santino
  421. Wilder
  422. Sage
  423. Raiden
  424. Damon
  425. Nasir
  426. Sean
  427. Forrest
  428. Kian
  429. Reed
  430. Tanner
  431. Jalen
  432. Apollo
  433. Zayne
  434. Nehemiah
  435. Edgar
  436. Johnny
  437. Clark
  438. Eden
  439. Gunner
  440. Isaias
  441. Esteban
  442. Hank
  443. Alijah
  444. Solomon
  445. Wells
  446. Sutton
  447. Royce
  448. Callen
  449. Reece
  450. Gianni
  451. Noel
  452. Quinn
  453. Raphael
  454. Corbin
  455. Erik
  456. Tripp
  457. Atreus
  458. Francis
  459. Kayce
  460. Callahan
  461. Devin
  462. Troy
  463. Sylas
  464. Fabian
  465. Zaire
  466. Donovan
  467. Johnathan
  468. Frank
  469. Lewis
  470. Moshe
  471. Adan
  472. Alexis
  473. Tadeo
  474. Ronin
  475. Marcos
  476. Kieran
  477. Leonidas
  478. Bo
  479. Kendrick
  480. Ruben
  481. Camilo
  482. Garrett
  483. Matthias
  484. Emanuel
  485. Jeffrey
  486. Collin
  487. Lucian
  488. Augustus
  489. Memphis
  490. Rowen
  491. Yusuf
  492. Finnegan
  493. Makai
  494. Lionel
  495. Caiden
  496. Rodrigo
  497. Uriel
  498. Lucca
  499. Philip
  500. Andy
  501. Kaison
  502. Jaiden
  503. Porter
  504. Jasiah
  505. Ridge
  506. Frederick
  507. Amiri
  508. Rocco
  509. Asa
  510. Ayaan
  511. Kason
  512. Denver
  513. Dalton
  514. Major
  515. Valentino
  516. Allen
  517. Kolton
  518. Zaiden
  519. Ariel
  520. Rome
  521. Ford
  522. Leland
  523. Marcelo
  524. Seth
  525. Jamir
  526. Leandro
  527. Miller
  528. Roberto
  529. Alessandro
  530. Gregory
  531. Hezekiah
  532. Jonas
  533. Cassian
  534. Deacon
  535. Jaxton
  536. Keanu
  537. Alonzo
  538. Moises
  539. Conrad
  540. Drew
  541. Bruce
  542. Mohamed
  543. Anakin
  544. Soren
  545. Mack
  546. Pierce
  547. Kylan
  548. Princeton
  549. Zain
  550. Trevor
  551. Morgan
  552. Ozzy
  553. Roy
  554. Dominick
  555. Shane
  556. Hamza
  557. Moses
  558. Dax
  559. Lawrence
  560. Ander
  561. Ledger
  562. Enrique
  563. Rayan
  564. Johan
  565. Saul
  566. Jamari
  567. Armando
  568. Kaysen
  569. Samson
  570. Azariah
  571. Maximilian
  572. Rio
  573. Braylen
  574. Julio
  575. Mohammad
  576. Cassius
  577. Kasen
  578. Maximo
  579. Omari
  580. Clay
  581. Izaiah
  582. Lian
  583. Emir
  584. Jaime
  585. Samir
  586. Gerardo
  587. Kaizen
  588. Zachariah
  589. Jayson
  590. Albert
  591. Taylor
  592. Sincere
  593. Cillian
  594. Gunnar
  595. Boone
  596. Raul
  597. Jamie
  598. Jayceon
  599. Scott
  600. Westin
  601. Danny
  602. Arjun
  603. Kamden
  604. Colby
  605. Peyton
  606. Koen
  607. Nikolai
  608. Dorian
  609. Ocean
  610. Louie
  611. Layton
  612. Ronald
  613. Jase
  614. Kyro
  615. Benson
  616. Davis
  617. Huxley
  618. Kenzo
  619. Conor
  620. Mohammed
  621. Arturo
  622. Phillip
  623. Augustine
  624. Reign
  625. Yosef
  626. Kareem
  627. Keegan
  628. Vicente
  629. Salem
  630. Reese
  631. Fletcher
  632. Shawn
  633. Braylon
  634. Alden
  635. Julien
  636. Cannon
  637. Chaim
  638. Gustavo
  639. Boston
  640. Zeke
  641. Eliam
  642. Corey
  643. Dennis
  644. Madden
  645. Marvin
  646. Elio
  647. Krew
  648. Ahmed
  649. Layne
  650. Nikolas
  651. Mac
  652. Otis
  653. Harlan
  654. Azriel
  655. Emmitt
  656. Brixton
  657. Donald
  658. Musa
  659. Amos
  660. Jamison
  661. Dario
  662. Roland
  663. Zakai
  664. Aarav
  665. Caspian
  666. Finnley
  667. Raylan
  668. Mauricio
  669. Briar
  670. Wilson
  671. Chosen
  672. Sam
  673. Tru
  674. Trace
  675. Waylen
  676. Quincy
  677. Santana
  678. Creed
  679. Jakari
  680. Westley
  681. Amias
  682. Azrael
  683. Drake
  684. Duke
  685. Ahmad
  686. Axton
  687. Chandler
  688. Hassan
  689. Houston
  690. Tommy
  691. Eliseo
  692. Dustin
  693. Leonard
  694. Kyree
  695. Truett
  696. Abdiel
  697. Azael
  698. Ezrah
  699. Zamir
  700. Dexter
  701. Salvador
  702. Uriah
  703. Ryland
  704. Zyair
  705. Karim
  706. Lee
  707. Rhodes
  708. Bruno
  709. Case
  710. Mylo
  711. Valentin
  712. Abram
  713. Avyaan
  714. Cal
  715. Keith
  716. Alvaro
  717. Enoch
  718. Trey
  719. Clyde
  720. Nathanael
  721. Khai
  722. Rex
  723. Zaid
  724. Dutton
  725. Skyler
  726. Tomas
  727. Wylder
  728. Darius
  729. Crue
  730. Jakai
  731. Zayd
  732. Gage
  733. Riggs
  734. Wayne
  735. Jiraiya
  736. Junior
  737. Aryan
  738. Carmelo
  739. Conner
  740. Alberto
  741. Alfredo
  742. Loyal
  743. Douglas
  744. Vincenzo
  745. Aron
  746. Casen
  747. Forest
  748. Avi
  749. Bellamy
  750. Emery
  751. Bridger
  752. Brock
  753. Misael
  754. Lennon
  755. Zahir
  756. Boden
  757. Derrick
  758. Dilan
  759. Roger
  760. Marcel
  761. Rayden
  762. Jefferson
  763. Alvin
  764. Kaiser
  765. Blaze
  766. Dillon
  767. Magnus
  768. Quentin
  769. Ray
  770. Dakari
  771. Lachlan
  772. Ty
  773. Abdullah
  774. Chris
  775. Orlando
  776. Yael
  777. Gian
  778. Benicio
  779. Franco
  780. Evander
  781. Flynn
  782. Harry
  783. Robin
  784. Sevyn
  785. Hugh
  786. Aries
  787. Cason
  788. Idris
  789. Ambrose
  790. Issac
  791. Yehuda
  792. Brycen
  793. Cayson
  794. Rey
  795. Santos
  796. Ben
  797. Nelson
  798. Wes
  799. Westyn
  800. Khaza
  801. Bjorn
  802. Kiaan
  803. Seven
  804. Watson
  805. Gatlin
  806. Izael
  807. Stanley
  808. Allan
  809. Jahmir
  810. Landen
  811. Neil
  812. Quinton
  813. Chozen
  814. Noe
  815. Reuben
  816. Damir
  817. Bear
  818. Jimmy
  819. Kannon
  820. Lance
  821. Melvin
  822. Remi
  823. Yousef
  824. Lochlan
  825. Arian
  826. Kenji
  827. Khari
  828. Rohan
  829. Legacy
  830. Edison
  831. Emory
  832. Rudy
  833. Eliel
  834. Aden
  835. Byron
  836. Dereck
  837. Everest
  838. Yahir
  839. Guillermo
  840. Alec
  841. Brodie
  842. Massimo
  843. Mitchell
  844. Anders
  845. Alonso
  846. Jaxxon
  847. Tony
  848. Jireh
  849. Kingsley
  850. Jerry
  851. Ayan
  852. Brayan
  853. Ramon
  854. Jagger
  855. Elisha
  856. Vihaan
  857. Teo
  858. Eddie
  859. Judson
  860. Leif
  861. Trenton
  862. Grey
  863. Joziah
  864. Felipe
  865. Jesiah
  866. Zyon
  867. Kyaire
  868. Ernesto
  869. Ishaan
  870. Matheo
  871. Ricky
  872. Fisher
  873. Keaton
  874. Kylen
  875. Marcellus
  876. Izan
  877. Leroy
  878. Jedidiah
  879. Ignacio
  880. Ira
  881. Zev
  882. Mustafa
  883. Yahya
  884. Aurelio
  885. Brendan
  886. Calum
  887. Jericho
  888. Nixon
  889. Demetrius
  890. Eiden
  891. Rocky
  892. Langston
  893. Jovanni
  894. Mathew
  895. Landyn
  896. Murphy
  897. Axl
  898. Dane
  899. Jrue
  900. Justice
  901. Kellan
  902. Semaj
  903. Thaddeus
  904. Curtis
  905. Dash
  906. Zavier
  907. Devon
  908. Joe
  909. Joey
  910. Jon
  911. Harlem
  912. Jairo
  913. Ryatt
  914. Salvatore
  915. Van
  916. Zechariah
  917. Coleson
  918. Eugene
  919. Kellen
  920. Alistair
  921. Colten
  922. Jabari
  923. Lucien
  924. Castiel
  925. Cain
  926. Harold
  927. Alfred
  928. Benedict
  929. Shmuel
  930. Duncan
  931. Ermias
  932. Yadiel
  933. Imran
  934. Kaisen
  935. Zen
  936. Eren
  937. Kolson
  938. Kye
  939. Jasiel
  940. Kyren
  941. Marlon
  942. Palmer
  943. Adler
  944. Aldo
  945. Meir
  946. Osiris
  947. Ameer
  948. Kartier
  949. Wesson
  950. Ahmir
  951. Mordechai
  952. Nova
  953. Randy
  954. Shepard
  955. Talon
  956. Vance
  957. Asaiah
  958. Boaz
  959. Kenai
  960. Jones
  961. Carl
  962. Stefan
  963. Deandre
  964. Kelvin
  965. Leighton
  966. Yaakov
  967. Foster
  968. Rishi
  969. Yisroel
  970. Darwin
  971. Neo
  972. Titan
  973. Maurice
  974. Mccoy
  975. Alfonso
  976. Henrik
  977. Jeremias
  978. Kole
  979. Mael
  980. True
  981. Veer
  982. Jadiel
  983. Karsyn
  984. Mekhi
  985. Atharv
  986. Darren
  987. Eliezer
  988. Gordon
  989. Mikael
  990. Stone
  991. Wren
  992. Ephraim
  993. Osman
  994. Ulises
  995. Kody
  996. Thatcher
  997. Abner
  998. Cullen
  999. Damari
  1000. Hollis
14 Creative Baby Names Perfect For Gen Z Parents

Special Considerations

Middle Names

In the United States, it's traditional for a person to have three names—a first name, a middle name, and your family or last name. Of course, there are plenty of parents who give their children more than one middle name, or none at all.

Whatever you choose for your child, it's always a good idea to make sure the names flow well together as a group, and that the initials don't spell out something that might embarrass you or them in the future! It may sound like common sense, but making sure you run through these considerations with your favorite names will help you feel more confident in finding the perfect name for your little one.

Family Names

Choosing a family name for your baby is still a common tradition, but there are multiple ways to go about it. In some families, the child (usually the firstborn) has the exact same name as the father, with the addition of a "Jr." (meaning junior) suffix at the end. If this extends beyond the original father and son, you typically use Roman numerals (II, III, IV, V, etc.) to depict this designation.

In other families, name-sharing may be less traditional. Some parents will name their child the same first name as the father, but call them by their more unique middle name to help differentiate between the two. Or some families use different names completely, but choose ones that have similar meanings or sounds to honor the original name.

When it comes to sharing names, be sure to consider the most famous and historical figures who will share your son's name. Are they individuals you want your son to be associated with? Whether you plan for it or not, the association with a famous person who shares the same name will likely follow your child throughout their lives so take special care to make sure you're happy with the choice.

Gender-Neutral Names

There are so many great gender-neutral names you might not have thought of yet in your search. Take a look—you might just find the one you've been waiting for!

About This List

The Social Security Administration (SSA) usually releases birth certificate data around Mother's Day each year. It compiles the most popular baby names from the previous year. Listed above are the top 1,000 baby boy names from 2023, as determined by birth certificate data.

In addition to this list, you can search the entire SSA database for over 100 years' worth of baby name data, from 1879 forward, on your search for the best name for your little one.

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