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

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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 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). The following list reflects the U.S. birth certificate data from 2022.

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 all making the cut?) along with classics like Max, Nicholas, John, and Joseph.

"M" and "L" names seem to tip the scales toward the top of the list—you'll spot Liam, Lucas, Levi, Mateo, Michael, and Mason all within the top 20 ranking.

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 many 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.

Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names of 2022

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

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 2022, 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.

More Baby Name Ideas

For more baby boy name inspiration, take a look at the following lists:

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