Popular and traditional British boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of United Kingdom. 380 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney | Short nose; From Courtenay | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Craig | Rock; Crag | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Curtis | Courteous | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dafydd | David; Beloved | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Dale | Valley | 👦 Boy | English |
| Damian | To tame; Subdue | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Dan | He judged; Judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Danny | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Darren | Great; Small one | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Dave | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Davy | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dean | Valley | 👦 Boy | English |
| Declan | Full of goodness | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Dennis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | English |
| Derek | Ruler of the people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dominic | Of the Lord | 👦 Boy | English |
| Don | World ruler (Donald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Donald | World ruler | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Doug | Dark river (Douglas) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Douglas | Dark river | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Drew | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Duncan | Dark warrior | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Eamonn | Wealthy guardian (Edmund) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Ed | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddie | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddy | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Edmund | Wealthy protector | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eliyahu | My God is the Lord (Elijah) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Emrys | Immortal | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Eoin | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Evan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Everton | Boar farm | 👦 Boy | English |
| Frankie | Free; Frank (Frank, Frances) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Fraser | Of the Fraser clan | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Fred | Peaceful ruler (Frederick) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gareth | Gentle | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Garry | Spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gary | Spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gavin | White hawk | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Geoff | God's peace (Geoffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Geoffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gerald | Spear ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gerard | Spear strength | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Gerry | Spear ruler (Gerald, Gerard) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gethin | Dark-skinned; Swarthy | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Gil | Joy | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Glenn | Valley | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Gordon | Great hill | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Graeme | Gravelly homestead | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Graham | Gravelly homestead | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Grant | Great; Tall | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Greg | Watchful (Gregory) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gregory | Watchful | 👦 Boy | English |
| Grover | Grove of trees | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hamish | James; Supplanter | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Harrison | Son of Harry | 👦 Boy | English |
| Harvey | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hugh | Mind; Spirit | 👦 Boy | English |
| Iain | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Ian | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Ioan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Welsh, Romanian |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Iwan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Jake | Supplanter (Jacob) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jamie | Supplanter (James) | 🧒 Unisex | Scottish |
| Jason | Healer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Jasper | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeff | God's peace (Jeffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jess | God beholds (Jessica, Jesse) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Jim | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jonny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Josh | God is salvation (Joshua) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Junior | Younger | 👦 Boy | English |
| Keith | Wood; Forest | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kelvin | Narrow water | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Ken | Handsome; Born of fire | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kenneth | Handsome; Born of fire | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kenny | Handsome; Born of fire (Kenneth) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kieran | Little dark one | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Killian | Little church; Bright-headed | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Kris | Follower of Christ; Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kristian | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Scandinavian |
| Kyle | Narrow; Strait | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Lachlan | From the land of lakes | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Larry | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lavi | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Lawrence | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lee | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Leigh | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Leonard | Brave as a lion | 👦 Boy | English |
| Leslie | Holly garden | 🧒 Unisex | Scottish |
| Lewis | Famous warrior (Louis) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Malcolm | Follower of St Columba | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Mark | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Martyn | Of Mars (Martin) | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Merlin | Sea fortress | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Mick | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mitchell | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | English |
| Morgan | Sea-born; Bright sea | 🧒 Unisex | Welsh |
| Moshe | Drawn from the water (Moses) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Natan | He gave | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nate | Gift of God (Nathan, Nathaniel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nathaniel | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Neil | Champion; Cloud | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Niall | Champion; Cloud | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nick | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nicky | Victory of the people | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Nigel | Champion; Dark | 👦 Boy | English |