Popular and traditional Ugandan boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Uganda. 63 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Amani | Peace | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Baraka | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Otieno | Born at night | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Simba | Lion; Strength; Power | 👦 Boy | Swahili, Shona |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Faraji | Consolation | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hamisi | Born on Thursday | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jabari | Brave; Fearless | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Jelani | Mighty; Strong | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Juma | Born on Friday | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Kato | Second-born of twin boys | 👦 Boy | Ganda |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mosi | First-born | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nuru | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Ochieng | Born when the sun shines | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Odhiambo | Born in the evening | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Omondi | Born early in the morning | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Onyango | Born late in the morning | 👦 Boy | Luo |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sefu | Sword | 👦 Boy | Swahili |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Tumaini | Hope | 🧒 Unisex | Swahili |
| Waswa | First-born of twin boys | 👦 Boy | Ganda |