There's so much to consider when having a baby, but one of the most important decisions is what to name your son or daughter. For most, a name will stick with a child for his entire lifetime, so it's understandable to feel the pressure. Plus, new parents might be fielding opinions from friends and family members that can add to the stress.
In the past 10 years, there has been little movement in the top 5 baby boy names: Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, Elijah, William, Mason, Logan, Jacob, and Ethan have rotated in and out of the top of the list. Liam and Noah have claimed the top 2 spots since 2014. If you're looking for inspiration beyond the most popular baby names, check out our list below with every thing from country music-inspired names, traditional baby boy names, and other pop culture ideas.
Yellowstone-Inspired Baby Boy Names
Yellowstone was the most-watched show last year, so it stands to reason that names from the series are growing in popularity. According to the Social Security Administration, the top two names with the biggest increase in popularity from 2021 to 2022 are Dutton and Kayce. Dutton hopped nearly 1,000 spots from 1,821 to 835, and Kayce jumped from 1,077 to 587. Why not keep the trend going with more names from the show. (Just stay away from Jamie.)
- John
- Kayce
- Dutton
- Rip
- Lloyd
- Walker
- Tate
- Colby
- Cole
- Carter
Traditional Baby Boy Names
You simply can't go wrong with a classic name, whether it's one from your family or a name from this list.
- Oliver
- Benjamin
- Henry
- Robert
- James
- Jack
- Theodore
- Samuel
- George
- Archie
Names That Have Decreased in Popularity
These 10 names had the largest decrease in popularity from 2021 to 2022, according to the Social Security Administration. If you're looking for an uncommon name, that statistic might be appealing!
- Jacoby
- Turner
- Aydin
- Juelz
- Jamal
- Jesiah
- Kace
- Maurice
- Cole
- Cullen
Location-Based Baby Boy Names
Consider a take on a meaningful location for your baby boy's name. Abbreviations of cities and states are growing in popularity.
- Tex
- Nash
- Austin
- Lincoln
- Phoenix
- Tyler
- Dallas
- Denver
- Jackson
- Dakota
Country Music Boy Names
Country music fans, look no further than your favorite artists for a popular name. Go with a current artist or one from the past.
- Luke
- Keith
- Blake
- Morgan
- George
- Tim
- Garth
- Waylon
- Hank
- Thomas
Most Popular Baby Boy Names
Here it is, a list of the top 1,000 baby boy names, according to the Social Security Administration. Want to see how your favorite names rank? Check the list below.
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- James
- Elijah
- William
- Henry
- Lucas
- Benjamin
- Theodore
- Mateo
- Levi
- Sebastian
- Daniel
- Jack
- Michael
- Alexander
- Owen
- Asher
- Samuel
- Ethan
- Leo
- Jackson
- Mason
- Ezra
- John
- Hudson
- Luca
- Aiden
- Joseph
- David
- Jacob
- Logan
- Luke
- Julian
- Gabriel
- Grayson
- Wyatt
- Matthew
- Maverick
- Dylan
- Isaac
- Elias
- Anthony
- Thomas
- Jayden
- Carter
- Santiago
- Ezekiel
- Charles
- Josiah
- Caleb
- Cooper
- Lincoln
- Miles
- Christopher
- Nathan
- Isaiah
- Kai
- Joshua
- Andrew
- Angel
- Adrian
- Cameron
- Nolan
- Waylon
- Jaxon
- Roman
- Eli
- Wesley
- Aaron
- Ian
- Christian
- Ryan
- Leonardo
- Brooks
- Axel
- Walker
- Jonathan
- Easton
- Everett
- Weston
- Bennett
- Robert
- Jameson
- Landon
- Silas
- Jose
- Beau
- Micah
- Colton
- Jordan
- Jeremiah
- Parker
- Greyson
- Rowan
- Adam
- Nicholas
- Theo
- Xavier
- Hunter
- Dominic
- Jace
- Gael
- River
- Thiago
- Kayden
- Damian
- August
- Carson
- Austin
- Myles
- Amir
- Declan
- Emmett
- Ryder
- Luka
- Connor
- Jaxson
- Milo
- Enzo
- Giovanni
- Vincent
- Diego
- Luis
- Archer
- Harrison
- Kingston
- Atlas
- Jasper
- Sawyer
- Legend
- Lorenzo
- Evan
- Jonah
- Chase
- Bryson
- Adriel
- Nathaniel
- Arthur
- Juan
- George
- Cole
- Zion
- Jason
- Ashton
- Carlos
- Calvin
- Brayden
- Elliot
- Rhett
- Emiliano
- Ace
- Jayce
- Graham
- Max
- Braxton
- Leon
- Ivan
- Hayden
- Jude
- Malachi
- Dean
- Tyler
- Jesus
- Zachary
- Kaiden
- Elliott
- Arlo
- Emmanuel
- Ayden
- Bentley
- Maxwell
- Amari
- Ryker
- Finn
- Antonio
- Charlie
- Maddox
- Justin
- Judah
- Kevin
- Dawson
- Matteo
- Miguel
- Zayden
- Camden
- Messiah
- Alan
- Alex
- Nicolas
- Felix
- Alejandro
- Jesse
- Beckett
- Matias
- Tucker
- Emilio
- Xander
- Knox
- Oscar
- Beckham
- Timothy
- Abraham
- Andres
- Gavin
- Brody
- Barrett
- Hayes
- Jett
- Brandon
- Joel
- Victor
- Peter
- Abel
- Edward
- Karter
- Patrick
- Richard
- Grant
- Avery
- King
- Caden
- Adonis
- Riley
- Tristan
- Kyrie
- Blake
- Eric
- Griffin
- Malakai
- Rafael
- Israel
- Tate
- Lukas
- Nico
- Marcus
- Stetson
- Javier
- Colt
- Omar
- Simon
- Kash
- Remington
- Jeremy
- Louis
- Mark
- Lennox
- Callum
- Kairo
- Nash
- Kyler
- Dallas
- Crew
- Preston
- Paxton
- Steven
- Zane
- Kaleb
- Lane
- Phoenix
- Paul
- Cash
- Kenneth
- Bryce
- Ronan
- Kaden
- Maximiliano
- Walter
- Maximus
- Emerson
- Hendrix
- Jax
- Atticus
- Zayn
- Tobias
- Cohen
- Aziel
- Kayson
- Rory
- Brady
- Finley
- Holden
- Jorge
- Malcolm
- Clayton
- Niko
- Francisco
- Josue
- Brian
- Bryan
- Cade
- Colin
- Andre
- Cayden
- Aidan
- Muhammad
- Derek
- Ali
- Elian
- Bodhi
- Cody
- Jensen
- Damien
- Martin
- Cairo
- Ellis
- Khalil
- Otto
- Zander
- Dante
- Ismael
- Angelo
- Brantley
- Manuel
- Colson
- Cruz
- Tatum
- Jaylen
- Jaden
- Erick
- Cristian
- Romeo
- Milan
- Reid
- Cyrus
- Leonel
- Joaquin
- Ari
- Odin
- Orion
- Ezequiel
- Gideon
- Daxton
- Warren
- Casey
- Anderson
- Spencer
- Karson
- Eduardo
- Chance
- Fernando
- Raymond
- Bradley
- Cesar
- Wade
- Prince
- Julius
- Dakota
- Kade
- Koa
- Raiden
- Callan
- Hector
- Onyx
- Remy
- Ricardo
- Edwin
- Stephen
- Kane
- Saint
- Titus
- Desmond
- Killian
- Sullivan
- Mario
- Jay
- Kamari
- Luciano
- Royal
- Zyaire
- Marco
- Wilder
- Russell
- Nasir
- Rylan
- Archie
- Jared
- Gianni
- Kashton
- Kobe
- Sergio
- Travis
- Marshall
- Iker
- Briggs
- Gunner
- Apollo
- Bowen
- Baylor
- Sage
- Tyson
- Kyle
- Oakley
- Malik
- Mathias
- Sean
- Armani
- Hugo
- Johnny
- Sterling
- Forrest
- Harvey
- Banks
- Grady
- Kameron
- Jake
- Franklin
- Lawson
- Tanner
- Eden
- Jaziel
- Pablo
- Reed
- Pedro
- Zayne
- Royce
- Edgar
- Ibrahim
- Winston
- Ronin
- Leonidas
- Devin
- Damon
- Noel
- Rhys
- Clark
- Corbin
- Sonny
- Colter
- Esteban
- Erik
- Baker
- Adan
- Dariel
- Kylo
- Tripp
- Caiden
- Frank
- Solomon
- Major
- Memphis
- Quinn
- Dax
- Hank
- Donovan
- Finnegan
- Nehemiah
- Andy
- Camilo
- Asa
- Jeffrey
- Santino
- Isaias
- Jaiden
- Kian
- Fabian
- Callen
- Ruben
- Alexis
- Emanuel
- Francis
- Garrett
- Kendrick
- Matthias
- Wells
- Augustus
- Jasiah
- Alijah
- Alonzo
- Koda
- Collin
- Ford
- Frederick
- Jaxton
- Kohen
- Troy
- Kason
- Seth
- Denver
- Kyson
- Ares
- Raphael
- Bodie
- Sylas
- Uriel
- Zaiden
- Shiloh
- Lewis
- Kieran
- Marcos
- Bo
- Shepherd
- Philip
- Zaire
- Gregory
- Princeton
- Roberto
- Leland
- Eithan
- Moshe
- Johnathan
- Lucca
- Kenzo
- Mack
- Porter
- Kolton
- Kaison
- Valentino
- Saul
- Shane
- Jamari
- Rocco
- Kylan
- Deacon
- Dalton
- Moses
- Callahan
- Tadeo
- Makai
- Amiri
- Rowen
- Drew
- Jalen
- Kylian
- Sutton
- Dominick
- Reece
- Rodrigo
- Soren
- Kasen
- Ridge
- Zachariah
- Jamir
- Peyton
- Omari
- Trevor
- Morgan
- Izaiah
- Alessandro
- Kaysen
- Enrique
- Marcelo
- Sincere
- Lucian
- Leandro
- Armando
- Braylen
- Jayson
- Julio
- Lawrence
- Cassius
- Raul
- Jase
- Mohammad
- Zain
- Jayceon
- Jonas
- Ronald
- Ayaan
- Rio
- Allen
- Bruce
- Mohamed
- Dorian
- Maximilian
- Keegan
- Shawn
- Yusuf
- Pierce
- Ariel
- Ander
- Conor
- Conrad
- Phillip
- Arjun
- Roy
- Moises
- Arturo
- Johan
- Gerardo
- Atreus
- Nikolai
- Braylon
- Samson
- Hezekiah
- Kayce
- Scott
- Gunnar
- Jamison
- Samir
- Keanu
- Ledger
- Jaime
- Finnley
- Cannon
- Colby
- Nikolas
- Emmitt
- Kamden
- Miller
- Boone
- Hamza
- Ocean
- Mac
- Anakin
- Brixton
- Roland
- Huxley
- Zeke
- Danny
- Marvin
- Otis
- Albert
- Clay
- Emir
- Boston
- Bruno
- Lionel
- Ozzy
- Taylor
- Jamie
- Augustine
- Chaim
- Krew
- Rayan
- Alden
- Bellamy
- Amos
- Drake
- Davis
- Dustin
- Corey
- Ahmad
- Conner
- Gustavo
- Layton
- Abram
- Axton
- Chandler
- Azariah
- Reese
- Benson
- Tru
- Case
- Trey
- Mauricio
- Westin
- Gage
- Reign
- Creed
- Mylo
- Dennis
- Quentin
- Madden
- Rome
- Julien
- Sam
- Zaid
- Marcel
- Maximo
- Layne
- Ahmed
- Kannon
- Quincy
- Yosef
- Aarav
- Lennon
- Ryland
- Skyler
- Chris
- Eliam
- Kareem
- Kyree
- Dario
- Donald
- Fletcher
- Darius
- Duke
- Rayden
- Salem
- Vicente
- Vincenzo
- Cayson
- Eliseo
- Issac
- Lian
- Clyde
- Wilson
- Santana
- Tomas
- Dexter
- Keith
- Houston
- Harry
- Uriah
- Lee
- Rex
- Tony
- Carmelo
- Alberto
- Loyal
- Trace
- Alfredo
- Riggs
- Forest
- Raylan
- Salvador
- Jakari
- Zakai
- Louie
- Flynn
- Leonard
- Mohammed
- Derrick
- Musa
- Avi
- Ty
- Westley
- Ambrose
- Brycen
- Aron
- Caspian
- Gatlin
- Harlan
- Dillon
- Emery
- Nixon
- Tommy
- Watson
- Zayd
- Azrael
- Zyair
- Azriel
- Legacy
- Cillian
- Alvin
- Bridger
- Alec
- Edison
- Kingsley
- Remi
- Briar
- Jaxxon
- Truett
- Lachlan
- Cal
- Landen
- Roger
- Alonso
- Kaiser
- Blaze
- Jerry
- Seven
- Kenji
- Noe
- Quinton
- Grey
- Jefferson
- Marcellus
- Ray
- Kyro
- Benicio
- Justice
- Neil
- Idris
- Bear
- Kiaan
- Wayne
- Ben
- Junior
- Karim
- Yehuda
- Jimmy
- Ramon
- Bjorn
- Nathanael
- Stanley
- Hassan
- Magnus
- Trenton
- Brayan
- Brock
- Jagger
- Cason
- Dakari
- Rey
- Abdiel
- Abdullah
- Casen
- Jiraiya
- Lance
- Misael
- Alvaro
- Robin
- Langston
- Nelson
- Wes
- Khari
- Landyn
- Jakai
- Lochlan
- Valentin
- Keaton
- Amias
- Joziah
- Thaddeus
- Jedidiah
- Orlando
- Eliel
- Hugh
- Koen
- Calum
- Enoch
- Mitchell
- Rohan
- Aryan
- Dilan
- Aden
- Allan
- Leighton
- Elisha
- Evander
- Castiel
- Curtis
- Kellen
- Dash
- Douglas
- Eddie
- Melvin
- Avyaan
- Everest
- Zamir
- Ricky
- Dutton
- Yahir
- Devon
- Franco
- Khaza
- Dior
- Leif
- Sevyn
- Guillermo
- Ira
- Emory
- Felipe
- Titan
- Alfred
- Azael
- Zahir
- Kellan
- Darren
- Rudy
- Ayan
- Leroy
- Anders
- Ishaan
- Reuben
- Boden
- Mccoy
- Heath
- Kase
- Wylder
- Judson
- Khai
- Kye
- Axl
- Crue
- Ernesto
- Ahmir
- Zyon
- Aries
- Mustafa
- Santos
- Dane
- Damari
- Elio
- Jadiel
- Jovanni
- Salvatore
- Mathew
- Kolson
- Nova
- Brendan
- Murphy
- Brodie
- Damir
- Rocky
- Larry
- Fisher
- Waylen
- Byron
- Ermias
- Joey
- Joe
- Jon
- Arian
- Chosen
- Jairo
- Vihaan
- Kylen
- Ameer
- Dion
- Jrue
- Kaizen
- Yousef
- Bryant
- Cullen
- Kaisen
- Kelvin
- Zen
- Kartier
- Randy
- Shepard
- Alaric
- Cain
- Jeremias
- Alfonso
- Brecken
- Colten
- Gian
- Rhodes
- Wesson
- Duncan
- Harold
- Henrik
- Harley
- Alistair
- Agustin
- Jericho
- Talon
- Westyn
- Cassian
- Eugene
- Ryatt
- Shmuel
- Braden
- Yahya
- Aldo
- Dangelo
- Ezrah
- Korbin
- Zavier
- Bronson
- Teo
- Jones
- Neo
- Stefan
- Van
- Mekhi
- Coleson
- Eren
- Ignacio
- Kristian
- Harlem
- Zev
- Canaan
- Cedric
- Khalid
- Bode
- Gary
- Rene
- Benedict
- Maxton
- Thatcher
- Wallace
- Davian
- Gordon
- Niklaus
- Yisroel
- Kabir
- Osman
- Adler
- Darian
- Terry
- Cartier
- Osiris
- Vance
- Demetrius
- Kamryn
- Lux
- Stone
- Jaxx
- Kooper
- Rodney
- Aurelio
- Darwin
- Jakob
- Zechariah
- Brennan
- Marlon
- Meir
- Yael
- Asaiah
- Atharv
- Imran
- Ivaan
- Kanan
- Kalel
- London
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers gift guides, product reviews, crafts, and TV shows like Yellowstone. She’s currently stitching up a cross-stitch pattern for the magazine’s next issue