Anthony Boy
AN-thuh-nee
“uncertain; from the Roman name Antonius” · Latin
#46
Boy Names Ending in -Y
237 namesBoy
Boys' names ending in this letter feel friendly and approachable, and they come from several traditions. Anthony, Henry, Timothy, Jeremy, and Zachary are English forms of older names from Latin, Germanic, Greek, and Hebrew sources. Henry has been a royal name in England and France for centuries, and Timothy was a companion of an apostle in the New Testament.
Other names here began as surnames. Brody, Brady, and Cody come from Irish family names, and Troy recalls both a French place name and the city of Greek legend. Wesley, Bentley, Bradley, and Brantley come from Old English place names, where the ending leah meant a clearing in a wood. Jeffrey has Germanic roots and a long history in English.
Andy is a friendly short form that some parents now choose as a full name. Because this ending softens a name, it often sounds youthful. If you want a name that grows well into adulthood, consider longer choices like Anthony or Timothy, which offer casual nicknames. For a relaxed feel, Brody or Cody may suit your family better.
Most popular right now
Henry Boy
HEHN-ree
“ruler of the home” · Germanic
#5
Zachary Boy
ZA-kur-ee
“Yahweh remembers” · Hebrew
#216
Wesley Boy
WEHS-lee
“west meadow” · Old English
#52
Brody Boy
BROH-dee
“from a Scottish and Irish surname” · Scottish
#236
Bentley Boy
BEHNT-lee
“clearing with bent grass” · Old English
#215
Timothy Boy
TIH-muh-thee
“honoring God” · Greek
#203
Brady Boy
BRAY-dee
“uncertain; from an Irish surname” · Irish
#321
Jeremy Boy
JEH-ruh-mee
“God will exalt” · English
#292
Cody Boy
KOH-dee
“from an Irish surname” · Irish
#318
All 237 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | uncertain; from the Roman name Antonius | Latin | 46 | ↓ -15% |
| Henry | ruler of the home | Germanic | 5 | ↑ +11% |
| Zachary | Yahweh remembers | Hebrew | 216 | ↓ -40% |
| Wesley | west meadow | Old English | 52 | ↑ +50% |
| Brody | from a Scottish and Irish surname | Scottish | 236 | ↓ -30% |
| Bentley | clearing with bent grass | Old English | 215 | ↓ -36% |
| Timothy | honoring God | Greek | 203 | ↓ -14% |
| Brady | uncertain; from an Irish surname | Irish | 321 | → -2% |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | English | 292 | ↓ -28% |
| Cody | from an Irish surname | Irish | 318 | ↓ -5% |
| Bradley | broad clearing | English | 403 | ↓ -36% |
| Brantley | from an English surname | English | 499 | ↓ -62% |
| Jeffrey | possibly territory of peace | Germanic | 552 | ↓ -32% |
| Andy | short for Andrew, manly | English | 565 | ↓ -31% |
| Troy | from the ancient city of Troy | Greek | 533 | ↓ -22% |
| Johnny | God is gracious | English | 458 | ↓ -14% |
| Gregory | watchful, alert | Greek | 593 | ↓ -28% |
| Grady | noble, illustrious | Irish | 373 | ↑ +11% |
| Corey | from an Irish surname | Irish | 778 | ↓ -39% |
| Jay | jay bird; short for J-names | English | 392 | → +0% |
| Colby | from an English place name | English | 615 | → +4% |
| Ty | short form of Tyler or Tyson | English | 813 | ↓ -26% |
| Danny | pet form of Daniel, 'God is my judge' | English | 628 | ↓ -10% |
| Trey | third | English | 890 | ↓ -27% |
| Harvey | battle worthy | Breton | 251 | ↑ +93% |
| Tony | short form of Anthony | English | 784 | ↓ -24% |
| Jerry | pet form of Gerald or Jeremiah | English | 907 | ↓ -43% |
| Randy | shield wolf | English | 1,089 | ↓ -25% |
| Jimmy | holder of the heel, supplanter | English | 847 | ↓ -14% |
| Roy | red; often linked to king | Scottish | 525 | ↑ +17% |
| Larry | from Laurentum; short for Lawrence | English | 1,085 | ↓ -28% |
| Ricky | brave ruler | English | 949 | ↓ -32% |
| Sonny | son | English | 298 | ↑ +116% |
| Gary | from an English surname; possibly spear | English | 1,073 | ↓ -30% |
| Zackary | God remembers | American (modern coinage) | 1,513 | ↓ -34% |
| Tommy | twin | English | 658 | ↑ +29% |
| Toby | God is good | English | 979 | ↑ +36% |
| Terry | from Theodoric | English | 1,116 | ↓ -19% |
| Cory | — | Irish | 1,245 | ↓ -35% |
| Harry | home ruler (form of Henry) | English | 775 | → -5% |
| Rodney | Hroda's island | English | 1,093 | ↓ -25% |
| Jacoby | supplanter (form of Jacob) | English | 1,430 | ↓ -49% |
| Clay | clay | English | 573 | ↑ +24% |
| Ray | counsel protector; ray of light | English | 792 | ↓ -7% |
| Stanley | stony clearing | Old English | 863 | ↓ -17% |
| Bobby | short for Robert, bright fame | English | 1,097 | ↓ -27% |
| Jeffery | uncertain; possibly 'peace' | English | 1,556 | ↓ -49% |
| Kody | variant of Cody; helper | Irish | 1,070 | ↓ -13% |
| Billy | short for William, resolute protector | English | 1,068 | → -4% |
| Rudy | famous wolf; pet form of Rudolph | German | 739 | ↑ +32% |
| Rey | king | Spanish | 908 | → +2% |
| Kenny | handsome; pet form of Kenneth | Scottish | 1,271 | ↓ -15% |
| Kolby | from an English place name | English | 1,225 | → -3% |
| Grey | grey, the color | English | 1,014 | ↓ -26% |
| Crosby | village with a cross | English | 1,235 | ↓ -44% |
| Huxley | from Huxley, an English place name | Old English | 736 | ↓ -32% |
| Rocky | rocky; nickname for Rocco | English | 568 | ↑ +97% |
| Westley | west meadow | English | 619 | ↑ +39% |
| Leroy | the king | French | 888 | ↑ +11% |
| Jordy | short form of Jordan | English | 1,261 | ↓ -17% |
| Freddy | short form of Frederick or Alfred | English | 1,422 | ↓ -12% |
| Giovanny | variant of Giovanni; Yahweh is gracious | Italian | 1,964 | ↓ -22% |
| Ozzy | short for Oswald or Osborne | English | 549 | ↑ +184% |
| Brentley | modern blend of Brent and -ley | American (modern coinage) | 2,009 | ↓ -59% |
| Zachery | Yahweh remembers | Hebrew | 3,035 | ↓ -15% |
| Benny | short for Benjamin; son of the right hand | English | 841 | ↑ +72% |
| Mccoy | son of Aodh (fire) | Scottish | 806 | ↑ +29% |
| Zackery | God remembers; variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | 3,510 | ↓ -40% |
| Gray | gray; gray-haired | English | 1,418 | ↓ -15% |
| Coby | short for Jacob; supplanter | English | 1,874 | ↓ -38% |
| Rowdy | boisterous, noisy | English | 941 | ↑ +50% |
| Montgomery | from a Norman place name | English | 962 | ↑ +32% |
| Sammy | pet form of Samuel; God has heard | English | 1,864 | ↓ -18% |
| Wiley | from an English surname | English | 1,226 | → -1% |
| Eddy | pet form of Edward or Edmund | English | 1,605 | ↑ +6% |
| Guy | uncertain; possibly 'wood' or 'wide' | French | 1,637 | ↓ -21% |
| Teddy | short for Theodore or Edward | English | 823 | ↑ +123% |
| Antony | from a Roman family name, origin unknown | Latin | 1,622 | ↑ +42% |
| Lenny | brave lion (via Leonard) | English | 1,419 | ↑ +33% |
| Barry | fair-haired (from Fionnbarr) | Irish | 1,520 | ↓ -16% |
| Coy | shy, quiet | English | 1,451 | → -3% |
| Jovanny | variant of Giovanni; God is gracious | American (modern coinage) | 2,407 | ↓ -24% |
| Bently | variant of Bentley, bent grass clearing | English | 5,060 | ↓ -58% |
| Ely | variant of Eli; or English place name | Hebrew | 2,653 | → +2% |
| Korey | variant of Corey | Irish | 2,736 | ↓ -43% |
| Koby | short form of Jacob; supplanter | Hebrew | 2,174 | ↓ -35% |
| Ajay | unconquerable | Sanskrit | 2,230 | ↓ -26% |
| Jovany | variant of Giovanni; God is gracious | American (modern coinage) | 2,734 | → 0% |
| Fredy | peaceful ruler | Spanish | 2,083 | ↓ -17% |
| Mickey | pet form of Michael, 'who is like God?' | English | 2,048 | ↓ -32% |
| Rickey | pet form of Richard, 'powerful ruler' | English | 2,827 | ↓ -32% |
| Geoffrey | uncertain; second part means 'peace' | English | 3,599 | ↓ -33% |
| Zakary | variant of Zachary, 'God has remembered' | American (modern coinage) | 5,389 | ↓ -49% |
| Ziggy | pet form of Sigmund, victory protection | German | 1,491 | ↓ -8% |
| Kory | uncertain; from an Irish surname | Irish | 3,352 | ↓ -33% |
| Cy | short form of Cyrus or Cyril | English | 2,540 | ↓ -20% |
| Geovanny | Spanish respelling of Giovanni, God is gracious | Spanish | 3,397 | ↓ -26% |
| Andrey | Russian form of Andrew, manly | Russian | 3,379 | ↓ -43% |
| Percy | from a Norman place name | English | 1,279 | ↑ +123% |
| Anay | without a superior, a name of Vishnu | Sanskrit | 2,646 | ↓ -14% |
| Jakoby | variant of Jacoby, form of Jacob | American (modern coinage) | 3,986 | ↓ -66% |
| Lucky | fortunate | English | 1,580 | ↑ +146% |
| Radley | red meadow; English surname | Old English | 1,834 | ↑ +28% |
| Manny | pet form of Manuel, God is with us | Spanish | 3,221 | ↓ -21% |
| Deanthony | blend of De- and Anthony | American (modern coinage) | 4,161 | ↓ -26% |
| Ronny | pet form of Ronald, ruler's counsel | English | 3,434 | ↓ -31% |
| Chauncey | from a Norman surname | French | 4,422 | ↓ -38% |
| Scotty | diminutive of Scott, a Scot | Scottish | 1,399 | ↑ +264% |
| Mckay | son of Aodh (fire) | Scottish | 3,629 | ↓ -14% |
| Nery | uncertain; Spanish name | Spanish | 4,215 | ↑ +56% |
| Finlay | fair-haired warrior | Scottish | 2,614 | → 0% |
| Conway | from a Welsh place name | Welsh | 1,287 | ↑ +114% |
| Klay | variant of Clay | English | 1,882 | ↓ -10% |
| Marty | short form of Martin, of Mars | English | 2,914 | → -4% |
| Jacorey | blend of Ja- and Corey | American (modern coinage) | 4,925 | ↓ -31% |
| Eloy | Spanish form of Eligius, chosen | Spanish | 3,010 | ↓ -15% |
| Monty | pet form of Montgomery | English | 1,543 | ↑ +104% |
| Bradly | variant of Bradley: broad wood | Old English | 7,751 | ↓ -33% |
| Sanjay | triumphant, victorious | Sanskrit | 5,012 | ↓ -17% |
| Franky | pet form of Frank or Francis | English | 3,207 | → +3% |
| Geovany | variant of Giovanni, "God is gracious" | Spanish | 4,594 | ↓ -15% |
| Brently | modern variant of Brentley, from Brent | English | 5,065 | ↓ -46% |
| Jonny | pet form of John, "God is gracious" | English | 3,407 | → 0% |
| Giovany | variant of Giovanni, "God is gracious" | Italian | 5,463 | ↑ +31% |
| Hershy | Yiddish diminutive of Hersh; deer | Yiddish | 1,981 | ↑ +48% |
| Rony | short for Ronald, or Hebrew my joy | English | 3,226 | ↓ -16% |
| Amaury | French form of Amalric; work ruler | French | 4,403 | → 0% |
| Denny | short for Dennis; follower of Dionysus | English | 4,284 | ↑ +41% |
| Jhonny | variant of Johnny; God is gracious | Spanish | 4,188 | ↓ -49% |
| Akshay | imperishable, eternal | Sanskrit | 6,158 | ↓ -33% |
| Murray | from Moray, settlement by the sea | Scottish | 2,633 | ↑ +6% |
| Danthony | blend of D' and Anthony | American (modern coinage) | 6,200 | ↓ -39% |
| Vinny | diminutive of Vincent, conquering | Latin | 2,256 | ↑ +80% |
| Rusty | red-haired; nickname for Russell | English | 2,384 | ↑ +115% |
| Brodey | variant of Brody, surname from muddy place | Irish | 12,329 | ↓ -17% |
| Mendy | Yiddish diminutive of Menachem, comforter | Yiddish | 2,557 | ↑ +18% |
| Mikey | pet form of Michael; who is like God | English | 2,631 | ↑ +47% |
| Donny | diminutive of Donald, world ruler | Scottish | 3,872 | → 0% |
| Willy | diminutive of William, will helmet | Germanic | 4,041 | ↓ -29% |
| Timmy | diminutive of Timothy, honoring God | Greek | 6,107 | ↓ -44% |
| Jeffry | variant of Jeffrey, peace | Germanic | 5,980 | ↓ -25% |
| Hardy | bold, tough | English | 2,496 | ↑ +42% |
| Dany | short form of Daniel; God is my judge | Hebrew | 3,257 | → -3% |
| Garry | variant of Gary, spear | English | 5,949 | ↓ -25% |
| Cary | English surname from a place or river | English | 3,676 | ↑ +15% |
| Dontay | variant of Dante; enduring | American (modern coinage) | 6,908 | ↓ -52% |
| Jacory | blend of Ja- and Cory | American (modern coinage) | 9,236 | ↓ -50% |
| Ky | short form of names like Kyle | English | 3,623 | ↑ +24% |
| Buddy | friend, pal | English | 4,418 | → -4% |
| Robby | pet form of Robert, "bright fame" | English | 4,675 | ↓ -8% |
| Jacolby | blend of Ja- and Colby | American (modern coinage) | 5,968 | ↓ -12% |
| Dewey | from Dewi, Welsh form of David | Welsh | 3,870 | ↓ -7% |
| Buckley | from an English place name, 'buck clearing' | English | 2,184 | ↑ +81% |
| Ramy | archer, marksman | Arabic | 2,563 | ↑ +108% |
| Leeroy | variant of Leroy, 'the king' | French | 3,562 | ↑ +68% |
| Johny | variant of Johnny, "God is gracious" | English | 12,894 | ↓ -72% |
| Huey | pet form of Hugh, 'mind, heart' | Germanic | 2,955 | ↑ +36% |
| Zakkary | variant of Zachary, 'God remembers' | Hebrew | — | ↓ -100% |
| Tobey | variant of Toby, 'God is good' | Hebrew | 9,619 | ↓ -33% |
| Hurley | uncertain; Irish surname | Irish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Codey | variant of Cody, an Irish surname | Irish | 12,410 | → 0% |
| Deontay | modern blend of De- and Dante | American (modern coinage) | 6,544 | ↓ -28% |
| Elroy | variant of Leroy, the king | French | 4,585 | ↑ +29% |
| Huy | glorious, brilliant | Vietnamese | 7,874 | ↓ -9% |
| Jeramy | variant of Jeremy | Hebrew | — | ↓ -100% |
| Coty | variant of Cody | American (modern coinage) | 8,389 | ↓ -25% |
| Marcanthony | combination of Marc and Anthony | Latin | 7,495 | ↑ +38% |
| Khiry | good, fortunate | Arabic | 9,345 | ↓ -53% |
| Wesly | variant of Wesley, west meadow | American (modern coinage) | 6,781 | ↑ +44% |
| Anthoney | variant of Anthony | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Markanthony | Mark and Anthony combined | Latin | 13,217 | → 0% |
| Geremy | variant of Jeremy | American (modern coinage) | 12,665 | ↓ -50% |
| Vinay | modesty, humility | Sanskrit | 10,611 | ↓ -36% |
| Gerry | short form of Gerald or Gerard | English | 9,186 | ↓ -53% |
| Vijay | victory | Sanskrit | 13,771 | → 0% |
| Zakery | variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Zacary | variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Destry | uncertain, possibly warhorse | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Wally | short form of Walter or Wallace | English | 5,838 | ↑ +7% |
| Tray | variant of Trey, third | English | 11,862 | ↓ -46% |
| Toney | variant of Tony | English | 11,855 | ↓ -40% |
| Micky | diminutive of Michael, who is like God | English | 7,513 | ↓ -21% |
| Greggory | variant of Gregory, watchful | Greek | — | ↓ -100% |
| Timmothy | variant of Timothy, honoring God | Greek | 10,570 | new |
| Jeremey | variant of Jeremy, Yahweh exalts | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Maury | short form of Maurice | English | 8,678 | ↑ +50% |
| Godfrey | God's peace | Germanic | 7,850 | ↓ -17% |
| Joby | pet form of Job or Joseph | English | — | new |
| Woody | wooded, or short form of Woodrow | English | 8,220 | → 0% |
| Dudley | from Dudley, an English place | Old English | 11,017 | ↓ -25% |
| Jeromy | variant of Jeremy | English | 11,266 | ↓ -14% |
| Corry | uncertain; variant of Corey | Irish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Chauncy | variant of Chauncey, a Norman surname | English | — | new |
| Torry | uncertain; variant of Tory or Torrey | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Roby | diminutive of Robert, bright fame | English | 10,458 | ↑ +40% |
| Curry | Irish or Scottish surname | Irish | 9,085 | ↑ +33% |
| Roddy | pet form of Roderick | English | 8,115 | ↑ +43% |
| Telly | short form of Aristotelis | Greek | — | ↓ -100% |
| Jefferey | variant of Jeffrey | Germanic | — | new |
| Delroy | of the king | French | — | new |
| Lonny | pet form of Alonzo | English | 13,153 | → 0% |
| Correy | variant of Corey | Irish | — | new |
| Lanny | pet form of Roland or Lander | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Kenney | variant of Kenny | Irish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Humphrey | peaceful warrior | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Ronney | variant of Ronnie, pet form of Ronald | English | — | new |
| Kerby | variant of Kirby, church settlement | Old Norse | 13,020 | → 0% |
| Early | uncertain; English surname | English | 7,817 | new |
| Yancey | uncertain; English surname | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Dorsey | uncertain; surname | French | — | new |
| Laroy | variant of Leroy, the king | French | — | new |
| Barney | pet form of Barnabas or Bernard | English | 12,274 | → 0% |
| Corby | from an English place name | Old Norse | 12,417 | new |
| Loy | uncertain, possibly from Eloy | English | — | new |
| Bucky | nickname from Buck | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Darry | variant of Darrell or Darren | English | — | new |
| Derry | oak grove | Irish | — | new |
| Hervey | English form of Hervé | Breton | — | new |
| Manley | surname, common clearing | Old English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Geoffery | variant of Geoffrey | Germanic | — | new |
| Burley | from an English surname | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Bartley | from Bartholomew, or birch clearing | English | — | new |
| Henery | variant of Henry | English | — | new |
| Nickey | pet form of Nicholas | English | — | new |
| Murry | variant of Murray | Scottish | — | new |
| Johney | variant of Johnny | Hebrew | — | new |
| Garey | variant of Gary | English | — | new |
| Geary | from an English or Irish surname | English | — | new |
| Tandy | Scottish pet form of Andrew | Scottish | — | new |
| Lary | variant of Larry | Latin | — | new |
| Jeffory | variant of Jeffrey | Germanic | — | new |
| Curley | nickname for curly hair | English | — | new |
| Foy | faith, or from a surname | French | — | new |
| Okey | uncertain; English surname or Igbo short form | English | — | new |
| Irby | farmstead of the Irish | English | — | new |
| Johnney | variant of Johnny | English | — | new |
| Perley | uncertain; surname or form of Pearl | English | — | new |