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215 names

Cool names have a confident, modern sound. Many use strong consonants like X and K, short punchy syllables and surname roots, and they appeal to parents who want a name with energy and attitude.

The letter X is a clear favorite on this page. Jaxon, Jaxson, Axel, Braxton and Maddox all use it to create a sharp, contemporary feel, and several of these are modern spellings of older names. Kingston and Greyson follow the surname trend with a regal or refined twist, while Ryder and Chase suggest motion and adventure. Jace and Max are short and snappy, and Marcus brings a classic Roman name into the mix with a strong, timeless sound.

Some names cross traditional lines. Quinn and Nova are used for girls as well as boys, and Maverick, which comes from a word for an independent spirit, has gained popularity partly through film. Cool names can be striking, but it is worth thinking about spelling. Names like Jaxon and Jaxson show how the same sound can be written different ways, which may mean frequent corrections. It also helps to consider how the name will feel in formal settings, and whether a more classic middle name could provide balance.

Most popular right now

Jaxon Boy
JAK-suhn
“son of Jack” · American (modern coinage)
#115
Chase Boy
CHAYS
“hunter” · English
#192
Jace Boy
JAYS
“modern short form of Jason” · American (modern coinage)
#114
Maverick Boy
MAV-ur-ik
“independent person; from a surname” · American (modern coinage)
#49
Quinn Unisex
KWIHN
“descendant of Conn” · Irish
#97
Jaxson Boy
JAK-suhn
“son of Jack” · American (modern coinage)
#156
Ryder Boy
RY-dur
“horseman, rider” · English
#133
Axel Boy
AK-suhl
“father of peace” · Scandinavian
#79
Max Boy
MAKS
“greatest” · Latin
#180
Greyson Boy
GRAY-suhn
“son of the steward” · English
#149

All 215 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 Sex Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Jaxon Boy son of Jack American (modern coinage) 115 ↓ -50%
Chase Boy hunter English 192 ↓ -36%
Jace Boy modern short form of Jason American (modern coinage) 114 ↓ -19%
Maverick Boy independent person; from a surname American (modern coinage) 49 → -4%
Quinn Unisex descendant of Conn Irish 97 ↓ -14%
Jaxson Boy son of Jack American (modern coinage) 156 ↓ -44%
Ryder Boy horseman, rider English 133 ↓ -20%
Axel Boy father of peace Scandinavian 79 ↓ -11%
Max Boy greatest Latin 180 ↓ -18%
Greyson Boy son of the steward English 149 ↓ -44%
Nova Girl new Latin 46 ↓ -7%
Braxton Boy Bracca's town Old English 172 ↓ -24%
Waylon Boy form of Wayland, the legendary smith English 56 ↑ +51%
Marcus Boy probably dedicated to Mars Latin 258 ↓ -19%
Beau Boy handsome French 60 ↑ +54%
Gael Boy — Breton 86 ↑ +18%
Maddox Boy son of Madoc Welsh 210 ↓ -27%
Kingston Boy king's town English 204 ↓ -46%
August Boy venerable, great Latin 81 ↑ +63%
Jayce Boy modern short form of Jason American (modern coinage) 167 ↓ -11%
Ryker Boy — American (modern coinage) 183 ↓ -19%
Tucker Boy cloth fuller English 181 → -0%
Jasper Boy treasurer; also a gemstone Persian 129 ↑ +6%
Cody Boy from an Irish surname Irish 318 ↓ -5%
Phoenix Unisex mythical firebird; dark red Greek 329 ↓ -33%
Enzo Boy short form of Lorenzo or Vincenzo Italian 72 ↑ +105%
Finn Boy fair, white Irish 206 ↓ -21%
Griffin Boy strong lord (from Gruffudd) Welsh 222 ↑ +9%
Zane Boy — English 324 ↓ -23%
King Boy king English 405 ↓ -65%
Gage Boy pledge English 973 ↓ -63%
Maximus Boy greatest Latin 276 ↓ -11%
Archer Boy bowman English 98 ↑ +54%
Beckett Boy from an English surname English 141 ↑ +39%
Remington Unisex from an English place name English 307 ↓ -32%
Rhett Boy from a surname; possibly advice Dutch 188 ↓ -18%
Paxton Boy from an English place name Old English 338 ↓ -24%
Harley Unisex hare meadow Old English 418 ↓ -33%
Atlas Boy possibly to bear, to endure Greek 75 ↑ +115%
Legend Boy legend English 193 ↓ -35%
Chance Boy good fortune English 442 ↓ -41%
Cash Boy money; also an English surname English 287 ↓ -9%
Zander Boy short for Alexander, defender of people Greek 397 ↓ -33%
Jax Boy short for Jackson, son of Jack American (modern coinage) 342 ↓ -32%
Ace Boy one who excels; the top card English 164 ↑ +17%
Jett Boy jet, a black gemstone English 169 ↑ +79%
Knox Boy round hill Scottish 196 ↑ +20%
Reid Boy red, red-haired Scottish 293 ↑ +10%
Colt Boy young horse English 285 ↓ -30%
Tyson Boy firebrand; or son of Dye English 531 ↓ -33%
Jase Boy to heal; short form of Jason English 717 ↓ -41%
Johnny Boy God is gracious English 458 ↓ -14%
Arlo Boy — English 148 ↑ +44%
Kyrie Boy lord Greek 244 ↓ -15%
Cruz Boy cross Spanish 331 ↓ -7%
Beckham Boy from an English place name English 168 ↑ +55%
Gunner Boy bold warrior; one who fires a gun Old Norse 506 ↓ -44%
Tate Boy from an Old English personal name English 194 ↑ +107%
Cade Boy from an English surname; round, lumpy English 248 ↑ +69%
Nash Boy at the ash tree English 255 ↓ -10%
Drake Boy dragon English 827 ↓ -43%
Lennox Unisex place of elms Scottish 289 → -1%
Lennon Unisex from an Irish surname Irish 214 ↑ +32%
Nico Boy short form of Nicholas, 'victory of the people' Italian 174 ↑ +98%
Atticus Boy of Attica Latin 281 ↑ +8%
Orion Boy name of a mythological hunter Greek 334 → -0%
Kash Boy variant of Cash, an English surname American (modern coinage) 286 ↓ -14%
Kade Boy variant of Cade, an English surname English 349 ↑ +10%
Ty Boy short form of Tyler or Tyson English 813 ↓ -26%
Leia Girl uncertain; popularized by Star Wars American (modern coinage) 297 ↓ -5%
Hugo Boy mind, heart, spirit Germanic 378 ↑ +18%
Jalen Boy modern American coinage American (modern coinage) 443 ↑ +37%
Brock Boy badger English 810 ↓ -18%
Gianni Boy short form of Giovanni, 'God is gracious' Italian 524 ↓ -36%
Hendrix Boy son of Hendrik Dutch 354 ↓ -22%
Kane Boy battle; descendant of Cathán Irish 451 ↓ -28%
Sterling Boy genuine, of high quality English 346 ↑ +23%
Stetson Boy uncertain; English surname English 136 ↑ +339%
Trey Boy third English 890 ↓ -27%
Raiden Boy thunder and lightning Japanese 432 → -1%
Crew Boy group working together English 256 ↑ +14%
Odin Boy fury, inspiration Old Norse 502 ↓ -39%
Major Boy greater English 670 ↓ -55%
Memphis Unisex enduring and beautiful Egyptian 640 ↓ -33%
Reign Unisex royal rule English 452 ↓ -22%
Dexter Boy dyer English 693 ↓ -22%
Jaxton Boy modern blend of Jax and -ton American (modern coinage) 667 ↓ -50%
Ronin Boy masterless samurai Japanese 504 ↓ -24%
Hank Boy short for Henry; home ruler English 413 ↑ +26%
Dax Boy uncertain; possibly from a French town French 692 ↓ -38%
Cannon Boy from an English surname; clergyman English 722 ↓ -28%
Monroe Unisex from the Scottish surname Munro Scottish 467 ↑ +18%
Leonidas Boy son of the lion Greek 510 ↓ -9%
Colson Boy son of Cole English 311 ↑ +22%
Briggs Boy of the bridge English 356 ↑ +36%
Talon Boy claw of a bird of prey English 1,181 ↓ -41%
Makai Boy toward the sea Hawaiian 481 ↑ +21%
Tripp Boy nickname for a third namesake American (modern coinage) 522 ↓ -6%
Colter Boy colt herder; from an English surname English 157 ↑ +965%
Byron Boy at the cattle sheds Old English 981 ↓ -21%
Ares Boy — Greek 290 ↑ +150%
Sloan Girl from an Irish surname Irish 840 ↓ -25%
Apollo Boy — Greek 445 ↑ +6%
Wilder Boy wild, untamed English 431 ↑ +7%
Case Boy from an English surname English 733 ↓ -26%
Onyx Boy claw, fingernail; the gemstone Greek 365 ↑ +97%
Bodie Boy uncertain; possibly messenger English 275 ↑ +179%
Cassius Boy uncertain (Roman family name) Latin 583 ↓ -16%
Kashton Boy modern blend, rhymes with Ashton American (modern coinage) 400 ↑ +19%
Mack Boy son of Scottish 463 ↑ +15%
Raylan Boy blend of Ray and Lan American (modern coinage) 802 ↓ -30%
Shepherd Boy sheep herder English 246 ↑ +204%
Nixon Boy son of Nick English 1,061 ↓ -50%
Rex Boy king Latin 859 ↓ -26%
Fletcher Boy arrow maker English 547 ↑ +36%
Bruno Boy brown Germanic 740 → -0%
Jagger Boy carter, peddler English 885 ↓ -22%
Duke Boy leader; the noble title English 695 ↓ -8%
Banks Boy one who lived by a bank or slope English 310 ↑ +241%
Marlon Boy — — 1,105 ↓ -10%
Sevyn Unisex respelling of Seven American (modern coinage) 575 ↑ +44%
Scout Unisex one who scouts English 997 ↓ -18%
Kole Boy variant of Cole; charcoal, or from Nicholas American (modern coinage) 1,247 ↓ -40%
Blaze Boy flame English 781 ↑ +20%
Ridge Boy ridge English 530 ↑ +32%
Flynn Boy son of the red-haired one Irish 828 ↓ -25%
Rey Boy king Spanish 908 → +2%
Keanu Boy the cool breeze Hawaiian 649 ↓ -23%
Boone Boy good; or from Bohon, Normandy English 423 ↑ +59%
Zelda Girl short form of Griselda Germanic 832 ↓ -38%
Kannon Boy variant of Cannon, a surname American (modern coinage) 904 ↓ -50%
Grey Boy grey, the color English 1,014 ↓ -26%
Axton Boy from an English place name English 906 ↓ -42%
Van Boy from; short form of names like Vance Dutch 972 ↓ -9%
Bronson Boy son of Brown English 1,046 ↓ -21%
Jaxen Boy variant of Jackson, 'son of Jack' American (modern coinage) 1,462 ↓ -43%
Draven Boy modern invented name American (modern coinage) 1,217 ↓ -9%
Huxley Boy from Huxley, an English place name Old English 736 ↓ -32%
Vance Boy marsh, fen English 1,080 ↓ -10%
Rocky Boy rocky; nickname for Rocco English 568 ↑ +97%
Titan Boy one of the Titans, elder gods Greek 1,295 ↓ -61%
Dash Boy dash, quick movement English 1,056 ↓ -29%
Creed Boy belief, creed English 663 ↑ +40%
Krew Boy crew American (modern coinage) 601 ↑ +34%
Axl Boy father of peace; variant of Axel American (modern coinage) 1,123 ↓ -40%
Jaxxon Boy form of Jackson; son of Jack American (modern coinage) 793 ↑ +7%
Slade Boy valley English 1,055 ↑ +11%
Gauge Boy measure, gauge English 4,073 ↓ -70%
Maddux Boy son of Madoc Welsh 1,533 ↓ -36%
Chevy Unisex from Chevy Chase or the Chevrolet brand English 1,547 ↓ -10%
Fox Boy fox English 1,411 ↓ -47%
Kaiser Boy emperor German 836 ↑ +13%
Bowie Unisex fair-haired Scottish 1,228 ↓ -7%
Beck Boy stream, brook English 913 ↑ +32%
Bjorn Boy bear Old Norse 829 → -1%
Bear Boy bear English 853 ↑ +14%
Jaxx Boy modern variant of Jax American (modern coinage) 1,102 ↓ -24%
Lux Unisex light Latin 2,918 ↓ -52%
Kael Boy — American (modern coinage) 903 ↑ +265%
Storm Unisex storm English 1,442 ↑ +20%
Jet Boy jet, the black gemstone English 1,246 ↑ +17%
Zen Boy meditation Japanese 1,144 ↑ +16%
Zephyr Boy west wind Greek 1,203 ↑ +17%
Riggs Boy from an English surname; ridge English 776 ↑ +42%
Decker Boy roofer, thatcher German 1,501 ↓ -43%
Baron Boy nobleman English 1,370 ↑ +20%
Kolt Boy variant of Colt, young horse American (modern coinage) 1,414 ↓ -36%
Kruz Boy variant of Cruz, cross Spanish 1,216 ↓ -11%
Beaux Boy handsome; spelling of Beau French 970 ↑ +71%
Bronx Boy from the New York City borough American (modern coinage) 1,133 ↑ +29%
Arrow Unisex arrow, the weapon English 1,976 ↓ -50%
Kyng Boy king, respelled American (modern coinage) 1,684 ↓ -62%
Steele Boy steel, or a steelworker English 1,185 ↑ +64%
Clint Boy short form of Clinton English 2,364 ↓ -56%
Link Boy ridge, rising ground; also a chain link English 1,579 ↓ -37%
Tyce Boy modern variant of Ty or Tyson American (modern coinage) 2,255 ↓ -34%
Loki Boy uncertain; Norse trickster god Old Norse 1,858 ↓ -37%
Wolfgang Boy wolf path German 1,519 ↓ -13%
Diesel Boy from a German surname German 2,335 ↓ -25%
Jayse Boy variant of Jace, short for Jason American (modern coinage) 3,804 ↓ -52%
Rebel Unisex rebel English 3,204 ↓ -47%
Zeppelin Boy from the German surname Zeppelin German 1,508 → +2%
Thor Boy thunder Old Norse 2,875 ↓ -49%
Axle Boy variant of Axel, father of peace Scandinavian 1,709 ↓ -26%
Ziggy Boy pet form of Sigmund, victory protection German 1,491 ↓ -8%
Valor Boy courage English 1,254 ↑ +19%
Jhett Boy variant of Jett, jet black American (modern coinage) 1,715 ↓ -22%
Riot Boy riot, uproar English 1,265 ↑ +95%
Stryker Boy occupational surname, one who strikes English 2,597 ↓ -41%
Ryu Boy dragon Japanese 2,352 ↓ -18%
Kreed Boy variant of Creed: belief English 936 ↑ +179%
Mavrick Boy variant of Maverick, independent one American (modern coinage) 2,047 ↓ -35%
Fenix Unisex variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Spanish 2,013 ↑ +19%
Wolf Boy wolf German 1,902 → +1%
Maverik Boy variant of Maverick, independent one American (modern coinage) 1,955 ↓ -22%
Kage Boy variant of Cage; Japanese shadow English 4,945 ↓ -50%
Flint Boy flint stone English 2,293 ↓ -18%
Pax Boy peace Latin 2,074 ↑ +16%
Phoenyx Unisex variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Greek 4,724 ↓ -55%
Blayze Boy variant of Blaze, "flame" English 3,252 ↓ -41%
Rogue Unisex from the English word rogue English 5,367 ↓ -52%
Blue Unisex the color blue English 2,648 ↑ +17%
Viggo Boy battle, war Old Norse 1,697 ↑ +137%
Quest Boy a search or pursuit English 2,413 ↓ -27%
Blade Boy a sword blade English 3,454 ↑ +18%
Cage Boy English surname; cage maker English 7,273 ↓ -48%
Dirk Boy Dutch form of Derek, "ruler of the people" Dutch 4,747 ↓ -16%
Race Boy the English word race; also a surname English 7,094 ↑ +33%
Shadow Unisex shadow, shade English 6,091 ↑ +7%
Doc Boy nickname from doctor English 3,975 ↑ +29%
Tempest Girl violent storm English 7,103 ↑ +14%
Long Boy dragon Vietnamese 13,152 ↓ -58%
Tex Boy from Texas English 3,502 ↑ +50%
Rockie Unisex variant of Rocky English 8,763 ↑ +100%
Skip Boy nickname, from skipper English 6,747 ↑ +30%