200 Cool Boy Names for Your Baby

These 200 cool boy names offer memorable choices to help you build a shortlist and find the right name for your baby and growing family.

Updated August 20, 2026

by Tasha Mayberry

Additional contribution by Stefanie Miller

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A baby wearing a gray knit onesie with two buttons on the front is lying in a soft, brown blanket.

When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was sure I was having a girl. At the ultrasound, the nurse’s words, “I see a penis!” completely shocked me. I cried, not because I was disappointed, but because I hadn’t expected to be having a boy. Suddenly, none of my carefully chosen girl names would do.

I needed boy names that felt just as exciting: stylish, memorable, and a little unexpected. To build this list, I asked more than 200 moms which boy names they thought were coolest. Their suggestions helped shape the list below.

If you’re looking for cool boy names, say your favorites with your last name and keep track of the ones you want to come back to. The names are listed alphabetically to make them easier to compare.

200 Cool Boy Names

1. Aiden

2. Alexander

3. Amir

4. Anderson

5. Angus

6. Anthony

7. Arlo

8. Asa

9. Asher

10. Aston

11. Atlas

12. Atticus

13. August

14. Austin

15. Axel

16. Ayden

17. Barrett

18. Beau

19. Beckett

20. Benjamin

21. Bennett

22. Benson

23. Boden

24. Bodhi

25. Braydon

26. Brighton

27. Brody

28. Brooks

29. Bryce

30. Bryson

31. Cade

32. Caden

33. Caleb

34. Callen

35. Callum

36. Calvin

37. Cameron

38. Carson

39. Carter

40. Cash

41. Cason

42. Chase

43. Christian

44. Clark

45. Cole

46. Collin

47. Colt

48. Colten

49. Connor

50. Cooper

51. Cyrus

52. Dallas

53. Damian

54. Dax

55. Deacon

56. Dean

57. Dillon

58. Dominic

59. Duke

60. Easton

61. Eli

62. Elijah

63. Elliott

64. Elvis

65. Emmett

66. Ethan

67. Evan

68. Everett

69. Ezekiel

70. Ezra

71. Felix

72. Finn

73. Ford

74. Gabriel

75. Gage

76. Gavin

77. Grady

78. Grayson

79. Griffin

80. Gunnar

81. Hank

82. Harley

83. Hart

84. Hayes

85. Houston

86. Huck

87. Hudson

88. Hunter

89. Ian

90. Isaac

91. Isaiah

92. Jace

93. Jack

94. Jackson

95. Jacob

96. Jai

97. Jake

98. Jameson

99. Jax

100. Jaxon

101. Jayce

102. Jayden

103. Jeremiah

104. Jesse

105. Jett

106. Jordyn

107. Joseph

108. Josiah

109. Julian

110. Justice

111. Kai

112. Kane

113. Keenan

114. Kendrick

115. Kian

116. Kobe

117. Koufax

118. Lake

119. Landon

120. Lawson

121. Ledger

122. Lennon

123. Lennox

124. Leo

125. Levi

126. Liam

127. Lincoln

128. Logan

129. Luca

130. Lucas

131. Lucien

132. Luke

133. Maddox

134. Magnus

135. Malachi

136. Malcolm

137. Marco

138. Mason

139. Matias

140. Matteo

141. Maverick

142. Max

143. Maxton

144. Merrick

145. Muhammad

146. Nash

147. Nathan

148. Niko

149. Noah

150. Nolan

151. Oliver

152. Orion

153. Oscar

154. Oslind

155. Owen

156. Parks

157. Philip

158. Phoenix

159. Reed

160. Remy

161. Rex

162. Riftyn

163. River

164. Roman

165. Rowan

166. Royce

167. Russell

168. Ryder

169. Samson

170. Samuel

171. Santiago

172. Sawyer

173. Scott

174. Sebastian

175. Sparrow

176. Stefan

177. Stellan

178. Stirling

179. Sutton

180. Taj

181. Tanner

182. Taylor

183. Teo

184. Thane

185. Theo

186. Theodore

187. Thor

188. Tripp

189. Tryp

190. Vance

191. Vander

192. Walker

193. Watson

194. West

195. Winston

196. Wyatt

197. Xavier

198. Zander

199. Zane

200. Zion

Cool Boy Names Inspired by Celebrities

Celebrity parents often choose names that feel bold or unexpected. The examples below range from familiar picks to names that are much less conventional.

Ace: Jessica Simpson

Alexander: George and Amal Clooney

Archie: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

August (Gus), Oscar (Ozzie): Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith

Axl: Fergie and Josh Duhamel

Bear: Alicia Silverstone

Beau: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott

Cash: Joshua and Tobe Morrow

Crew: Chip and Joanna Gaines

Egypt, Genesis: Alicia Keys

Francisco: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal

Future Zahir: Ciara and Future

Win: Ciara and Russell Wilson

Gene: Amy Schumer

Gideon: Neil Patrick Harris

Isaac, Malachi, Roman: Ashley Graham

Kal-El: Nicolas Cage (Yes, as in Superman!)

Leo (Leodis): Keke Palmer

Maceo: Halle Berry

Manolo: Sofia Vergara

Maverick: Michael and Nicole Phelps

Miles: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

Moroccan: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Moses: Tamron Hall and Steven Greener

Ocean: Forest Whitaker

Psalm: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Reign: Kourtney Kardashian

Riley: Meghan Trainor

Romeo: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin

Sebastian: America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams

Silas, Phineas: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

Wyatt: Sheryl Crow

See even more celebrity baby names!

Once you have a few favorites, say them with your last name and set the list aside for a day or two. The names you keep coming back to are often the ones worth considering most.

For more ideas, visit our full baby names hub or continue with one of the related name lists below.

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Tasha Mayberry

Tasha is a mom to a rambunctious and bright boy named Vasya - and is currently pregnant with her second (another boy!). Tasha loves sharing parenting tips to help fellow moms and stories of the best baby and kids brands so that moms (and dads!) can discover new, unique products and gifts while supporting mom/parent-owned businesses. She is a mom inventor, author, founder of a boutique web design and branding firm, and a positive living expert.

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