Choosing a name for your baby boy is such a special part of preparing for his arrival. If you’re drawn to the letter H, familiar choices like Henry and Hudson may already be on your list, along with names you haven’t considered before.

If you’re searching for boy names that start with H, each name below includes a meaning or origin. As you make a shortlist, try saying your favorites with your last name and thinking about the nicknames you might use.

Boy Names That Start With H

The names are grouped by style so you can go straight to the sections that interest you most.

10 Popular Boy Names That Start With H

In 2025, Henry ranked No. 5 among U.S. boy names, making it the highest-ranking H name in this section.¹ The names below are listed alphabetically, not in popularity order.

1. Hank — German for “estate ruler.”

2. Harrison — An English H boy name meaning “son of Harry.”

3. Harvey — This name means “battle worthy” in French.

4. Hayden — English for “hay valley.”

5. Hayes — This name means “hedged area” in English.

6. Hendrix — Dutch and German for “estate ruler.”

7. Henry — This name also means “estate ruler” in German.

8. Holden — An English name meaning “hollow valley.”

9. Hudson — In English, this name means “Hugh’s son.”

10. Hunter — English for “one who hunts.”

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1. Hadi — An Arabic name meaning “guide” or “leader.”

2. Hakeem — This name means “judicious” in Arabic.

3. Hal — This is a Scandinavian name for “army ruler.”

4. Hale — An English name meaning “someone who lives in a hollow.”

5. Halo — This name means “luminous disc or ring” in English.

6. Halsey — English for “hallowed island.”

7. Ham — A Hebrew name that means “hot” or “warm.”

8. Han — This name means “God is gracious” in Dutch.

9. Hansel — A German name meaning “God is gracious.”

10. Harlem — A place name taken from the New York City neighborhood, which was named after Haarlem in the Netherlands.

11. Harlow — This name means “rock hill” or “army hill” in English.

12. Harlyn — A name of German and English origin. It means “rocky land.”

13. Harper — This is an English name for a harp player.

14. Harpo — The stage name of comedian and harpist Harpo Marx.

15. Hart — English for “stag.”

16. Harv — The meaning of this name is “battle worthy” in French.

17. Hasan — This Arabic name means “beautiful” or “handsome.”

18. Hastie — Old English for “son of the austere man.”

19. Hattie — A cute, gender-neutral name that means “estate ruler” in English.

20. Haven — This is an English word for a safe place.

21. Haze — This name is derived from an Old English word for an enclosure or fence.

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22. Hendrie — English for “son of Henry.”

23. Henlee — An English name meaning “high meadow.”

24. Henny — This name means “estate ruler” in German.

25. Herb — A German name meaning “bright army.”

26. Herbie — In German, this name also means “bright army.”

27. Hermie — This is a German name that means “soldier” or “warrior.”

28. Heron — This name means “hero” in Greek.

29. Hilary — Greek for “cheerful” or “happy.”

30. Hiro — A Japanese name meaning “broad” or “widespread.”

31. Holland — A Dutch place name referring to a region of the Netherlands; it means “wooded land.”

32. Honor — The meaning of this name is “integrity” in English.

33. Horton — An English name meaning “gray settlement.”

34. Howie — German and English for “high guardian” or “brave heart.”

35. Hubie — This name means “bright, shining intellect” in German.

36. Huey — English for “mind” or “intellect.”

37. Huntleigh — An English name meaning “meadow of the hunter.”

38. Huxlee — English for “inhospitable place.”

39. Hyde — An English name meaning “hide.” It can also refer to the medieval measure of land.

40. Hymie — This name means “life” in Hebrew.

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1. Hamza — An Arabic name meaning “lion” or “strong.”

2. Harlan — German and English for “rocky land.”

3. Harley — This name means “hare clearing” in English.

4. Harry — In German, this name means “estate ruler.”

5. Hassan — This name means “handsome” in Arabic.

6. Hector — In Greek, this name means “holding fast.”

7. Hezekiah — Hebrew for “God gives strength.”

8. Houston — A Scottish name meaning “Hugh’s town.”

9. Hugo — Latin for “mind” or “intellect.”

10. Huxley — An English boy’s name starting with H, meaning “inhospitable place.”

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1. Hackett — German for “little hewer,” which is another name for a woodworker.

2. Hadley — An English name meaning “heathery field.”

3. Hanson — This Scandinavian H name for boys means “son of Hans.”

4. Harbour — This name means “shelter” or “refuge” in English.

5. Hardy — German for “bold” or “brave.”

6. Harold — This Scandinavian name means “army ruler.”

7. Harris — English for “son of Harry.”

8. Hartley — An English name meaning “stag meadow.”

9. Hawk — This is an English nature name for the bird.

10. Hayward — This is an English occupational name for someone who guards a hedged enclosure.

11. Hearst — English for “wooded hill.”

12. Heath — This name means “the heathland dweller” in English.

13. Hendricks — Dutch and English for “home ruler.”

14. Hiller — This is a German name for someone who lives by a hill.

15. Hitch — An English name meaning “brave ruler.”

16. Hodges — English for “son of Roger.”

17. Hogan — This name means “youth” in Irish.

18. Holt — An English name meaning “wood” or “grove.”

19. Homer — Greek for “security” or “pledge.”

20. Howell — In Welsh, this name means “prominent.”

21. Hoyt — An English name meaning “long stick.”

22. Huck — A short form of “Huckleberry,” an English name for various shrubs that grow huckleberries.

23. Hugh — German for “mind” or “intellect.”

24. Huntley — This name means “meadow of the hunter” in English.

25. Hutch — This name means “mind” or “intellect” in English.

26. Hutton — Scottish for “ridge enclosure.”

27. Hyatt — An English name meaning “lofty gate.”

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1. Hackman — This is a German occupational name for a butcher or a woodcutter.

2. Hadlee — This name means “heather field” in English.

3. Hagen — Old German for “enclosure.”

4. Hagrid — A literary name associated with J.K. Rowling’s character. It may come from “hagridden,” meaning “worried” or “tormented.”

5. Haidyn — This name means “hay valley” in English.

6. Hakim — Arabic for “wise.”

7. Halen — This English and Scandinavian name means “hero or from the hall.”

8. Hammett — This name means “son of Hamo” in German.

9. Handley — English for “high meadow.”

10. Hannibal — A Phoenician name meaning “Baal is gracious.”

11. Harbert — A German name meaning “bright army.”

12. Harcourt — In French, this name means “fortified farm.”

13. Hardin — An English name meaning “brave.”

14. Harjeet — This name means “God’s victory” in Sanskrit.

15. Harkin — A Gaelic name meaning “dark red.”

16. Harlo — English for “army hill.”

17. Harlen — This boy’s name starting with H means “hare land” in English.

18. Harvee — Old French and English for “battle worthy.”

19. Hashim — An Arabic name meaning “breaker” or “crusher.”

20. Haslett — This name means “headland with the hazel trees” in English.

21. Hazen — This name means “gray/black” or “hare” in Dutch.

22. Headleigh — A unique spelling of Hadley. It means “heather meadow” in English.

23. Hearding — Old English for “bold.”

24. Hearn — This Irish name means “horse lord.”

25. Hedrick — Dutch for “home ruler.”

26. Heinrick — This name means “home ruler” in Old German.

27. Helario — A Latin name meaning “cheerful” or “happy.”

28. Helji — This name means “productive” or “successful” in Old Norse.

29. Helmuth — Old German for “healthy mind.”

30. Hendron — This name means “son of Henry” in Old English.

31. Hermus — An English name meaning “pile of stones” or “boundary marker.”

32. Hernando — Spanish for “adventurer” or “explorer.”

33. Hernon — This Irish name means “descendant of Iarnan.”

34. Herrik — This name means “ruler of an enclosure home” in Gujarati.

35. Hersh — A Hebrew name meaning “deer.”

36. Hidalgo — This name means “nobleman” in Spanish.

37. Hilar — Hungarian for “cheerful.”

38. Hillyard — Old German for “battle guard.”

39. Hippocrates — This is a Greek name that means “horsepower.”

40. Hisham — An Arabic name meaning “generous.”

41. Holbrook — Old English for “hollow stream.”

42. Holcomb — This name means “hollow valley” in English.

43. Hollis — Middle English for “holly trees.”

44. Hooper — This is an English occupational name for a hoop maker.

45. Horacio — A Latin name meaning “timekeeper.”

46. Horst — This name means “wood” or “thicket.”

47. Houghton — English for “place in an enclosure.”

48. House — This is an English name that refers to someone who lived or worked in a house instead of a smaller hut.

49. Howe — Middle English for “hill.”

50. Hubbard — This name means “bright, shining intellect” in German.

51. Humbert — A German name meaning “renowned warrior.”

52. Huntlee — This name means “hunter clearing” in English.

53. Hurley — Irish for “sea tide.”

54. Hussein — This name means “small, handsome one” in Arabic.

55. Hwang — A Korean name meaning “yellow.”

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1. Haakon — A Norwegian name meaning “chosen son.”

2. Haddon — This name means “heathland hill” in English.

3. Haider — Arabic for “lion.”

4. Ha-Joon — A Korean name meaning “great” or “talented.”

5. Hai-Rong — This name means “coming from the seas” in Chinese.

6. Halden — This is a Scandinavian name for someone who is half-Danish.

7. Hallowell — English for “holy spring.”

8. Halvor — This Norwegian name means “rock guardian.”

9. Hampus — A Swedish name meaning “God is gracious.”

10. Hanan — This name means “mercy” or “compassion” in Arabic.

11. Han-Gyeol — Korean for “uniformity.”

12. Harish —A Sanskrit name formed from Hari, an epithet of Vishnu, and isha, meaning “lord.”

13. Harmen — A German name meaning “army man.”

14. Harmonio — Spanish for “harmony.”

15. Harpur — This name means “harpist” in Irish.

16. Hashimoto — This name means “one who lives near a bridge” in Japanese.

17. Harshit — In Hindi, this name means “happy” or “joyous.”

18. Harte — English for “male deer.”

19. Hartlea — A rare spelling of “Hartley.” It is English for “deer meadow.”

20. Hartwig — This name means “brave battle” in Old German.

21. Haruki — A Japanese name meaning “clear weather.”

22. Harun — The Arabic form of Aaron.

23. Hasani — This name means “handsome” in Arabic.

24. Havel — Czech and Slovak for “rooster.”

25. Haward — Old Norse for “guardian.”

26. Hayat — This name means “life” in Arabic.

27. Haydrien — A Latin name meaning “from Hadria.”

28. Hayk — An Armenian name associated with the legendary patriarch regarded as the founder of the Armenian nation.

29. Heber — Hebrew for “enclave.”

30. Hedeon — A Russian H name for boys meaning “woodcutter.”

31. Heikki — A Finnish name meaning “home ruler.”

32. Heine — German for “home ruler.”

33. Heleuma — This name of Hawaiian origin means “anchor.”

34. Helge — Old Norse for “holy” or “blessed.”

35. Heliodoros — An ancient Greek name meaning “sun gift.”

36. Hemachandra — A Sanskrit name meaning “golden moon.”

37. Henlea — This name means “high meadow” in English.

38. Henrique — German for “estate ruler.”

39. Herculano — This name means “glory of Hera” in Spanish and Portuguese.

40. Heriberto — Spanish and Portuguese for “bright army.”

41. Herndon — An English name meaning “cottage in the valley.”

42. Hideo — This name means “excellent hero” in Japanese.

43. Hilarius — Latin for “cheerful.”

44. Hiram — This name means “exalted brother” in Hebrew.

45. Hisashi — A Japanese name meaning “long-lived.”

46. Hitoshi — This name means “compassionate” or “benevolent” in Japanese.

47. Hjalmar — Old Norse for “helmeted warrior.”

48. Hodor — This English name comes from a fictional character on the TV series “Game of Thrones.” It means “hold the door.”

49. Hollister — This is an English occupational name for a brothelkeeper.

50. Hosea — A Hebrew name meaning “salvation.”

51. Hulbert — English and German for “friendly” and “bright.”

52. Hume — This is a Scottish name for someone living on a small island.

53. Hurst — Old English for “thicket.”

54. Hylton — This name means “hill town” in English.

55. Hymen — A Greek mythological name associated with the god of marriage.

56. Hypnos — A Greek name meaning “sleep.”

57. Hyun-Woo — This name means “divine intervention” in Korean.

58. Hyrum — A variant of Hiram, a Phoenician name meaning “exalted brother.”

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1. Halford — Old English for “valley ford.”

2. Halstead — This name means “manor grounds” or “place of shelter” in English.

3. Halston — An English name meaning “hallowed stone.”

4. Hamilton — English and Scottish for “treeless hill.”

5. Hamish — This name means “supplanter” in Scottish.

6. Hamlin — This name means “little home lover” in German.

7. Hammill — An English name meaning “scarred.”

8. Hampton — This name means “home settlement” in English.

9. Hans — German and Dutch for “God is gracious.”

10. Hardwin — This name means “brave friend” in German.

11. Hargreaves — An English name meaning “grey grove.”

12. Hargrove — The meaning of this name is also “grey grove” in English

13. Harland — Old English for “hare land.”

14. Haroldson — This name means “son of Harold” in Swedish.

15. Harwell — An Old English name meaning “well of the stags.”

16. Hastings — This is an English name for a place in Sussex on the south coast of England.

17. Hawkins — An English surname meaning “son of Hawkin.”

18. Hawthorne — This name means “where hawthorn hedges grow” in English.

19. Hazelton — This English name refers to an enclosure of hazel trees.

20. Hazelwood — English for “wood of hazel trees.”

21. Heathcliff — An English name meaning “heath near a cliff.”

22. Heinrich — German for “estate ruler.”

23. Helios — This name means “sun” in Greek.

24. Hemingway — An English surname derived from a place name in West Yorkshire.

25. Henderson — A Scottish and English name meaning “son of Hendry.”

26. Henning — Danish and Swedish for “home ruler.”

27. Henrik — This name means “estate ruler” in Danish and Hungarian.

28. Henryson — An English name meaning “son of Henry.”

29. Hephaestus — In Greek mythology, this is the god of fire and metalworking.

30. Heracles — This name means “glory of Hera” in Greek.

31. Herbert — German for “bright army.”

32. Hercules — This name is also Greek for “glory of Hera.”

33. Herman — German for “soldier” or “warrior.”

34. Herschel — In Hebrew, this name means “deer.”

35. Heston — Old English for “brushwood.”

36. Hewitt — An English surname derived from Hugh, meaning “little Hugh” or “son of Hugh.”

37. Hewlett — French for “mind” or “intellect.”

38. Hildebrand — This name means “battle sword” in German.

39. Hilton — An English name meaning “hill settlement.”

40. Hitchcock — This name means “son of Richard” in English.

41. Hobbes — This English name means “bright fame.”

42. Hoffman — German for “farmer.”

43. Hogarth — This is an English occupational name for a pig herder.

44. Hopkins — An English name meaning “son of Hob.”

45. Horace — This name means “timekeeper” in Latin.

46. Howard — This name means “brave heart” in German.

47. Hutchinson — In English, this name means “son of Huchin.”

48. Hughes — English for “son of Hugh.”

49. Humberto — A German name meaning “renowned warrior.”

50. Humphrey — German for “peaceful warrior.”

Choosing a name for your baby boy may take time, especially when several favorites feel right. Keep your favorite H names nearby for a few days and notice which ones you keep coming back to.

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