Choosing a cute baby boy name can be such a joyful part of preparing for your little one. With those sweet smiles, dimpled cheeks, and tiny features, it’s no wonder parents look for a name that feels just as warm and lovable. I felt the same way when both of my boys were born, and their names, Liam and Oliver, are still among the cutest to me.

If you’re searching for cute boy names, you’ll find 215 ideas here. The four sections make it easier to browse and keep track of the names you like.

42 Popular Cute Boy Names

Many of these names appear in the Social Security Administration’s 2025 rankings for U.S. boys. They are listed alphabetically here, not by rank.¹

1. Adrian

2. Alexander

3. Asher

4. Benjamin

5. Caleb

6. Cameron

7. Carter

8. Declan

9. Dominic

10. Dylan

11. Easton

12. Elijah

13. Ethan

14. Evan

15. Grayson

16. Henry

17. Hudson

18. Hunter

19. Isaac

20. Jackson

21. Jayden

22. Julian

23. Landon

24. Leo

25. Levi

26. Liam

27. Lincoln

28. Logan

29. Lucas

30. Milo

31. Nicholas

32. Noah

33. Nolan

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34. Oliver

35. Owen

36. Patrick

37. Ryan

38. Samuel

39. Taylor

40. Theo

41. William

42. Wyatt

65 Short Cute Boy Names

1. Art

2. Ash

3. Banks

4. Bear

5. Beau

6. Blake

7. Brooks

8. Bruce

9. Cal

10. Cash

11. Chase

12. Cole

13. Crew

14. Dane

15. Dash

16. Drew

17. Finn

18. Flynn

19. Fox

20. Fritz

21. Gabe

22. Gage

23. Graham

24. Gus

25. Hank

26. Hayes

27. Huck

28. Hugh

29. Ike

30. Jay

31. Jett

32. Jude

33. Kent

34. Kit

35. Knox

36. Lee

37. Lou

38. Mac

39. Max

40. Miles

41. Nash

42. Nate

43. Niall

44. Pax

45. Penn

46. Puck

47. Quinn

48. Reid

49. Rex

50. Rhodes

51. Royce

52. Rush

53. Saint

54. Sal

55. Sean

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56. Shane

57. Tate

58. Todd

59. Troy

60. Ty

61. Vance

62. Wade

63. Wolf

64. Zane

65. Zeke

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47 Distinctive Cute Boy Names

1. Andres

2. Apollo

3. Armani

4. Atticus

5. Bodhi

6. Bradford

7. Bridger

8. Buddy

9. Callum

10. Camilo

11. Dakota

12. Darius

13. Emir

14. Ezra

15. Fabian

16. Forest

17. Ira

18. Kai

19. Kendrick

20. Kingston

21. Larkin

22. Lazlo

23. Legend

24. Loyal

25. Lucky

26. Major

27. Mateo

28. Memphis

29. Micah

30. Oakley

31. Odell

32. Orion

33. Phoenix

34. Princeton

35. Remington

36. River

37. Ryder

38. Silas

39. Teddy

40. Titan

41. Walker

42. Waylon

43. Wilder

44. Wren

45. Yonah

46. Zahir

47. Zion

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61 Sweet and Charming Boy Names

1. Abraham

2. Andy

3. Archie

4. Arlo

5. August

6. Barrett

7. Bentley

8. Brady

9. Bryson

10. Casey

11. Charlie

12. Colton

13. Deacon

14. Devin

15. Dexter

16. Emerson

17. Emilio

18. Emmett

19. Felix

20. Finley

21. Foster

22. Francis

23. Freddie

24. Gerald

25. Gideon

26. Gio

27. Gunner

28. Harvey

29. Jamie

30. Jeffrey

31. Joey

32. Jonah

33. Kayden

34. Kieran

35. Leland

36. Lorenzo

37. Luca

38. Marcel

39. Mason

40. Maurice

41. Morgan

42. Otis

43. Ozzy

44. Parker

45. Preston

46. Quincy

47. Rafael

48. Raymond

49. Reuben

50. Riley

51. Robin

52. Rory

53. Simon

54. Sonny

55. Spencer

56. Sterling

57. Toby

58. Trenton

59. Uriah

60. Vinny

61. Wesley

A name can feel different once you say it with your last name or picture using it every day. Keep a short list of your favorites, then come back to it after a few days to see which cute boy names still stand out.

If you’re still deciding, visit our baby names hub, browse cute girl names, or look through cute nicknames for boys.