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Names ending in "-son" reflect the English patronymic tradition ("son of"). Jackson, Mason, Hudson — these names carry a strong, grounded quality.

Quick facts: boy names ending in "son"

  • 496 boy names end in "son" in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Modern American
  • See the full combined list at Ending With "son" for all genders

Boy Names Ending in "son"

496 boy names ending in "son"

#17
American
English
#36
American
English
#39
American
(English: "stone worker")
#51
USA
English
#116
American
son of Harry
#122
American↑ Rising
son of Emery
#124
American
Son of Carr
#136
American↑ Rising
English
#137
American
English
#143
American
English
#149
American
son of the steward
#152
English
Old English
#156
American↑ Rising
English
#165
American
Healer
#264
American↑ Rising
A modern name with no defined meaning; possibly derived from 'Kasey'
#279
England↑ Rising
Son of Ben, a patronymic surname that means 'son of Benjamin'.
#311
American↑ Rising
From the coal town
#363
American
son of Andrew
#381
American↑ Rising
Son of Lawrence, 'laurel-crowned'
#453
American
son of the marsh-dwellers
#471
USA
brave
#477
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#503
English
son of the bison
#515
American
son of Henry
#529
Scotland
Son of William
#530
American
English
#531
American
Derived from the surname meaning 'firebrand' or 'son of Ty,' from Old French 'dis' meaning 'smoky’.
#540
American
A modern twist on traditionally male names like Kason.
#548
English
Son of Dan
#548
American
son of Nael
#549
English
English
#573
American
Son of Alan
#597
English
brave; a variant of the name Casey
#629
English
Son of Stan
#630
American
English
#649
American
Son of Robert
#657
American
English
#673
American
English
#695
English
son of the sword maker
#700
American
Son of Jack
#712
England
Son of Jess
#718
American
Son of Grand
#721
American
Son of Philip
#738
England
English
#752
American
son of Nick; victory of the people
#757
French
French
#791
English
son of Wenda or Wend
#793
English
Third son
#798
United Kingdom
Son of Greg
#824
American
Hick's son
#824
American
Derived from the surname 'Jetson', often meaning 'son of Jet'.
#824
Sweden
Swedish
#825
Scotland
son of Matthew
#825
American
Means 'son of Neil'; in contemporary contexts, it is often used as a given name for girls as a twist on the surname.
#831
American
English
#833
Israel
Healer
#835
American
English
#837
American
From an English surname, related to the Old French 'gel' meaning 'frost'
#839
American
Cascading water
#844
American↑ Rising
English
#846
English↑ Rising
Son of the marsh-dwellers
#863
France
the son of the chief
#867
Scandinavian countries
Son of Christian.
#870
USA
Son of Edward
#870
Hebrew
miracle
#872
American
son of Rock
#873
American
Servant of the church
#878
Unknown
son of Adam
#887
American
English
#919
American↑ Rising
Derived possibly from the surname Wesson, which originated as a place name.
#921
American
son of Paul.
#925
English
descendant of the healer
#960
American
a modern combination of names, possibly combining Jabari and Bryson, implying strength and son of Bryson
#1000
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1005
England
brave town
#1011
English
son of Walter.
#1022
American
God is gracious
#1034
USA
English
#1046
American
Son of the brown man
#1050
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1067
American
Son of Ellis, derived from Elijah or Elias, meaning 'Yahweh is God'.
#1071
English
English
#1083
United Kingdom
son of Nicholas
#1087
American
Son of Vince; a modern name with roots in Vincent
#1145
American
Son of a steward
#1147
Vietnam
descendant
#1150
USA
Son of Swane, deriving from Old Norse.
#1165
American
English
#1189
Haiti
French
#1211
American
English
#1222
American
English
#1232
American
son of Brad
#1244
England
the son of the monk
#1254
English
son of Jack
#1261
American
A variant of 'Clesson', associated with noble or religious connotations, sometimes seen as a diminutive of 'Clement'.
#1301
American
son of Bryn
#1306
English
high son
#1312
English
dragon
#1313
England
Son of John
#1321
United Kingdom
English
#1330
England
Son of Sim
#1340
Spain
Noble and ready
#1341
English
English
#1348
American
Son of Jens, or son of John
#1365
Japan
unknown, possibly derived from English
#1406
American
Son of Jared
#1407
Korea
Korean
#1413
American
English
#1430
American
Derived from an English surname, related to the term 'Clopton' meaning 'settlement'.
#1433
American↑ Rising
Bear cub
#1456
American↑ Rising
Pierson is derived from 'son of Peter'
#1470
American↑ Rising
son of Jet
#1476
France
French
#1490
Scotland
crooked nose
#1494
Portugal
son of Lied
#1498
American
son of Rod
#1507
English
son of the strong one
#1507
American
son of Dod
#1515
Modern American
son of Dex
#1520
Brazil
Portuguese
#1528
American
From the hilltop
#1540
Irish↑ Rising
Irish
#1542
American
Son of Lynn
#1545
Modern American
son of Dun
#1547
Modern American
son of Hilary
#1554
American
God is gracious
#1555
English
son of the brave
#1572
Philippines
Tagalog
#1576
Hebrew↑ Rising
stranger, exile
#1586
English
son of the grand
#1588
United Kingdom
Son of William
#1589
Modern American
son of Gad
#1605
Modern American
son of Harry
#1614
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1620
USA
Son of Hop
#1628
American
Place with the black base
#1630
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1632
American
Son of Gray or descendant of Gray
#1632
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1640
Modern American
son of Jack
#1642
American
God is gracious
#1644
English
Son of Ron; derived from the name Ronald which means 'ruler' or 'counsel.'
#1648
English
son of Aldred
#1649
Modern American
son of Dick
#1663
Modern American
son of Ghol
#1664
Scottish
descendant of Ivo
#1671
Modern American
son of Harl
#1671
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1680
American
English
#1718
American
Variant of Joseph
#1722
American
A variant of the name Cleese; meaning 'slope' or 'hollow'
#1728
English
son of Anne
#1729
American
son of Jari
#1732
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1734
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1735
English↑ Rising
Rich and prosperous son
#1738
Scotland
Son of Donald
#1753
American
Son of Daniel
#1756
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1756
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1757
American↑ Rising
Originally a surname derived from the Old French 'garison', meaning 'protection' or 'defense'.
#1763
English
Old English
#1781
Modern American
from the ash tree — from Ashley
#1791
French
God's gift — from Dieu
#1799
USA
A modern name that incorporates the sound of traditional names like Madison and Kady.
#1801
English
thunder
#1810
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1810
Sweden
A beloved name with deep roots
#1811
Haiti
Son of the son or descendant of the son
#1815
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1821
Modern American
son of Gene
#1825
American
French
#1837
Sweden
Son of Johan
#1839
England
son of the servant of the church
#1842
English
Son of Steven
#1858
England
Claw's hill
#1863
Modern American
son of Harry
#1871
Modern coinage
son of Jan
#1879
English
son of Ivo
#1884
English
son of James
#1888
American
Arabic
#1893
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1894
India
He who is strong
#1899
American
A type of wildflower, also known as Jimsonweed or Datura.
#1905
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1908
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1912
English
blessing — from Benedict
#1916
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1922
English
son of Ever
#1929
Sweden
son of Erik
#1935
Modern American
son of Colt
#1943
Modern American
son of Don
#1957
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1961
American
Son of the monk
#1970
English
Ramson refers to wild garlic, particularly the species Allium ursinum.
#1979
American
Son of Case
#1981
England
Son of Stephen
#1985
American
son of Harry
#2182
Colombia↑ Rising
God’s gracious gift
#2307
American↑ Rising
son of the vigilant one

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