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The F sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. This list covers boy names starting with F, popular across American, English, Italy, Spain, Latin traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with F

  • 1,366 boy names start with F in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Italy
  • See the full combined list at Starting With F for all genders

Boy Names Starting With F

1,366 boy names starting with F

#175
Latin
Happy
#206
Ireland
fair, white
#322
Spain
Free man
#359
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#374
USA↑ Rising
English
#387
Spain
Adventurous traveler.
#415
Scottish
Scottish
#420
Latin↑ Rising
free man
#435
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#468
Latin
Bean grower
#474
English↑ Rising
River crossing
#511
Germanic
Peaceful ruler
#514
Germanic
free man
#519
Iran
having a good temper; someone who is smart and wise.
#519
Spanish
Faithful, loyal
#520
Spain
Latin
#522
American
from the French meaning 'from the marsh'
#525
Italy
blooming, flourishing
#526
Ireland
descendant of the fair one
#528
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#529
African
a skilled and knowledgeable person
#532
Norway
Lord.
#534
English
Free landowner
#534
English
a source or spring
#547
England↑ Rising
arrow maker
#551
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#552
American↑ Rising
English
#556
Spain
A beloved name with deep roots
#560
China
富全 (Fùquán) - Rich and complete; abundance and wholeness.
#564
Latin
Latin
#567
Scottish
From the ford's isolated place.
#567
USA
From France
#570
Italian
brotherly love
#570
Arabic
Arabic
#573
Irish
Son of Gerald
#580
France
French
#583
Turkish-speaking countries
Arabic
#601
American
A diminutive form of 'Frederika,' meaning 'peaceful ruler'.
#606
English
free man
#609
English
Derived from the Old French word ‘fane’, meaning banner or flag.
#625
American
French woman; one who is French.
#625
Scotland
flame
#629
American
From the land of Frels
#633
African
To Speak
#637
English
meadow far away; a blend of 'fern' and 'lee'.
#641
Zimbabwe
Shona
#645
United Kingdom
From the fringe farm.
#645
Italy
bright or famous filled with brightness
#650
Latin
Meaning 'flowering' or 'flourishing'
#652
Italy
Shining, bright
#658
American
Derived from the Old French surname meaning 'smith' or 'blacksmith'.
#666
Italy
Italian
#670
English
Strong place
#674
Poland
Courageous traveler
#677
American
fire; passion
#678
Greece
Light; shining
#678
American
fair-haired
#683
American
Faith
#691
American
A diminutive form of 'Festival' or 'Fester'
#692
French
a modern variation of 'Fauch', which means 'hawk'
#693
American
English
#701
England
Occupational surname meaning 'foreman', 'manager' or 'leader of a group'.
#716
Irish
Of the land of the ferns
#720
English
Peaceful ruler
#722
Spain
Little Frenchman
#739
Spanish
brave, daring
#741
American
English
#742
Italy
yellow; blond; golden
#743
Tonga
to be of noble birth
#747
Italy
free man
#747
Ethiopia
A shepherd
#750
American
Of the woods, a place with many trees
#751
English
Latin
#753
Albania
Albanian
#755
France
Flourishing, prosperous.
#756
Latin
the end
#757
Scotland
from the thicket
#772
Spain
Spanish
#773
Italy
Latin
#776
American
derived from the Irish surname 'Farran', possibly meaning 'adventurous' or 'spear'.
#776
England
a maker of cloth
#791
English↑ Rising
One who fishes or fisherman.
#798
Nigeria
Yoruba
#802
Italy
bold traveler
#818
Irish
FROM 'Fionnaghal', meaning 'the fair-haired one'
#819
Arabic
A beloved name with deep roots
#828
Ireland
descendant of the red-haired one
#830
American
Possibly a derivative of Freeland, meaning 'free land'.
#831
Latin
felis
#837
Italy
Italian
#838
English
the best or highest quality, signifying excellence
#838
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#858
Spain
Spanish
#870
American
Derived from the name Franklin, meaning 'free man' or 'landowner'.
#874
English
Flavel is thought to mean 'from the community of Flavus'
#875
Chinese
非诗
#891
England
Field dweller
#901
American↑ Rising
English
#904
Spanish
Brave traveler; adventurous.
#905
English
one who farms or cultivates land
#905
Unknown
Meaning not clearly defined; possibly derived from a creative or modern name formation
#906
American
French
#915
Italian
Italian
#916
Portuguese
Variation of Felipe, meaning 'lover of horses'.
#924
Spain
Spanish
#931
English
from the free land
#933
Iran
Brilliant, bright
#933
Arabic
happy, joyous.
#955
Spanish
lover of horses
#957
Germanic
Little Frank or diminutive of Franz
#958
France
journey maker
#961
Persian
Bright, luminous.
#964
Latin
Yellow
#964
Greece
a son of friendship
#972
American
a brave or strong warrior
#977
American
Free landowner
#980
Sweden
Swedish
#987
American
English
#987
American
a spring or source of water; a place where water emerges
#991
Arabic
Arabic
#993
Italy
Blossoming, flowering
#995
Arabic
Superior or outstanding.
#995
English
Latin
#1000
Spanish
free man — from Francisco
#1000
Modern American
to flow — from Floyd
#1000
Spanish
free man — from Francisco
#1000
Modern American
variant of Floyd
#1000
Spanish
free man — from Francisco
#1007
Iran
wise; clever
#1012
American
to spread joy
#1021
France
French
#1022
England
Furnace keeper
#1024
Middle Eastern countries, Sout
victorious, successful
#1025
Ireland
Descendant of Ríoghnach
#1038
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1039
Middle Eastern countries
فَرَاد, meaning 'unique' or 'singular'.
#1043
United Kingdom
From the fern meadow
#1045
American
Variation of Floyd, meaning 'gray' or 'gray-haired'
#1052
American
English
#1052
Italy
ready, prepared
#1054
Italy
of the Flavian family
#1054
Norway
river crossing
#1054
Ghana
Akan
#1056
United Kingdom
English
#1072
Latin
Flavus; yellow, golden
#1078
India
the one who is like a god
#1082
Danish
From Flanders
#1085
Spain
Spanish
#1103
French
French
#1108
Spanish
flowered or blooming
#1113
Netherlands
Dutch
#1114
Germanic
German
#1116
Albania
Albanian
#1117
English
English
#1118
France
the land of the Franks
#1134
Spanish
happy and bright
#1140
American
dweller near the woods
#1147
UK
forester or woodsman
#1152
France
French
#1157
American
English
#1162
American
To be happy or lucky.
#1169
French
Latin
#1177
Arabic
Grace, excellence
#1184
Germanic
One who is free
#1185
American
A variant of 'Franek', meaning 'free man'
#1189
Italy
Son
#1195
Albania
Famous for his bravery
#1200
American
English
#1208
Hungarian
A form of the name 'Francis', meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free man'.
#1213
Scotland
peaceful ruler
#1216
American
English
#1216
Germanic
Brave traveler
#1228
American
English
#1234
American
from the fair banks or river banks
#1239
Spain
Son of Jesus
#1244
Scotland
from Flanders
#1246
Latin
Peaceful ruler
#1249
Ireland
from the muddy place
#1251
Latin
Latin
#1252
Chinese
phoenix, fragrant
#1253
Netherlands
Frenchman
#1255
Greece
friend of horses
#1255
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1278
American
Italian
#1281
Ireland
Irish
#1292
American
English
#1292
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1296
Spain
from France, free man
#1298
American
from the great land
#1299
Arabic↑ Rising
Arabic
#1304
French
loyalty, faithfulness
#1305
Italy
Italian
#1315
Germanic
German
#1318
American
fern dwelling
#1318
Iran
Victorious
#1320
Spain
happy, fortunate
#1329
Italy
Italian
#1338
Spanish
Free man
#1340
American
English
#1342
Greece
Meaning 'lover of horses', derived from the elements 'philos' (loving) and 'hippos' (horse).

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