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The H sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. This list covers boy names starting with H, popular across American, English, India, Germanic, Arabic traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with H

  • 4,564 boy names start with H in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, India
  • See the full combined list at Starting With H for all genders

Boy Names Starting With H

4,564 boy names starting with H

#8
Germanic
Home ruler
#21
American↑ Rising
English
#115
American
English
#119
English
Heather field
#119
American
son of Harry
#162
American↑ Rising
hay valley
#194
English↑ Rising
dweller by the river
#209
American↑ Rising
From the hedge.
#218
American↑ Rising
a place of safety or refuge
#231
American
English
#237
American↑ Rising
army hill
#286
English
Old English
#303
American
English
#303
England
Expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen
#326
American↑ Rising
Battle worthy
#345
American
From the hares' meadow
#352
Germanic↑ Rising
noble, kind
#384
Greek
holding fast
#384
English↑ Rising
ruler of the home
#415
France↑ Rising
Latin
#444
American
German
#451
American↑ Rising
The name is derived from the holly tree, symbolizing protection and peace.
#502
English
Old English
#502
English
heaven or paradise
#503
English
dweller by the hall
#503
American
English
#505
English
From the Greek 'eremites', meaning 'desert-dweller' or 'lonely one'
#506
American
From the hill estate
#507
American
Derived from the German name Heinrich, meaning ‘ruler of the home’ or ‘estate ruler’.
#509
United Kingdom
A surname of English origin, meaning 'hard village'.
#513
American
A place of peace and joy, often seen as the eternal home for the righteous.
#515
American
son of Henry
#516
English
Old English
#520
Arabic
Forbidden; sacred.
#521
American
English
#521
Vietnam
Vietnamese
#522
American
descendant of Hind
#524
Hebrew
Grace
#524
American
hunter; one who hunts
#525
England
English
#526
Hawaii
Happiness
#527
Arabic
Arabic
#530
Arabic
Arabic
#532
India
Hebrew
#532
China
the butterfly
#533
Hebrew↑ Rising
God strengthens
#534
Turkey
Turkish
#534
Spanish
Bright pledge
#534
England
Old Norse
#535
Japan
radiance, shine, light
#536
Middle East
The one who is grateful
#536
American
English
#537
English
from the meadow
#543
Sweden
Old Norse
#543
Vietnam
a common surname meaning 'descendant of a learned person'.
#550
Hebrew
Hebrew
#557
Arabic↑ Rising
Strong, steadfast
#559
American
Yiddish
#564
American↑ Rising
A circle of light surrounding the sun or moon, associated with divinity
#568
India
Punjabi
#569
English
a variant of Phillip, meaning 'lover of horses'
#571
English↑ Rising
dweller near the hollow
#575
Hebrew
Hebrew
#576
Spain
Spanish
#578
American
wise
#579
American
Bright heart
#579
English
English
#582
American
Of the holly tree or dweller by the holly forest.
#587
Arabia
هَيثَم, meaning 'young hawk' or 'small hawk'
#589
India
One who is most powerful and full of energy.
#589
Germanic
Derived from the word Herz, meaning 'heart', plus the diminutive suffix 'zel'
#590
English
Derived from the Old French 'Hervé', meaning 'battle-worthy'
#590
American
Derived from the name Horatius, which is interpreted to mean 'timekeeper' or 'hour'.
#592
American
from the hedged area
#598
China
Chinese
#602
Arabic
Arabic
#603
England
Army ruler
#606
India
One who is wise and judicious.
#606
American
From the hollow or the used to be house; a dweller near 'hollow' or 'river bank'
#608
France
Ruler of the army
#614
India
One who is called by God
#616
American
A variation of Harley; meaning 'hare meadow'.
#618
American
Old English
#618
Arabic
handsome, good-looking
#621
England
Holly trees' place
#622
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#623
Scandinavian
Old Norse
#624
India
Punjabi
#626
American
one who lives by a hovel
#630
China
ocean; sea
#634
American
Old English
#636
American
Son of the hare
#644
Japan
long-lasting, heroic
#646
Greece
Greek
#649
Egyptian
happy
#650
American
son of Hilly
#652
American↑ Rising
From the hare's land
#655
English
Derived from Old English, meaning 'hearth' or 'home'.
#660
English
High or elevated place
#660
Armenia
Joseph
#664
American
English
#664
Germanic
army ruler
#665
Germanic
German
#665
English
Little hero
#666
Arab countries
Arabic
#673
China
浩阳 - vast sun
#675
Punjabi-speaking regions
Punjabi
#680
Greece
the sun
#680
American
The name means 'fortunate' or 'lucky'.
#683
India
one who is blessed with a deep, compassionate spirit
#684
English
English
#685
Norway
High or exalted
#686
American↑ Rising
Heroine
#688
Arabic↑ Rising
Arabic
#689
American
Hugh's town
#694
India
हितेश - Lord of well-being.
#695
Korean
Summer or sea
#698
Germanic
bright heart
#699
England
hardy or brave
#700
Greece
to be a protector of the city
#702
American
From the hill
#705
Arabic
To possess
#714
Germanic
German
#716
Greece
Χαρίλαος; (Charilaos) - Joyful grace.
#720
Spain
A variant of the name Hernán, meaning 'adventurer' or 'bold warrior'.
#720
English
battle friend, army companion
#727
Japanese↑ Rising
Flower
#738
India
deer
#738
American
Dutch
#739
India
Sanskrit
#740
Sanskrit
One with beautiful eyes or the Lord of senses
#742
United Kingdom
English
#742
India
Light of the protector
#743
Armenia
The one who is brave
#744
England
Old English
#744
India
The moon.
#745
English
Latin
#747
American
A variation of Hillary, meaning 'cheerful' or 'happy'.
#751
American
English
#756
American
An old Germanic name meaning 'army' and 'bright'
#756
China
浩然 - great and vast
#756
Punjabi
light of God
#756
American
from the halls
#758
English
strong, brave
#758
Finland
Finnish
#759
Arabic
One who praises or gives thanks
#763
Spanish
Brave warrior and renowned.
#768
American
English
#768
American
English
#770
American
A variant of the name Hakeem, meaning wise or intelligent.
#772
English
Old English
#772
Spain
The name means 'the one who is always in a hurry'.
#773
American
army ruler
#774
American
from the Huron people
#775
Germanic
Ruler of the Army
#777
Peru
the one who will bring more
#780
Germanic
German
#783
England
A diminutive form of Henry, which means 'ruler of the home'.
#784
United Kingdom
heart
#784
American
Variation of the name Hurley, which means 'sea tide'
#787
United Kingdom
Old English
#788
English
Hay, the dry grass used as animal fodder
#790
India
Punjabi
#792
England
high meadow
#794
Germanic
God is gracious
#795
American
cheerful, merry
#796
Spanish
of the sun
#801
Israel
gracious or merciful
#804
China
Joyful, lively
#808
American
a form of the name 'Harrison', meaning son of Harry
#811
Arabic
Arabic
#815
United Kingdom
hedge by the wood
#816
Armenia
God is gracious
#824
India
God of the sky
#824
American
Hick's son
#825
England
Old English
#825
England
English
#832
Ireland
Irish
#833
Greece
Greek
#842
India
to befriend the heart
#843
Spain
bright warrior
#843
English
From hay valley or hay hill
#843
Japan
Japanese
#848
India
one who is kind and benevolent
#851
Vietnam
Vietnamese
#851
India
One who comes from the sacred place of God
#854
Germanic
Bright warrior
#855
Armenia
Armenian
#861
Native American
Iroquois
#868
United Kingdom
derived from a place name meaning 'heathland' or 'open land'.
#876
Arabic
Arabic
#880
United Kingdom
from the stronghold
#882
France
A beloved name with deep roots
#882
Arabic
Companion or friend
#883
Germanic
warrior
#885
American
חֶזִּי
#890
American
Hollow town
#894
Vietnam
gracious; elegant
#894
American
Hedley's meadow
#896
English
To harvest

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