Son Names for Boys

There are 112 Son names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Son names 1 to 20. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #26 and a usage of 0.5984%. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Carter, Caden, the English and Irish Cody, Bryson, the English Grayson, Dawson, the English and Irish Grady, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English Anderson, and lastly the English name, Addison. The unusual Son names are Anson (English), Barnabas (English and German), Barry (English and Irish), Bartholomew (English), Benson (English), Bronson (English), Carran (English), Clancy (English and Irish), and Cormac (Irish).

Son names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 10.992% of baby boys were given Son names. There were 50 Son names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Son names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but in recent years they are nonetheless of very heavy use. In 2007, 54 Son names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 7.293%. Within all Son names, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve, ... the word aplu meaning 'son' ...

Addison 692 ... son of Adam ...Addison has the meaning son of Adam ... From the element 'son' ...

Anderson 347 ... son of Andrew ...The meaning of Anderson is son of Andrew ... Derived from the word 'son' ...

Anson ... son of Agnes; son of ...Anson has the meaning son of Agnes; son of Ann ... From the element 'son' ...

Barnabas ... son of consolation, ... name Barnabas means 'son of consolation, son of ...

Barry ... fair headed; spear; ... spear; mound,dune; son of Harry ... ; 'ap Harry' meaning son of Harry ...

Bartholomew ... son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... meaning is 'son of Talmai, son of the ...

Benjamin 26 ... son of the south, son ... meaning of Benjamin is son of the south, son of ...

Benson ... son of Benedict ...Benson has the meaning 'son of Benedict' ... From the element son ...

Bronson ... son of Brown, son of ... meaning of Bronson is 'son of Brown, son of the ... From son ; brown ...

Bryson 179 ... son of Bryce ...The meaning of Bryson is 'son of Bryce' ... Derived from the word son. ...

Caden 92 ... son of Cadán ...Caden has the meaning son of Cadán ... From the element 'mac' which means son ...

Carran ... son of Ciarán, son of the little dark one ... has the meaning son of Ciarán, son of the ...

Carter 80 ... cart driver, son of ... meaning 'cart driver, son of Artair' ... Mac Artair, meaning 'son of Artair' ...

Clancy ... son of Flannchadh, son of the red warrior; plain ... roots, its meaning is son of Flannchadh, son of ...

Cody 120 ... son of Óda, son of Otto, son of Cuidightheach, son of the helpful one ...From the element 'mac' meaning son ...

Cormac ... son of charioteer; impure son ... meaning of Cormac is 'son of charioteer; impure ... ; mac meaning 'son' ...

Dawson 250 ... son of David ...Dawson's meaning is son of David ... From the element 'son' ...

Grady 341 ... son of Grádaigh ...The meaning of Grady is 'son of Grádaigh' ...

Grayson 211 ... son of Grave ...Grayson has the meaning 'son of Grave' ... Derived from son ; greyve meaning 'steward' ...