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Some of the most popular boy names in 2022 might surprise you. Our Peanut mamas’ picks for top boy names are sure to inspire you for 2024.
We’ve got something a little different if you’re after the most popular boy names of 2024.
Sure, you can use the SSA official figures, but how about some inspiration from real moms?
We’ve done the math, crunched the numbers, and tallied the tops ‒ here are our official top baby boy names from the 2022 moms of Peanut.
In this article: 📝
- What is the top boy name of 2022?
- Top 10 boy names
- Most popular boy names that have jumped the charts
- More gender-neutral names
- Nicknames as first names
- Complete list of 1001 popular boy names
What is the top boy name of 2022?
There’s a clear winner for the most popular boy name of 2022 on Peanut, but it might surprise you ‒ it’s different from the SSA’s winner:
- Noah: Meaning “repose or rest”, this Biblical boys’ name comes from the word nukhu in Hebrew. It’s also fast becoming the most popular gender-neutral baby name, for boys, girls, and they-bies.
Top 10 boy names
So what are the 10 most popular boy names on Peanut in 2022, compared with 2021?
Well, it’s a similar bunch to the SSA picks, but with some different additions: Leo, Theo, and Luca, to name a few.
- Noah ⬆️ 2 places from previous year
- Oliver ⬇️ 1 place from previous year
- Leo ⬆️ 4 places from previous year
- Theo ⬆️ 13 places from previous year
- Liam ⬇️ 3 places from previous year
- Luca ⬆️ 8 places from previous year
- Charlie ⬆️ 16 places from previous year
- Henry ⬇️ 1 place from previous year
- Jack ⬇️ 4 places from previous year
- Lucas ⬇️ 2 places from previous year
Most popular boy names that have jumped the charts
More “cute” boy names are rising up the charts ‒ nickname versions of popular boy names ending in “-ie” or “-y”, like Freddie, Frankie, and Archie.
- Freddie ⬆️ 455 places from previous year
- Harry ⬆️ 348 places from previous year
- Oscar ⬆️ 258 places from previous year
- Archie ⬆️ 238 places from previous year
- Frankie ⬆️ 234 places from previous year
- George ⬆️ 143 places from previous year
- Rory ⬆️ 137 places from previous year
- Finley ⬆️ 100 places from previous year
- Arthur ⬆️ 96 places from previous year
- Arlo ⬆️ 48 places from previous year
More gender-neutral names
Just as for our picks for top girl names of 2024, we reckon the trend in gender-neutral names for boys will keep on soaring.
So expect to see lots more of Noah, Charlie, Harper, and Luca.
Nicknames as first names
While it’s not groundbreaking, it’s certainly something we’re seeing more of ‒ and we can expect to see many more nicknames as first names in the top boy names of 2024.
So Danny, Max, Theo, and Teddy are sure to be even more popular.
Complete list of 1001 popular boy names
Now for our mega-list of the most popular boy names according to our 2022 moms of Peanut.
Pick your favorites!
- Noah
- Oliver
- Leo
- Theo
- Liam
- Luca
- Charlie
- Henry
- Jack
- Lucas
- Hudson
- Arthur
- Elijah
- Ezra
- James
- Teddy
- Theodore
- Mason
- Oscar
- Harper
- Freddie
- Archie
- Levi
- Kai
- George
- Logan
- Max
- Arlo
- Grayson
- Mateo
- William
- Sebastian
- River
- Riley
- Jackson
- Finley
- Thomas
- Rowan
- Roman
- Eli
- Carter
- Alfie
- Nova
- Asher
- Owen
- Rory
- Parker
- Jacob
- Ethan
- Isaac
- Finn
- Harry
- Benjamin
- Hunter
- Alexander
- Jude
- Frankie
- Harrison
- Jaxon
- Miles
- Cooper
- Lincoln
- Wyatt
- Avery
- Oakley
- Milo
- Julian
- Jasper
- Alex
- Luke
- Tommy
- Maverick
- Michael
- Quinn
- Ollie
- Aiden
- Samuel
- Hugo
- Elias
- Atlas
- Daniel
- Gabriel
- Caleb
- Elliot
- Paisley
- Archer
- Santiago
- Adam
- Felix
- Luka
- Cameron
- Dylan
- Madison
- Connor
- Elliott
- Remi
- Addison
- Beau
- Nolan
- August
- Blake
- Leonardo
- Leon
- Axel
- Greyson
- Albie
- Olive
- Reuben
- Skylar
- Joshua
- Emerson
- Jax
- Ben
- Joseph
- Myles
- Wesley
- Harley
- Louie
- Everett
- Silas
- John
- Louis
- Micah
- Nico
- Ryder
- Waylon
- Ryan
- Nathan
- Jonah
- Jaxson
- Xavier
- Bennett
- Piper
- Sage
- Aubrey
- Phoenix
- Sawyer
- Ari
- Enzo
- Marley
- Xander
- Joey
- Sam
- Weston
- Ezekiel
- Declan
- Everleigh
- Hayden
- Jordan
- David
- Dominic
- Wren
- Austin
- Emmett
- Otis
- Carson
- Colton
- Matthew
- Peyton
- Evan
- Tyler
- Emilio
- Isaiah
- Jameson
- Reggie
- Landon
- Ronnie
- Jayden
- Nicholas
- Brooks
- Matias
- Damian
- Easton
- Harlow
- Harvey
- Remy
- Jesse
- Brody
- Zion
- Edward
- Jace
- Walker
- Ace
- Sonny
- Adrian
- Anthony
- Toby
- Kayden
- Sloane
- Lorenzo
- Nevaeh
- Robin
- Aaron
- Bodhi
- Chase
- Cole
- Kinsley
- Lennon
- Jamie
- Abel
- Andrew
- Robyn
- Amari
- Malakai
- Ellis
- Jose
- Josiah
- Mackenzie
- Ryker
- Audrey
- Brooklyn
- Emiliano
- Ian
- Morgan
- Nathaniel
- Lennox
- Zachary
- Bailey
- Callum
- Diego
- Ronan
- Flynn
- Lukas
- Rylee
- Zayn
- Christopher
- Patrick
- Vincent
- Calvin
- Ember
- Hadley
- Spencer
- Ashton
- Bentley
- Indie
- Jensen
- Kennedy
- Matteo
- Braxton
- Cody
- Dean
- Kaiden
- Dakota
- Gael
- Thiago
- Nicolas
- Billy
- Brodie
- Chester
- Eric
- Odin
- Rhett
- Andre
- Atticus
- Beckett
- Hendrix
- Lewis
- Maddox
- Rio
- Stevie
- Taylor
- Otto
- Jake
- Koa
- Noa
- Tobias
- Griffin
- Jason
- Maxwell
- Santi
- Angel
- Bobby
- Jeremiah
- Jett
- Orion
- Albert
- Ayden
- Eddie
- Graham
- Malcolm
- Rafael
- Bryson
- Christian
- Huxley
- Ted
- Zach
- Aspen
- Cruz
- Lachlan
- Malachi
- Paige
- Casey
- Kian
- Ocean
- Reagan
- Reese
- Romeo
- Will
- Benji
- Blakely
- Charles
- Jay
- Kobe
- Lenny
- Ozzy
- Ruben
- Rupert
- Dante
- Gavin
- Jayce
- Luis
- Peter
- Stanley
- Brayden
- Bruno
- Clark
- Paxton
- Tate
- Killian
- Maximus
- Milan
- Niko
- Ralph
- Alejandro
- Andy
- Aubree
- Blair
- Camden
- Emmanuel
- Juan
- Legend
- Nate
- Rex
- Ryleigh
- Tristan
- Vinnie
- Zeke
- Ivan
- Jenson
- King
- Koda
- Kylo
- Leighton
- Leonel
- Robert
- Saylor
- Amir
- Colt
- Elian
- Miguel
- Presley
- Ali
- Cillian
- Dawson
- Finnley
- Giovanni
- Hamish
- Jonathan
- Kit
- Lucca
- Marnie
- Ariel
- Bowie
- Bradley
- Cayden
- Franklin
- Haven
- Kingston
- Nash
- Reign
- Rome
- Simon
- Tatum
- Zayden
- Aidan
- Bertie
- Caden
- Carlos
- Fletcher
- Georgie
- Kyler
- Marcus
- Pablo
- Remington
- Sunny
- Adriel
- Alan
- Barrett
- Brooke
- Casper
- Cohen
- Onyx
- Preston
- Sullivan
- Zander
- Dax
- Finlay
- Harris
- Junior
- Oaklee
- Payton
- Skyler
- Victor
- Antonio
- Cyrus
- Danny
- Francis
- Gideon
- Halle
- Kyrie
- Lochlan
- Raphael
- Rocco
- Tucker
- Benny
- Gray
- Ivar
- Karter
- Palmer
- Rudy
- Scout
- Shiloh
- Sydney
- Bear
- Kairo
- Kieran
- Lane
- Martin
- Mikey
- Rhys
- Wilder
- Zac
- Amber
- Apollo
- Ash
- Avi
- Cam
- Cash
- Dexter
- Genesis
- Gus
- Jesus
- Joel
- Mac
- Maximiliano
- Reid
- Sutton
- Zane
- Ziggy
- Abraham
- Adonis
- Andres
- Cairo
- Colby
- Drew
- Fallan
- Forrest
- Grey
- Holden
- Hugh
- Joaquin
- Joe
- Jorge
- Judah
- Kaleb
- Kayson
- London
- Malik
- Ronin
- Sammy
- Seb
- Stetson
- Teagan
- Warren
- Wes
- Brynlee
- Callan
- Clay
- Dani
- Emory
- Franco
- Freddy
- Hayes
- Juno
- Kaden
- Kingsley
- Knox
- Lu
- Lucian
- Luciano
- Mark
- Mathias
- Raven
- Ray
- Rodrigo
- Salem
- Sean
- Sidney
- Angus
- Bo
- Cade
- Clayton
- Haisley
- Hank
- Indigo
- Jordyn
- Josh
- Marcelo
- McKenna
- Oli
- Oskar
- Sol
- Vinny
- Alfred
- Briar
- Cali
- Colin
- Colson
- Finnegan
- Izaiah
- Kash
- Londyn
- Milani
- Opal
- Percy
- Rae
- Reed
- Saige
- Sky
- Sterling
- Tadeo
- Timothy
- Averie
- Bryce
- Denver
- Frank
- Harlan
- Hector
- Henley
- Idris
- Jaylen
- Kane
- Monty
- Prince
- Rian
- Rowen
- Rylan
- Selah
- Seth
- Tom
- Wade
- Walter
- Zack
- Ale
- Banks
- Bellamy
- Blaire
- Brady
- Brantley
- Cal
- Charli
- Dallas
- Fionn
- Ford
- Frederick
- Holland
- Indiana
- Israel
- Jeremy
- Johnny
- Kenzie
- Marco
- Marlee
- Memphis
- Miller
- Muhammad
- Murphy
- Paul
- Rafe
- Ro
- Sasha
- Solomon
- Wynter
- Zuri
- Ares
- Atreus
- Barney
- Beckham
- Bowen
- Cassius
- Cedric
- Clover
- Corey
- Darcey
- Daxton
- Dougie
- Everest
- Forest
- Fox
- Francisco
- Indi
- Indy
- Kade
- Kendall
- Kyro
- Marlowe
- McKenzie
- Messiah
- Raegan
- Raiden
- Robbie
- Romi
- Teddie
- Val
- Valentino
- Wells
- Wrenley
- Zay
- Armani
- Bodie
- Caspian
- Chance
- Cian
- Crew
- Eduardo
- Fernando
- Gabe
- Gio
- Grant
- Issac
- Ivory
- Jojo
- Jules
- Kobi
- Koby
- Ky
- Leonidas
- Miley
- Musa
- Nick
- Nixon
- Noor
- Tadhg
- Winston
- Zaiden
- Zak
- Zayne
- Ayaan
- Brandon
- Bruce
- Brynn
- Cai
- Coco
- Darío
- Derek
- Douglas
- Fraser
- Goldie
- Jaiden
- Jaxton
- Jimmy
- Journey
- Keanu
- Kendrick
- Kyson
- Leandro
- Roland
- Samson
- Stephen
- Tanner
- Tripp
- Tyson
- Alistair
- Alonso
- Angelo
- Arden
- Artie
- Camryn
- Cassidy
- Chandler
- Delaney
- Desmond
- Ernie
- Fabian
- Fiadh
- Gianni
- Gunnar
- Ibrahim
- Ida
- Jai
- Jaxx
- Johnathan
- Justin
- Kasper
- Kay
- Kenneth
- Kenzo
- Kohen
- Layton
- Lyric
- Mack
- Marcel
- Omar
- Philip
- Santino
- Sapphire
- Soleil
- Teo
- Arturo
- Baker
- Bjorn
- Colter
- Cove
- Dillon
- Elio
- Fred
- Fynn
- Javier
- Jo
- Kelly
- Makenna
- Marlow
- Mars
- Mav
- Ralphie
- Ren
- Rohan
- Soren
- Zayd
- Zen
- Zephyr
- Ainsley
- Aryan
- Asa
- Augustus
- Azariah
- Camilo
- Chris
- Corbin
- Damon
- Darius
- Enrique
- Frances
- Haley
- Heath
- Ira
- Jakob
- Kaison
- Karson
- Kayce
- Khalil
- Kyle
- Leland
- Leonard
- Link
- Mali
- Mallory
- Manuel
- Maximo
- Mika
- Mylo
- Patricio
- Quentin
- Rayne
- Roberto
- Royal
- Sami
- Scott
- Scottie
- Shelby
- Stefan
- Trey
- Aspyn
- Aziel
- Brian
- Brinley
- Bryn
- Caelan
- Collin
- Collins
- Conrad
- Creed
- Donovan
- Dorian
- Edison
- Elis
- Erik
- Ewan
- Felipe
- Fern
- Garrett
- Harlee
- Julien
- Kairi
- Kashton
- Kinley
- Kodi
- Lawson
- Loki
- Lou
- Magnus
- Oaklen
- Olivier
- Rey
- Roo
- Rowyn
- Rumi
- Ryland
- Sailor
- Sully
- Travis
- Tre
- Ty
- Valentin
- Wolf
- Zaire
- Alessandro
- Anakin
- Ander
- Andi
- Arwen
- Calum
- Charley
- Dalton
- Erick
- Everley
- Ismael
- Jaden
- Jonas
- Julius
- Jupiter
- Kam
- Kameron
- Keegan
- Kevin
- Khai
- Koah
- Kolton
- Lowen
- Mario
- Marshall
- Maximilian
- Monroe
- Nikolas
- Oisín
- Pierce
- Rayan
- Ricardo
- Richard
- Rori
- Ruairi
- Saint
- Shane
- Storm
- Sylas
- Tiago
- Woody
- Aarav
- Alonzo
- Ariah
- Aries
- Banjo
- Baylor
- Blue
- Boone
- Brock
- Cayde
- Charlee
- Coby
- Devin
- Dustin
- Gordon
- Harlen
- Iktan
- Ilyas
- Imani
- Jamison
- Jayson
- Kobie
- Lando
- Laurie
- Legacy
- Makenzie
- Matheo
- Matthias
- Mauricio
- Mauro
- Noel
- Orson
- Porter
- Princeton
- Reece
- Rocky
- Roy
- Royce
- Rufus
- Sebas
- Sunday
- Vicente
- Westin
- Wilf
- Wilfred
- Xavi
- Aksel
- Ambrose
- Arnie
- Axton
- Benicio
- Boston
- Cadence
- Callahan
- Carmen
- Cassian
- Dash
- Dior
- Duke
- Eithan
- Elyas
- Emanuel
- Emerie
- Emmitt
- Fer
- Henri
- Iggy
- Iker
- Ishaan
- Jacques
- Jagger
- Jalen
- Justice
- Kacey
- Keaton
- Kiaan
- Landen
- Leif
- Leni
- Mael
- Makai
- Manny
- Marleigh
- Matt
- Obi
- Orlando
- Raffy
- Raymond
- Rayyan
- Ripley
- Rudi
- Ry
- Said
- Salvador
- Shepherd
- Taj
- Trevor
- Troy
- Watson
- Westley
- Adan
- Andreas
- Aris
- Arjun
- Barnaby
- Beaux
- Benson
- Bohdi
- Bridger
- Briggs
- Brixton
- Bryan
- Caelum
- Caiden
- Callen
- Caoimhe
- Clyde
- Coen
- Darragh
- Dave
- Deacon
- Denny
- Eugene
- Fergus
- Gage
- Gene
- Ignacio
- Jac
- Jared
- Jethro
- Josue
- Journee
- Kareem
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Lionel
- Madden
- Moses
- Nikolai
- Raylan
- Slater
- Steven
- Vincenzo
- Yusuf
So which of the top 1001 boy names are your favorites?
Or are there any you’re surprised aren’t in the list?
Share them with the other moms-to-be of Peanut!