Spanish Boy Names

1021 spanish boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

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Say one of these out loud and you can hear a whole family history in it — a grandfather, a saint’s day, a name passed down until it stopped belonging to any one person. The strong traditional Spanish boy names are the backbone of this list: Santiago, the name of Saint James and of a hundred plazas; Alejandro, the Spanish form of Alexander, formal and full of stride; Carlos, the Spanish Charles, steady in every generation; and Antonio, which manages to sound both courtly and completely at ease. None of these need explaining to anyone, anywhere, and that is a quiet gift to give a child.

The faster-moving half of the list is shorter and softer at the edges. Mateo, the Spanish form of Matthew, has surged into the American top tier and shows no sign of slowing. Emiliano and Emilio give you the same warm opening in two very different lengths. Diego is compact and confident, Matias feels contemporary without being invented, and Elian is the kind of newer pick parents choose when they want familiar sounds arranged in an unfamiliar way. Classics like Luis, Juan and Andres sit comfortably alongside them.

Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.

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Zaqueo#14202 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Zacchaeus, from Greek Zakchaios and Hebrew Zakkai, 'pure; innocent'. Zaccha▶Zaviar#14205 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Xavier, from the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house', carrie▶Yoskar#14280 in the U.S.Yoskar is a modern coinage from Spanish-speaking, especially Dominican, communities. It reads m▶BennitoA spelling of Benito, the Spanish and Italian short form of Benedict, from the Latin benedictus▶DeisonA modern coinage popular in Latin American families, in the family of Deyson and Jeison. No sin▶EliandroA Spanish/Latin-styled form echoing Alejandro ('defender of men') and Leandro ('lion-man'). Rea▶ElianelElianel is a newly emerging coinage. It extends Elian with the -el ending common to Hebrew-deri▶EliethA modern coinage echoing Elias and Eliseo (both from Hebrew El-, 'God'-rooted names); seen in L▶EnyerA modern Latin American coinage, common as an invented given name in Venezuela and nearby. No d▶FranyerA modern coinage, likely built from a Fran- element (Francisco/Franco) with a -yer ending, in t▶JheysonA Latin-American spelling of Jason, from the Greek Iason, 'healer' (linked to iasthai, 'to heal▶JhonnA Latin-American stylised spelling of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'the Lord is gracious; Go▶JosepedroA compound of two classic Spanish names recorded as one field: Jose (Joseph, 'he will add') plu▶KamyloA modern respelling that echoes Spanish Camilo, itself from Latin Camillus, a term for a young ▶LiammateoA modern compound joining Liam (a short form of William, 'strong-willed protector; resolute gua▶MundoA Spanish short form of names like Raymundo and Edmundo, whose -mundo element means 'world' (al▶PedriA Spanish short form of Pedro (from the Latin petra, 'rock; stone'), widely known from Spanish ▶RamiereA modern coinage with no documented etymology of its own. It echoes Spanish Ramiro (Germanic ro▶RuizeAn echo of the Spanish surname Ruiz ('son of Ruy,' a form of Roderick, 'famous ruler'); as spel▶YefrinA modern name whose sound echoes the Spanish Efrain and the Hebrew Ephraim ('fruitful'), likely▶YorlinA modern name, likely a Latin-American coinage in the Yo-/-lin style; no documented meaning. Ro▶

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Frequently Asked

What are the most popular Spanish boy names?

Mateo and Santiago lead comfortably, followed by Diego, Emiliano and Luis. Mateo has crossed fully into mainstream American use over the past decade.

What is a strong Spanish name for a boy?

If you want a name with real presence, look at Alejandro, Santiago and Antonio. Each has centuries of use behind it and shortens naturally into an easy everyday nickname.

Are there short Spanish boy names?

Plenty. Juan, Jose, Luis and Arlo are all two syllables or fewer, which makes them easy to call across a playground and simple to spell.