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Baby Boy Names that Start with H

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Names for baby boys starting with H

From Hadley to Hyram and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter H along with the meanings and origin of each name.  

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Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting with H in 2018

First we’ll start with the most popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

  • Henry
  • Hudson
  • Hunter
  • Harrison
  • Hayden
  • Holden
  • Hendrix
  • Hector
  • Hayes
  • Hugo
  • Harvey
  • Hank
  • Hamza
  • Harry
  • Hezekiah
  • Huxley
  • Harlan
  • Henrik
  • Houston
  • Hassan

Henry was the most popular baby boy name starting with H in 2018.  This should come as no surprise as Henry has been the most common baby boy name starting with H as far back as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With H

Henry wasn’t just popular for H boy names in 2018. Overall it was the number 16 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s how it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018.

Names About As Popular as Henry

While Henry was a popular choice in 2018, you can see it was only about 90% as popular a baby boy name as Jacob.   Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most popular baby boy names beginning with H throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With H

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Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with H.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With H

As you can see, Harley fell out of favor by 6 slots and Hasan was the smallest gainer in 2018, gaining only 1 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With H

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with H.

  • Harris
  • Hakeem
  • Hasan
  • Hollis
  • Huck
  • Haiden
  • Hans
  • Henri
  • Humberto
  • Hadi
  • Hagen
  • Hiram
  • Hussain
  • Haven
  • Honor
  • Hoyt
  • Hussein
  • Hyrum
  • Hampton
  • Huxton

Overall, Harris was the 1023th most popular boy name in 2018 with 200 babies. That means there were 53x more Henrys than Harriss last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we present a list of literally every baby boy name — including middle names — starting with H, the name’s meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Ha-Neul through Hakim

  • Ha-Neul Korean — sky
  • Habib Arabic — The beloved one.
  • Hackett German — little woodsman
  • Hadar unknown — glorious
  • Hadden English — child of the heather-filled valley
  • Haddon Old English — From the heathery hill.
  • Hadi Arabic — A guide or leader.
  • Hadley Old English — From the heathery field.
  • Hadrian Latin — The dark one or a man from the sea, as in the Adriatic. The name of six Popes.
  • Hadwin Old English — A friend in battle.
  • Hafiz Arabic — The guardian.
  • Hagan Teutonic — strong defense
  • Hagen Irish Gaelic — Little Hugh. Heart and mind.
  • Hagley Old English — From the hay wood clearing.
  • Hahn German — rooster
  • Haig Old English/Teutonic — From the enclosure or paddock.
  • Haile hero
  • Haines Old English — From the fenced area.
  • Hakan Norse, Turkish — noble, fiery
  • Hakim Arabic — Wise and judicious.

Hakon through Hamal

  • Hakon Old Norse — Of noble birth.
  • Hal   — Estate ruler.
  • Halbert Old English — A brilliant hero.
  • Halden Old English — Half Danish.
  • Haldor Old Norse — Rock of Thor (the Norse God of thunder).
  • Hale Old English — The dweller in the nook.
  • Haley Irish Gaelic — Ingenious. A boy or girl’s name.
  • Halford Old English — From the ford in the nook.
  • Halian Zuni Indian — of Julius
  • Halifax Old English — From the Holy field. A city in northern England and a seaport in Canada.
  • Halil Turkish
  • Hall Old English — From the manor house or hall.
  • Hallam Old Norse — The dweller at the rocks.
  • Halse Old English — From the neck of land.
  • Halsey Old English — from Hal’s island
  • Halstead Old English — The stronghold.
  • Halsten Old Norse — A rock.
  • Halton Old English
  • Halvard Old Norse — The defender of the rock.
  • Hamal Arabic — As gentle as a lamb.

Hamar through Hansel

  • Hamar Old Norse — Ingenious.
  • Hamid Arabic — The thankful one.
  • Hamilton Old English — From the crooked hill.
  • Hamish Scottish — Scottish form of James. The supplanter.
  • Hamlet Old English — From the enclosed land. Also the name of a famous Shakespearian character and play.
  • Hamlin Teutonic — From the small home.
  • Hamon Greek — The faithful one.
  • Hampton Old English — From the river meadow.
  • Hanan Hebrew — Arabic: The affectionate one. Hebrew: The gracious gift of God. A boy or girl’s name.
  • Handel German — Little Hans. God is gracious. Also the name of a famous composer.
  • Hanford Old English — From the rocky ford.
  • Hani Arabic — The contented one.
  • Hank   — The ruler of the home or estate. Also see Harrison, Henderson and parry.
  • Hanke   — The ruler of the home or estate. From the name Henry.
  • Hanley Old English — From the high clearing.
  • Hannes Hebrew — God is gracious.
  • Hannibal Phoenician — The famous general of Carthage (Northern Africa) who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy.
  • Hannu Finnish — Finnish form of John.
  • Hans German — God is gracious.
  • Hansel German — God is gracious. From the name Hans.

Hansi through Harley

  • Hansi German — God is gracious.
  • Hanson Old English/Teutonic — Son of Hans. God is gracious.
  • Haral Old Norse — Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Harald Scandinavian — Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Harcourt Old English — The dweller at the falconer’s cottage.
  • Harden Old English — From the valley of the hare.
  • Hardik Hindu
  • Harding Old English — A brave warrior.
  • Hardwin Old English — A brave friend.
  • Hardy Teutonic — Bold, daring.
  • Hare Maori — Maori form of Charles. Manly, full grown.
  • Haresh Hindu
  • Harford Old English — The ford of the stag.
  • Hargreave Old English — From the hare grove.
  • Hari Sanskrit — He who removes evil.
  • Harish Hindu
  • Harith North African — cultivator
  • Harlan Old English — From the rocky land.
  • Harleigh Old English — From the hare or stag meadow.
  • Harley Old English — From the hare or stag meadow. A boy or girl’s name.

Harlow through Hasad

  • Harlow Old English — From the fortified hill.
  • Harman Teutonic — A man of the army.
  • Harold Old Norse — Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Haroun Arabic — Arabic forms of Aaron.
  • Harper Old English — A harp player or maker. A boy or girl’s name.
  • Harrison Old English — Son of Harry. Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Harry   — Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Harsh Hindu — joy
  • Hart unknown — deer, stag
  • Hartley English — from the deer pasture
  • Hartman Teutonic — The strong man.
  • Hartwell Old English — From the well.
  • Hartwin Teutonic — A brave fiend.
  • Hartwood Old English — From the forest of stags.
  • Haru Japanese — born in the spring
  • Harun Arabic — Arabic forms of Aaron.
  • Harvey Breton — Army warrior.
  • Harwin Old English — A brave friend.
  • Harwood Old English — From the wood of the hares.
  • Hasad Turkish — Harvest.

Hasim through Hecate

  • Hasim Arabic — The decisive one.
  • Haslett Old English — From the Hazel tree wood.
  • Hassan Arabic — Handsome and good.
  • Hastin Hindu — elephant
  • Hastings German — swift one
  • Havelock Old Norse — Sea sport.
  • Haven Old English — A place of refuge.
  • Havika Hawaiian — Beloved.
  • Hawley Old English — From the hedged meadow.
  • Hayden Old English — From the heathery hill.
  • Hayes Old English — From the hedged area.
  • Hayward Teutonic — The brave one, or the chief guardian.
  • Haywood Old English — From the fenced wood.
  • Hazlett Old English — From the Hazel tree wood.
  • Hazlitt Old English — From the Hazel tree wood.
  • Hearst Old English — A dweller in the wood.
  • Heath Old English — The heath-land dweller.
  • Heathcliff English — From the cliff-land heath. The hero of Emily Browns Wuthering Heights.
  • Heathcote Old English — From the cottage on a heath.
  • Hecate   — From Shakespeare’s play MacBeth.

Hector through Hendy

  • Hector Greek — To hold fast. The name of a Trojan hero in classical mythology.
  • Heddwyn Welsh — Blessed peace.
  • Hedley Old English — A clearing in the heather.
  • Heilyn Welsh — A steward.
  • Heinrich German — German form of Henry. The ruler of the home or estate.
  • Heinz   — Ruler of the home. From the name Heinrik.
  • Helaku Native American — sunny day
  • Helenus   — From Shakespeare’s play Troilus & Cressida.
  • Helicanus   — From Shakespeare’s play Pericles.
  • Heller Old German — the sun
  • Helmut Teutonic — A courageous protector.
  • Helmuth German — helmet, protector, courage
  • Hemal Hindu
  • Hemang Hindu
  • Hemant Hindu
  • Hemendra Hindu
  • Hemi Maori — Maori form of James. The supplanter.
  • Henderson Old English from Teutonic — The son of Henry. The ruler of the home or estate.
  • Hendra Cornish — From the old farm.
  • Hendy Old English — The courteous one.

Henleigh through Hervey

  • Henleigh Old English — From the high clearing.
  • Henley Old English — From the high clearing.
  • Henning Teutonic — ruler of an estate
  • Henri French — The ruler of the home or estate.
  • Henrik   — Ruler of the home.
  • Henry Teutonic — The ruler of the home or estate.
  • Herb   — Bright, excellent army or ruler.
  • Herbert Teutonic — Bright, excellent army or ruler.
  • Hercules Greek — The exceptionally strong mythological hero.
  • Herman Teutonic — Person of high rank.
  • Hermes Greek — The messenger of the gods.
  • Hermon Teutonic — A man of the army.
  • Hernando Spanish — Prepared for the journey. An adventurer or traveller.
  • Herold Old Norse — Army power, or ruler of the army.
  • Herrick Old Norse — The army ruler.
  • Hershel Jewish — A deer.
  • Herst Old English — A dweller in the wood.
  • Hertford Old English — The ford of the stag.
  • Herve French — Battle-worthy.
  • Hervey Breton — Battle-worthy.

Herwin through Hitesh

  • Herwin Teutonic — A battle companion.
  • Hesketh Old Norse — From the horseracing track.
  • Hew Teutonic — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Hewett Teutonic — Little Hugh. Heart and mind.
  • Hewie Scottish — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Hewston Old English — From the place of Hugh.
  • Heyward Teutonic — The brave one, or the chief guardian.
  • Hiatt Old English — A high gate.
  • Hieronymus German — German form of Jerome. A sacred or holy name.
  • Hilary Latin — The cheerful one. A boy or girl’s name.
  • Hildebrand Teutonic — A battle sword.
  • Hillel Hebrew — The praised one. A biblical name.
  • Hilton Old English — From the farm on the hill.
  • Hippolyte Greek — He who frees the horses.
  • Hiram Hebrew — Exalted. A name from the Bible.
  • Hiroshi Japanese — Generous.
  • Hirsh Jewish — A deer.
  • Hiten Hindu
  • Hitendra Hindu
  • Hitesh Hindu

Ho through Hortensio

  • Ho Chinese/Korean — Goodness.
  • Hobart Teutonic — A brilliant mind.
  • Hogan Irish Gaelic — A youth.
  • Holbrook Old English — From the brook in the valley.
  • Holden Old English — From the deep valley.
  • Holger Old Norse — Spear-like.
  • Holgernes   — From Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour Lost.
  • Hollis Old English — From the grove of Holly trees.
  • Holman Old English — A dweller in the hollow.
  • Holmes Old English — From the island in the river.
  • Holofernes   — From Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour’s Lost.
  • Holt Old English — A dweller in the wood.
  • Homer   — The name of the epic Greek poet, possibly meaning a pledge.
  • Hont Hungarian — dogbreeder, friend of dogs
  • Hopkin Welsh — The son of Robert. Famous, bright fame.
  • Horace Latin — Hour in time.
  • Horatio Latin — Hour in time.
  • Hori Polynesian — Polynesian form of George. A tiller of the soil (farmer).
  • Horst German — From the wood or wooded hill.
  • Hortensio Latin — The garden lover.

Hortensius through Humbert

  • Hortensius Latin — The garden lover.
  • Horton Old English — From the grey or muddy place.
  • Hosea Hebrew — Salvation.
  • Houghton Old English — From the farm on the hill.
  • Houston Old English — From the place of Hugh. Also the name of a city in Texas.
  • Howard Teutonic — Guardian of the home.
  • Howe Old Norse — A hillock or burial mound.
  • Howell Cornish/Welsh — The eminent one. Also see Powel.
  • Howie   — Guardian of the home.
  • Hridayesh Hindu
  • Hrishikesh Hindu
  • Hsin Chinese — After an ancient dynasty.
  • Huatare Maori — The name of a famous chief.
  • Huba Hungarian
  • Hubert Teutonic — A brilliant mind.
  • Hudson Old English — The son of Hugh. Heart and mind.
  • Huey   — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Hugh Teutonic — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Hugo Dutch/German — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Humbert Teutonic — A famous warrior.

Hume through Hywel

  • Hume Old English — From the river island.
  • Humphrey Teutonic — The protector of the peace.
  • Hunor Hungarian — a name of an etnhic group
  • Hunter Old English — The huntsman.
  • Huntley Old English — From the hunter’s meadow.
  • Huon   — The name of a Tasmanian river and a type of tree. A boy or girl’s name.
  • Hurst Old English — A dweller in the wood.
  • Hussain Arabic — The handsome little one.
  • Hussein Arabic — The handsome little one.
  • Hutton Old English — From the farm on the hill.
  • Huw Welsh — Heart and mind. Also see Hagen, Hubert and Hudson.
  • Huxley Old English — The inhospitable place.
  • Hyam Hebrew — Life.
  • Hyatt Old English — A high gate.
  • Hyde English — A hide (an old measurement) of land.
  • Hylton Old English — From the farm on the hill.
  • Hymen   — From Shakespeare’s play As You Like It.
  • Hyram Hebrew — Exalted. A name from the Bible.
  • Hywel Cornish/Welsh — The eminent one. Also see Powel.

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