The Top 100 Boys' Names 2021

A few days ago I discussed the new top 100 girls' names of 2021. Today I discuss the boys' names.

This year, four names left the boys' top 100. These names are:

  • Jaxson dropped from #85 to #101 after eight years in the top 100. I initially did not expect this trendy re-spelling of Jaxson to drop, but Jackson and variants have been popular for a while. 
  • Jace dropped from #96 to #102. It sounds dated as the first syllable of Jason even though it did not enter the top 100 until 2012. Jace has also been declining lately. Thus, I expected this one to leave.
  • Adam fell from #96 to #104. I expected this classic to leave. It entered the top 100 in 1970 and reigned for an impressive 51 years. Even as it declines, though, Adam will remain timeless.
  • Kayden finally dropped down to #108 after hanging onto the fringes for years. Kayden was first popular from 2012 to 2015 and again from 2017 to 2020. Names ending in "ayden" are declining, so I expected Kayden to leave. 
At the same time, three new names entered the boys' top 100. Here are the names that entered:
  • Beau jumped from #109 to #94, as I expected. Beau is a Southern name that's proving itself to be the male counterpart of Scarlett-in use since the mid-twentieth century, but never popular until now. 
  • Bennett rose from #101 to #90. As with Beau, I expected Bennett to enter the top 100 because it's been rising lately. Bennett has the first syllable of top 10 classic Benjamin as well as the structure and ending of Wyatt. 
  • Waylon went from #103 all the way to #69-a much larger jump than I expected. Waylon is similar in rustic style to Maverick and Wyatt along with having country singer vibes via Waylon Jennings. 
  • Weston jumped from #104 to #95. I did not expect this to enter the top 100 because it has not been rising that much lately. Yet, I was wrong. Weston mixes the sounds of Wesley and Easton and has a rustic feel. These are all ingredients for a top 100 boys' name.
Unlike the girls' names, I expected all the new top 100 boys' names to enter. There was only one name I did not expect to enter and one name I did not expect to leave. 

I guessed 11 out of 100 boys' names correct. Here is the new top 100 boys' names, with my predicted names next to them.
  1. Liam-Liam (correct)
  2. Noah-Oliver
  3. Oliver-Noah
  4. Elijah-Elijah (correct)
  5. James-James (correct)
  6. William-William (correct)
  7. Benjamin-Henry
  8. Lucas-Benjamin
  9. Henry-Lucas
  10. Theodore-Alexander
  11. Jack-Mason
  12. Levi-Ethan
  13. Alexander-Michael
  14. Jackson-Levi
  15. Mateo-Daniel
  16. Daniel-Mateo
  17. Michael-Jacob
  18. Mason-Theodore
  19. Sebastian-Logan
  20. Ethan-Sebastian
  21. Logan-Jackson
  22. Owen-Owen (correct)
  23. Samuel-Samuel (correct)
  24. Jacob-Jack
  25. Asher-Asher (correct)
  26. Aiden-Wyatt
  27. John-Luke
  28. Joseph-Joseph (correct)
  29. Wyatt-Aiden
  30. David-John
  31. Leo-David
  32. Luke-Grayson
  33. Julian-Leo
  34. Hudson-Carter
  35. Grayson-Hudson
  36. Matthew-Matthew (correct)
  37. Ezra-Julian
  38. Gabriel-Ezra
  39. Carter-Gabriel
  40. Isaac-Lincoln
  41. Jayden-Maverick
  42. Luca-Jayden
  43. Anthony-Anthony (correct)
  44. Dylan-Isaac
  45. Lincoln-Miles
  46. Thomas-Thomas (correct)
  47. Maverick-Elias
  48. Elias-Charles
  49. Josiah-Dylan
  50. Charles-Josiah
  51. Caleb-Christopher
  52. Christopher-Luca
  53. Ezekiel-Isaiah
  54. Miles-Jaxon
  55. Jaxon-Andrew
  56. Isaiah-Nathan
  57. Andrew-Joshua
  58. Joshua-Adrian
  59. Nathan-Eli
  60. Nolan-Ryan
  61. Adrian-Ezekiel
  62. Cameron-Caleb
  63. Santiago-Nolan
  64. Eli-Axel
  65. Aaron-Cameron
  66. Ryan-Aaron
  67. Angel-Colton
  68. Cooper-Christian
  69. Waylon-Santiago
  70. Easton-Cooper
  71. Kai-Easton
  72. Christian-Jameson
  73. Landon-Hunter
  74. Colton-Landon
  75. Roman-Brooks
  76. Axel-Greyson
  77. Brooks-Jonathan
  78. Jonathan-Roman
  79. Robert-Angel
  80. Jameson-Jeremiah
  81. Ian-Leonardo
  82. Everett-Ian
  83. Greyson-Jordan
  84. Wesley-Carson
  85. Jeremiah-Robert
  86. Hunter-Everett
  87. Leonardo-Beau
  88. Jordan-Kai
  89. Jose-Connor
  90. Bennett-Jaxson
  91. Silas-Austin
  92. Nicholas-Dominic
  93. Parker-Silas
  94. Beau-Xavier
  95. Weston-Waylon
  96. Austin-Bennett
  97. Connor-Wesley
  98. Carson-Nicholas
  99. Dominic-Jose
  100. Xavier-Parker
What do you think about the new top 100 boys' names?

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