329 Boy Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)

329 Boy Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with F are among the most fashionable today, with many F names for boys rising in popularity in both the US and internationally.

Finn is the top boys' name starting with F in the US. Along with Finn, other F names in the boys' Top 400 include Felix, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, Fabian, and Franklin.

The current front-runner for the F boys' names internationally is also Finn, among the Top 10 names for boys in Germany and The Netherlands and heading up in the charts in the US, Ireland, and throughout the UK.

In Italy, the popularity of the new pope has propelled Francesco to become one of the top Italian boy names, with Francisco the popular form in Spain and Portugal.

There are fantastic F-starting names for boys to fit every taste: from flowery Florian to preppy surname names Foster, Fletcher, and Finnegan. And look out for the hottest new nature name on the block: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Fox.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with F, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Felix
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "happy, fortunate"
  2. Finn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "fair or white"
  3. Florian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flowering"
  4. Finley
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired hero"
  5. Flynn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of the red-haired one"
  6. Frederick
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful ruler"
  7. Francis
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "Frenchman or free man"
  8. Fletcher
    • Origin:

      English occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "arrow-maker"
  9. Frankie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Frank, Francis, or Franklin
  10. Fox
    • Origin:

      Animal name
  11. Ford
    • Origin:

      Englisch
    • Meaning:

      "dweller at the ford"
  12. Frank
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
    • Meaning:

      "Frenchman or free man"
  13. Franklin
    • Origin:

      Englisch
    • Meaning:

      "free landholder"
  14. Forrest
    • Origin:

      Englisch
    • Meaning:

      "dweller near the woods"
  15. Florence
    • Origin:

      English, French, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flourishing"
  16. Finnian
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "fair"
  17. Finnegan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "fair"
  18. Fergus
    • Origin:

      Scottish and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "man of force"
  19. Freddie
    • Origin:

      Dininutive of Frederick, German
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful ruler"
  20. Finlay
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired hero"