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Boy Names That Peaked in 2018

These boy names were at their highest point ever on the official US popularity list in 2018. That may mean, of course, that they're at their lifetime peak and it's all downhill from here. Or it might mean they're hot and will only get hotter. A name that's been very popular for a long time, like Liam or Oliver, is more likely to soften than one that's been motoring up the charts, like Maverick or Weston. Maverick and Weston's true peak most likely lies several years ahead. The only thing this list tells you for sure is that these names are finding widespread favor, whether they're already in the Top 10 or lie much further down the list.

Sage

Meaning: wise and knowing

Origin:Herb name and also Latin
519
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
35
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
22
Arlo

Meaning: between two hills

Origin:Irish or English
9
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20
Hudson

Meaning: Hugh's son

Origin:English
135
Nolan

Meaning: champion

Origin:Irish
140
Maverick

Meaning: independent, nonconformist

Origin:American
163
Holden

Meaning: hollow valley

Origin:English
221
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234
Easton

Meaning: east-facing place

Origin:English
442
Colt

Meaning: young horse

Origin:Word name
505
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Origin:French place-name
527
Atticus

Meaning: from Attica

Origin:Latin
5
Levi

Meaning: joined, attached

Origin:Hebrew
71
Samson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
420
Milo

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Latin and Old German
17
Nico

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
85
Zane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Possible variation of John
110