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Royal baby boy names
Choosing royal baby boy names is one of the first big creative decisions a parent makes. The right name has rhythm, history, and just enough surprise to feel like it was always meant to be.
Why royal baby boy names matter
Royal baby boy names carry the cultural fingerprint of where they came from — a sound shape, a meaning, sometimes a saint or a season. Picking from this set isn't about being trendy; it's about choosing a name that fits a family story and still works on a résumé thirty years from now.
How to choose from royal baby boy names
What the best royal baby boy names have in common
Royal baby boy names live in a specific aesthetic — they evoke a decade, a setting, or a feeling before you've even met the kid. The trick is to pick a name that wears the style lightly, so it ages with the person rather than dating them.
Top 50 most popular royal baby boy names
Ranked by current real-world popularity · Global (English-speaking) · Updated May 2026
- 1JamesName of several British and Scottish kings
- 2HenryName of eight English kings; Prince Harry's formal name
- 3WilliamCurrent Prince of Wales; name of four English kings
- 4GeorgeSon of Prince William; name of six UK kings
- 5AlexanderName of Scottish kings and Russian emperors
- 6LouisSon of Prince William; name of many French kings
- 7ArthurLegendary king; a middle name of Princes William and Louis
- 8CharlesCurrent King of the United Kingdom
- 9EdwardName of many English kings; Duke of Edinburgh
- 10SebastianPrince of Luxembourg; King of Portugal
- 11JulianSon of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden
- 12DavidKing of Scotland; title of the Prince of Wales (in Welsh)
- 13JohnKing of England; name of many European monarchs
- 14MichaelPrince Michael of Kent; King of Romania
- 15NicholasLast emperor (Tsar) of Russia; Prince of Greece/Denmark
- 16FrederickKing of Denmark; a common name in European royalty
- 17ChristianName of ten Danish kings
- 18PhilipLate Duke of Edinburgh; King of Spain; King of Belgium
- 19AlbertPrince Consort to Queen Victoria; Prince of Monaco
- 20AndrewDuke of York, son of Queen Elizabeth II
- 21RichardName of three English kings, including Richard the Lionheart
- 22PeterSon of Princess Anne; Peter the Great of Russia
- 23FrancisKing of France; Holy Roman Emperor
- 24OscarPrince of Sweden; name of two Swedish kings
- 25FelixPrince of Denmark; Prince of Luxembourg
- 26AugustSon of Princess Eugenie; common in German royalty
- 27AlfredAlfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons
- 28VictorSon of Queen Victoria; King of Italy
- 29GabrielPrince of Sweden; Prince of Belgium
- 30MaximilianCommon in German and Austrian royalty; Emperor of Mexico
- 31LeopoldKing of the Belgians; son of Queen Victoria
- 32StephenKing of England; King of Hungary
- 33EdmundEdmund Ironside, King of the English
- 34VincentPrince of Denmark
- 35HughHugh Capet, first King of the Franks
- 36EdgarEdgar the Peaceful, King of England
- 37CarlCurrent King of Sweden; also spelled Karl
- 38RupertPrince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of Charles I
- 39ConstantineLast King of Greece; first Christian Roman Emperor
- 40JoachimPrince of Denmark; Prince of Belgium
- 41MagnusName of several kings of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
- 42GustavName of several kings of Sweden
- 43NikolaiCount of Monpezat, grandson of Queen Margrethe II
- 44OttoFirst Holy Roman Emperor; King of Greece
- 45HaraldCurrent King of Norway
- 46FerdinandName of kings of Spain, Portugal, and Austria
- 47PhilippeCurrent King of the Belgians
- 48GeoffreyDuke of Brittany, son of Henry II of England
- 49EmmanuelPrince of Belgium
- 50SverrePrince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Things to check before you commit
Live with the name for a few days before you commit. Use it out loud, in conversation, in the situations where you'll use it most. The names that still feel right after a week are almost always the right ones.
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