125 Badass Baby Boy Names | The Mommyhood Club 2025

Badass Baby Boy Names

Ready to give your son a badass baby boy name? Here’s 125 to choose from! From the way they are spelled, their meanings, and even a few that are inspired by celebrities who are known for being awesome!

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What are the coolest sounding baby boy names?

Archer – English meaning bowman. Also a great name if you are a fan of archery or the Hunger Games.
Banner – English meaning for flag bearer, which is pretty badass if you are patriotic.
Corbin – English meaning raven which almost sounds a little dark huh?
Griffin – a Greek mythology character that was half eagle and half lion.
Jax – If you are a fan of Sons of Anarchy you’ll know that this name is definitely badass
Keanu – calling all John Wick fans, there’s no doubt that this is a cool name. But good luck on people getting the spelling and pronunciation right.
Maverick – English meaning independent thinker or. you may just be a big Top Gun fan!
Saxon – German meaning people of the dagger

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with A

Ace – Latin meaning one or unity.
Ajax – Greek and was the hero in the story of Iliad.
Alonso – Spanish meaning ready to fight or battle.
Apollo – a Greek god of light, music, and poetry, plus he drives a chariot through the sky.
Archer – English meaning bowman. Also a great name if you are a fan of archery or the Hunger Games.
Arnold – German for ruler.
Axel – Scandinavian. meaning my father is peace. You may also think of the rocker, Axel Rose.
Axton – English meaning sword stone.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with B

Banner – English meaning for flag bearer, which is pretty badass if you are patriotic.
Bauer – German for farmer or soil tiller. Maybe not the coolest meaning, but the name isn’t that common so it’s memorable.
Bjorn – Swedish meaning bear.
Blaze – Latin for fire. This boy’s name can also be spelled Blaize or Blaise.
Bodhi – from Sanskrit origin meaning enlightenment or awakening.
Bond – English for peasant farmer, but you can’t say this name without thinking of James Bond.
Boomer – Dutch meaning gatekeeper.
Bowie – Scottish meaning blonde. If you have any age on you, you may think of David Bowie.
Boyan – Bulgarian meaning fighter or warrior
Bridger – English meaning living near the bridge.
Bronx – the meaning is unknown but New York probably comes to mind. This boy’s name has been becoming increasingly popular lately.
Bruno – German meaning brown. Also the name of R&B/rap/pop star Bruno Mars.
Buck – meaning male deer or rabbit
Butch – the meaning is unknown, but has an edgy ring to it!

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Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with C

Caesar – Latin meaning long hair with the most popular being Julius Caesar.
Cannon – that just sounds like mischief right?
Canyon – from Spanish origins
Carlos – Spanish meaning strong or a free man
Carver – English meaning wood carver.
Chance – actually a French variation of Chauncey
Christian – Greek meaning a follower of Christ. But don’t forget about the bad boy, Christian Gray in 50 Shades of Gray.
Cobain – remember Curt from 90s rock? The lead singer of Nirvana.
Colt – meaning a young horse
Conan – Irish for little wolf.
Corbin – English meaning raven which almost sounds a little dark huh?
Creed – was one of the most popular names in 2016

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with D

Damion – Greek meaning to master
Damon – this is a variation of Damian
Decker – in German this baby boy’s name means roofer.
Dimitri – Russian referring to a follower of Demeter the Greek goddess of farming and fertility.
Dodge – the formal name is actually Roger. But people may think of the trucks if you were to name your baby boy this.
Draco – Greek meaning dragon
Duke – English meaning nobleman. I mean royalty is pretty badass.
Dutch – also another boy name that is rising in popularity

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Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with E

Enzo – Italian meaning ruler of the home.
Everest – only the tallest mountain in the world, which is pretty freaking awesome!

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Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with F

Flynn – Galic for red hair.
Fox – Old English meaning sly. Could be a great possibility for a middle name

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with G

Gaige – could also be spelled Gage
Garrison – English means son of Garrett.
Griffin – a Greek mythology character that was half eagle and half lion.
Gunnar – meaning bold warrior

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Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with H

Harley – English meaning spacious meadow. For it to have a peaceful meaning, I think about motorcycles when I hear this baby boy’s name.
Hawking – English for hawk-like, but you may be reminded of Stephen Hawking.
Hendrix – I’m thinking a full on rocker child like JImi Hendrix.
Holt English meaning son of unspoiled forests
Hunter – for those who love hunting this may be your son’s calling.
Huntley – English meaning meadow of the hunter but can also be used as a girl’s name too.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with J

Jagger – anyone thinking of Mick?
Jax – If you are a fan of Sons of Anarchy you’ll know that this name is definitely badass
Jett – several celebrities have named their boys Jett in honor of their love for aviation

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with K

Kage – you may think of Nicholas when you hear this.
Kane – Celtic meaning warrior
Keanu – calling all John Wick fans, there’s no doubt that this is a cool name. But good luck on people getting the spelling and pronunciation right.
Kestrel – Old French meaning bird like a falcon or hawk.
Knox – Scottish for round hill
Kreed – not sure what it means but it sounds pretty cool.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with L

Lars – Scandinavian meaning crowned with the laurel plant
Lennon – Irish meaning dear one.
Liam – Celtic meaning wolf. You may also be reminded of Liam Neeson, who is a badass in every movie he plays!
Logan – Scottish meaning hollow

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with M

Madden – where are the football fans? You know John Madden?
Maddox – Welsh meaning fortunate
Magnus – it may sound old school but it’s from Latin meaning the greatest.
Maverick – English meaning independent thinker or. you may just be a big Top Gun fan!
Maximus – Latin meaning great
Mick – usually a nickname for those who are named Michael.
Montana – Spanish meaning mountainous,.
Moses – Hebrew meaning to pull water

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with N

Nash – another boy name without a meaning but for some reason it has a bad boy ring to it!
Neil – Irish meaning champion.
Nelson – simply because of what all Nelson Mandela did.
Neville – French meaning new town.
Nixon – English meaning son of Nicholas. Also, one of our presidents.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with O

Odin – Norse meaning poetic fury or god of frenzy
Orion – In Greek mythology, Orion was the son of Poseidon
Orwell – English meaning branch of the river

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with P

Phillip – Greek meaning friend of horses
Phoenix – a mythical Greek bird that rises from the ashes– that’s badass!

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with R

Ranger – French meaning forest guardian
Rebel – lookout here comes trouble!
Remington – English meaning place on a riverbank
Rider – English meaning horseman and can also be spelled Ryder, which is a little cooler in our opinion
Ridley – English meaning cleared wood
Rogue – we don’t even have to explain this one!
Rush – English meaning basket weaver
Ryker – German meaning rich

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with S

Samson – Hebrew meaning sun,
Sawyer – English meaning woodcutter. You may also recognize this name from the tv series, Lost.
Saxon – German meaning people of the dagger
Sevyn – variation of the number spelling, but it should does look cool,
Slade – English meaning from the valley
Slater – where are the Saved By the Bell fans? The ladies loved him!
Steele – yes, like the metal.
Storm – actually becoming a popular boys name!
Stryker – it’s just better when you spell this name with a “y”!

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with T

Talon – English meaning hook or claw.
Teague – Scottish meaning poet or bard
Thor – Norse God of strength and thunder
Toro – a variation of Taurus
Troy – you might be reminded of the movie Brad Pitt starred in
Tyrion – Game of Thrones anybody?
Tyson – Old French meaning high spirited or the badass boxer Mike Tyson.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with U

Urban – Latin meaning of the city

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with V

Vader – German meaning father, like Star Wars!
Valor – meaning honor and bravery
Van – from Danish origins and like the rocker, Van Morrison.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with W

West – another badass baby boy name that is becoming more popular
Weston – English meaning from the western town.
Wilder – German meaning hunter, but this name just screams adventurer!
Winston – Old English meaning joyful stone. This sounds like a name from old money or someone you do not want to mess with!
Wolfe – German meaning wolf

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with X

Xander – Greek meaning defending men and a common nickname for Alexander.

Badass Baby Boy Names that Start with Z

Zale – Greek meaning sea of strength
Zane – meaning God is gracious
Zeke – Hebrew meaning God strengthens.

With this big collection of cool baby boy names, you will definitely fall in love with at least one of them and maybe can even find a middle name too!

Unique Boy Names

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Unique Girl Names

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