Tree Names For Boys
Tree-inspired boys’ names include direct nature words, Hebrew tree names, and surnames rooted in wooded places. This collection labels those different routes and includes several choices also used for girls.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditionally associated with the olive tree; its deeper name history is debated. | 14,939#3 | Steady | 2024 | ||
An English surname rooted in a place associated with ash trees. | 1,801#197 | Down 61 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
The rowan tree gives this name a botanical association. | 5,212#59 | Up 54 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A name rooted in the Latin word for forest. | 64#2,224 | Up 272 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
An English surname with an elder-tree woodland connection. | 81#1,921 | Up 934 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
A surname associated with holly trees. | 266#894 | Up 125 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
A surname name with an ash-tree clearing connection. | 27#3,956 | Down 303 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
A Scottish regional surname associated with elm trees. | 1,160#289 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A surname name associated with an oak clearing. | 688#454 | Down 34 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A Hebrew name associated with a pine tree. | 174#1,184 | Up 198 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A surname connected with pilgrims and the palm branches they carried. | 230#995 | Up 193 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A direct name from the linden or lime tree. | 129#1,415 | Up 134 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A woodland name from the Latin adjective for belonging to a forest. | 99#1,674 | Up 1,076 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
A Hebrew name formed from the word for tree. | 124#1,445 | Down 95 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A direct name from the tree with trembling leaves. | 256#920 | Up 229 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
An evergreen tree name with a strong, straightforward sound. | 160#1,244 | Down 43 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A direct tree word as well as a short form of longer names. | 175#1,177 | Down 93 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A direct tree name, familiar beside streams and wet ground. | 130#1,402 | Up 341 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The tree itself supplies this one-syllable nature name. | 59#2,344 | Up 567 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
The pale-barked tree gives this compact name its botanical connection. | 5#12,290 | Down 4,706 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
A surname name with an oak-tree connection. | 56#2,438 | Up 5,469 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
An English surname from a place associated with willow trees. | —Unranked | — | 1923 | ||
A direct name from the flowering, thorny tree. | 10#7,862 | Up 1,151 rank positions in five years | 2021 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.