Some of the coolest songs have been written about men. The following list of songs have unique boy names in their lyrics and can be a great inspiration for naming your son. These songs span a variety of genres and are all written about boys.
Giving your child a name that is named after your favorite song will spark up a wonderful dialogue on how he acquired his name.
Songs with Boy Names in the Title
The following list of songs has boy names in their title.
| Boy Name | Song Name & Artist |
|---|
A
| Aaron | (Aaron’s Party) Come Get It – Aaron Carter |
| Abraham | Abraham, Martin, and John – Marvin Gaye |
| Adam | Adam and Eve – Ani DiFranco |
| Al | Al’s Coral – Howler |
| Alabama | Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) – The Doors |
| Albert | Uncle Albert – Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney |
| Alec | Alec Eiffel – Pixies |
| Alejandro | Alejandro – Lady Gaga |
| Alex | Alex Chilton – The Replacements |
| Alexander | Alexander And His Clarinet – Irving Berlin |
| Alexis | Alexis – Rory Gallagher |
| Alfie | Alfie – Dionne Warwick |
| Amos | Amos Moses – Jerry Reed |
| Andrew | Andrew – Bowling For Soup |
| Andy | Andy Norris – Badfinger |
| Angel | Angel – Aerosmith |
| Angelo | Angelo – Brotherhood of Man |
| Angus | Dream Angus – Annie Lennox |
| Anthony | Anthony – Nickel Creek |
| Archie | Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me |
| Ariel | Ariel – Dean Friedman |
| Arnold | Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd |
| Arthur | Arthur – Badfinger |
| Ashley | Ashley – Big Sean |
| Atlas | Atlas – Coheed and Cambria |
| Aubrey | Aubrey – Bread |
| Avery | Dear Avery – The Decemberists |
| Axe | Careful With That Axe, Eugene – Pink Floyd |
| Axel | Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer |
B
| Bailey | Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home? – Della Reese |
| Barney | Barney Google – Eddie Cantor |
| Basil | Basil – Mark Knopfler |
| Bayou | Black Bayou – Charlie Daniels Band |
| Bean | Butterbean – B-52’s |
| Ben | Ben Lee – Klinger |
| Benjamin | Benjamin – Tori Amos |
| Bennie | Bennie and the Jets – Elton John |
| Bert | Bert’s Blues – Donovan |
| Big | Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean |
| Bill | Lonesome Cowboy Bill – The Velvet Underground |
| Billie | Trippin’ Billies – Dave Matthews Band |
| Billie Joe | Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry |
| Billy | Billy Peddle – Great Big Sea |
| Blue | Blues Power – Eric Clapton |
| Bob | Bob Dylan’s Blues – Bob Dylan |
| Bobbie | Me and Bobbie McGee – Janis Joplin |
| Bobby | Bobby Is My Baby – Barbara Mason |
| Bojangles | Mr. Bojangles – Bob Dylan |
| Booth | Toll Booth Willie – Adam Sandler |
| Boris | Boris The Spider – The Who |
| Boxer | The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel |
| Brad | Brad Logan – Rancid |
| Brandon | Brandon – Mötley Crüe |
| Brendan | Brendan’s Death Song – Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Brian | Brian Wilson – Barenaked Ladies |
| Brick | Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd |
| Brutus | Even You Brutus? – Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Buck | Buck Rogers – Feeder |
| Buddy | Buddy Holly – Weezer |
| Buzz | Blues, You’re a Buzz Kill – Pistol Annies |
C
| Caesar | Caesar – I Blame Coco |
| Captain | Captain Jack – Billy Joel |
| Casey | Casey Jones – Grateful Dead |
| Caspian | Prince Caspian – Phish |
| Cassidy | Cassidy – the Grateful Dead |
| Charles | Charles Atlas – A.F.I. |
| Charlie | Charlie Brown – The Coasters |
| Chip | Chip n’ Tony – Alejandro Escovedo |
| Chris | Chris & His Connor (Whom I Already Love) – Atom and His Package |
| Christian | Christian Dior Denim Flow – Kanye West |
| Chuck | Chuck E’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones |
| Clarence | Clarence – David Pomeranz |
| Clay | Clay – Goldfrapp |
| Clint | Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz |
| Clyde | 97 Bonnie & Clyde – Eminem |
| Commando | Commando – The Ramones |
| Connor | Connor Welcome – Atom and His Package |
| Conrad | Conrad – Jets to Brazil |
| Cotton | Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex |
| Coyote | Coyote – Joni Mitchell |
| Craig | Craig – Walker Hayes |
| Curtis | The Ballad of Curtis Loew – Lynyrd Skynyrd |
D
| Damien | Damien – Iced Earth |
| Dan | Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future) – Elton John |
| Daniel | Daniel – Elton John |
| Danny | Danny Boy – Traditional |
| Darryl | Darryl – Contest Winner #1 – The Pettit Project |
| Dave | Arkansas Dave – George Strait |
| Davey | Davey Destroyed the Punk Scene – Anti-Flag |
| David | David Duchovny – Bree Sharp |
| Davy | Davy The Fat Boy – Randy Newman |
| Denis | Denis – Blondie |
| Dennis | Dennis and Lois – The Happy Mondays |
| Derek | Derek Bentley – Ewan MacColl |
| Dirk | Dirk Wears White Sox – Adam & The Ants |
| Donald | Donald and Lydia – John Prine |
| Donnie | Donnie – Ace of Base |
| Donovan | Donovan – Happy Mondays |
| Dream | Dream Angus – Annie Lennox |
| Drifter | Drifter’s Escape – Bob Dylan |
| Duke | Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler |
| Durango | Romance in Durango – Bob Dylan |
| Dwight | Ballad Of Dwight Fry – Alice Cooper |
E
| Eagle | Fly Eagle Fly – The Marshall Tucker Band |
| Earl | Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks |
| Ed | Ed Says – Samiam |
| Eddie | Eddie Walker, This is Your Life – Ben Folds Five |
| Eli | Eli’s Coming – Three Dog Night |
| Elian | Baby Elian – Manic Street Preachers |
| Elias | Elias – Dispatch |
| Elijah | Days Of Elijah – Robin Mark |
| Elvis | Elvis Presley Blues – Gilian Welch |
| Enzo | Enzo – DJ Snake |
| Eugene | Scheme Eugene – Red Light Company |
| Evermore | The Battle of Evermore – Led Zeppelin |
| Ezra | Ezra’s Interlude – Chromeo |
F
| Farmer | Farmer Ferdinand Hudson – The Bee Gees |
| Fernando | Fernando – ABBA |
| Figaro | Figaro – Brotherhood of Man |
| Floyd | Floyd the Barber – Nirvana |
| Frank | Frank D Fixer – Jason Mraz |
| Frankie | Frankie – Connie Francis |
| Franklin | For Franklin – Atom and His Package |
| Fred | Fred Jones Pt. 2 – Ben Folds |
| Freddie | Freddie’s Dead – Curtis Mayfield |
| Frederick | Frederick – Patty Smith |
| Free | Free Mumia – KRS-One |
G
| Gabriel | Gabriel – Lamb |
| Gale | Gale Song – The Lumineers |
| Garry | Garry – The Dean Ween Group |
| Gary | Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – The Adverts |
| Gator | Gator Country – Molly Hatchet |
| Geno | Geno – Dexys Midnight Runners |
| George | George Jackson – Bob Dylan |
| Gerry | Gerry’s Reel – The Corrs |
| Gilbert | Gilbert Green – The Bee Gees |
| Gold | Gord’s Gold – Moxy Früvous |
| Goliath | Every Goliath Has Its David – The Boy Least Likely To |
| Gordon | Gordon Bennett – Gilbert O’Sullivan |
| Greg | Go-Getter Greg – Ludo |
| Gulliver | Gulliver – Elton John |
H
| Halford | Hats Off to Halford – Atom and His Package |
| Hank | Hank It – Justin Moore |
| Hans | Hans Christian Andersen – Danny Kaye |
| Happy | Happy Birthday Ralph – Atom and His Package |
| Harry | Harry Braff – The Bee Gees |
| Harvey | Harvey Bodine – Brad Paisley |
| Heaven | Heaven – The Talking Heads |
| Henry | Henry’s Made A Lady Out Of Lizzie – Irving Kaufman |
| Holden | Who Wrote Holden Caulfield – Green Day |
| Huck | Huck and Jim – Franz Ferdinand |
I
| Indigo | Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington |
| Ivan | Ivan Meets G.I. Joe – The Clash |
J
| Jack | Jack and Jill – Avant |
| Jackie | Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) – Van Morrison |
| Jackson | Jackson Cannery – Ben Folds Five |
| Jacob | Jacob’s Ladder – Huey Lewis & the News |
| Jacques | Frère Jacques – Traditional |
| Jake | Jake 99 – Deep Switch |
| James | James Dean (I Wanna Know) – Daniel Bedingfield |
| Jamie | Jamie – Weezer |
| Jazz | Jazzman – Carole King |
| Jean | Dear Jean – Loyle Carner |
| Jean-Pierre | Jean-Pierre – Miles Davis |
| Jed | Jed The Humanoid – Grandaddy |
| Jeff | Susie and Jeffrey – Blondie |
| Jeffrey | Jeffrey Dahmer – Soulfly |
| Jeremiah | Old Jeremiah – unknown |
| Jeremy | Jeremy – Pearl Jam |
| Jericho | Jericho – Joni Mitchell |
| Jermaine | Jermaine’s Interlude – DJ Khaled |
| Jerome | Jerome – Barenaked Ladies |
| Jerry | Jerry Was A Race Car Driver – Primus |
| Jesse | Jesse – Carly Simon |
| Jessie | Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield |
| Jesus | Jesus and Woody – Ry Cooder |
| Jim | Jim Dandy – Black Oak Arkansas |
| Jimmie | Jimmie Standing in the Rain – Elvis Costello |
| Jimmy | Live at Jimmy’s – Angie Martinez |
| Jock | Jock The Singing Welder – Sting |
| Jocko | Jocko Homo – Devo |
| Joe | Joe Harper Saturday Morning – Van Morrison |
| Joel | Joel the Lump Of Coal – The Killers |
| Joey | Joey – Concrete Blonde |
| John | John Lee Supertaster – They Might Be Giants |
| Johnny | Be Good Johnny – Men at Work |
| Jojo | Jojo – Boz Scaggs |
| Jon | Carry on… Jon – Blackmore’s Night |
| Jonas | My Name Is Jonas- Weezer |
| Jonathan | Jonathan – Barclay James Harvest |
| Jones | Along Came Jones – The Coasters |
| Jonny | Uncle Jonny – The Killers |
| Josef | Josef’s Train – Thea Gilmore |
| Joseph | Joseph Cornell – The Clientele |
| Joshua | Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho – Traditional |
| Judas | Judas – Lady Gaga |
| Jude | Jude Law And A Semester Abroad – Brand New |
| Julian | Julian – Mongrel |
| Julio | Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard – Simon & Garfunkel |
| Junior | Junior’s Farm – Paul McCartney & Wings |
| Justin | Justin – Korn |
K
| Keith | An Original Man (A Song For Keith) – The Yardbirds |
| Kevin | Kevin Ayers – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci |
| Kim | Kim’s Caravan – Courtney Barnett |
| King | King Solomon’s Mines – Three Dog Night |
| Kirk | Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts – The Bee Gees |
| Kody | Kody – Matchbox Twenty |
| Kylie | Kylie Said to Jason – The KLF |
L
| Larry | I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made of? – A Day to Remember |
| Lazarus | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds |
| Lee | Lee – Tenacious D |
| Legend | Legend of a Girl Child Linda – Donovan |
| Lenny | Lenny – John Mayer |
| Leonard | Leonard I – V – The Roots |
| Leonardo | Hey, Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me) – Blessid Union of Souls |
| Leroy | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce |
| Levi | Levi – Old Crow Medicine Show |
| Levon | Levon – Elton John |
| Lewis | Lewis Takes Action – Owen Pallett |
| Linden | Linden Arden Stole The Highlights – Van Morrison |
| Linus | Linus and Lucy – Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| London | London Calling – The Clash |
| Lorenzo | Lorenzo – Phil Collins |
| Louie | Louie Louie – The Kingsmen |
| Love | Dear Mother Love Albert – Rodney Bewes |
| Lowell | Carrie & Lowell – Sufjan Stevens |
| Loyal | Loyal Like Sid & Nancy – Foster the People |
| Luca | Luca – Brand New |
| Luka | Luka – Suzanne Vega |
| Lukas | Lukas – Natalie Imbruglia |
| Lukey | Lukey – Great Big Sea |
M
| Mack | Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin |
| Major | Major Tom (I’m Coming Home) – Peter Schilling |
| Malcolm | Malcolm – The Arrogant Worms |
| Mariano | Mariano’s Dream – Aaron Watson |
| Mark | Mark on the Bus – Beastie Boys |
| Marshall | Marshall Mathers – Eminem |
| Martin | Martin – Zac Brown Band |
| Marvin | Marvin Gaye – Charlie Puth |
| Matthew | Matthew And Son – Cat Stevens |
| Maxwell | Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – The Beatles |
| Michael | Michael – Franz Ferdinand |
| Michel | Michel – Anouk |
| Mick | Mick Avory’s Underpants – The Kinks |
| Mickey | Mickey – Toni Basil |
| Midas | King Midas In Reverse – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| Mike | Mike The Headless Chicken – Arctic Fire |
| Milo | Milo – Bowling For Soup |
| Mitchell | Mitchell Lane – Ben Folds Five |
| Mo | Mo Bamba – Sheck Wes |
| Monty | Monty Got A Raw Deal – R.E.M. |
| Moses | Holy Moses – Echo & the Bunnymen |
| Muhammad | Muhammad My Friend – Tori Amos |
| Murphy | The Night Pat Murphy Died – Great Big Sea |
N
| Narcissus | Narcissus – Alanis Morissette |
| Neal | Neal – Chester French |
| Ned | Ned Kelly – Johnny Cash |
| Nick | Nick And Rob Are Conmen – Paddy Wex |
| Nico | Nico And The Niners – Twenty One Pilots |
| Nigel | Making Plans For Nigel – XTC |
| Nixon | Postcards From Richard Nixon – Elton John |
| Noah | Noah and Jacob’s Song – Three Bad Jacks |
| Norman | Norman – Sue Thompson |
O
| Ocean | The Ocean – Led Zeppelin |
| Oliver | Oliver Boy (All Of Our Boys) – Flogging Molly |
| Orville | Orville’s Song – Keith Harris & Orville |
| Otis | Otis – The Throne |
| Otto | Otto Titsling – Bette Midler |
| Outlaw | Outlaw Man – The Eagles |
| Ozzy | Ozzy – Beck |
P
| Pancho | Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt |
| Papa | Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds |
| Patrick | St. Patrick’s Day – John Mayer |
| Paul | Paul Revere – Beastie Boys |
| Pepper | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles |
| Pete | Pete Standing Alone – Boards of Canada |
| Peter | Peter – Jamie T. |
| Prince | Prince Johnny – St. Vincent |
Q
| Quinn | Quinn the Eskimo – Bob Dylan |
R
| Rain | Rain – The Beatles |
| Rainbow | Rainbow Eyes – Rainbow |
| Ralph | Ralph Wiggum – Bloodhound Gang |
| Raoul | Raoul – The Automatic |
| Ray | Ray – The Ataris |
| Raymond | Raymond – Brett Eldredge |
| Red | Red Sam – Flyleaf |
| Reggie | Reggie – Redman |
| Renegade | Renegade – Styx |
| Richard | Richard Cory – Simon & Garfunkel |
| Richie | Richie and Reuben – Fountains of Wayne |
| Rigby | Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles |
| Robert | Doctor Robert – The Beatles |
| Rock | Rock Me Amadeus – Falco |
| Rocky | Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles |
| Roger | Roger That – Young Money |
| Roland | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – Warren Zevon |
| Romeo | Romeo and Jane – Tonio K. |
| Ron | Ron’s Piece – Jean-Michel Jarre |
| Ronan | Ronan – Taylor Swift |
| Ronnie | Ronnie And Neil – Drive-By Truckers |
| Rory | Rory’s Radio – Ashton Shepherd |
| Roscoe | Roscoe – Midlake |
| Roy | Roy Rogers – Elton John |
| Rudolph | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry |
| Rupert | Rupert – Jackie Lee |
| Rusty | Rusty – The Dismemberment Plan |
S
| Sailor | Sailor – Molly Hatchet |
| Saint | Saint Claude – Christine and the Queens |
| Salvatore | Salvatore – Lana Del Rey |
| Sam | Sam – Massive Attack |
| Scorpio | Scorpio Rising – Adam Ant |
| Scott | Scott and Connor are Both Dorks – The Pettit Project |
| Seamus | Seamus – Pink Floyd |
| Sean | Sean Flynn – The Clash |
| Sebastian | Sebastian – Cockney Rebel |
| Shep | Old Shep – Elvis Presley |
| Silver | Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – The Beatles |
| Simon | Simon – Lifehouse |
| Sir | Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder |
| Skip | Skip To My Lou – Traditional |
| Snow | Snowball – Devo |
| Soldier | One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) – Skeeter Davies |
| Solomon | Solomon Browne – Seth Lakeman |
| Son | Son of Poop and George – Atom and His Package |
| Stan | Stan – Eminem |
| Stephen | Stephen – Kesha |
| Steve | Steve Polychronopolous – Adam Sandler |
| Steven | Steven – Senses Fail |
| Stevie | Stevie Ray Blues – Stevie Wonder |
| Stu | Boogie With Stu – Led Zeppelin |
| Stuart | Stuart and the Ave. – Green Day |
| Sun | Blister In The Sun – The Violent Femmes |
| Sunny | Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin |
| Sunshine | Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond) – Ringo Starr |
| Sweet | Sweet Baby James – James Taylor |
T
| Tad | Tad Loves Kimberly James – Actionslacks |
| Taylor | Prayer For Taylor – Michael W. Smith |
| Ted | Ted, Just Admit It… – Jane’s Addiction |
| Teddy | Teddy Boy – Paul McCartney |
| Terrence | Terrence Loves You – Lana Del Rey |
| Terry | Terry – Twinkle |
| Thomas | Thomas – A Perfect Circle |
| Tim | Tim Allen Is Not Very Funny – Atom and His Package |
| Timmy | This Is Your Life Timmy Lea – Sue Cheyenne |
| Timothy | Timothy – Buoys |
| Tom | Tom and Mary – Ben Folds Five |
| Tommy | Tommy Gun – The Clash |
| Tony | Groovy Tony – ScHoolboy Q |
| Trayvon | We Are Trayvon – Plies |
| Turner | Tiimmy Turner – Desiigner |
| Ty | Ty Cobb – Soundgarden |
| Tyler | Tyler Got Him a Tesla – Florida Georgia Line |
| Tyrone | Tyrone – Erykah Badu |
V
| Valentino | Valentino – Bowling For Soup |
| Victor | Victor E – Gilbert O’Sullivan |
| Vincent | Vincent – Don McLean |
| Vlad | Vlad The Impaler – Kasabian |
W
| Walter | Walter’s Walk – Led Zeppelin |
| Waylon | Waylon’s Guitar – Hank Williams, Jr. |
| Wendell | Wendell Gee – R.E.M. |
| Wesley | Wesley’s Theory – Kendrick Lamar |
| Wild | Wild Billy’s Circus Story – Bruce Springsteen |
| William | William It Was Really Nothing – The Smiths |
| Willie | Willie the Pimp – Frank Zappa |
| Winter | Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song) – Kelly Clarkson |
| Woodstock | Woodstock – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| Woody | Song To Woody – Bob Dylan |
| Wyatt | Lullaby For Wyatt – Sheryl Crow |
Z
| Zack | Zack and Codeine – Post Malone |
| Zak | Zak and Sara – Ben Folds |
| Ziggy | Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie |
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