50 Best Songs About Having a Baby Boy

Songs That Capture the Feeling of Welcoming a Baby Boy

There’s something offbeat about the moment it really hits you—you’re having a son. Not the movie version with soft lighting and smiles, but the one where the house smells like coffee and baby lotion, and you’re trying to assemble a crib with one eye open. Music fills the gaps where words stall. The kind that steadies your breath when everything feels too real. These tracks trace that feeling of becoming someone’s anchor before you even figure out how to hold it together.

Some of these tunes come from parents singing straight from that new-dad daze, others from artists who tap into the pull of family without naming it. The lyrics spill out like half-thoughts, full of nerves and quiet wonder. They live in that place where fear and love keep trading seats. A few songs stretch the theme, orbiting it instead of spelling it out, but they still land right in that same emotional field. There’s something in the tone, the way a voice cracks or lingers, that makes them feel built for this kind of milestone.

From lullaby-soft confessions to rowdy celebration tracks, these pop, rock, country, and R&B songs catch the mix of chaos and awe that comes with raising a boy. Some will calm you down, some will wreck you, some will make you laugh harder than you should at 3 a.m. when the house is finally quiet. Here are the best songs for having a baby boy.

1. 'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)' by John Lennon

2. 'Boy' by Lee Brice

3. 'Anything Like Me' by Brad Paisley

4. 'With Arms Wide Open' by Creed

5. 'Father and Son' by Cat Stevens

6. 'Sweet Baby James' by James Taylor

7. 'Watching You' by Rodney Atkins

8. 'Love Without End, Amen' by George Strait

9. 'He Gets That From Me' by Reba McEntire

10. 'Just the Two of Us' by Will Smith

11. 'Forever Young' by Rod Stewart

12. 'My Boy' by Elvie Shane

13. 'Simple Man' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

14. 'Danny's Song' by Kenny Loggins

15. 'The Day That You Gave Me a Son' by Babyface

16. 'Cat's in the Cradle' by Harry Chapin

17. 'Blessed' by Elton John

18. 'Small Bump' by Ed Sheeran

19. 'A Song for My Son' by Mikki Viereck

20. 'The Baby' by Blake Shelton

21. 'Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)' by Dixie Chicks

22. 'Tough Little Boys' by Gary Allan

23. 'Drive (For Daddy Gene)' by Alan Jackson

24. 'Pony Boy' by Bruce Springsteen

25. 'My Little Man' by Ozzy Osbourne

26. 'Father to Son' by Phil Collins

27. 'You'll Be in My Heart' by Phil Collins

28. 'You're Gonna Be' by Reba McEntire

29. 'When You Dream' by Barenaked Ladies

30. 'The Best Day' by George Strait

31. 'He's Mine' by Rodney Atkins

32. 'Little Guy' by Gord Bamford

33. 'Daddy's Son' by Trey Pendley

34. 'The Captain and the Kid' by Jimmy Buffett

35. 'It Won't Be Like This for Long' by Darius Rucker

36. 'You Are My Sunshine' by Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton

37. 'Little Man' by Ian Munsick

38. 'That's My Job' by Conway Twitty

39. 'Should've Never Let You Go' by Neil Sedaka

40. 'The Sweetest Gift' by Sade

41. 'You Will Always Be My Son' by Anthem Lights

42. 'The Mother' by Brandi Carlile

43. 'My Little Boy' by Tim McGraw

44. 'To Zion' by Lauryn Hill

45. 'Baby Mine' by Betty Noyes

46. 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles

47. 'Kooks' by David Bowie

48. 'Teach Your Children' by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

49. 'Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)' by Sturgill Simpson

50. 'When You Need Me' by Bruce Springsteen