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Boy Names Ending in -en

by Pamela Redmond

Baby boy names ending in the letters -en are among the most fashionable names today, with choices such as Aiden, Hayden, and Owen leading the pack. Names rhyming with Aiden are especially popular, with seemingly any letter working in the lead and a range of spellings used in the middle.

Along with Aiden, the US Top 300 boy names include Brayden, both Cayden and Caden, three spellings starting with a J including Jaden and Jaiden and Jayden, plus three K versions including Kaden and Kaiden and Kayden. Further down the list, well-used boy names in this family also include Graydon and Zayden.

More classic boy names also are members of the trendy -en pack: think Stephen and Allen. Trendy en-ending names range from the literary Holden to the biblical Reuben to the surname-name Cohen. Unique boy names ending in -en that we recommend include Niven, O'Brien, and Quillen.

If you love the sound of boys' names that end in -en, be aware that the sound is more common than you'd think, given that it also includes boys' names that end in -an and -on, including such megapopular choices as Jackson, Mason, Ethan, and Jordan.

Here, all the boys' names on our website that end in -en. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Kellen

Meaning: swamp; slender

Origin:German; Irish
409
Veren The meaning of Veren is 'great hero'. The na...
Origin:Latin
2109
Rowen The name Rowen is of Gaelic, Irish, and Old ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Rowan
1205
Callen

Meaning: rock

Origin:Gaelic
716
Stephen

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Greek
534
Zayden Zayden is a gender-neutral name of American ...
Origin:Modern invented name
1921
Ziven

Meaning: vigorous, lively

Origin:Slavic
3035
Sixten

Meaning: stone of victory

Origin:Norse
2823
Nguyen

Meaning: sleep

Origin:Vietnamese
3063
Ogden

Meaning: from the oak valley

Origin:English
3300
Oren

Meaning: laurel or pine tree

Origin:Hebrew
307
Eben

Meaning: stone of help

Origin:Hebrew, diminutive of Ebenezer
1101
Torsten

Meaning: Thor's stone

Origin:Swedish from Old Norse
3370
Alden

Meaning: old, wise friend

Origin:English
412
Braden

Meaning: wide valley

Origin:English
1392
Brayden

Meaning: salmon

Origin:Spelling variation of Irish surname Braden
1604
Kaiden Kaiden is the anglicized spelling of the nam...
Origin:Spelling variation of Kaden, modern invented name
1650
Cullen

Meaning: holly tree

Origin:Irish
681
Cohen

Meaning: priest

Origin:Hebrew
438
Camden

Meaning: winding valley

Origin:Scottish
458