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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.

Macsen

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Welsh variation of Maximus, Latin
993
Niven

Meaning: little saint

Origin:Scottish
1333
Louden

Meaning: from Loudoun, Scotland

Origin:Scottish
4036
Bowen

Meaning: son of Owen

Origin:Welsh
652
Stellen Stellen is a name most often used for boys a...
Origin:Swedish, variation of Stellan, meaning unknown
3031
Chen

Meaning: great, tremendous

Origin:Chinese
3441
Thijmen Thijmen is a name usually given to boys. It ...
Origin:Dutch
7794
Julen

Meaning: youthful; downy

Origin:Basque variation of Julian, English
3580
Origin:Hebrew variation of Jadon
2316
Origin:An increasingly well-used spelling of Caden/Kaden
2327
Casen The meaning of Casen is 'pure' and the name ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Cason
3856
Origin:Modern invented name
4155
Kaysen Kaysen is an American name. The meaning of K...
Origin:Spelling variation of Cason
4262
Caysen Caysen is a name for a baby, typically for b...
Origin:English
7125
Kalen Kalen is of American origin and the meaning ...
Origin:Modern invented name
7214
Kaeden The name Kaeden is a beautiful baby name, an...
Origin:Spelling variation of Kaden or Caden
7439
Tayden Tayden is a popular gender-neutral name. The...
Origin:American
7525
Braiden The name Braiden is of English origin, and i...
Origin:Spelling variant of Brayden
13222
Origin:Modern invented name
18660
Quillen Quillen is a unique name and is not enlisted...
Origin:Variation of Quillan or Quillon
4045