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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.

Reuven The name Reuven is primarily used as a boy's...
Origin:Hebrew
9023
Kamden

Meaning: winding valley

Origin:Spelling variation of Camden
3881
Brycen Brycen is a name taken from Bryson and a mod...
Origin:Spelling variation of Bryson
3928
Graysen The name Graysen is of English origin and is...
Origin:Spelling variation of Grayson
7181
Branden The meaning of Branden is 'broom or gorse hi...
Origin:Spelling variation of Brandon
10458
Damen The meaning of Damen is ’to subdue’ or ‘tame...
Origin:Greek
11060
Adrien Adrien is a French variant of the name Adria...
Origin:Spelling variation of Adrian
1747
Julien

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father

Origin:French from Latin
596
Colten The name Colten is of English origins and th...
Origin:Spelling variation of Colton
5790
Tristen Tristen, a variant of the more common Trista...
Origin:French
6451
Haden Haden is primarily a masculine name of Old E...
Origin:English
6536
Koren

Meaning: gleaming

Origin:Hebrew
6953
Landen Landen is a habitational name from Landenbur...
Origin:English
5196
Obrien

Meaning: descendant of Brian

Origin:Irish surname
14900
Nen

Meaning: ancient waters

Origin:Egyptian
3757
Harden

Meaning: valley of the hares

Origin:English
3397
Arlen

Meaning: hare land

Origin:English surname
1099
Barden

Meaning: barley valley

Origin:English "barley valley"
9966
Aren The name Aren is of Germanic origins and it ...
Origin:German
4227
Borden

Meaning: den of the boar

Origin:English
8801