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Nicknames for Baby Boys

Nicknames for boys are cool again. Not so much the cutesy Jerrys and Larrys, Randys and Andys of the '60s and '70s, but cooler short forms that might be modern or vintage, such as Dash or Theo. These names needn’t any full forms – sorry, Dashiell and Theodore – but that is up to your discretion.

Along with Dash and Theo, other nicknames for boys in the US Top 1000 include Billy, Charlie, Hank, Harry, Jake, Joe, Louie, and Will. Other baby boy nicknames that can stand alone on the birth certificate include Archie, Beck, Lev, and Wally.

Among the nickname names for boys that you can consider putting directly on the birth certificate include the following. Also check out our list of crazy nicknames for boys and our Ultimate Guide to Nicknames.

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Origin:Finnish diminutive of Aaron
1783
Aki

Meaning: born in the autumn, ancestor

Origin:Japanese, Finnish; "born in the autumn, ancestor"
1961
Aurelio

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Italian variation of Aurelius
363
Alessio

Meaning: defender

Origin:Italian variation of Alexis
550
Adonis

Meaning: lord

Origin:Greek, from Semitic Adonai
313
Achilles

Meaning: thin-lipped

Origin:Greek
632
Ares

Meaning: ruin, bane

Origin:Greek
800
Aeneas

Meaning: the praised one

Origin:Greek
813
Atreyu

Meaning: son of all

Origin:Literary invention
777
Azari

Meaning: helped by God

Origin:American variation of Azariah, Hebrew
1149
Aryan

Meaning: warrior, honorable

Origin:Indo-Iranian
146
Alan

Meaning: handsome, cheerful

Origin:Irish
471
Allen

Meaning: handsome, cheerful

Origin:English and Scottish
835
Alex

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Alexis
861
Alaric

Meaning: all-powerful ruler

Origin:German
231
Anders

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Andrew
446
Anatole

Meaning: from the east, rising sun

Origin:Greek
924
Aries

Meaning: a ram

Origin:Latin
606
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
1358
Amari

Meaning: eternal

Origin:Hebrew
836