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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.

Osiris

Meaning: with strong eyesight

Origin:Egyptian
407
Cupid

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
1156
Janus

Meaning: doorway

Origin:Latin
1231
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
1358
Puck The name Puck is gender-neutral. The meaning...
Origin:Literary name
4275
Bianca

Meaning: white

Origin:Italian
252
Mab

Meaning: intoxicating

Origin:Irish, English
3137
Perdita

Meaning: lost

Origin:Latin
1657
Calypso

Meaning: she who hides

Origin:Greek
678
Portia

Meaning: pig

Origin:Latin
648
Kamaria

Meaning: moonlight

Origin:Swahili
1760
Amalthea

Meaning: tender goddess

Origin:Greek
1850
Crescent

Meaning: increasing, growing

Origin:French
2784
Indu

Meaning: moon

Origin:Hindi
3290
Esmeray

Meaning: dark moon

Origin:Turkish
965
Yemoja

Meaning: mother of fish

Origin:Yoruba
8493
Buzz The meaning of Buzz is ‘farmhouse in the woo...
Origin:Modern nickname
3170
Zenith

Meaning: the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer

Origin:English
1121
Francisco

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
634
Luan

Meaning: moon

Origin:Portuguese
365