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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.

Ferdinand

Meaning: bold voyager

Origin:German
686
Oberon

Meaning: noble, bearlike

Origin:Variation of Auberon
748
Galileo

Meaning: from Galilee

Origin:Italian
1840
Armstrong

Meaning: strong arms

Origin:English and Scottish surname
4378
Moon The name Moon is derived from ‘moone’ or ‘mo...
Origin:Word name
2004
Meridian

Meaning: midday / pinnacle

Origin:Latin
6582
Io Io is a name originally belonging to Greek a...
Origin:Greek mythology name
540
Larissa

Meaning: citadel

Origin:Variation of Larisa, Greek and Russian
775
Dione

Meaning: divine queen

Origin:Greek
2843
Nuray

Meaning: bright moon

Origin:Turkish
3915
Neoma

Meaning: new moon; pleasantness

Origin:Greek or Hebrew
1532
Leda

Meaning: happy

Origin:Greek
786
Chandra

Meaning: goddess of the moon

Origin:Hindi
1462
Kore

Meaning: maiden

Origin:Greek
2164
Belinda

Meaning: pretty one, or, serpent

Origin:Spanish or German
917
Chantara

Meaning: moon water

Origin:Thai
3321
Stellaluna

Meaning: Star and moon

Origin:Latin
2876
Hecate

Meaning: willpower or far-reaching

Origin:Greek mythology name
1261
Ersa

Meaning: dew

Origin:Greek
3392
Melinoe

Meaning: having the color of quince

Origin:Greek
2217