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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.

Helene

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:French variation of Helen
1184
Soma

Meaning: Lunar nectar

Origin:Sanskrit
5735
Caliban

Meaning: black

Origin:Romanian
1548
Triton The meaning of Triton is ‘God of the sea’. I...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2826
Grove

Meaning: grove of trees

Origin:Nature name
3661
Archimedes

Meaning: master planner

Origin:Greek
1255
Deimos

Meaning: terror

Origin:Greek
2843
Ptolemy

Meaning: aggressive, warlike

Origin:Greek
951
Origin:Modern invented name
2237
Qamar

Meaning: moon

Origin:Arabic
11384
Pan

Meaning: all or shepherd

Origin:Greek
1458
Narvi Narvi is a beautiful and meaningful name tha...
Origin:Norse Mythology
2784
Fenrir

Meaning: fen-dweller

Origin:Norse
1163
Callisto

Meaning: most beautiful

Origin:Greek mythology
806
Titania

Meaning: giant, great one

Origin:Greek
2036
Thebe The name Thebe is primarily used as a girl's...
Origin:Greek mythological name
4835
Elara Elara is a name with deep roots in different...
Origin:Greek mythology name
307
Galatea

Meaning: she who is milk-white

Origin:Greek
1556
Lucine

Meaning: moon

Origin:Armenian
2167
Celimene

Meaning: heavenly strength

Origin:Literary name
3887