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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.

Shirina

Meaning: night

Origin:Hindi
5045
Aysel

Meaning: moon flood

Origin:Turkish; Azerbaijani
5064
Mahina

Meaning: moon

Origin:Hawaiian
5102
Kari The name Kari is of Scandinavian origin and ...
Origin:Short form of Karen, Carol, or Katherine
6228
Naiad The name Naiad is known to have the trio ori...
Origin:Greek
6977
Stephano

Meaning: crown

Origin:Literature, Greek, Italian
7289
Shashi

Meaning: moon, having a hare

Origin:Indian, Sanskrit, Nepali
8042
Aitne Aitne is a beautiful name given to baby girl...
Origin:Greek mythological name
8085
Lutana

Meaning: moon

Origin:Australian Aboriginal
8396
Luck Number: 6
14872
Ala

Meaning: nobility

Origin:Igbo, Polish, diminutive of Alicja
2386
Raka

Meaning: full moon

Origin:Sanskrit
2444
Nadir

Meaning: precious, scarce

Origin:Arabic
3142
Prospero

Meaning: succeed, prosper

Origin:Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variation of Prosper
3306
Adrastea

Meaning: inescapable

Origin:Ancient Greek
3832
Nix

Meaning: night

Origin:Greek
3867
Artyom This name is of Russian origins, and the mea...
Origin:Russian variation of Artemis
3922
Sasi

Meaning: moon

Origin:Thai
3962
Nikini

Meaning: full moon in August

Origin:Sinhalese
4212
Ala

Meaning: nobility

Origin:Igbo, Polish, diminutive of Alicja
2386