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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.

Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
2746
Ophelia

Meaning: help

Origin:Greek
9
Cressida

Meaning: gold

Origin:Greek
227
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33
Ayla

Meaning: oak tree, or halo, moonlight

Origin:Hebrew, or Turkish
84
Desdemona

Meaning: ill-starred

Origin:Greek
736
Thalassa

Meaning: the sea

Origin:Greek
1626
Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Cynthia

Meaning: moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos

Origin:Greek
197
Rhea

Meaning: a flowing stream

Origin:Greek mythology name
226
Selene

Meaning: moon goddess

Origin:Greek
347
Miranda

Meaning: marvelous

Origin:Latin
776
Juliet

Meaning: youthful or sky father

Origin:English from Latin
100
Selena

Meaning: moon goddess

Origin:Latinized variation of Greek Selene
360
Rosalind

Meaning: supple horse or pretty rose

Origin:Latin
333
Lua

Meaning: moon

Origin:Portuguese
1083
Titan

Meaning: defender

Origin:Greek
989
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Lucian

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
46
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97