One Syllable Names for Boys

There were no baby boys named Cay born in the US last year, but there's no reason why there couldn't be, especially with the rise in popularity of the similar Kai as well as the nouveau proper names Cayden, Cayson and so on. Cay Dose was an 18th century German architect and Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld was a German garden historian of the same era.

Nute made the popularity charts several times in the early 20th century, but hasn't seen any use since 1928. It's a form of Knute, an old Scandinavian name that means "knot."

While there were no baby boys named Kayle last year, there were nearly 50 named Kale. The Kayle spelling is borne by several notable male athletes.

Buoyant but lightweight.

A minimalist choice, Uz is the Biblical home of Job. It's also the name of a character in the Bible, the father of Aram and the grandson of Shem, as is Uzziah. Uz is one of those names that could go either way depending on the personality of your child: super-cool or scuzzy. Proceed with caution.

This common Swedish name gains science connections from bearer Manne Siegbahn who won the Nobel prize for his work on X-ray spectroscopy.

The second-most-common variation of John in Iceland, behind Jón. Jóhann has had more steady rankings over the years.