One Syllable Names for Boys

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.

With Jace in the Top 100 and Jase almost there, we're seeing more and more variations -- this is one of the fastest-rising names of recent years.

Undoubtedly there's a parent out there who sees this as the ultimate cool name. It's anything but.

One of three diminutives of Jakob in the Slovenian Top 100, in addition to Jaka and Jaša.

Modern French spelling of the Arabic name Qays or Qais.

Leul is not a traditional Ethiopian name, but rather, a 20th-century Ethiopian title from the Ge'ez language. Leul, or Leoul, was used for sons and grandsons of the Emperor from 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in 1974. It's also associated with Guenete Leul Palace — literally, "Paradise of the Princes" — the royal residence built by Emperor Haile Selassie.