Three Syllable Names for Boys

This festive-yet-biblical name is more popular for girls, but occasionally given to boys as well.

A Damian relative and the name of an ancient Spanish pope with modern possibilities.

When Kim Kardashian and Kanye West named their daughter Chicago — after West's hometown — we expected it to rise for baby girls. But American parents have taken to Chicago as a boy name. It's been given to more boys than girls every year since 2018.

Dazzling Japanese name featured in the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl as the given name of Aki Menzies.

Cajetan is the English form of the Late Roman Caietanus meaning "from Caieta" — a small town in ancient Italy. The spelling Kajetan has been in the Polish Top 100 since 2000, and ranked at #996 in the England and Wales charts in 2015 as well.

A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

Nickname form Gaber is currently the more fashionable variation in Slovenia.

A rising choice in the US, where money-related names are becoming more fashionable.

Spelling it with a K doesn't do much to separate Kaliber from Caliber's violent image.

St. Arsenius (or Arsenios) the Great was a 5th-century Roman saint remembered for his influence on asceticism.

One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, St. Ruadan was a follower of St. Finian and founded an abbey in Tipperary. Other versions include Ruadhain or Ruadhan.

A distinguished English surname likely descended from the Nordic name Alvar, meaning "elf warrior". British diplomat Sir Alvary Gascoigne is a notable historical bearer.