1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

Rein, along with Reign, have taken over from Rain as a trendy word name. Should you rein it in or let it rein? Okay, bad puns we know, but that's the downside of word names. This is a true unisex name, given to 15 girls and 12 boys in the US in one recent year.

A possible Christmas name for a baby boy, if you find Noel too mundane. But we fear it doesn't sound very festive.

Can't help thinking of a donkey.

Pius is the very definition of a religious name, used appropriately enough for several popes. Only a handful of baby boys receive this name every year. Despite the rise of similar ancient Roman names such as Justus and Magnus, we don't see Pius enjoying the same kind of turn in the sun.

International spelling of Noah.

Vietnamese baby names don't often make national news, but Hiệp grabbed everyone's attention when Olivia Munn and John Mulaney chose it as the middle name for their son Malcolm. In isolation, Hiệp means "to unite," but it is often used as a component of other words such as hiệp sĩ, meaning "knight," hiệp định, "agreement," and hiệp ước, "pact."

A grassy place with trees is a nice image to attach to a name.

Ryle, rhymes with Kyle, was used by author Colleen Hoover for the neurosurgeon hero of her bestselling novel, It Ends With Us. Nineteen baby boys were named Ryle in the US in 2022, with many more named all variations of Riley, along with many spellings of Rylen, Ryler, and Rye.

A Top 20 choice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this is a handsome variant of Arabic Amin.

A locational surname turned rare first name, which would likely be misheard as the much more familiar Ray.

Friendly and charming international variation of Matthew, common in Estonia.

This British river name sounds sleek and strong but perhaps a bit too energetic.

There was an ancient Saint Fort, and this is a modern, original way to convey a powerful meaning, especially in the middle place.