1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

A modern virtue name, particularly desirable in this pressure-cooker world.

A cool Slavic short form of Sigmund, properly spelt Žiga in Slovene.

Sounds like a name from an old science fiction movie -- but this god of letters invented writing, and so might interest parents who are writers or professors.

Both Jair and Yair have been in and out of the US Top 1000 since the 2000s, and while both are currently taking a break from the charts, Yair in particular is quietly gathering attention. Given to 182 babies in 2023, Yair is simple and distinctive and fits in with the recent interest in off-beat Biblical names.

A well-used name in China that has some potential for assimilation.

One of the most modern-sounding Old Testament names, Imri is short and sweet enough to travel easily around the world. It is the name of two minor biblical figures, and also used by modern Hebrew speakers.

Tico is a diminutive of Alberto, but on the soap opera One Life to Live, Tico Santi's full name was Augustico.

Short form of Dumisani

This biblical name, pronounced ahr yeh, is a not uncommon boys' name in Israel. It can also be spelled Aryeh , the most popular form by far, or Arieh. The feminine equivalent is Levi'a. Possible down side: Its similarity to the hot girl name Arya or Aria.

Derived from the Scottish Gaelic bàn, meaning "white, fair". It's also a name in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Elvish language, in which it means "beautiful".

Amal is the name of a male figure in the Bible, a member of the tribe of Asher. Not, in this case, Mrs. George Clooney.

Brother for Heaven or Nevaeh.

Idiosyncratic Hebrew choice.

A common animal name in Finland, it could work as an alternative to Otto or Otis.

A simple, self-possessed, somewhat serious surname, which might work better as a middle.

Among the most wearable Russian boy names for an English-speaking child.

Appealing, lively, and distinctive.