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Five Letter Boy Names

  1. Havoc
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "widespread destruction"
    • Description:

      This aggressive baby boy name has been sitting at the bottom of the charts since 2008.
  2. Brook
    • Origin:

      English nature name
    • Meaning:

      "small stream"
    • Description:

      Now that the popularity of Brooke is waning, and surname style variant Brooks is on the rise, Brook seems live a newly fresh nature-inspired option.
  3. Dustu
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "spring frog"
    • Description:

      Cherokee option for a spring-born child.
  4. Cason
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Cason's entire raison d'etre: It's a rhyming variation on the popular Jason, Mason and Brayson. Casen, Kasen and Kason also have crept into the Top 1000 in recent years.
  5. Navin
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "new, novel"
    • Description:

      Would fit right in with the currently popular in/an/en/on-ending boys' names.
  6. Levon
    • Origin:

      Armenian, variation of Leon
    • Meaning:

      "lion"
    • Description:

      Levon, an unusual alternative to Levi. has two musical associations: it's the title of an Elton John song, inspired by late, great drummer for The Band, Levon Helm--whose birth name was Mark. Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke chose Levon for their son.
  7. Raoul
    • Origin:

      French variation of Ralph
    • Meaning:

      "wolf-counsel"
    • Description:

      Raoul, with its unique three-vowel middle, rolls off the tongue in an appealing way. Raoul is one of the French names that sounds infinitely more romantic and attractive than the somewhat harsh English version Ralph.
  8. Ivory
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Extremely attractive color name chosen by some African-American families for its reference to the West African Ivory Coast; more commonly used for girls.
  9. Milos
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "gracious, dear, beloved"
    • Description:

      Milos, typically spelled Miloš, derives from various names including the Slavic element, milŭ , such as Miloslav, Bogomil, or Milrad. Popular in the Czech Republic, the name is also used in Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia
  10. Frost
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "freezing"
    • Description:

      Long heard as a last name, as in venerable poet Robert, U.K. talk show host David, British actress Sadie and old Jack Frost, Frost has suddenly entered the scene as a possible first, along with other seasonal weather names like Winter and Snow.
  11. Suede
    • Origin:

      French, word name
    • Meaning:

      "Swedish"
    • Description:

      In the nineties there was a "One Life to Live" soap opera character named Suede, but few fans picked up on it. Now however, parents may be reconsidering Suede, given its similarity in sound to Sage, Wade, and Zade and the recent interest in Denim, and unique word names more generally.
  12. Alton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller at the old town"
    • Description:

      The sort of formal surname name more popular in another era; Dalton's a more modern relation.
  13. Auley
    • Origin:

      Scottish and Manx
    • Meaning:

      "ancestor's descendant"
    • Description:

      Also spelled Aulay in Scotland, this is an attractive form of the Scandinavian name Olaf that blends several currently fashionable sounds.
  14. Pedro
    • Origin:

      Spanish; Portuguese variation of Peter
    • Meaning:

      "rock, stone"
    • Description:

      Pedro is one of the most familiar Spanish names for boys, via baseball star Pedro Rodriguez and many others.
  15. Daire
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "oak tree"
    • Description:

      Daire, along with brother names Dara and Darragh, is among the Top 100 boys' names in Ireland today. An ancient name with an inspirational meaning, pronunciation could prove confusing to Americans.
  16. Jesus
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is salvation"
    • Description:

      Jesus -- pronounced hay-SOOS -- is used exclusively and extensively among Spanish speakers, though JEE-zus as in the first name of Christ is never used in the Anglophone world. Jesus Quintana was a character in The Big Lebowski and Jesus Velasquez appeared on True Blood.
  17. Cloud
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Like Sky and Sunshine, this fluffy name from the hippie 1970s has floated back onto the naming radar. It's similarity of Clyde and Claude help to ground it.
  18. Livio
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Livius
    • Meaning:

      "envious"
    • Description:

      This Italian version of the ancient Roman Livius, with an unenviable meaning, is popular in France and make a fresh spin on Oliver or Levi. In the US, this is a very rare name -- it was given to no baby boys in 2022 -- with big potential.
  19. Dacre
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "trickling stream"
    • Description:

      A locational surname with its origins in the North of England, occasionally also used as a first name. Notable bearers include actor Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) and author and filmmaker Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker.
  20. Yukio
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "snow boy"
    • Description:

      In the Japanese culture, this name suggests a sense of independence and is one of the popular names for December babies.