Five Letter Boy Names

Another appealing member of the Alexandrian clan.

Arabic form of Aaron, featured in the tales of The Thousand and One Nights. The name Harun also appears several times in the Quran.

Biblical name -- he was an ancestor of Abraham's -- rarely used today but registered on the U.S. popularity list at the end of the 19th century. With the rise of other obscure Old Testament names, just might have a shot at revival.

A Near Eastern favorite, with an agreeable, evocative sound.

With Cade and Kade creeping back up the charts and Cayden, Kaden, and co. remaining popular, this alternative spelling of the the old English surname is given to around 165 boys each year. Used for a supporting character in the video game series, Bungie's Destiny, there is a small chance it may be pronounced KAY-dee (like Kayce might be KAY-cee).

Sudsy name that could be a new character on "Days of Our Lives."

Fanciful image distinguishes this Native-American name.

A masculine name in Choctaw culture. In English, it resembles the feminine name Hallie.

Much stronger than Dale for a boy.

Kitto updates Dad Name Christopher with a trendy o-ending short form. Use it as an honor name or an original nickname.

Pushes it across the girls' line.

Saide is notably the middle name of actor Shia LeBeouf, from his mother's maiden name. It's typically seen as a feminine given name in Crimea among people of Crimean Tatar descent. Saide derived from the Arabic name Sa'ida, which itself comes from the masculine name Sa'id, an important name in Islam.

This name from the Igbo language of Africa, which feels like the more-familiar Arabic Ahmad, might be an original and attractive choice.

Lasse is a Top 100 name in Germany and is well used throughout Scandinavia and The Netherlands, but English speakers will have problems with the pronunciation, which is LAH-say. Neither lass nor Lassie would be acceptable manglings.

A little further down the road paved by Aidan and Logan.

Used for summer-born babies in Japan.

The surname of the 44th US President has been been adopted as a first, for girls as well as boys, by admiring parents around the world. And the O beginning even makes it fashionable. Though Barack Obama's name derives from the Luo people of Kenya, Obama is also a Japanese place name and a surname that means "little beach."