Six Letter Boy Names

Kostas makes the ancient emperor's name more approachable.

A cool-soungin ancient Armenian name which has belonged to several historical kings.

This spelling of Winton has gotten considerable buzz via jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.

Musical, with a buoyant beat.

This name taken from one of the legendary founders of Rome suddenly feels more possible for a baby in the English-speaking world, with the rise of many Rome-related names, from Roman to Romy to Romilly and Romaine.

Variant of Hywel and Howell

The "To Be or Not to Be" jokes, via Shakespeare's tortured prince, will get old by Month Two.

In demonology, Corson is one of the four demon kings that have power over the 72 demons constrained by King Solomon.

A Blaise/Blaze hybrid that maintains neither the history of Blaise nor the wordiness of Blaze.

Appealingly peaceful and placid.

Cameron is starting to fall slightly since its peak in the early 2000s, but is still comfortably in the Top 100. The Camryn spelling has historically been more popular on the girls' side, though it did rank briefly for boys in the late 2000s.

A very rare Cas name with that cool and cozy -wyn ending.

Anduin is the Sindarin name for the Great River of Wilderland in Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth. The word means "long river" or "great river".

A lively English surname that was popularly given as a male first name in the Victorian period, and is ripe for revival today.

Probably derived from the Breton name Judoc, meaning "lord". As a first name, it's predominantly found in French-speaking African countries. As a surname, it famously belonged to former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin (in office 1997-2002).

Kalevi is a variant form of Kaleva, the name of a character from Finnish legend — the ancestor of all Finns. Although both are masculine names, Kalevi may be better suited for non-Finnish boys, since an A ending is often viewed as feminine.

A strong and stylish Sanskrit name with the oh-so-cool nickname Kal built in.