7 Letter Boy Names

Long popular in Ireland and England, Ciarán is the name of Ireland's first-born saint and twenty-five other saints. While this is the authentic Irish spelling, it is more familiar in the US in the Anglicized Kieran spelling.

Brayden meets Jalen to make Braylen, another entry in this trendy group of names.

There are ordinary folk named Prince, Earl, and Duke, so why not this rank of nobility as well? Many spellings compete, the most common being Marquis, Marquise, and Marquez. Rapper 50 Cent chose the Marquise version for his son; David Caruso chose Marquez.

Short form found in historical records, feels a tad feminine for modern times.

A rare Welsh name with a wonderful meaning, Cadfael is the name of the detective monk character in Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries. It's usually pronounced CAD-vyle in Welsh, although Peters intended the character's name to be pronounced CAD-vel.

Place-name waiting to be discovered.

A dated fifties surname name that led to the nickname SAndy.

The spoiled only son of the richest family in town in a fifties movie.

See THOMAS.

Occasionally used as an alternative to Brandon or Brennan.

Romanian form of Stylianos, the name of a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.

A Top 100 choice in Northern Ireland, Caolán shares many fashionable sounds with names like Cayden and Callan, but remains virtually unknown in the US.

The Māori form of Michael has a strong, striking sound and Kye would make for a cool short form.

Serious surname choices, the latter form known via award-winning author Reynolds Price.

This appealing name of a mythical king of Tara whose reign brough prosperity to his kingdom is strongly associated with actor Sean. The Irish form is Conaire.

Oceanus was the Titan in ancient Greek mythology who rules what they thought was the body of water that surrounded the Earth. Oceanus was, appropriately enough, the name of the baby born on the Mayflower. Modern variations include Ocean, Oceana, and Oceane, a popular French name for girls.

The French form of Clement, this well-used French classic was especially popular in France in the 90s and 2000s.

A name that's long been popular for dogs on Chicago's North Side is now gaining traction among human babies. Wrigley Field is the Chicago Cubs' historic ballpark, originally named after the Wrigley Company, which made and sold chewing gum.