7 Letter Boy Names

This cool, sauntering boy's name would fit in and stand out in a classroom today. Other similar diminutives more distinct than Xander or Zander include Saunders, Sander, and Sanders.

A god of war worshipped in Slavic areas, depicted with a golden shield.

So tied to being Jacqueline Kennedy's maiden name that it's best saved for a girl.

White-haired hero of the manga and anime series Bleach.

Irish surname that refers to High King Brian Boru, also spelled O'Brien. Makes a fabulous first name.

Parents outside France may not know this name, but it slipped into the French Top 100 after Insta-celebrity couple Jessica and Thibault Garcia gave it to their son in 2019. It helps that it sounds similar to other currently popular French boy names, like Maël, Malo and Milan. Look out for his little sister Leewane's name in the charts in future years.

Obadias, with its appealing 's' ending, could be an even fresher way to spin the biblical Obadiah.

This variation of the popular Indian name Sanjay was borne by a popular-against-all-odds American Idol contestant.

This is an occupational surname for one who made nails and has been used by one Berry to honor a Canadian World War I hero, Col. George Nasmith. Other related names with the same meaning nclude Nayler, Naismith, Naysmith and Neasmith. Trivia note: Dr. James Naismith is considered the inventor of basketball.

One of Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers, probably better than the perfume-scented Aramis.

Modern Hebrew spelling (and pronunciation) of the biblical Jedidiah, another name of King Solomon.

The Kellogg surname — these days associated with cereal and the Northwestern University business school — has rather grotesque origins. It is derived from the Middle English word kellen, meaning "to kill" or "to slaughter," and hog, "pig." Thus, it was an occupational name for a pork butcher.