2400+ Boy Names That End with E

  1. Doyle
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "black stranger"
    • Description:

      Dark horse Irish surname.
  2. Maxime
    • Origin:

      French variation of Maximus
    • Description:

      Common in France, but could be confused with the feminine Maxine here.
  3. Guthrie
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "windy place"
    • Description:

      Guthrie, one of the most attractive Scottish names that's also a surname, has a particularly romantic, windswept aura, with a touch of the buckaroo thrown in.
  4. Mace
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "heavy club"
    • Description:

      Has a slight aura of danger, from its being two types of weapons and a looming character in the Star Wars films. Best left as a nickname for Mason.
  5. Azaire
    • Origin:

      Variation of Azariah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "helped by God"
    • Description:

      Azaire was the highest breakout name for boys of 2021 thanks to a fashionable sound and pop culture connection. Azaire is the title of a hip hop album released by M. Pire the Sire, who named it after his son. His previous album is called Zariyah, after his daughter. In 2022 Azaire continued to climb steeply, rising to 42 boys from 25 in 2021.
  6. Cale
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Caleb or surname
    • Description:

      This up-and-coming single-syllable name has a few famous bearers, including baseballer Cale Iorg and Canadian hip-hop musician Cale Sampson. Sounding like Kale, this name also has a crunchy, hipster vibe.
  7. Ganymede
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "glad thought"
    • Description:

      In Greek mythology, Ganymede was Trojan youth who was so beautiful that he was carried off to be Zeus' cup-bearer, and made immortal. His name may derive from Greek ganymai "to be glad" plus medomai "to think, to plan".
  8. Little
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A name that shows up on the Social Security roles of a hundred years ago. Let's hope it was a never-to-be-repeated mistake.
  9. Léonie
    • Kole
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Cole
      • Meaning:

        "swarthy, coal black"
      • Description:

        Cole and Kole — at their most stylish in the early 2000s — are now being passed over for modern favorites Colton, Colt, Colter, Colson, et al. Nonetheless, Kole is still floating just at the bottom of the US charts.
    • Howie
      • Wilkie
        • Origin:

          Scottish surname from a diminutive of William
        • Meaning:

          "resolute protection"
        • Description:

          William was such a popular name, thanks to the Conquerer, in early England that it gave rise to a range of nicknames, including the distinctly Scottish Wilkie. Heard mostly as a surname these days, it's the middle name of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's son James and the first name of writer Collins. While Wilkie could make an adorable short form for a little boy, we'd recommend a more substantial full name such as, well, William.
      • Fate
        • Origin:

          Short form of Lafayette, French
        • Meaning:

          "faith"
        • Description:

          Seems destined to be the preferred short form of this old French name, with its brief, modern, word name feel.
      • Norrie
        • Foxglove
          • Origin:

            Flower name, from English
          • Meaning:

            "fox's glove"
          • Description:

            A rare flower name that works as well for boys as it does for girls, so named because of its resemblance to a small glove.
        • Ambroise
          • Delmore
            • Origin:

              French
            • Meaning:

              "of the sea"
            • Description:

              An undiscovered gem with clunky, buttoned-up appeal and a literary feel thanks to poet Delmore Schwartz.
          • Arlie
            • Connie
              • Origin:

                Diminutive of Conrad or Constantine
              • Description:

                One of those Old World nicknames -- think Sally and Patsy -- that long ago crossed over to the girls' side.
            • Cage
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Description:

                Gage we get. Cade we get. But Cage? Not really, and yet, it was given to about two dozen baby boys in one recent year.