1100+ Boy Names That End in I

  1. Nairobi
    • Origin:

      African place name
    • Description:

      The capital of Kenya makes a melodic and worldly name.
  2. Kala’i
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "the peace"
    • Description:

      An intriguing Hawaiian boy's name much more distinct and unique than Kai or Koa.
  3. Pi
    • Description:

      Most familiar as the name of the titular character in The Life of Pi, in which it was short for Piscine Molitor Patel.
  4. Alakai
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "leader"
    • Description:

      Alakai is an Anglicization of Alaka’i, a Hawaiian name meaning "leader" and the name of a swamp and wilderness preserve on the island of Kauaʻi. Its traditional pronunciation would beah-lah-kah-ee, however, some parents as using it as an invented name inspired by Malakai, with the sounds of the much loved Kai at the end.
  5. Tzvi
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gazelle"
    • Description:

      Tzvi is a Top 100 pick in Israel. It's a cool, sharp-sounding name which would make for a great distinctive alternative to Levi.
  6. Selasi
    • Origin:

      Ghanaian
    • Description:

      Ghanaian name meaning "God hears me", known to fans of "The Great British Bake Off" thanks to charismatic contestant Selasi Gbormittah.
  7. Dmitri
    • Origin:

      Russian from Greek Demetrius
    • Description:

      Worldly, artistic and attractive Slavic version of the name of the Greek god of fertility and farming.
  8. Damari
    • Origin:

      Variation of Amari
    • Description:

      Damari is thought to be a variation of the popular trans-cultural name Amari with the Da- prefix. Amari means "eternal" in Hebrew and may mean "strength" in Yoruba, though other sources list the African meaning as unknown.
  9. Azizi
    • Origin:

      Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "precious treasure"
    • Description:

      Two z's equal double pizzazz.
  10. Jaki
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "iceberg"
    • Description:

      Visually similar to Jack and Jacob, but with a refreshing Nordic origin and literally ice-cool meaning.
  11. Figaro
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "barber"
    • Description:

      A literary name coined by the French playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais for the central character in his plays The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty Mother. It is thought that he based the name on his own nickname. In modern French, the word has come to mean "barber", due to the famous character's profession.
  12. Inari
    • Origin:

      Finnish place name; Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "loaded with rice"
    • Description:

      A unisex cultural crossover that has seen a little use from the 1990s onwards. In Japanese mythology, Inari is an androgynous deity associated with rice, tea and foxes. In Finland, it is the name of a region, lake and village which is a center of Sami culture.
  13. Matti
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Matthew, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

      We like Matti in theory, but in practice it’s likely to get confused for the girlish Maddie.
  14. Yari
    • Origin:

      Spanish from Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
    • Description:

      Names that end in I are hot right now, but Yari has yet to be discovered. It's a unisex name more common among girls, perhaps due to its similarity to Yara.
  15. Leevi
    • Mani
      • Origin:

        Old Norse
      • Meaning:

        "moon"
      • Description:

        In Old Norse mythology Máni is the god of the Moon, brother to Sól, the goddess of the Sun.
    • Kairi
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "sea"
      • Description:

        A Japanese name that would work well on a boy or girl — it is reminiscent of popular unisex names Kai or Kyrie. Kairi is the name of the main female character in the popular role-playing video game series, Kingdom Hearts.
    • Sanji
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "praise"
      • Description:

        Older Japanese name given new life in the anime series One Piece.
    • Dani
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Daniel
      • Description:

        Seen as feminine in English-speaking countries, Dani is a Top 100 boy name in the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
    • Jalmari
      • Origin:

        Finnish form of Old Norse Hjalmar
      • Meaning:

        "helmet protector"
      • Description:

        Distinctive-sounding Scandinavian name. with deep roots. Short form is the attractive Jari.