5000+ Boy Names That End in N

  1. Rohan
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Rowan, Irish and Scottish, or Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "rowan tree, redhead, or sandalwood"
    • Description:

      From India, but feels like an Irish surname (and can in fact be a variation of Rowan), so a possible cross-cultural choice.
  2. Fallon
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "leader"
    • Description:

      Fallon was one of the first of the unisex surname names, but thanks to "Dynasty" in the 1980s it now has a feminine image. For a boy, try Phelan instead.
  3. London
    • Origin:

      Place-name
    • Meaning:

      "Capital city of England"
    • Description:

      In the US, London is popular for both sexes, though as the name has risen for girls, it's levelled off for boys. Currently given to around 200 boys each year, it is nearly five times more popular for girls, however, it been on decline across the board since its peak in 2013. Conjuring up images of Big Ben, red phone boxes, and the London Eye for some, but perhaps the rush hour commute and grey skies for others, London is far less popular in the UK and other English-speaking countries.
  4. Raiden
    • Origin:

      Japanese, English invented name
    • Description:

      The name of the Japanese god of thunder makes an assertive choice, very much at home in the Western world. Because of the name's similarity to popular baby names Aiden and Jayden, most people will pronounce it RAY-den, but it's more properly RYE-den.
  5. Kellan
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Kellen
    • Meaning:

      "swamp; slender"
    • Description:

      Kellan Lutz is the attractive young actor who plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight series.
  6. Arson
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "deliberately setting fire to property"
    • Description:

      Sure, Arson is a crime, but anecdotally, many of the parents who choose this name do so because Arson = "our son."
  7. Steven
    • Origin:

      English variation of Stephen
    • Meaning:

      "garland, crown"
    • Description:

      Steven, the phonetic and now predominant spelling of the classier Stephen, has finally dropped out of the Top 100 after seventy years. Steve has become one of the ultimate regular-guy names, right up there with Dave and Joe. and there have been innumerable pop-culture role models among its bearers--from Steven Spielberg to Steven Soderbergh to Steve Jobs.
  8. Lonan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "blackbird"
    • Description:

      This name of several early Irish saints makes a nice Logan/Conan alternative.
  9. Aryan
    • Origin:

      Indo-Iranian
    • Meaning:

      "warrior, honorable"
    • Description:

      Aryan derives from the Sanskrit word ārya, meaning "honorable" or "high-born." As a term, Aryan was used to describe Indo-Europeans—particularly Iranians—who shared common religious, cultural, and linguistic history. It was later misapplied by the Nazis to refer solely to Germanic and Nordic Caucasians, ultimately corrupting the term.
  10. Thorin
    • Origin:

      Norse and Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "thunder or brave and daring"
    • Description:

      Some sources give Thorin as a variation of the thunder god name Thor, equivalent to Thoren, while others says it comes from the verb að þora, meaning "to dare." This is a dwarf's name that first appeared in the thirteenth century mythology compilation Prose Edda, which, along with the Poetic Edda, represents nearly all of pagan Scandinavian mythology. Tolkien later used the name for character Thorin II Oakenshield of The Hobbit.
  11. Jean
    • Origin:

      French variation of John
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      In Paris, it's charming, but in America, it's still Jean, as in blue jean. Or Aunt Jean.
  12. Seren
    • Origin:

      Polish
    • Meaning:

      "serene"
    • Description:

      Seren, meaning "star", is one of the top girls' names in Wales, but as a boys' name it has a different derivation. It's a rare Polish form of the Latin Serenus, meaning "serene". It could make for a handsome and almost unknown alternative to rising star Soren.
  13. Fynn
    • Origin:

      Variation of Finn
    • Meaning:

      "bright, fair"
    • Description:

      Spelling variation more popular in Germany than the original, which is also well-used there.
  14. Sutton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from the southern homestead"
    • Description:

      Swanky sound via New York's ritzy Sutton Place. It fits with current popular boys’ names, due to its two syllables and -on ending. It debuted in the US Top 1000 for boys in 2015, though it is currently more popular for girls.
  15. Don
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Donald, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "proud chief"
    • Description:

      Short form of Donald -- or more stylishly, Donahue or Donovan -- that's acquired a new sixties-era suaveness thanks to Mad Man Don Draper. The name also carries a Sopranos or Godfather-style double entendre.
  16. Zidan
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "growth and progress"
    • Description:

      A Quranic name — sometimes spelled Zidane — that's also familiar as a surname, especially of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane.
  17. Draven
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Inspired by Brandon Lee's character in The Crow and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s in In the Shadows, this name, with its Wiccan feel, was used by a member of Linkin Park. It has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 1995.
  18. Vernon
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "place of alders"
    • Description:

      Once aristocratic British surname yet to be revived. Vince Vaughn recently gave his son the same double initials as his own when he named him Vernon Vaughn.
  19. Elon
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "oak tree"
    • Description:

      The boys' name Elon is best known today as the name of Elon Musk, eccentric billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX. With Canadian singer Grimes, Elon Musk has a son with an even more unusual name, X Æ A-12.
  20. Vivian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "life"
    • Description:

      Deriving from the Roman cognomen Vivianus, Vivian was originally a masculine name, with Vivien being a feminine soundalike coined by Alfred Lord Tennyson for the Lady of the Lake in his famous poetic adaptation of the legend of King Arthur. It has since become a much more popular choice for girls in the US, but retains a refined British charm which sees it cropping up occasionally for boys in the Telegraph birth announcements.