5000+ Boy Names That End in N

  1. Jayceon
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      This variation of Jason and Jayce was the fastest-rising name of 2013 for boys -- leaping 845 spots in a single year to break into the Top 1000 for the first time ever. Its trendy sound, y spelling, and connection to rapper Jayceon "The Game" Taylor can be credited for this spike.
  2. Baden
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "son of Bade"
    • Description:

      If Braden and Caden, why not Baden?
  3. Actaeon
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from Attica"
    • Description:

      A hyperkinetic name, might be more kid-friendly without the second a.
  4. Caiden
    • Origin:

      Variation of Caden/Kaden
    • Meaning:

      "round or barrel; battle"
    • Description:

      A variation of the popular Caden, Kayden, Kaden, and so on, Caiden is in the US Top 500 and the UK Top 1000. When you combine all the spelling variations however, Caiden begins to feel and sound like a Top 20 choice in the States.
  5. Halen
    • Origin:

      English or Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "hero or from the hall"
    • Description:

      Halen is a cool surname name that will be especially appealing to fans of Van Halen.
  6. Chasin
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "strong, mighty"
    • Description:

      Old World Jewish name that could travel to the New.
  7. Maison
    • Origin:

      French word name
    • Meaning:

      "house"
    • Description:

      Mason with a French accent. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2012, and it will likely hang on for as long as its brother-in-spelling-variations, Mayson.
  8. Rodion
    • Origin:

      Russian from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "song of the hero"
    • Description:

      Well used in Russia, this is a distinctive and undiscovered choice here. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is the fictional protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoyevsky.
  9. Kylan
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Meaning:

      "Kyle's land; little Kyle"
    • Description:

      A new-style name based on Kyle and a cousin of Dylan, in spelling if not sound or image. Currently in the US Top 600, it is given to more than 500 boys each year.
  10. Cristian
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Romanian and Italian form of Christian, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "follower of Christ"
    • Description:

      Both Christian and Cristian rank in the US Top 500 names for boys, and while the classic "Ch" spelling is used more than four times as often, Cristian is still given to more than 1000 boys each year, and is often used in the Hispanic community.
  11. Koren
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gleaming"
    • Description:

      An unusual, sensitive, and gently attractive Hebrew name.
  12. Kyan
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Kyan is a quintessential twenty-first-century name, a twist on the twentieth-century standard Ryan. Kyan is used by the grooming guru on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Kyan Douglas (born Eddie), and increasing numbers of parents.
  13. Konstantin
    • Origin:

      Slavic; Estonian; Finnish; Hungarian; German, from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "steadfast"
    • Description:

      This sleek form of Constantine is traditional in many European countries, and most popular in German-speaking nations and Russia.
  14. Oden
    • Origin:

      Swedish variation of Óðinn
    • Meaning:

      "god of frenzy; poetic fury"
    • Description:

      Oden is the Swedish form of Óðinn — or Odin, if you anglicize it — the highest of the gods in Norse mythology. Ruling over war, wisdom, art, death, law and culture, his name means "inspiration, frenzy, and fury" and ultimately stems from the Proto-Germanic Wōðanaz.
  15. Locryn
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Description:

      This dashing Cornish name comes from the name of a legendary British king, Locrinus, who married Gwendolen, the daughter of the "founder of Cornwall" Corineus. Locrinus' name derives from the ancient English kingdom Loegria (from Welsh Lloegr).
  16. Rogan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "redhead"
    • Description:

      Rogan makes a great, roguish alternative for the more popular Logan, Ronan and Rowan.
  17. Kenyon
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "white haired or blond"
    • Description:

      Kenyon is a very engaging British surname name, the middle y giving it a kind of southwestern canyonesque undertone.
  18. Britton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from Britain"
    • Description:

      One case where a spelling variation improves the name, Britton is used about four times as often as Britain for both genders. Currently, the count of baby Brittons is running at about 4 to 3 in favor of the boys.
  19. Wian
    • Origin:

      Afrikaans
    • Description:

      Wian, oe of the most popular of all Afrikaans names, has seldom been heard outside South Africa. It would doubtless prompt countless pronunciation issues, but might just be warm and friendly enough to be worth it.
  20. Timon
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "reward, honor"
    • Description:

      Kids would be more likely to associate this name with the hyperactive meercat in "The Lion King" than with the ancient Greek philosopher or Shakespearean character, which could cause playground problems.