5000+ Boy Names That End in N

  1. Björn
    • Origin:

      Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "bear"
    • Description:

      Björn is a pervasive Swedish name that can be found on popularity charts throughout Northern Europe and now in the US as well. There are too many renowned Björns (and Bjørns and Bjorns) to list them all here, but an early bearer is Björn Ironside, Viking chief and king of Sweden. Modern associations include tennis great Björn Borg, who helped popularize his name in the 1970s, and Björn Ulvaeus, one-quarter of the Swedish band ABBA.
  2. Penryn
    • Origin:

      Cornish place-name
    • Description:

      Penryn is the name of a parish in Cornwall, the peninsula in the southwest of England.
  3. Freeman
    • Origin:

      Word name or surname name, English
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Another meaningful word name that actually dates back to pre-Emancipation days.
  4. Berlin
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "borderline"
    • Description:

      Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name.
  5. Aizen
    • Chasen
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "hunter"
      • Description:

        Once strictly a surname--Chasen's was an old Hollywood hangout--it's now catching on as a first name, both as an elaboration of the popular CHASE, and in following the pattern of popular two-syllable boys' names.
    • Salman
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "safety"
      • Description:

        Salman is an Arabic name dating back to Salman the Persian, one of Muhammad's companions. In this country it is strongly associated with Anglo-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
    • Kannon
      • Origin:

        English, Hindi
      • Description:

        Kannon, the name of actor Kevin James' son born in 2011, seems at first glance to be a kre8if spelling of bad boy name Cannon. But Kannon is also the name of the Buddhist god (and sometime goddess) of mercy and compassion, a very different image from the big gun. Either way, it made its way into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013, and was one of the year's fastest-rising names.
    • Deucalion
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "sweet sailor"
      • Description:

        Various characters name Deucalion exist in Greek Mythology, including Deucalion, the son of Prometheus; Deucalion of Crete; Deucalion, son of Zeus; and Deucalion the solider, who is killed by Achilles.
    • Stijn
      • Origin:

        Dutch short form
      • Description:

        As you may surmise from its origins as a short form for Constantijn and Augustijn, Stijn rhymes with nine and fine, though most English-speakers wouldn't guess that. A popular name in the Netherlands that's obscure elsewhere, for reasons undoubtedly connected to its spelling and pronunciation issues.
    • Linton
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "flax settlement"
      • Description:

        In Wuthering Heights, Cathy's milquetoast husband; Heath is so much more appealing.
    • Kamden
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Camden
      • Meaning:

        "winding valley"
      • Description:

        Spelling Camden with a K makes it less of a place name—Camden is a downmarket city in New Jersey and an upmarket area of London—and more of a Kardashian-era confection, or maybe konfection. Both Kamden and Camden are in the Top 500 boys’ names.
    • Jahan
      • Origin:

        Sanskrit
      • Meaning:

        "the world, the universe, the cosmos"
      • Description:

        A Persian name with an evocative meaning, Jahan was notably borne by the 17th century Indian emperor, Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz. Associated with one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Jahan is predominantly used as a masculine name, though is sometimes given to girls too. The popular Turkish and Azerbaijani form is Ci̇han.
    • Alon
      • Breckin
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Breccan, Irish
        • Meaning:

          "freckled, speckled"
        • Description:

          Breccan may be the original saints' name, but in the modern U.S., the spelling Brecken is the most popular form, followed by Breckin. A winner by any spelling.
      • Kaidyn
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Kayden or Caden, American invented name
        • Meaning:

          "round or barrel; battle"
        • Description:

          Aiden has spawned a legion of offshoots used mostly for boys but sometimes for girls too, and Kaidyn is one such name. Though it has been predominantly used on boys in recent years, it was given to girls almost equally in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
      • Davian
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
        • Meaning:

          "beloved + God is gracious; beloved + to tame"
        • Description:

          David plus Damian (or David plus Ian or David plus Darrian) equals this hybrid name. It has been in and out of the US Top 1000 since 2004, though both this spelling and alternative Davion were out of favor in 2023. Davian Clarke is a Jamaican Olympic athlete.
      • Goodwin
        • Origin:

          English surname, variation of Godwine
        • Meaning:

          "friend of God"
        • Description:

          Goodwin — which is mostly seen as a last name — comes from the long-forgotten given name Godwine. Godwine was a relatively common name in medieval England. It later traveled to Germanic regions in the form of Godwin.
      • Len
        • Lohan
          • Origin:

            Irish surname, or variation of Elouan, Breton and French
          • Meaning:

            "descendant of Leochán; light"
          • Description:

            Americans may consider Lohan a surname name forever tied to Lindsay but in France, it's a modern variation of the Breton saint's name Elouan.