5000+ Boy Names That End in N

This popular Turkish male name derives from the personal name Mete + khan, meaning "ruler, leader". Mete is the Turkish form of Modu, referring to the ancient military leader Modu Chanyu. Born in present-day Mongolia around 234 BCE, he was the founder of the Xiongnu Empire, and an important figure in the history of the Turkic-speaking peoples. The name Modu is from Chinese, and may derive from an Old Chinese form of a Turkic title meaning "hero".

There will probably be lots of little namesakes after the fastest man in the world, Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt--middle name St. Leo.

What do you call it when you're acting like a Kyle? Kylin'.

Darin was so popular that it nearly cracked the Top 100 in the mid-1960s, but has now dropped from sight. The original Darren is still hanging on.

Whitten is a stylish patronymic surname derived from Witt and Witte — German and Dutch nicknames-turned-surnames describing people with white-blonde hair or a pale complexion. Cool-guy nickname Whit only adds to the appeal.

Rare and rugged, though one of the baby names with a lot of teasing potential.

Enitan's origins are in the Yoruba language of Southwestern Nigeria. It has a lovely meaning, referring to a person of notoriety.

This more user-friendly Anglicized form of Beacan, could profit from its kinship with the popular Beckett--with which it could share the nickname Beck. Becan is an Irish saint's name, attached to the founder of a sixth century monastery.

Chozen was the second fastest-rising boys' name of 2023, adding a new spin to word name Chosen, also increasing in popularity.

A perfectly fine Anglo surname, though we'd prefer Keaton. Oscar-winning writer-director George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street, The Country Girl) was actually born George Stenius. 

Confessional memoirist Augusten Burroughs is the first literary notable to bear one of this family of names since the confessional saint.

Borne by various anime villains thanks to its dark meaning.

A variation of Kyson, Kaison, Kayson and co., Kysen combines the stylish 'Ky' sound with a slightly softer looking -en ending. While a number of its sound-alikes rank in the US Top 1000, Kysen has yet to feature and has been trending downwards since it peaked in 2020 when it was given to 137 boys. Now, with so many other spelling options available, it has fallen to the wayside a little, though it still captures the same contemporary energy and will feel just as popular.