5000+ Boy Names That End in N
- Efren
- Dechen
Origin:
TibetanMeaning:
"great happiness"Description:
A joyful meaning and an appealing international name.
- Zaylan
Origin:
Modern invention of unknown meaningDescription:
Newly coined options, the letter Z, and strong A sounds all remain on trend for boys in the US and Zaylan ticks all the boxes. Like a mash up of Zaiden, Zayn and Waylon, Zaylen was given to around 30 boys is 2023. Similar Zaylen is currently the most popular spelling of the name.
- Pavlin
Origin:
Variation of Pavel, RussianMeaning:
"small"Description:
Pavlin ups Pavel's style quotient by giving it a surname feel.
- Marston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"residence near a marshy place"Description:
Streamline it to Marsh, Mason, or Carson.
- Faxon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hair"Description:
A rare place name and surname, with possible potential as an alternative to Jaxon. Famous wearers of the surname include biologist brothers Charles Edward and Walter Faxon, and composer Nancy Plummer Faxon.
- Ewyn
- Badon
- Camren
Origin:
Spelling variation of Cameron, ScottishMeaning:
"crooked nose"Description:
This variation of the popular Cameron last ranked in the US Top 1000 in 2015. It is currently out of favor, given to around 50 boys each year, making it around 100 times less popular than the classic Cameron.
- Jonathin
- Xaiden
- Gracian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"grace"Description:
This Grayson-soundalike has a long and distinguished pedigree, having belonged to both a Roman emperor and a 4th century Catholic saint who founded the see of Tours in central France. It would make a fabulous namesake for an important Grace in the family.
- Johnathan
Origin:
Variation of JonathanMeaning:
"gift of Jehovah"Description:
Some people may prefer this spelling to clarify the name's connection to John, but it could be one h too many, exemplified by its steady decline over the past two decades.
- Jaxen
Origin:
Spelling variation of JacksonDescription:
Like Jaxon, Jaxen is an attempt to switch things up from the more popular Jackson. News flash - Jackson is cooler.
- Oban
Origin:
Scottish place nameMeaning:
"the little bay"Description:
A pretty town in Scotland, named for its perfect horseshoe-shaped bay.
- Swann
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"nature and literary name"Description:
A unisex French name that ranks in the Top 200 for boys and the Top 500 for girls there, inspired by a character with the surname Swann in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. As a given name, it was popularized by the 1984 film Un amour de Swann ("Swann in Love"), directed by Volker Schlöndorff.
- Lakelyn
Origin:
American invented name or variation of LachlanDescription:
Lakelyn is a fast-rising girl name of the last decade, combining a nature word with the ever-fashionable -lyn suffix. It is occasionally given to baby boys too (eight of them in 2020), no doubt helped by the similarity to Lachlan.
- Hason
- Aimon
- Spyridon
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"basket"Description:
A 4th-century Greek saint's name belonging to a shepherd and bishop, also transcribed as Spiridon. Spyros and Spiros are the charismatic short forms used in Greek - though English speakers might use Spyro.