340 Boy Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)

340 Boy Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with N are at an all-time high right now, thanks to internationally popular baby boy name Noah.

Along with Noah, N names for boys in the US Top 100 include Nathan, Nolan and Nicholas. In Australia, N-starting names Noah and Nicholas are joined in the Top 100 by Nathaniel, Nate and Nixon. And in Norway, male N names Nikolai and Nils both rank near the top of the list.

Long fashionable as an ending sound for cool boy names, now the initial N has finally managed to shed its stodgy image (so long, Norman, Norbert and Neville!) and there's a new energy to the freshest kids on the male N name block: think Nico, Nash and Nova.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with N, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Noah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rest, repose"
  2. Nico
    • Origin:

      Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  3. Nathaniel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  4. Nolan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "champion"
  5. Nael
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Nathanael or Gwenael, French, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God; generous; attainer, winner"
  6. Nathan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "given"
  7. Nicholas
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  8. Nash
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "by the ash tree"
  9. Neo
    • Origin:

      Latin or Tswana
    • Meaning:

      "new or gift"
  10. Niko
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "victory of the people"
  11. Nova
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "new"
  12. Nikolai
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of Nicholas
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  13. Noel
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "Christmas"
  14. Neil
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  15. Noa
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rest, repose"
  16. Norman
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "northerner, Norseman"
  17. Niam
    • Origin:

      Hindi or Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "law; given by God; blessing"
  18. Niall
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  19. Noadiah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "meeting with the Lord"
  20. Nicolas
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Nicholas
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"