One Syllable Names for Boys

The American appetite for boys names starting with the Kay-sound seems unlimited: Think Cason, Kaison, Caiden, Kayden... and Kace. Which somehow hit the Top 1000 for the first time in 2017 and hung on until 2021.

A river (in Italy), a writer (Bronson), a Teletubby: the Bo of the new millennium.

Bryant has a longer history as a first name in the US than its father name Brian, ranking among the Top 1000 since the list began in 1880 while Brian only jumped on in 1925.

Bright and energetic, Neon seems like it would be a modern coinage, borrowed from neon lights.

If you want people to appreciate this choice, you're going to have to explain how it's not Neil.

Quade is a confident, contemporary-sounding name that would fit right in with classmates Cade, Zade, Slade and Jade, boasting the quirky Q-beginning.

Quirky Italian baby name that works for any gender.

Trippy variation on Hayes.

Despite its rakish western charm, still remains a cowboy costume without a real persona inside.

Crew x True = Crue. This on-trend name — short and punchy with popular sounds —is rising for a reason. Crue entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022, following in the footsteps of trendy Crew and Cruz. It continued to be a fast rising choice in 2023,when it was given to around 360 babies, making it roughly three times less popular than Crew, but also three times more popular than it was a decade ago.

A lot of attention was drawn to this name when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their baby daughter, making it instantly unisex.

Worthy sibling for Oak, Elm, Juniper, and Spruce.

Works better as a full name than Arnie does as a nickname.

Aro is a cute name from Scandinavia which, given the popularity of similar names like Milo, Arlo etc might be ripe for more usage outside of the Nordic countries.

Naim, also sometimes spelled Naime, is a pleasant choice that may have some confusing pronunciation issues in English-speaking countries (where may will say this name as "name"). But don't let that deter you if you're in love with this moniker.

Rihanna put Rose on the map for baby boys when she used it as the middle name for her son Riot. If James is a modern favorite middle name for girls, why not Rose for boys?

Scottish nature name that could prove a tongue- twister for the younger set.

Has that blunt masculine feel -- à la Cole and Kyle -- that many modern parents are drawn to.