Five Letter Boy Names

Krown broke through the charts in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Corona means "crown").

All anyone will think of is the Fonz.

If not for Motown founder Berry Gordy, this name would now be totally in the girl group.

An old saint's name that, even with the post-Aidan wave of Irish names, is a bit too close to crone.

In the biblical parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, the rich man was sometimes given the name Dives (literally "rich" or "the rich one" in Latin). He turns up in literature and folk song from the middle ages onwards, and very occasionally on birth certificates.

Casey-with-a-K never quite reached the heights of the original, but it broke the Top 500 for boys in the late '80s and early '90s.

With Bear and Fox becoming hot baby names, why not Panda? Why not indeed. Both the name and its animal namesake are adorable. And Pan is a nickname right in line with the mythological name trend. The word panda comes from the Nepali word ponya, meaning "bamboo eater" for the panda's favorite food.

A pared-down version of the Anglo-Saxon names Æthelgar and Ælfgar. It's very rarely used, but might appeal for the connection to English classical composer Edward Elgar, or just for its distinctive vintage sound, as an alternative to Edgar.

This classic Robert nickname is starting to sound sweet again, along with ultra-retro Bobby.

Evocative alternate name for Arabia. Ari is a cute nickname.