Six Letter Boy Names

Chance has risen far on the baby-naming charts, but Hazard has a considerably more dangerous edge. It was the middle name of famed US naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry.

A lovely V starting boy name derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the sweet violet flower.

French form of Urban or Urbanus, borne by eight popes.

A distinguished English surname likely descended from the Nordic name Alvar, meaning "elf warrior". British diplomat Sir Alvary Gascoigne is a notable historical bearer.

What the Old Testament Rachel originally named Benjamin, before his father changed it; rarely heard today.

The Navajo word for "brother" bears resemblance to the biblical place name Shiloh. If you have Navajo heritage, this is one to consider.

Spiritual author Deepak Chopra made this familiar, if not particularly accessible, outside the Indian community.

The Māori name for Venus as a night or morning star – the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon. A notable bearer is rugby player Tawera Kerr-Barlow.

This name was borne by Ashoka the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of India, and inspired the Star Wars character name Ahsoka.

Newly coined options, the letter Z, and strong A sounds all remain on trend for boys in the US and Zaylon ticks all the boxes. Like a mash up of Zaiden, Zayn and Waylon, Zaylon was given to around 30 boys in 2023. The alternative spelling, Zaylen, is currently more popular.

A variation of Michael, most often used in Croatia, where it's in the Top 20, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it ranks in the Top 100, and also in Slovenia.

Less popular than Camden by a lot and Kamdyn by a little. The prominent trend of substituting other vowels with a y continues to propel new spellings of names up the popularity list, which was the case when Camdyn made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 in 2010.

Cornish Arthek is closely related to Arthur, as both derive from the Celtic arto, meaning "bear." It would make a distinctive choice for a child with Cornish heritage.