2400+ Boy Names That End with E

  1. Rae
    • Audie
      • Origin:

        Short form of Auden or variation on Edward
      • Description:

        Audie as a boys' name was made famous by Audie Murphy, the most decorated hero of World War II. Murphy was born one of ten children of a poor Texas sharecropper's family and the origins of his unusual first name are unknown. But there were 29 boys named Audie in 2013, more than twice the number of girls given the name, which can be a diminutive of Audrey.
    • Quade
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "son of Uaid"
      • Description:

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

        Word name
      • Description:

        Trippy variation on Hayes.
    • Ernie
      • Origin:

        Variation of Ernest, English from German
      • Meaning:

        "serious, resolute"
      • Description:

        Can Ernie shed the rubber ducky association and make its way onto the vintage revivals list? Years ago we may have said no, but celebrity chef Stephanie Izard made a strong case for Ernie when she gave the name to her son in 2016.
    • Crue
      • Origin:

        Variation of Crew, English word name
      • Meaning:

        "a band or force of armed men"
      • Description:

        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.
    • Pine
      • Origin:

        Nature name
      • Description:

        Worthy sibling for Oak, Elm, Juniper, and Spruce.
    • Josie
      • Rennie
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Rene or Ren; Scottish surname; French; Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "powerful counsel; reborn; water lily, lotus"
        • Description:

          in 2021, Katharine McPhee and David Foster named their son Rennie David Foster, a family name on Foster's side. Rennie has a history of use as nickname for the French Rene, as well as other names with the ren element, such as Warren and Ren itself, which has Japanese origins.
      • Arne
        • Origin:

          Dutch and Scandinavian variation of Arnold
        • Meaning:

          "ruler; strong as an eagle"
        • Description:

          Works better as a full name than Arnie does as a nickname.
      • Tyrone
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "land of Owen"
        • Description:

          Immigrated into American pop culture in the person of 1940s superstar Tyrone Power, Jr. It has been on a steady decline since the 1970s.
      • Théodore
        • Rose
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "rose, a flower"
          • Description:

            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?
        • Ashe
          • Origin:

            English surname; diminutive of Ashley, Ashton, etc
          • Description:

            Although usually spelled without the final 'e', this version commemorates tennis immortal Arthur Ashe. Seth Meyers' son Ashe was given his wife's maiden name.
        • Clove
          • Origin:

            Nature name
          • Description:

            Clove is one of a whole tantalizing genre of spice names that might work for a boy. Clovis could be considered a long form.
        • Dave
          • Origin:

            Short form of David, Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "beloved"
          • Description:

            Dave is the ultimate good guy name, but where father name David is still holding onto a spot in the Top 20, Dave -- widely used as an independent name in the middle of the last century -- dropped off the Top 1000 a few decades ago and shows no signs of a comeback. Baby Davids today, often named for dad or grandpa, are more likely to be called David than Dave.
        • Moe
          • Origin:

            English, diminutive of Moses
          • Meaning:

            "delivered"
          • Description:

            If Gus and Max have made it, why not Moe? Can it be the lingering Three Stooges effect? We think that Moe, like Joe, is one of the friendliest and most open of regular guy nickname names and should get a little more attention.
        • Willie
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of William
          • Description:

            There have been many great Willies (Mays, Nelson, Wonka), but a boy with this name could never ever go to England. Most people will also assume it is short for the more traditional William, which might be the best avenue for achieving this nickname.
        • Terence
          • Origin:

            Latin clan name
          • Meaning:

            "soft; thresher"
          • Description:

            A name that seems to hail from the old Irish neighborhoods of Boston and New York, Terence actually dates back a lot further, to the time of a famous second-century poet, who started life as a North African enslaved man in the house of a Roman senator and it was also borne by several early saints.
        • Clarke
          • Origin:

            Variation of Clark
          • Meaning:

            "scribe, clerk"
          • Description:

            While Clark ranks in the Top 500 for boys, the Clarke spelling leans towards the girls' side. Regardless, the name works well for either sex.