1330+ Boy Names That End in Y

  1. Ryley
    • Origin:

      English, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "rye clearing; courageous"
    • Description:

      An alternative spelling of the popular Riley, this name was once in the UK Top 300, though now lingers in the 900s. Riley is much more popular both there and everywhere else.
  2. Moray
    • Bensiabel
      • Origin:

        Italian literary name
      • Meaning:

        "good, nice"
      • Description:

        A character the Italian fairy tale Prunella; Bensiabel is the benevolent son of a witch, and the heroine's love interest.
    • Nickleby
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "Nicholas's village"
      • Description:

        Charming Dickensian route to Nick.
    • Blakey
      • Origin:

        English surname and place name
      • Meaning:

        "white or dark"
      • Description:

        Variant of Blake, borne by the great jazz drummer Art Blakey.
    • Moody
      • Origin:

        Surname name
      • Description:

        Moody would work great as the name of Snow White's lost eighth dwarf friend, but we can't recommend it as a first name IRL. It was the last name of Harry Potter character Mad-Eye Moody, played by Brenden Gleason in the movies; his given name was Alastor. The bond credit rating company Moody's is likewise named for the surname of its founder, John Moody.
    • Dacy
      • Mackey
        • Joary
          • Joby
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Job, Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "persecuted"
            • Description:

              A jaunty diminutive of Job, or simply a soundalike to Toby, Koby et al.
          • Ronny
            • Zesty
              • Cuddy
                • Origin:

                  Diminutive of Cuthbert
                • Meaning:

                  "famous, brilliant"
                • Description:

                  Cuthbert is unlikely to make a comeback anytime soon, so Cuddy too may be lost to history.
              • Vassily
                • Carmody
                  • Origin:

                    Irish
                  • Meaning:

                    "descendant of Cearmaid"
                  • Description:

                    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada, which is reminiscent of other jaunty Irish surnames like Cassidy and Connolly.
                • Saveliy
                  • Origin:

                    Russian variation of Sabellius, Latin
                  • Meaning:

                    "Sabine"
                  • Description:

                    Saveliy comes from Sabellius, used to refer to the Sabine people of ancient Italy. It is currently a Top 100 name for baby boys in Moscow.
                • Brawley
                  • Origin:

                    English
                  • Meaning:

                    "meadow at the slope of the hill"
                  • Description:

                    A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.
                • Fogarty
                  • Origin:

                    Irish
                  • Meaning:

                    "exiled one"
                  • Description:

                    Fogarty has the Old Fogey problem.
                • Franky
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Frankie
                  • Meaning:

                    "from France; free man"
                  • Description:

                    As a given name, Franky peaked for boys in 2007 when it was used 94 times.
                • Jensy