Are you looking for a super short name for your new son? This list of one syllable names for boys will help you find the perfect name for your baby!
Why Choose One Syllable Name for your Baby Boy
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A new trend in baby names is to choose longer old fashioned names. Following the trend of vintage girls names, moms and dads are choosing vintage names for boys like Sebastian and Theodore.
One way to buck the trend is to choose a short and sweet name for your baby boy. One syllable names are simple, but so cute. Your little boy will stand out from the crowd.
Some other perks of simple names? They’re less likely to be misspelled, or be given a nickname you may not care for. Your baby boy will never have to correct a teacher on the first day of school.
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One Syllable Middle Names for Boys
Perhaps you’re looking for a one syllable middle name for your son. You may have had an easy time choosing a first name, but finding just the right middle name to match can be so tricky! Short middle names often sound great with a longer first name.
Strong One Syllable Boys Names
Without further ado, here is my list of strong one syllable boy names. Some of the unique names, others are classic names. I hope you will find a name you will love for your baby boy.
Abe
Shortened form of Abraham, meaning ‘father of many’.
Ace
English word meaning ‘the highest rank’.
Ad
Nickname for Adrian, originally meaning ‘from Hadria’.
Al
Shortened form of Albert, meaning ‘noble’ and ‘bright’.
Alf
Nickname for Alfred, meaning ‘elf’ and’counsel’.
Alp
In Turkish this name means ‘hero’.
Aodh
Old Irish name meaning ‘fire’ and is often anglicized into ‘Hugh’.
Art
Version of Arthur, meaning ‘bear’ and ‘man’ or ‘king’.
Ash
Version of Ashley, or referring to the ash tree or ash as in the residue of fire.
Baer
A shortened form of the Limburgish name Albaer, meaning ‘bright’.
Bart
Version of Bartholomew, an apostle in the New Testament.
Bas
Shortened form of Sebastian, which means ‘revered’.
Baz
Nickname for Barry, meaning ‘fair-haired’ or Basil, meaning ‘royal’ or ‘chivalrous’.
Beau
Meaning handsome in French.
Bede
Saint Bede was a 8th century scholar and historian.
Ben
Shortened form of Benjamin, meaning ‘son of the south’ or Benedict, meaning ‘blessed’.
Bent
Danish form of of Benedict, meaning ‘blessed’.
Bernd
Shortened form of Bernhard, meaning ‘bear’ and ‘brave’.
Bert
Shortened form of Albert, meaning ‘noble’ and ‘bright’.
Biff
From the Enligsh word ‘biff’, which means ‘hit’.
Bill
Nickname for William, meaning ‘will or desire’.
Blaine
Originally a Scottish surname, meaning ‘yellow’ in Gaelic.
Blair
From a Scottish surname, meaning ‘field’.
Blaise
From the Roman name ‘Blasius’, which means ‘lisping’.
Blake
Originally an English surname meaning ‘black’.
Blaze
An alternate spelling of Blaise, influenced by the word, ‘blaze’.
Bob
Shortened form of Robert, meaning ‘bright fame’.
Boyd
Boyd was originally a Scottish surname that perhaps comes from the name of the island of Bute.
Boyce
A surname originating from the French word for ‘wood’.
Braam
A Dutch form of Abraham, which means ‘father of many’.
Brad
Shortened version of Bradley, originally a surname meaning ‘broad clearing’.
Braith
A Welsh name meaning ‘speckled’.
Bram
A shortened form of Abraham, meaning ‘father of many’.
Bran
Meaning ‘raven’ in Irish and Welsh.
Brent
An English surname, originally meaning ‘hill’ in Celtic.
Brett
Meaning ‘a Breton’ or inhabitant of Brittany in Middle English.
Brice
Latinized form of the Gaulish word for ‘speckled’.
Brock
Originally a surname, which, in Old English, means ‘badger’.
Brook
Originally an English surname referring to someone who lived near a brook.
Bruce
Originally Scottish surname, made famous by Robert the Bruce, a 14th century Scottish hero.
Burke
From the old English for ‘burg’.
Burt
Nickname for Burton, meaning ‘fortified town’.
Buz
Means ‘contempt’ in Hebrew.
Cade
Meaning ’round’ in Old English, this was originally a surname.
Cai
Alternate spelling for Kai, or the Welsh form of Kay.
Cain
This name means ‘acquired’ in Hebrew. In the Bible, Cain was a son of Adam who killed his brother, Abel.
Cal
Shortened version of Calvin, which means ‘little bald one’.
Cam
Short version of Cameron, a Scottish surname.
Carl
The German form of Charles, meaning ‘man’.
Cas
A nickname for Casper, which means ‘treasurer’.
Cash
Originally a surname made popular by singer, Johnny Cash.
Chad
Possibly meaning ‘battle’, this name is derived from the Old English name Ceadda.
Chance
Meaning ‘luck’, this name was originally a short version of Chauncey.
Charles
From the Germanic name, Karl, meaning ‘man’.
Chaz
Chaz is a nickname for Charles, which stems from the German word for ‘man’.
Che
The nickname of Argentine revolutionary, Ernesto Guevara, from the Argentinian expression for ‘hey’.
Chet
Chet is a shortened form of the name Chester. Chester was originally a surname in Britain.
Chi
Meaning ‘will, spirit’ in Vietnamese, or ‘God, spiritual being’ in Igbo.
Chile
Alternate form of Kyle.
Chip
Shortened form of Charles, meaning ‘man’, or Christopher, meaning ‘bearer of Christ’.
Chris
Shortened form of Christopher, meaning ‘bearer of Christ’.
Chuck
Nickname for Charles, meaning ‘man’.
Clark
Originally an English surname meaning ‘scribe’.
Claude
French version of the name Claudius.
Claus
A form of Nicholas from Germany.
Clay
Originally a surname for someone who worked with clay.
Cliff
Shortened form of Clifford, which was originally a surname meaning ‘lives by a cliff’.
Clive
An Old English surname meaning ‘cliff’.
Clyde
The name Clyde is Gaelic in origin and comes from the Clyde river, in Scotland.
Cole
Originally an Old English surname ‘Cola’.
Col
Shortened form of Nicholas, ‘meaning ‘victory of the people.
Colt
Colt is an English name that is mainly used in the United States. It originally referred to a young male horse. It can also be a nickname for the name, Colton.
Coy
Originally a surname meaning ‘quiet or shy’.
Craig
Scottish name originally from the Gaelic word for ‘crags’, or ‘rocks’.
Dai
From the Celtic, meaning ‘to shine’.
Dale
From the English surname which referred to someone who lived close to a dale.
Dan
Nickname for Daniel, which means ‘God is my judge’.
Dane
An English surname which was a variant of Dean or referred to someone from Denmark.
Dar
Hebrew for ‘mother-of-pearl’.
Dave
Shortened form of David, meaning ‘beloved’.
Daw
Medieval nickname for David, meaning ‘beloved’.
Dax
Originally a surname, from the French town of Dax.
Dean
Originally an English surname.
Dee
After the Dee river in Scotland, or a short form for names beginning with D.
Den
Nickname for Dennis, which comes from Dionysius, the Roman god of wine.
Des
Shortened version of Desmond, meaning ‘gracious defender’.
Dev
From Sanskrit for ‘God’.
Dex
Nickname for Dexter, which means ‘skilled’.
Dirk
Shortened form of Diederik, which is a Scandinavian name meaning ‘ruler of the people’.
Dom
Nickname for Dominic, meaning ‘lordly’.
Don
Shortened form of Donald, originally a Scottish surname meaning ‘world ruler’.
Doug
Shortened form of Douglas, which was originally a Scottish surname, meaning ‘black stream’ in Gaelic.
Dov
From the Hebrew for ‘bear’.
Dre
Diminiuitive of Andre, the French and Portuguese version of Andrew, meaning ‘warrior’
Drew
Shortened form of Andrew, meaning ‘warrior’.
Duane
Anglicized version of the Gaelic surname O Dubhan.
Dwight
An English surname, made popular by Dwight Eisenhower.
Ean
Manx form of John, meaning ‘God is gracious’.
Earl
Originally an aristocratic title meaning ‘nobleman’ or ‘warrior’.
Ed
Nickname for Edward, meaning ‘wealthy protector’.
Ern
Shortened form of Ernest, meaning ‘serious warrior’.
Fen
Nickname for several Germanic names, meaning ‘peace’.
Finn
A name from Old Norse, meaning ‘person from Finland’.
Fitz
Fitz is a shortened form of any name beginning with Fitz. It comes from the Norman French, meaning ‘son of’.
Floyd
Variation of Lloyd, meaning ‘grey-haired’ in Welsh.
Ford
Ford comes from a surname that was originally a place name in Old English and refered to someone who lived by a ford.
Fox
Originally a surname, or named after the animal.
Frank
Referring to a Germanic tribe, the Franks.
Fred
Shortened form of Frederick, meaning ‘peaceful ruler’.
Fritz
Nickname for the Germanic name, Freidrich, meaning ‘peaceful ruler’.
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Gabe
Shortened form of Gabriel, meaning ‘God is my strength’.
Gad
Meaning ‘fortunate or luck’ in Hebrew.
Gage
An English surname orginally from the Old French for ‘measure’.
Garth
An Old Norse surname meaning ‘garden’.
Gaz
Nickname for Gary, meaning ‘spear’ or Gareth, meaning ‘gentle’.
Gene
Gene is a shortened form of Eugene, meaning ‘well born’.
George
Originally from the Greek for ‘farmer’.
Gil
Shortened form of Gilbert, which means ‘bright pledge’.
Giles
Originally from the Latin name Aegidius. Giles was an 8th century saint.
Glenn
Originally a Scottish surname from the Gaelic word for ‘valley’.
Gord
Gord is a nickname for Gordon, which is a Scottish surname. It means ‘spacious fort’ and was originally derived from a place name in Berwiskshire.
Graham
A Scottish surname which originally referred to a ‘gravelly homestead’ in Old English.
Grant
Originally an English surname from the Norman French for ‘large’.
Gray
This one syllable baby name was originally an English surname.
Greg
Shortened form of Gregory, meaning ‘watchful’.
Gus
Shortened form of Angus, meaning ‘one choice’.
Guy
From the Norman French name, Wido, or a Hebrew variant of Gai.
Hal
Nickname for Harry, meaning ‘home ruler’.
Hale
Originally an Old English surname meaning ‘nook’ or ‘retreat’.
Hank
A nickname for Henry (meaning ‘ruler’), made popular by baseball player Hank Aaron, and musician Hank Williams.
Heath
An English surname referring to someone who lived in a heath.
Hoyt
Originally a surname from the Middle English word for ‘stick’.
Hugh
Originally stemming from the Germanic, meaning ‘heart, spirit, mind’.
Ian
This one syllable baby name is the Scottish variant of John.
Ike
This short baby name is short for of Issac, meaning ‘he will laugh’.
Ira
From the Hebrew for ‘watchful’.
Isa
Middle Eastern form of Jesus, or short form of a number of Germanic names.
Jack
A nickname for John, it is now more popular as a name of its own.
Jae
From the Sino-Korean character for ‘talent’ or ‘wealth’, or a version of Jay.
Jake
This one syllable baby name was is a variation of Jack, or a shortened form of Jacob, meaning ‘supplanter’.
James
English form of the Latin name, Iacomus and the name of two apostles from the New Testament.
Jan
Nickname for Johannes or English nickname for John, meaning ‘God is gracious’.
Jase
A shortened form for Jason, meaning ‘healer’.
Jax
This one syllable baby name is a form of Jackson, meaning ‘son of Jack’.
Jay
Nickname for names like James or Jason.
Jeb
Nickname for Jacob, meaning ‘supplanter’.
Jed
Nickname for Jedidiah, which means ‘friend of God’.
Jeff
Nickname for Jeffery (meaning ‘peace’) or for the Dutch name, Jozef, meaning ‘God will increase’.
Jem
Nickname for Jeremy (meaning ‘God has raised’) or James (meaning ‘supplanter’).
Jep
Medieval nickname for Geoffrey, meaning ‘peace’.
Jett
Variation of the English word, jet, referring to the colour black, or a jet airplane.
Jez
Nickname for Jeremy, meaning ‘God has raised’.
Jim
Shortened form of James, meaning ‘supplanter’.
Joe
Shortened version of Joseph, meaning ‘God will increase’.
Joel
Anglicized version of the Hebrew name, Yoel, Joel is a minor prophet of the Old Testament.
Jon/John
Meaning ‘God is gracious’, two important figures in the New Testament are names John.
Josh
Shortened form of Joshua, meaning ‘God is salvation’.
Jude
Shortened form of Judas, popularized by the song, ‘Hey Jude’.
Kai
Meaning ‘sea’ in Hawaiian, or ‘victory’ in Chinese.
Kam
Form of Kameron/Cameron, originally a Scottish surname meaning ‘crooked river’.
Kay
Alternative to the Welsh name, Cai or a variation on Kai.
Keefe
From the Irish surname meaning ‘descendant of Caomh’.
Keith
A surname of a long line of Scottish nobles, originally meaning ‘wood’.
Ken
Shortened version of Kenneth, meaning ‘handsome’ in Gaelic.
Kev
Nickname for Kevin, which means ‘handsome’ in Old Irish.
Kim
This one syllable name is a shortened form of Kimball or Joachim.
Kip
A nickname from the English word ‘kipper’, which is a male salmon.
Kirk
Originally an English and Scottish surname meaning ‘church’.
Knox
Originally a Scottish surname referring to a round hill.
Kyle
Originally a Scottish surname from the Gaelic word for ‘strait’ or ‘channel’.
Lance
A form of the Germanic name, Lanzo, meaning ‘land’ or ‘spear’.
Lane
Originally a surname referring to a person who lived near a lane or path.
Law
Diminutive for Laurence.
Lee
Originally a surname meaning ‘clearing’.
Leif
An Old Norse name meaning ‘descendant’ or ‘heir’
Len
Short form of Leonard, meaning ‘lion-hearted’.
Leo
From the Latin for ‘lion’.
Les
Shortened form of Lester, originally an Anglo-Saxon surname.
Liam
The Irish shortened form of William, meaning ‘resolute protector’.
Lin
From the Chinese for ‘forest’ or ‘gem’.
Lip
Nickname for Phillip, meaning ‘horse’s friend’.
Lloyd
From the Welsh surname referring to the colour grey.
Lon
Nickname for Alonzo, which means ‘noble and ready’.
Lorne
Originally from the title ‘Margquis of Lorne’, which refers to the Scottish place name, Lorne.
Lou
Short form of Louis, meaning ‘famous warrior’.
Loup
French form of the name Lupus, meaning ‘wolf’.
Luc
French/Welsh spelling of Luke.
Luke
English version of the Greek name meaning from Luciana, a region in Southern Italy.
Lux
This one syllale boys name is from the Latin word for ‘light’.
Lyle
Originally from the French word for island (l’isle), Lyle stemmed from an English surname, brought to England by the Normans.
Mack
This one syllable boys name comes from a number of Scottish surnames, all beginning with Mac. Mac is the Gaelic word meaning son, and can also be used as a general sland term for ‘man’.
Marc/Mark
Originally coming from the Latin name, Marcus, it was originally derived from the Roman god, Mars, who was the god of war. It means ‘male’.
Matt
Shortened form of Matthew, meaning ‘gift of God’.
Max
Shortened form of Maxwell (a Scottish surname meaning Mac’s stream) or Maximillian (from the Roman emperor, Maximus).
Meade
This one syllable name comes from the English surname meaning he who lived on a meadow.
Merle
The word ‘merle’ refers to a blackbird in French. Merle is also sometimes a shortened form of Merril or Muriel.
Merv
This one syllable name is a shortened form of Mervyn, which originated from a Welsh king named Merfyn.
Mick
Mick is a nickname for Michael (meaning ‘Who is like God?’ or the archangel of the same name) or a slang term that refers to an Irishman.
Mike
Mike is the common diminuitive of Michael, meaning ‘who is like God?’.
Miles
Miles comes from the name, Milo, a German name. The meaning is unknown, but may refer to the Latin for soldier, or the Slavic name, meaning ‘gracious’.
Mel
Nickname for Melvin, which was a Scottish surname.
Mitch
Meaning ‘big’ or ‘large’, or from an English surname.
Moe
Nickname for Maurice or Morris, both meaning ‘dark’.
Nash
Nash is a very trendy one syllable name that originally stems from a middle English phrases meaning ‘at the ash tree’.
Nat
Short for Nathan (meaning ‘he gave’) or Nathaniel (meaning ‘God has given’).
Nate
This is another one syllable name that is a shortened form of Nathan (meaning ‘he gave’) or Nathanial (meaning ‘God has given’).
Ned
Ned-Nickname for Edward or Edmund, both meaning ‘rich guard’.
Neil
Anglicized version of Niall, the Scottish name meaning ‘champoin’.
Nick
Short for Nicholas, meaning ‘victory of the people’.
Niels
Niels is the Danish form of Nicholas, meaning ‘victory of the people’.
Noe
Alternate form of Noah, from the Romance Languages and used in the Greek and Latin Bible.
Noel
Noel comes from the French for ‘Christmas’, and was traditionally given to children born on this holiday.
Nol
Short for Arnold.
Pal
A version of Paul (meaning ‘small’ or ‘humble’) in several languages.
Pat
Shortened form of Patrick, meaning ‘nobleman’.
Paul
Meaning ‘small’ or ‘humble’ in Latin, Paul comes from the Paulus family, an important Roman family. Paul was an important early Christian leader.
Paz
From Hebrew, meaning ‘golden’.
Perce
A shortened form of Percy, which comes from a Norman town, Perci.
Pete
A nickname for Peter, which originated from the Greek word meaning ‘stone’.
Phil
The shortened form of Philip, meaning ‘friend of horses;.
Pierce
This name comes from the surname, which originates from the given name Piers, the Medieval form fo Peter, meaning ‘stone’.
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Pip
Nickname for Phillip, meaning ‘friend of horses’.
Price
Price is a unique name that sounds very modern. It’s a new spin on the trend of given surnames as given names. It comes from a Welsh surname meaning ‘son fo Rhys’.
Quinn
Quinn comes from an Irish surname.
Rab
Scottish nickname for Robert, meaning ‘bright fame’.
Raf
Shortened form of Rafeal, meaning ‘God has healed’.
Raine
From the English word, ‘rain’.
Raj
Sanskrit word for ’empire, royalty’.
Ralph
Originally Ralph was a Scandinavian name, which was brough to England by the Normans. Originally it meant ‘consel’ and ‘wolf’ in Old Norse.
Ram
Hebrew name meaning ‘exalted’.
Ray
A shortened form of Raymond, coming from Old German and meaning ‘advice’ and ‘protector’.
Raz
Hebrew name meaning ‘secret’.
Red
A nickname for redheads.
Reed
Originally a surname, it comes from the Old English word, ‘read’, a nickname given to a redhead.
Reg
Shortned version of Reginald, which means ‘advice’ or ‘rule’.
Rex
From the Latin word for ‘king’.
Rhett
Originating from Old Dutch, meaning ‘advice’ or ‘counsel’.
Rick
Shortened form of Richard, which means ‘brave, power’.
Rik
Nickname for Frederik, or Hendrik.
Rob
Short version of Robert, meaning ‘bright fame’.
Roc
Nickname for Rocco meaning ‘rest’.
Rod
Shortened form of Rodney, which was originally an English surname.
Roi
Hebrew name, meaning ‘my shepherd’ or French word for king.
Ron
Nickname for Ronald, an Old Norse name meaning ‘advice’ or ‘ruler’
Ross
A Scottish surname, coming from the Gaelic word for ‘headland’.
Roy
Anglicized version of Scottish name meaning ‘red’ or anglicized version of the French word for king.
Russ
Shortened form of Russell, meaning ‘little red one’ in French.
Sal
Shortened form of Salvador, meaning ‘saviour’ in Spanish and Portugeuese.
Sam
Nickname for Samuel, meaning ‘name of God’.
Saul
Saul is a cute boys name, meaning ‘asked for’, ‘prayed for’ in Hebrew.
Scott
Scott’s original meaning is “Gaelic speaker’ in Latin. It refers to someone from Scotland or who speaks Scottish Gaelic.
Sean
Irish form of John, meaning ‘God is gracious’.
Seth
In Hebrew, Seth means ‘appointed’.
Shane
Shane is the Anglicized version of Sean, which is the Irish version of John, meaning “God is gracious’.
Sid
Shortened version of Sidney, meaning ‘Saint Dennis’ in French.
Shaw
Coming from an English surname, meaning thicket.
Shay
This Irish Gaelic name means ‘majestic’ or ‘esteemed’.
Sky
From the English word for ‘sky’.
Sloan
From the Irish surname, meaning ‘raid’.
Sly
Shortened form of Sylvester, meaning ‘wood’ or ‘forest’.
Sol
Nickname for Soloman, meaning ‘peace’ in Hebrew.
Stan
Shortened form of Stanley, coming from a surname meaning ‘stone clearning’ in Old English.
Steve
A shortened form of Steven, meaning ‘crown’.
Storm
After the English word, storm.
Stu
Nickname for Stuart, meaning ‘guardian of the house’.
Sven
Sven means ‘boy’ in Old Norse.
Syd
Nickname for Sydney, meaning meaning ‘Saint Dennis’ in French.
Tel
Short form of Terrance, a name of unknown meaning.
Tad
Nickname for Thaddeus, meaning ‘corageous heart’.
Tal
From Hebrew, meaning ‘dew’.
Tam
Scottish nickname for Thomas, meaning ‘twin’.
Tate
Originally a surname in Old English coming from the given name.
Ted
Shortened form of Theodore or Edward.
Tex
A nickname for someone born in Texas.
Thane
From the Old English word, thegn, a noble title in Scotland and England.
Thor
From the Old Norse, meaning ‘thunder’, Thor is the Norse god of stregnth, storms, thunder and war.
Tim
Nickname for Timothy ‘honouring God’.
Tod/Todd
Todd stems from the Middle English word for fox.
Tom
Shortened version of Thomas, meaning ‘twin’.
Trace
A shortened form of Tracy, originally an English surname.
Trent
Trent was originally a surname that referred to someone who lived by the River Trent in England.
Troy
Originally a surname referring to someone who lived in the French city of Troyes.
Ty/Tye
This one syllable boys name means ‘pasture’.
Val
Nickname for Valentine, meaning ‘strong’, ‘vigourous’ and ‘healthy’.
Van
Short version of Vance.
Vance
Meaning ‘marsh’ in Old English, Vance was originally a surname.
Vaughn
This name was originally a Welsh surname which means ‘little’.
Vern
This is the shortened form of Vernon, which means ‘alder’.
Vic
Nickname for Victor, which comes from the Roman meaning ‘victor’ or ‘conqueror’.
Vin/Vince
Shortened form of Vincent, originally coming from a Roman name meaning ‘to conquer’.
Wayne
Wayne was originally a surname meaning ‘wagon maker’.
Wes
Shortened form of Wesley, traditionally a surname which referred to a clearing in the West.
Will
Shortened form of William, meaning ‘resolute protector’ in Old French.
Wright
Originally Wright was a surname meaning ‘craftsman’.
Yves
A French name, originally stemming from the Germanic word for ‘yew’.
Zac/Zak/Zach/Zack
Nicknames for Zachary, meaning ‘God remembered.
Zane
Originally an American surname of unknown meaning.
Zeke
A nickname for Ezekiel, which means ‘God will strengthen’.
Name meanings sourced from Behind the Name
I hope this list of one syllable names for boys has helped you to find the perfect name for your baby boy! Good luck, Mamas!
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