James Boy
JAYMZ
“holder of the heel, supplanter” · English
#6
One-Syllable Boy Names
815 namesBoy
A one-syllable boy name makes a strong, simple statement. There is nothing to shorten and little to mispronounce, and the name tends to sound confident whether it is called across a soccer field or printed on a business card.
Some of the names here are old classics. James and John have been used in English-speaking families for centuries, and Charles and Luke carry long royal and biblical histories. Juan brings the Spanish form of John, and Miles has roots in both Latin and old Germanic naming. Because these names are so short, they sit comfortably in family traditions where a boy carries his father's or grandfather's name.
Others feel more modern. Chase, Blake, Cole, Jace and Bryce have a crisp, energetic sound that many parents find appealing, and Quinn and Kai are used for boys while also appearing on girls' lists. Max usually began as a short form of longer names but now stands on its own, and Jack started as a nickname before becoming a favorite given name. One practical tip is to think about rhythm. A single-syllable first name often works best with a surname of two or more syllables, and it pairs naturally with a longer middle name. If your surname is also one syllable, say the full name aloud to check that it does not sound clipped.
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John Boy
JAHN
“Yahweh is gracious” · Hebrew
#23
Jack Boy
JAK
“Yahweh is gracious” · English
#15
Luke Boy
LOOK
“man from Lucania” · Greek
#33
Charles Boy
CHAHRLZ
“free man” · Germanic
#48
Chase Boy
CHAYS
“hunter” · English
#192
Blake Boy
BLAYK
“black or pale” · English
#316
Miles Boy
MYLZ
Germanic
#44
Juan Boy
WAHN
“God is gracious” · Spanish
#159
Jace Boy
JAYS
“modern short form of Jason” · American (modern coinage)
#114
Top 300 of 815 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | holder of the heel, supplanter | English | 6 | → -4% |
| John | Yahweh is gracious | Hebrew | 23 | → -3% |
| Jack | Yahweh is gracious | English | 15 | → -2% |
| Luke | man from Lucania | Greek | 33 | ↓ -11% |
| Charles | free man | Germanic | 48 | ↓ -6% |
| Chase | hunter | English | 192 | ↓ -36% |
| Blake | black or pale | English | 316 | ↓ -40% |
| Miles | — | Germanic | 44 | ↑ +15% |
| Juan | God is gracious | Spanish | 159 | ↓ -8% |
| Jace | modern short form of Jason | American (modern coinage) | 114 | ↓ -19% |
| Cole | from an English surname | English | 182 | ↓ -28% |
| Quinn | descendant of Conn | Irish | 97 | ↓ -14% |
| Kai | sea (Hawaiian) | Hawaiian | 93 | → -3% |
| Max | greatest | Latin | 180 | ↓ -18% |
| George | farmer | Greek | 126 | → +3% |
| Bryce | uncertain; from Saint Brice | French | 357 | ↓ -42% |
| Kyle | narrow strait | Scottish | 509 | ↓ -44% |
| Sean | God is gracious | Irish | 489 | ↓ -37% |
| Jude | praised | Hebrew | 155 | → -2% |
| Beau | handsome | French | 60 | ↑ +54% |
| Gael | — | Breton | 86 | ↑ +18% |
| Brooks | of the brook | English | 64 | ↑ +26% |
| Grant | large, tall | Scottish | 228 | ↓ -12% |
| Myles | — | English | 100 | ↑ +18% |
| Jayce | modern short form of Jason | American (modern coinage) | 167 | ↓ -11% |
| Jake | short form of Jacob | English | 457 | ↓ -34% |
| Mark | probably dedicated to Mars | Latin | 245 | ↓ -9% |
| Paul | small, humble | Latin | 262 | ↓ -6% |
| Dean | valley; church official | English | 125 | ↑ +33% |
| Finn | fair, white | Irish | 206 | ↓ -21% |
| Seth | appointed | Hebrew | 581 | ↓ -27% |
| Sage | wise; the herb | Latin | 160 | ↑ +40% |
| Zane | — | English | 324 | ↓ -23% |
| King | king | English | 405 | ↓ -65% |
| Gage | pledge | English | 973 | ↓ -63% |
| Josue | Yahweh is salvation (form of Joshua) | Spanish | 330 | ↓ -17% |
| Rhett | from a surname; possibly advice | Dutch | 188 | ↓ -18% |
| Chance | good fortune | English | 442 | ↓ -41% |
| Lane | narrow path | English | 250 | → +1% |
| Cash | money; also an English surname | English | 287 | ↓ -9% |
| Shane | God is gracious | Irish | 636 | ↓ -23% |
| Jax | short for Jackson, son of Jack | American (modern coinage) | 342 | ↓ -32% |
| Drew | short for Andrew, manly | English | 553 | → +1% |
| Ace | one who excels; the top card | English | 164 | ↑ +17% |
| Jett | jet, a black gemstone | English | 169 | ↑ +79% |
| Knox | round hill | Scottish | 196 | ↑ +20% |
| Reid | red, red-haired | Scottish | 293 | ↑ +10% |
| Shawn | God is gracious | Irish | 682 | ↓ -40% |
| Colt | young horse | English | 285 | ↓ -30% |
| Troy | from the ancient city of Troy | Greek | 533 | ↓ -22% |
| Jase | to heal; short form of Jason | English | 717 | ↓ -41% |
| Cruz | cross | Spanish | 331 | ↓ -7% |
| Tate | from an Old English personal name | English | 194 | ↑ +107% |
| Cade | from an English surname; round, lumpy | English | 248 | ↑ +69% |
| Nash | at the ash tree | English | 255 | ↓ -10% |
| Drake | dragon | English | 827 | ↓ -43% |
| Frank | a Frank; free, candid | Germanic | 514 | ↓ -16% |
| Hayes | hedged enclosure | English | 162 | ↑ +54% |
| Kash | variant of Cash, an English surname | American (modern coinage) | 286 | ↓ -14% |
| Reed | red-haired | English | 419 | ↑ +16% |
| Jay | jay bird; short for J-names | English | 392 | → +0% |
| Kade | variant of Cade, an English surname | English | 349 | ↑ +10% |
| Ty | short form of Tyler or Tyson | English | 813 | ↓ -26% |
| Reece | ardor, enthusiasm | Welsh | 460 | ↑ +44% |
| Raul | counsel wolf | Spanish | 634 | ↓ -13% |
| Prince | prince, chief | English | 447 | ↓ -33% |
| Scott | a Scot, a Gaelic speaker | Scottish | 534 | ↑ +13% |
| Brock | badger | English | 810 | ↓ -18% |
| Wade | at the river ford | Old English | 344 | → +0% |
| Kane | battle; descendant of Cathán | Irish | 451 | ↓ -28% |
| Keith | from a Scottish place name | Scottish | 801 | ↓ -32% |
| Saul | asked for, prayed for | Hebrew | 557 | ↑ +10% |
| Trey | third | English | 890 | ↓ -27% |
| Clark | clerk, scribe | English | 377 | ↑ +6% |
| Zayn | beauty, grace | Arabic | 253 | ↑ +30% |
| Rhys | enthusiasm, ardor | Welsh | 412 | ↑ +9% |
| Crew | group working together | English | 256 | ↑ +14% |
| Bruce | from Brix, a place in Normandy | Scottish | 536 | → -5% |
| Pierce | rock, stone | English | 505 | → +3% |
| Royce | from the medieval name Royse | English | 500 | ↓ -17% |
| Chris | short form of Christopher or Christian | English | 646 | ↑ +13% |
| Reign | royal rule | English | 452 | ↓ -22% |
| Zayne | variant of Zane or Zayn | English | 473 | ↓ -18% |
| Trent | from the River Trent | English | 1,344 | ↓ -40% |
| Layne | lane | English | 662 | → +4% |
| Brayan | Spanish spelling of Brian | Spanish | 768 | ↑ +26% |
| Roy | red; often linked to king | Scottish | 525 | ↑ +17% |
| Sam | God has heard; short for Samuel | Hebrew | 647 | ↑ +6% |
| Hank | short for Henry; home ruler | English | 413 | ↑ +26% |
| Lance | land | Germanic | 862 | ↓ -11% |
| Dane | a Dane, from Denmark | English | 821 | ↑ +10% |
| Brett | a Breton | English | 1,382 | ↓ -45% |
| Dax | uncertain; possibly from a French town | French | 692 | ↓ -38% |
| Bo | to live, dwell (Scandinavian) | Scandinavian | 449 | ↑ +33% |
| Joe | he will add; short for Joseph | English | 994 | ↓ -32% |
| Zyaire | — | American (modern coinage) | 317 | ↑ +60% |
| Briggs | of the bridge | English | 356 | ↑ +36% |
| Ayaan | often said to mean gift of God | Arabic | 465 | → +3% |
| Rayan | well-watered, luxuriant | Arabic | 588 | ↑ +13% |
| Noe | rest, comfort | Spanish | 755 | ↓ -10% |
| Tripp | nickname for a third namesake | American (modern coinage) | 522 | ↓ -6% |
| Ares | — | Greek | 290 | ↑ +150% |
| Sky | sky | English | 949 | ↓ -19% |
| Case | from an English surname | English | 733 | ↓ -26% |
| Koa | brave, warrior; koa tree | Hawaiian | 269 | ↑ +169% |
| Zain | beauty, grace | Arabic | 567 | ↑ +8% |
| Deandre | De- plus Andre | American (modern coinage) | 1,178 | ↓ -45% |
| Carl | free man | German | 1,134 | ↓ -35% |
| Lee | wood, clearing, meadow | English | 727 | ↑ +17% |
| Trace | from Tracy, a French place name | English | 758 | ↑ +8% |
| Mack | son of | Scottish | 463 | ↑ +15% |
| Neil | uncertain; possibly 'champion' or 'cloud' | Irish | 851 | ↓ -11% |
| Jon | Yahweh is gracious (via John) | English | 951 | ↓ -14% |
| Clay | clay | English | 573 | ↑ +24% |
| Marc | possibly from Mars (form of Mark) | French | 1,237 | ↓ -11% |
| Ray | counsel protector; ray of light | English | 792 | ↓ -7% |
| Rex | king | Latin | 859 | ↓ -26% |
| Blaine | little yellow one | Scottish | 992 | ↓ -10% |
| Shea | uncertain; possibly 'hawk-like' | Irish | 1,159 | → -3% |
| Shaun | God is gracious (form of Seán) | Irish | 1,956 | ↓ -54% |
| Yael | mountain goat | Hebrew | 818 | ↑ +48% |
| Ben | son of the right hand | Hebrew | 843 | ↓ -7% |
| Saint | holy person | English | 267 | ↑ +164% |
| Ford | river crossing | English | 474 | → -1% |
| Chad | uncertain; possibly 'battle' | Old English | 1,701 | ↓ -36% |
| Wayne | wagon maker, carter | English | 655 | ↑ +38% |
| Duke | leader; the noble title | English | 695 | ↓ -8% |
| Banks | one who lived by a bank or slope | English | 310 | ↑ +241% |
| Scout | one who scouts | English | 997 | ↓ -18% |
| Kole | variant of Cole; charcoal, or from Nicholas | American (modern coinage) | 1,247 | ↓ -40% |
| Zeke | God strengthens | Hebrew | 803 | ↓ -19% |
| Blaze | flame | English | 781 | ↑ +20% |
| Wells | springs, wells | English | 347 | ↑ +81% |
| Ridge | ridge | English | 530 | ↑ +32% |
| Zaid | growth, abundance | Arabic | 677 | → +3% |
| Will | will, desire and protection | English | 1,195 | ↓ -28% |
| Tru | true, faithful | English | 591 | ↑ +73% |
| Flynn | son of the red-haired one | Irish | 828 | ↓ -25% |
| Jael | mountain goat | Hebrew | 1,393 | ↑ +24% |
| Joan | God is gracious | English | 987 | ↑ +35% |
| Rey | king | Spanish | 908 | → +2% |
| Boone | good; or from Bohon, Normandy | English | 423 | ↑ +59% |
| Grey | grey, the color | English | 1,014 | ↓ -26% |
| Van | from; short form of names like Vance | Dutch | 972 | ↓ -9% |
| Brent | hill | English | 1,509 | ↓ -20% |
| Hugh | heart, mind, spirit | Germanic | 732 | ↑ +11% |
| Clyde | from the River Clyde | Scottish | 743 | → +1% |
| Vance | marsh, fen | English | 1,080 | ↓ -10% |
| Lian | uncertain; varies by language | Chinese | 428 | ↑ +157% |
| Heath | heath, open land with heather | English | 932 | ↑ +18% |
| Jean | God is gracious | French | 1,172 | ↑ +44% |
| Shay | hawklike; admirable | Irish | 1,227 | ↓ -34% |
| Dwayne | little dark one | Irish | 1,565 | ↓ -40% |
| Rome | the city of Rome | Latin | 452 | ↑ +213% |
| Blaise | lisping, stammering | French | 1,038 | ↓ -9% |
| Craig | rock, crag | Scottish | 1,644 | ↓ -32% |
| Cain | acquired | Hebrew | 1,142 | ↓ -27% |
| Steve | short form of Stephen, 'crown' | English | 1,617 | ↓ -29% |
| Vaughn | little, junior | Welsh | 1,153 | → +2% |
| Sol | sun; also short for Solomon | Spanish | 722 | ↑ +108% |
| Koen | bold counsel | Dutch | 623 | ↑ +176% |
| Rian | little king | Irish | 1,250 | → -3% |
| Jair | he shines, he enlightens | Hebrew | 1,193 | ↓ -32% |
| Kase | modern variant of Case | American (modern coinage) | 1,115 | ↓ -30% |
| Mike | who is like God? | English | 1,234 | → -3% |
| Ayan | uncertain; varies by language | — | 762 | ↑ +37% |
| Bode | uncertain; possibly messenger | German | 748 | ↑ +24% |
| Mac | son | Scottish | 696 | ↑ +65% |
| Zayd | growth, increase | Arabic | 633 | ↑ +47% |
| Kye | variant of Kai or Kyle | American (modern coinage) | 1,369 | ↓ -52% |
| Zyon | variant of Zion | Hebrew | 947 | ↑ +42% |
| Dash | dash, quick movement | English | 1,056 | ↓ -29% |
| Creed | belief, creed | English | 663 | ↑ +40% |
| Krish | short form of Krishna; dark | Sanskrit | 1,277 | → -1% |
| Krew | crew | American (modern coinage) | 601 | ↑ +34% |
| Leif | heir, descendant | Old Norse | 917 | → +5% |
| Juelz | respelling of Jules | American (modern coinage) | 1,592 | ↓ -61% |
| Kayce | form of Casey; vigilant | American (modern coinage) | 375 | ↑ +892% |
| Ralph | counsel wolf | Old Norse | 1,048 | ↑ +17% |
| Axl | father of peace; variant of Axel | American (modern coinage) | 1,123 | ↓ -40% |
| Stone | stone | English | 916 | ↑ +36% |
| Ean | variant of Ian; Yahweh is gracious | Scottish | 1,797 | ↓ -29% |
| Kale | short for Caleb; Hawaiian form of Charles | English | 7,419 | ↓ -56% |
| Todd | fox | English | 1,618 | ↓ -15% |
| Jai | victory | Sanskrit | 1,460 | ↓ -25% |
| Cal | short for Calvin, Callum or Caleb | English | 543 | ↑ +136% |
| True | true, faithful | English | 1,050 | ↑ +28% |
| Shmuel | God has heard | Hebrew | 923 | ↑ +28% |
| Brice | — | French | 2,946 | ↓ -52% |
| Slade | valley | English | 1,055 | ↑ +11% |
| Gauge | measure, gauge | English | 4,073 | ↓ -70% |
| Ross | headland | Scottish | 1,465 | ↓ -10% |
| Chace | hunter; variant of Chase | American (modern coinage) | 2,772 | ↓ -48% |
| Yair | he will shine | Hebrew | 1,450 | ↑ +16% |
| Zev | wolf | Hebrew | 866 | ↑ +11% |
| Keon | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,578 | ↓ -21% |
| Rain | rain | English | 1,239 | ↑ +7% |
| Truett | — | English | 521 | ↑ +154% |
| Fox | fox | English | 1,411 | ↓ -47% |
| Dale | valley | English | 1,410 | → -2% |
| Taj | crown | Persian | 1,667 | ↓ -41% |
| Dhruv | fixed, constant; pole star | Sanskrit | 1,100 | → +3% |
| Wes | short form of Wesley; west meadow | English | 716 | ↑ +74% |
| Lyle | the island | French | 1,047 | → +2% |
| Zack | short for Zachary; God has remembered | Hebrew | 1,435 | ↓ -9% |
| Donte | form of Dante; enduring | Italian | 1,979 | ↓ -35% |
| Beck | stream, brook | English | 913 | ↑ +32% |
| Bjorn | bear | Old Norse | 829 | → -1% |
| Bear | bear | English | 853 | ↑ +14% |
| Glenn | valley | Scottish | 1,443 | → 0% |
| Meir | one who shines | Hebrew | 948 | ↑ +12% |
| Jaxx | modern variant of Jax | American (modern coinage) | 1,102 | ↓ -24% |
| Nick | short for Nicholas; victory of the people | English | 1,447 | → +2% |
| Jules | French form of Julius | French | 1,396 | ↑ +9% |
| Cale | short for Caleb; also a surname | English | 2,722 | ↑ +15% |
| Karl | free man | German | 1,593 | → +3% |
| Jream | modern coinage, likely from dream | American (modern coinage) | 518 | ↑ +225% |
| Rayyan | well-watered, luxuriant | Arabic | 1,010 | ↑ +75% |
| Gray | gray; gray-haired | English | 1,418 | ↓ -15% |
| Khai | — | Vietnamese | 1,179 | ↑ +21% |
| Lux | light | Latin | 2,918 | ↓ -52% |
| Kael | — | American (modern coinage) | 903 | ↑ +265% |
| Gus | short form of Augustus or Gustav | English | 1,331 | ↓ -12% |
| Storm | storm | English | 1,442 | ↑ +20% |
| Reyansh | often said ray of light | Sanskrit | 1,448 | ↓ -33% |
| Josh | short form of Joshua; God is salvation | English | 1,703 | → +2% |
| Zyair | — | American (modern coinage) | 759 | ↑ +50% |
| Kace | modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,016 | ↓ -24% |
| Rhyan | form of Ryan; little king | American (modern coinage) | 3,288 | ↓ -61% |
| Shai | gift | Hebrew | 1,032 | ↑ +79% |
| Jad | serious, earnest | Arabic | 1,355 | ↓ -36% |
| Laine | lane, path | English | 1,464 | ↑ +31% |
| Jones | son of John | Welsh | 811 | ↑ +32% |
| Kyan | — | American (modern coinage) | 2,029 | ↓ -39% |
| Vince | conquering (short for Vincent) | English | 1,364 | ↑ +24% |
| Laith | lion | Arabic | 896 | ↑ +69% |
| Tzvi | deer, gazelle | Hebrew | 1,079 | ↑ +13% |
| Jet | jet, the black gemstone | English | 1,246 | ↑ +17% |
| Zen | meditation | Japanese | 1,144 | ↑ +16% |
| Guy | uncertain; possibly 'wood' or 'wide' | French | 1,637 | ↓ -21% |
| Riggs | from an English surname; ridge | English | 776 | ↑ +42% |
| Syed | lord, master | Arabic | 1,221 | ↑ +24% |
| Kiaan | modern Indian name of uncertain meaning | Hindi | 925 | ↓ -12% |
| Cian | ancient, enduring | Irish | 1,310 | ↑ +25% |
| Maxx | greatest (variant of Max) | American (modern coinage) | 1,761 | → -1% |
| Veer | brave, hero | Sanskrit | 942 | ↑ +45% |
| Cael | — | Irish | 1,945 | ↑ +55% |
| Ren | lotus (Japanese); also a short form | Japanese | 1,041 | ↑ +57% |
| Lev | lion; also heart | Russian | 1,001 | ↑ +28% |
| Rhodes | from the Greek island; often linked to roses | Greek | 575 | ↑ +309% |
| Ryatt | modern blend of Ryan and Wyatt | American (modern coinage) | 715 | ↑ +104% |
| Coy | shy, quiet | English | 1,451 | → -3% |
| Gaige | pledge (variant of Gage) | English | 9,181 | ↓ -73% |
| Aayan | modern name of uncertain meaning | Arabic | 1,571 | ↓ -45% |
| Kent | from the English county | English | 1,659 | ↓ -16% |
| Keyon | modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 2,340 | ↓ -9% |
| Kaine | variant of Kane or Cain | Irish | 1,432 | ↓ -25% |
| Kit | short for Christopher or Katherine | English | 1,103 | ↑ +71% |
| Kolt | variant of Colt, young horse | American (modern coinage) | 1,414 | ↓ -36% |
| Tahj | crown | Persian | 1,544 | ↓ -39% |
| Crue | uncertain; modern word-style name | American (modern coinage) | 797 | ↑ +90% |
| Kruz | variant of Cruz, cross | Spanish | 1,216 | ↓ -11% |
| Kyaire | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 367 | ↑ +632% |
| Beaux | handsome; spelling of Beau | French | 970 | ↑ +71% |
| Bronx | from the New York City borough | American (modern coinage) | 1,133 | ↑ +29% |
| Yoel | God is God | Hebrew | 1,643 | ↓ -31% |
| Kain | variant of Kane or Cain | Irish | 1,738 | ↓ -12% |
| Shayne | variant of Shane; God is gracious | Irish | 3,574 | ↓ -6% |
| Roan | red; from Irish Ruadhán or roan horse | Irish | 1,309 | ↑ +14% |
| Lloyd | grey | Welsh | 1,549 | ↑ +23% |
| Ash | ash tree | English | 1,177 | → -4% |
| Hans | short form of Johannes; God is gracious | German | 1,325 | ↑ +25% |
| Kyng | king, respelled | American (modern coinage) | 1,684 | ↓ -62% |
| Zeus | sky, bright | Greek | 1,351 | ↓ -12% |
| Dev | god, deity | Sanskrit | 1,427 | ↑ +29% |
| Smith | metalworker | English | 1,483 | → -2% |
| Chaz | short for Charles, free man | English | 4,568 | ↓ -71% |
| Jrue | modern name of uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 817 | ↑ +153% |
| Neal | uncertain; possibly champion or cloud | Irish | 1,914 | ↓ -21% |
| Nate | short for Nathan or Nathaniel; gift | English | 1,748 | ↑ +18% |
| Caius | form of Gaius, perhaps 'rejoice' | Latin | 927 | ↑ +63% |
| Jan | form of John; God is gracious | Dutch | 2,731 | ↓ -32% |
| Don | short for Donald; world ruler | Scottish | 1,795 | → -1% |
| Earl | nobleman, warrior | English | 2,236 | ↓ -7% |
| Zayan | beauty, grace | Arabic | 1,017 | ↑ +22% |
| Dov | bear | Hebrew | 1,453 | ↑ +7% |
| Blayke | dark or pale | English | 2,080 | ↓ -43% |
| Wynn | fair, blessed; also 'joy' | Welsh | 1,726 | ↑ +51% |
| Lake | lake | English | 2,068 | ↓ -9% |
| Fred | peace; short for Frederick | English | 1,936 | → -4% |
| Dwight | from Diot, a pet form of Dionysius | English | 2,774 | ↓ -44% |
| Kurt | short form of Konrad; bold counsel | German | 2,271 | ↓ -34% |
| Steele | steel, or a steelworker | English | 1,185 | ↑ +64% |
| Noam | pleasantness | Hebrew | 1,273 | ↑ +52% |
| Clint | short form of Clinton | English | 2,364 | ↓ -56% |
| Bryar | briar, a thorny shrub | English | 1,873 | ↑ +24% |
| Clarke | clerk, scribe | English | 1,519 | → -1% |
| Chayse | variant of Chase; hunter | American (modern coinage) | 3,861 | ↓ -24% |
| Dandre | modern blend of D and Andre | American (modern coinage) | 2,541 | ↓ -42% |
| Dan | he judged | Hebrew | 1,962 | ↓ -9% |
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