Short Baby Names

Baby names with 4 letters or fewer — short, strong, and beautifully memorable. Short names are easy to say, easy to spell, and often the most timeless. From Ava and Isla for girls to Jack and Finn for boys — short names have a clean, confident elegance that never goes out of style.

Showing 913–960 of 4,956 names

913.Dari

⚥ Unisex

Persian

From Persia; wealthy, rich

gift of God

Austronesian (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian)

Chief, leader, or tribal head

Beloved

son, beloved

English diminutive of David

beloved

beloved

beloved, dear, friend

921.Dax

♂ Male

French (toponymic)

from Dax (a town in southwestern France)

922.Daxa

♂ Male

Sanskrit

skillful, expert, clever

923.Daya

♂ Male

Sanskrit, Hebrew, Slavic

compassion, mercy, gift, day

goddess

valley, dean, church official

bee

American (diminutive of Hebrew Deborah)

bee; short for Deborah

928.Debo

♂ Male

Yoruba

leader, chief, or firstborn

929.Dee

⚥ Unisex

Welsh, Irish, English

dark, divine, or sacred

divine, goddess

wolf

rain

religion, faith, judgment

934.Deep

♂ Male

Sanskrit

lamp, light, profound, deep

935.Deeq

♂ Male

Somali

gift, bounty, abundance

936.Deia

♀ Female

Latin, Catalan

to show, to appear, goddess

937.Deji

⚥ Unisex

Yoruba

has arrived, has awoken

938.Déjī

⚥ Unisex

Yoruba

The arrival of wealth or honor

messenger, servant

Spanish, French, English

of the, from the valley, noble

of the nobility

come home

small valley

half

earth mother, follower of Demeter

follower of Demeter

valley; short form of Dennis or Denise

948.Dena

♀ Female

Persian, Hebrew, English

From the valley; avenged; vindicated

949.Deng

♂ Male

Rain, a divine name in Dinka culture

950.Deni

⚥ Unisex

Greek, Slavic, English

follower of Dionysius; short form of names ending in -deni

951.Deno

⚥ Unisex

English, Greek

Valley, or a short form of names ending in -den

952.Deok

⚥ Unisex

Korean

virtue, benevolence, good deeds

953.Deon

♂ Male

Greek

follower of Dionysus, god of wine and revelry

divine, god-like

Irish, Sanskrit, Igbo

gift, destiny, or oak tree

ruler of the people

desired, longed for

gift, desire, ten

gift, grace, good deed

960.Desi

♂ Male

Latin

desired, longed for

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