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 1,201–1,248 of 4,956 names

1201.Elio

♂ Male

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

sun

the sun

sun

My God is Yahweh

God is my salvation

My God is an oath

Germanic, Slavic, Hebrew

noble kind, elk, or God is my oath

noble kind, noble

goddess; foreign; other

1210.Élla

♀ Female

Germanic, Old English, Hebrew

goddess; foreign; other

1211.Ëlla

♀ Female

Germanic, Old English, Hebrew

goddess; foreign; other; all

she, feminine

old age, other, foreign

helmet, protection

Scandinavian, German, Greek

bright, shining one; or noble

good, noble

God is my oath

old, ancient

sun, light

always heir

chosen

chosen

Beautiful, jewel, or good

1224.Elon

♂ Male

English (possibly Welsh or Hebrew influences)

oak tree; from the oak tree

oak tree

oak tree

chosen, elected

Pledged to God

pledged to God, a promise of devotion and faith

God is my oath

God is my oath

My God is abundance; consecrated to God

1233.Elva

⚥ Unisex

Old Norse, Old English, Irish

elf, good, white, or river

elf friend

my God is Yahweh

My God is Yahweh

My God is Yahweh

The Lord is my God

light, bright, shining one

My God is the Lord

My God is Yahweh

God is my oath

universal, whole, or rival

Mother, woman

universal, whole

hope, desire, ambition

1247.Emam

♂ Male

Arabic

leader, guide, prayer leader

1248.Emel

♀ Female

Turkish

labor, endeavor, desire, wish

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