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 4,177–4,224 of 4,956 names

Fairy queen

dynasty, to exaggerate, sugar, sweet

4179.Tao

⚥ Unisex

Chinese

Large waves; peach; or 'the Way'

4180.Tāo

⚥ Unisex

Chinese

wave, billow; pottery, ceramics; or peach

4181.Taqi

♂ Male

Arabic

pious, God-fearing, devout

4182.Tari

♀ Female

American (likely a variant of Tara or a modern coinage)

star

4183.Tarō

♂ Male

Japanese

eldest son; great son

myth, legend, tale

resurrection

Spanish diminutive of 'padre'

father

Gift of God

Aramaic, Romanian, Sanskrit

good, lion, eighth

Eighth

Slavic, Russian, English

tailor, or a short form of various names

He has been seen

servant of God

worthy of joy; born on a joyful day

4194.Taz

♂ Male

Persian, Greek, Germanic, English

cup, goblet (Persian); short for names like Tasos, Tassilo, or Tazewell

gift of God

Greek, Russian, Georgian, English

gift of God; princess; goddess; tea

gift of God

gift of God

a small freshwater duck; a bluish-green color

4200.Ted

♂ Male

English, Greek

gift of God; wealthy guardian

4201.Tedd

♂ Male

English, Greek

gift of God; wealthy guardian

4202.Tedi

⚥ Unisex

Greek, Old English

gift of God; wealthy guardian; short form of Theodore or Edward

gift of God

gift of God

Gift of God

gift of God

Gift of God

various meanings depending on kanji, often 'bright', 'prosperous', 'imperial'

goddess, divine

goddess, divine

gift of God

radiance, splendor, sharp, keen

4213.Teji

♂ Male

Sanskrit

radiance, splendor, sharpness

mine, belongs to me

dark, black

soaring; galloping; mount; surname

God

God

Harvest, field, or cultivated land

4220.Teru

⚥ Unisex

Japanese

shine, brilliant, illuminate, sun

4221.Tery

⚥ Unisex

English, Irish, Greek

harvester; ruler of the people; smooth, polished

4222.Tetê

♀ Female

Greek, Latin

Often a diminutive of names like Teresa, meaning 'to harvest' or 'summer'.

4223.Teun

♂ Male

Latin

Priceless, inestimable

4224.Tévy

♀ Female

Khmer

angel

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