Short Baby Boy Names

Short and sweet boy names with 3-5 letters. Easy to spell, easy to say — perfect for parents who love simplicity. Browse names like Leo, Max, Finn, Kai and more.

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145.Avel

♂ Male

Russian, Hebrew

breath, vapor, or possibly from Abel (breath)

August

Latin, though sometimes associated with Russian due to similar-sounding names

like a bird, bird-like

148.Avid

♂ Male

Latin

eager, keen, enthusiastic

father of the sea

father

air, atmosphere, sky

Latin, through Russian

ancestral, grandfatherly

153.Avkt

♂ Male

Russian

possibly related to 'Augustus' (venerable, majestic)

154.Avram

♂ Male

Hebrew, Russian

father of a multitude

aurora, dawn

father of peace

Aramaic, via Greek and Russian

father

father of peace

Hebrew, Persian, Georgian

My help; noble; fire

noble

Basque, likely via Latin

fox

pig, swine

English, Scottish, Irish

fair, white, or bane, destroyer

164.Barny

♂ Male

English diminutive of Barnaby

son of comfort

165.Baron

♂ Male

English, from Old French

nobleman, free man

166.Barre

♂ Male

Old French, Irish

barrier, gate, or a short form of names like Barry

pledge, oath

son of the boar

beautiful, handsome

blessed

Swedish form of Benedict

blessed

172.Beppe

♂ Male

Italian diminutive of Giuseppe

God will add, God will increase

My son; my corn

brave as a bear

bright, famous

gray

resolute protector, helmet, will

178.Birk

♂ Male

Old Norse, Scandinavian

birch tree

Bear

sword, knife

stutterer, lisping

Stammerer, lisping

Stutterer, lisping

messenger, commander

to boil, to cook

helper, rescuer, or castle, fortress

helper, deliverer

son of a farmer

messenger, herald

first, foremost, or chief; also associated with poetry

brother

American English (Southern)

brother, little boy

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