3 Letter Boy Names

Icy baby names are currently hot, with names like Icelynn, Iceland, and Winter  trending up for girls. Rapper Gucci Mane chose simple, streamlined Ice for his son 2020-born son, appropriately a winter baby. In 2021, it debuted on the charts for both boys and girls and has since been predominantly used for boys, with 13 receiving the name in 2023 and 6 in 2024. 
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One thing to bear in mind with the name: ICE is associated with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an acronym that is known outside the States too. If you like the sound or wintery feel, of Ice you might like Ives, Frost, Eirwyn, Pine, or Brice are alternatives. 

Decidedly offbeat name that combines jauntiness with that uber-cool X, and would certainly set your son up for life outside the mainstream.

More commonly spelled JUDD, this is a strong but sensitive short form that can easily stand on its own.

Kim is forever feminized, despite memories of the Rudyard Kipling character. 

Both Naj and Nai rank in the Slovenian Top 100 as of 2023, along with similar options, Tai, Taj, Mai, and Kai. The exact etymology of Naj and Nai is unknown, but, given that the feminine Naja is often seen as a diminutive for Anastazija or Natalija, Nai might have come about in a similar way. Potentially a short form of Nikolaj, it makes a cool, cotemporary feeling choice. 

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). 
</br></br> Yaw is the male name for babies born on a Thursday (the female variant is Yaba).

Zio is a pet form for names ending with 'zio', such as Maurizio, Marzio and Tiburzio. As a full name in Italian, though it wouldl be like naming your son Uncle Uncle.

A short, succinct nickname in tune with Bill and Bram, Bon is notably associated with  AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott (born Ronald and nicknamed in honor of "Bonnie Scotland"). 

A unisex name in Israel but in the U.S., it might as well be Sue.

Kaj is a name that looks great on paper, but while it's pronounced with to rhyme with rye, it is sure to be pronounced by most people to rhyme with "raj" or, much worse, "Madge". 

Three letter boy names are led by Kai, one of the sleek international male names in this fashionable category.

baby boy names with three letters in the US Top 300

 include Eli, Ian, Leo, Max, Jax, and Ace.

: Bob, Jim, Tom, Tim, Joe, and Sam, for instance.

 on our recommended list include Art, Asa, Cal, Fox, Lev, Mac, Pax, Rex, Sem, Van, and Wim.

Take a peek at our full list of three letter names for boys below., ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. 

Three Letter Boy Names with meanings, origin, and popularity, including top three letter names for boys and unique male names with three letters. (Page 16)