4 Letter Boy Names

An energetic Spanish surname with serious first name potential, thanks to its trendy initial V and -o ending. A famous bearer is Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo (1908-1963).

Varo

Rust is one of the few color names for boys, sometimes short for Russell. As a diminutive for Russell, it's much more modern and cooler than Rusty. Whether you use it as a nickname or it stands on its own, the meaning refers to the color red.

Rust

Five is a number name introduced to the lexicon by famous crazy baby namers The Novogratz Family. Five is, yes, their fifth child, who happens to be a boy, but there's no reason Five -- and Seven and Eleven -- can be <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">unisex baby names</a>.

Five

Probably intended as a variant spelling of Kyle, this German word (meaning "wedge") is not used as a name there.

Keil

Armenian surname that could easily work in the US. 

Haro

Lisa Loeb used this intriguing name as the middle for her son Emet.

Kuli

Ehud

Latin variation of Eli used in the Old and New Testament.

Heli

Old Testament masculine name that could fit in well with contemporary baby names.

Huri

Tico is a diminutive of Alberto, but on the soap opera One Life to Live, Tico Santi's full name was Augustico.

Tico

Notably the pseudonym used by Mulan in the Disney film Mulan.

Ping

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.

Zuzo

Swiss-German variation of the Roman name Beatus.

Beat

With the "oo" sound all the rage these days, Luvo makes a good choice if you are looking for a name that is unusual but sounds on-trend.

Luvo

Short form of Harvey, variation of Harve.

Harv

Cave

Goro

A classic Top 10 name in Iceland, where it is the predominant form of John.

Jón

Vide derives from the Old Norse word víðir, referring to the willow tree, which gives the name a peacefully and willowy quality.

Vide

The name Esca appears in Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 historical adventure novel The Eagle of the Ninth, which is set in 2nd century Roman Britain. Esca is the name of a freed slave who accompanies his ex-master Marcus Flavius Aquila on various adventures. He was portrayed in the 2011 film adamptation The Eagle by English actor Jamie Bell. Esca is thought to derive from the Gaelic uisce, meaning "water" (which is also where the word "whisky" comes from!)

Esca

Four letter boy names have topped the popularity list for several years now, with Liam taking over for longtime favorite Noah.

 boys' names with four letters in the US Top 100

 include Levi, Ryan, Ezra, Owen, Luke, Jack, Evan, Axel, Jace, and Jose.



John and its short form Jack, two of the top male names of all time, both have four letters. Other

 include Abel, Adam, Amos, Carl, Eric, Mark, and Paul.

 on our recommended list include Beau, Cove, Elio, Ford, Hart, Huck, Land, Nico, Otis, Pike, Rafi, and Shaw.



View our entire list of boy names with four letters here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. 

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