5 Letter Boy Names

The name of the hero in Arundhati Roy's acclaimed 1997 novel The God of Small Things, who is rendered mute by childhood trauma. His twin sister, with whom he is very close, is named Rahel. Probably too close to Esther to be very practicable for a boy in the U.S..

Estha

Not all names that end in -er were originally occupational. This one, for instance, is a surname name that derives from the Old French for "help" or "mercy."

Faver

As well as meaning victory, the name Katsu is strongly associated with heroism and masculinity.

Katsu

Iorek Byrnison is king of the armored bears and a fierce and brave companion of Lyra’s in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. The name Iorek appears to have been coined by Pullman for the books, but the first element Ior- derives from Old Norse Jar, meaning "battle" and the second element -rek derives from Old Norse/Ancient Germanic ríkr, meaning "mighty; distinguished; ruler." 

Iorek

A canto is a literary term denoting a long passage in a poem. Dante's Divine Comedy is broken into such cantos. As a name, Canto packs in literary credentials with pithy punch.

Canto

Short and sweet, just like the form of poetry - this name has serious potential as an interesting and plucky international choice.

Haiku

The name of a minor character in Game of Thrones, Balon Greyjoy, the ancient lord of the Iron Islands and father to lead character Theon Greyjoy.

Balon

An anglicized spelling of Irish Ardghal, this name is most famously borne by Ardal O'Hanlon, an actor, author and stand-up comedian best known for his role as Dougal Maguire in the comedy series Father Ted.

Ardal

The name of the eponymous Hobbit, Bilbo is said by Tolkien himself to be "of unknown meaning".
It’s also an unusual place name: Bilbo is the local Basque name for the city of Bilbao.

Bilbo

A Welsh saint who is the namesake of the village of St Breock in Cornwall, and is also venerated in Brittany. The name is a diminutive of Briafael ("mighty prince"). Variants include: Breock, Bryok, Breok, Briec, Brieuc, Briog.

Brioc

Jules may be hot in France, but the Jools spelling is almost as familiar in the UK and US, thanks to celebrity bearers Jools Holland and Jools Oliver. Jools is a unisex name.

Jools

Magni is a powerful name from Norse mythology: he’s the son of Thor and the giant Járnsaxa. A more modern variant is Magne, which is currently climbing fast in Denmark.

Magni

Variation of Magni or Magnus, popular throughout modern Scandinavia. In mythology, Magni was a son of Thor.

Magne

This modern variation of Murdoch spruces up a Scottish surname that is indelibly linked with controversial media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Definitely one of the more unusual <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/boys-names/m">boy names starting with M</a>...or any other letter, for that matter.

Murdo

This common Swedish name gains science connections from bearer Manne Siegbahn who won the Nobel prize for his work on X-ray spectroscopy.

Manne

This charming Japanese name, with two meanings every little boy would love to have, was briefly in the Canadian Top 100 in the early 20th Century.  There are many famous bearers of the name, such as architect Isamu Noguchi and physicist Isamu Akasaki.

Isamu

In Norway, Svale is also used as a short form of the rare name Svalaug/Svanlaug, meaning "swan oath".
Svale is also a more modern form of Svali, meaning "cool, fresh".

Svale

The name of the (male) otter protagonist of Henry Williamson’s 1927 novel Tarka the Otter. 
It is in rare use as a male and female name in England, especially among the Telegraph-reading
classes. A notable bearer is English musician, writer and record producer Tarka Cordell, who died
in 2008. 
Fun fact: a tarka is also a type of short wooden flute, indigenous to the Andes.

Tarka

Alternative to Taro, which is the more common Anglicized spelling.

Tarou

The Galician form of George; an extravagant option for lovers of the letter X.

Xurxo

Boy names with 5 letters are a populous group, containing some of the top names for boys throughout the Western World, from James to Jakob to Jules.

The classic James is the leading five letter name for boys in the US

. Along with James, three other five letter names rank among the Top 10 names for boys in the US: Lucas, Mason, and Logan. The British Top 10 includes five-letter boy names Harry and Oscar.

 are Elias, Jonas, and Felix. Along with Lucas at Number 1, 

, while in France the top five-letter names for boys are Lucas (again!) and Jules.

 classic boy names that contain five letters

 include Henry, Jacob, and Peter, with other countries featuring such five-letter variations as Henri, Jakob, and Pedro.

 that we recommend include Atlas, Bodhi, Linus, and Urban.



If you're looking for a five-letter name for your baby boy, here's our complete collection, ranked according to their current popularity on Nameberry. 

Five letter boy names, including popular and unique boy names with five letters, including meanings, origins, and current popularity (Page 550)

Five Letter Boy Names