5 Letter Boy Names

Jolly Holly has always been among the favorite <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/412/christmas-baby-names">names for Christmas babies</a>, evoking the symbolic shrub with dark green leaves and bright red berries. And Holly is the flower for the month of December, so it's also among the perfect names for December babies. 

Holly is scarcely heard on baby boys, but Robin Tunney and Nicky Marmet used it as the middle name for their son Oscar.

Holly

Whatever its merits as a name, Haman is a Biblical villain, a member of the Persian king's court who plotted to slaughter the Jews. His plan was foiled by Queen Esther and Haman was hanged. Not a role model you want for your child.

Haman

Abraham's brother and Caleb's son in the Old Testament, also known as Aran. Haran is one simple and virtually unused Biblical name.

Haran

Greek name featured in the New Testament.

Herod

In the Old Testament, Ishvi is the name of one of Asher's sons.

Ishvi

Uncommon biblical name from the Old Testament.

Ithai

Greek variation of Joseph used in the New Testament. Joses is one of those names that feels at once novel and familiar, perhaps because it also sounds like Moses. An intriguing option.

Joses

Nadab

Biblical place name and masculine given name in the Old Testament.

Ophir

Pallu

A masculine name in the Old Testament, but used contemporarily as a feminine name. It is borne by the son of King David in the Bible and could make an interesting alternative to Noah. 
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Noga is an alternative spelling of the name, which does, however, coincide with the word for "leg" in a number of Slavic languages. 

Nogah

The addax is a white antelope that resides in the Sahara Desert. 

A cool and usable addition to the pool of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/415/baby-names-with-animal-meanings">animal baby names</a>.

Addax

More commonly known as the Mongolian Gazelle, the Zeren is an antelope that lives on the steppes of central Asia.
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Zeren is a highly unusual but user-friendly animal name that works for both girls and boys yet was given to zero babies of either sex in the US in 2021.

Zeren

A beachy name, with a strong, certain sound. Perfect for a summer baby or for those who love a rugged shoreline. It's yer to rank in the US stats.

Shore

Fragrant herb often used for cooking, but scarcely as a name.

Thyme

Notably used by rapper M.I.A. for her son in 2009.

Ikhyd

Keemo

Abebe

Best known as the name of a chimpanzee living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.

Ayumu

Ivano is a name that's a variation of a variation, with Ivan a common Russian and Eastern European version of John. Ivano puts an Italian spin on the name.

Ivano

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 553)

Five Letter Boy Names