5 Letter Boy Names

Abrus

Former Top 5 choice in Slovenia that now sits below the Top 20.

Matic

Also spelt Rua, Ruadh is a strong and simple Irish name with a fiery meaning. Ruadhan is a popular related name.

Ruadh

Félix

Many Welsh rivers make great baby names, like Aled and Teifi. Artro is a particularly appealing one, combining fashionable sounds of Arthur and O-ending boy names.

Artro

The form of Kwaku commonly used by enslaved people in America and the Caribbean in the 18th and 19th centuries. Quaco was sometimes nicknamed or Anglicized as Jack, Jacco, or Jacky.

Quaco

The form of Faruq most common in Turkey. Ömer Faruk is a popular double-barreled first name for Turkish boys.

Faruk

Derived from the Cherokee word adohi, meaning "woods." But buyer beware: Adahy is very close to the Cherokee word for "poison," adahi'i.

Adahy

Moïse is the French form of Moses, a name with Hebrew origins meaning 'drawn out of the water,' referencing the biblical account of baby Moses being rescued from the Nile. This elegant variation maintains the historical and religious significance of the original while adding French sophistication through its pronunciation (moh-EEZ) and the distinctive diaeresis over the 'i.' Particularly common in French-speaking regions including France, Quebec, Haiti, and parts of Africa, Moïse carries both biblical gravitas and cultural refinement. The name experienced periods of popularity in French-speaking Jewish communities and among Christians drawn to biblical names. While less familiar in English-speaking countries than the standard Moses, Moïse offers international appeal for parents seeking a name with deep historical roots and spiritual significance that works well in multiple language contexts.

Moïse

A traditional Icelandic name combined of the Old Norse elements ey, meaning "island," and Þor, "thunder." The Anglicized form is Eythor.

Eyþór

Trill

A Welsh saint, the son or grandson of a local king called Caw/Cai. It seems that Caian may be a derivative of that name, which is derived from Caius "rejoice". A church at Tregaian in Anglesey is named for St Caian.

Caian

Ozran is a one-of-a-kind Hebrew name that easily leads to the stylish nickname Oz. Despite being a masculine name, Ozran refers to a feminine helper, while the possessive pronoun 'Ozram refers to a masculine helper. Ozri, meaning "my helper" is a potential short form.

Ozran

Eager

Hokta

Atohi is related to the name Adahy, both of which are derived from the Cherokee word adohi, meaning "woods."

Atohi

A masculine name in Choctaw culture. In English, it resembles the feminine name Hallie.

Halli

Irish spelling of Paddy, the traditional short form of Pádraig (Patrick) that was so common once upon a time that it became a byname for an Irishman. Páidí is gaining in popularity in Ireland once again as part of the trend for vintage nicknames on the birth certificate.

Páidí

Though it appears as if it could be Irish, Cilan is an invented name from the Pokemon universe, derived directly from the word "cilantro."

Cilan

Common in Nigeria, Chima is used as both a full name and a nickname for names beginning with Chima-.

Chima

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 584)

Five Letter Boy Names