7 Letter Boy Names

Color us surprised — Kashton is over four times more popular than Cashton. While the on-trend K spelling ranks in the US Top 500, Cashton lingers just outside the charts and is given to around 170 boys each year. 
 
Made up of 'Cash' and the familiar -ton suffix, Cashton could mean "town on the box maker" if you look towards its Latin, occupational roots. Alternatively, it could mean "money town" if you draw on the more obvious association with English word "cash".
 
Perhaps it is for this reason then, that Kashton is the preferred option - for some, it might feel more like a name, than a flex of wealth.

Cashton

Justice, one of the rare virtue names for boys, entered the popularity ranks in 1992, and remained in the charts until the 2020s. While it has fallen out of favor in more recent years, it remains a fresh but solid feeling option.
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Suggestive of fairness, equality, and wisdom, Justice appeals as a secular virtue choice and as a word option that sounds as name-y as Justin or Justus. Actor Steven Seagal was ahead of the curve when he used it back in 1976.
 Another plus: Justice is one of the truest gender neutral names out there, given to nearly equal numbers of girls and boys in the US.
 With the Justus spelling, it was the name of several saints and noted scholars and scientists.

Justice

A spelling variation of the Hispanic Jovanni, itself a variation of the Giovanni, the Italian form of traditional John. This form may also be used by English speaking parents, hoping to make the pronunciation of Giovanni clear. 
 
Currently in the lower end of the US Top 1000, it was given to around 260 babies in a recent year. By comparison, Giovanni was given to 2910 boys, meaning for every one Jovanni, there are 11 Giovannis.

Jovanni

Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.

Kartier

Eleazar is a distinguished Biblical name--in which it appears several times-- ripe for the picking following the stardom of Eli, Elijah, and other similar names. 
 Eleazar is also a Twilight name, first appearing in the Stephenie Meyers book Breaking Dawn.
 It's related most closely to Eliezer, which also appears in the Bible many times. The name also belonged to three great Talmudic scholars.

Eleazar

Stellan is a strong, attractive, Scandinavian possible up-and-comer, known through actor Stellan Skarsgard, and his namesake, the son of Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany. Its trendy 'an' ending and the similarity in sound to the popular Kellen/Kellan make it all the more accessible.
 
While it sounds like it should be connected to stellar, it is more likely derived from the Old Norse stilling meaning "calm". Another possibility is from the Romanian Stelian and the Greek Stelios, meaning "pillar", or from the German stelle and stellen meaning "place, site" or "arrange". 
 
Nevertheless, it has a touch of celestial charm that is appealing to more and more American parents. In 2023, it was given to 121 boys (and 6 girls) — nearly double the number of Stellans born in the US a decade early.

Stellan

Lazarus is a name that looks as if it could possibly be raised from the dead, just like its biblical bearer. Look for it in the next wave of Old Testament revivals that transcend their long-bearded images, the way Noah, Moses, and Abraham have for this generation.
 In the Bible, there are two people named Lazarus, the better known being the brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany whom Jesus raised from the dead. There have been also several saints named Lazarus.
 As a surname, Lazarus is most identified with poet Emma Lazarus, whose words are displayed on the Statue of Liberty.
 Related options are the original Hebrew Eleazar, the Italian and Spanish Lazaro, and the Yiddish form Lazer/Laser, the name of the son in the film The Kids are All Right.

Lazarus

Even less popular than the rarely-used Deangelo. This spelling is likely helped by singer-songwriter and record producer D'Angelo.

Dangelo

A Spanish variation of the name Roger meaning "famous spearman." Rogelio is popular among the Filipino and Argentine communities and could be a great alternative for international families looking for a name that can still be shortened to the very Anglo nickname "Rodge."
 This name has been in the US Top 1000 every year since 1933.

Rogelio

Benaiah is an unusual Biblical choice that can get you to Ben. 

Benaiah

A popular choice amongst the African American naming community in the 90s, Deandre has been falling out of style in favor of more contemporary choices. Deriving from Andre — the French and Portuguese form of Biblical Andrew — with the prefix de- meaning "son of", Deandre has an attractive, bouncy rhythm.

Deandre

Maverick meets Merritt in this strong sounding choice, which has its origins in Welsh, German, and Scottish. Notably borne by dancer Merrick Hanna, comedian and presenter Merrick Watts, and by Merrick Tremayne, the central character of Natasha Pulley's novel, The Bedlam Stacks, it was briefly bumped into the US Top 1000 in 2016 following The Supreme Court saga of Justice Merrick Garland.
 
From its Welsh origins, Merrick derives from Meurig, itself a variation of the Latin Maurice and Maurus, meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish". From its Scottish origins, it literally means "fingered, knuckled", but is usually interpreted as referring to a fork in a river or road, and thus it's been used as the name of several Scottish places. From its Germanic and English roots, it combines rih ("power, ruler") with mari ("famous, fame"), making it an all-round versatile choice.
 
Given to 165 boys in a recent year, along with 16 girls, it makes a familiar yet less popular alternative to Maverick, 
Derek, and Eric.

Merrick

Amirion is possibly a variation of the Hebrew name Amiron, meaning "my nation is a song", however, it may also be an elaboration of the popular and cross-cultural Amir — meaning "treetop" or "prince" — in the style of Jamarion. In this case, its origin could be either Hebrew or Arabic.
 
The name first appeared in the US name data in 2017, and was used quietly until the early 2020s, when it began to climb the charts. Given to more than 170 boys in a recent year, it combines the sounds of Amir, Amari, Orion and Zion and was a fast rising choice in 2025, when it nearly tripled in usage.

Amirion

Sincere is more common than you think as a given name, and so is variation Syncere, which sits right outside the Top 1000.

Syncere

Ulysses is one of the few U boys' names anyone knows -- with heavy links to the Homeric hero of The Odyssey, the eighteenth US president Ulysses Grant, and the James Joyce novel -- all of which makes it distinguished, if a little weighty, for a modern boy. 
 
The Latinate form of the Greek Odysseus, the name means "wrathful" or "to hate", however, if you were after a more positive meaning, the word "odyssey" has come to mean "long, eventful journey". Ulysses was on the US popularity list until 2005, however, it has since declined, with 150 boys bearing the name in a recent year.
 Former SNLer Anna Gasteyer made this bold choice for her son, perhaps inspiring others to follow her lead. George Clooney's character name in the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? is Ulysses.
 Trivia tidbit: The presidential bearer was christened Hiram Ulysses Grant, but reputedly was all too happy when his first two names were reversed at West Point, as he had always been embarrassed by having the initials HUG.
 
The name more recently featured in the 2021 novel Still Life by Sarah Winman.

Ulysses

Perseus is an up-and-coming name with a plenty going for it, so it's no wonder it's almost tripled in usage since the 2010s. Given to nearly 170 boys in the US in a recent year, Perseus ticks the boxes as an ancient and mythological choice with contemporary possibility, plus an accessible and intuitive nickname to go with it. 
 
Likely derived from the same root as Persephone, Perseus means "to destroy": a violent meaning perhaps, but reflective of the figure in Greek mythology. Borne by a heroic son of Zeus, Perseus is known for defeating Medusa and for saving Andromeda from a sea monster.
 
Used by writer Rick Riordan as the full name of one of the central characters in his popular Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, Perseus "Percy" Jackson, the name provides an unexpected way to the vintage nickname. So old it feels new, Perseus may appeal in the same way Atticus, Orion, and Atlas do: approachable but magical at the same time.

Perseus

A glamorous surname name most famously borne by 1930s icon Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter), Harlow is also the name of a town in the English county of Essex. Outside of the UK, Harlow would fit right in with contemporaries Arlo and Marlow(e).

Harlow

Jaziel or Jahziel is an old Biblical name -- he was the son of Nephtali and a grandson of Jacob and Leah -- that is reemerging along with many of his obscure brethren. While it's used in the US for both sexes, it's predominant for boys. The South African band The Jaziel Brothers may have pushed it toward prominence.

Jahziel

Branson is a fairly recent addition to the Top 1000, first breaking in at Number 988 in 1995. While it may not be a common sighting yet, it fits the trend of more popular cousins Mason, Grayson, Hudson, and Carson.
 Virgin Airlines entrepreneur Richard Branson spotlights this surname name. It also fits the category of place name, thanks to rising tourist destination Branson, Missouri.

Branson

The name Kendall started life as a locational surname, referring to the town of Kendale in England, and was used as a masculine name for the first half of the 19th century. By the 80s, it was a gender neutral choice, but the 90s saw it swing feminine, when it was used in the soap opera All My Children.
 
These days, it may feel almost synonymous with Kendall Jenner, of Kardashian fame and the stats do reflect that. A recent year saw it given to 985 girls compared to 162 boys, meaning it's given to girls 85% of the time. It last ranked in the Top 1000 for boys in 2018.
 
One male Kendall in the spotlight is the character Kendall Roy on TV's Succession, which might make people review it as a unisex possibility.

Kendall

Seven letter boy names are led by one of the all-time most popular names for boys, William.

Along with William, classic boys' names with seven letters in the US Top 100 include Michael, Matthew, Anthony, Charles, and Vincent.

The Biblical Gabriel is another top boy name with seven letters, as are Abraham and Zachary.

Stylish seven letter boy names include the super-popular Jackson, which has some variations such as Jaxon that do not contain seven letters. Along with Jackson, other fashionable seven letter boy names in the US Top 500 include Grayson (and Greyson), Lincoln, Cameron, Brayden, and Bentley.

Unique boy names with seven letters on our recommended list include Acacius, Auberon, Fielder, Joaquin, Lazarus, Malcolm, Quinton, and Zebulon.

For our full list of boy names with seven letters, take a look below. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Seven letter boy names are led by one of the all-time most popular names for boys, William. Along with William, classic boys' names with seven letters in the US Top 100 include Michael, Matthew, Anthony, Charles, and Vincent. The Biblical Gabriel is another top boy name with seven letters, as are Abraham and Zachary. Stylish seven letter boy names include the super-popular Jackson, which has some variations such as Jaxon that do not contain seven letters. Along with Jackson, other fashionable seven letter boy names in the US Top 500 include Grayson (and Greyson), Lincoln, Cameron, Brayden, and Bentley. Unique boy names with seven letters on our recommended list include Acacius, Auberon, Fielder, Joaquin, Lazarus, Malcolm, Quinton, and Zebulon. For our full list of boy names with seven letters, take a look below. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically. (Page 9)