Names Ending in A for Boys

This Indian name would make the perfect choice for those looking for a strong water-based name. A variation which may seem more immediately masculine to the English-speaking ear is Varun. The feminine version is Varuni, who was Varuna's consort.

Varuna

Bala is both a masculine and feminine name in India. Bala is a famous Tamil film director.

Bala

A sparky diminutive of Erszébet, the Hungarian form of Elizabeth.

Zsoka

This is the name of a twelfth century bishop who is the revered patron saint of the Serbs. In a Chekhov short story, Agafya, Saava Stukach is the handsome protagonist. The double Vs add to the uniqueness of this name that has never been heard in English-speaking countries..

Saava

The underachieving son of a great Saxon leader named Hengist in Arthurian legend.

Octa

Actor Mahershala Ali single-handedly put this Biblical name on the map. If you think it's difficult to pronounce and spell, consider that it's short for Maher-shalal-hash-baz, the longest name in the Bible which Ali actually used in its entirety as his stage name until 2010.

Mahershala

The Calla lily is a beautiful trumpet-shaped lily flower, usually white in color, which symbolizes purity and innocence. Its name derives from the Greek kallos, meaning "beauty".

 Calla lilies have long been associated with the goddess Hera. According to Greek legend, Zeus brought his son Hercules to nurse from Hera while she slept, so that he could have the strength of the gods. Hera awoke and pushed the baby away from her. Drops of milk flew across the sky, creating the milky way, and fell to earth, causing calla lilies to grow.

Callalily

Used predominantly in Germany and Switzerland, Joscha is a form of the Hungarian name Józsa, a diminutive of József and therefore linked to the classic Joseph. It may appeal to those who also like Sacha or Mischa.
 
Notable bearers include footballer Joscha Wosz, politician and author Joscha Schmierer, and cognitive scientist Joscha Bach.

Joscha

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

Zuma was entered in the American name lexicon when musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale chose it for their son. Californians will recognize Zuma as the name of a beautiful beach in Malibu, and it's also the surname of a South African president. With the lovely meaning of peace and its place-name associations, Zuma is one of those <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/519/american-baby-names">American names</a> that literally sprang from the earth.

Zuma

An unusual Irish name which belongs to several historic Irish kings and heroes. Easy to spell and pronounce, this bouncy nature name has potential beyond Ireland's shores.
 A famous contemporary bearer is Enda Kenny, who served as Ireland’s Prime Minister from 2011-2017.

Enda

Venkata is one of the seven peaks of the Tirumala Hills in India. As a result of the temple on this hill, Venkata is connected to the god Vishnu. Venkata is also the name of the protagonist in the 2009 film Venkata in Senkata as well as Nobel prize winner Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.

Venkata

Boy names that end with A include one of the most popular names of the past generation, Joshua. And while longtime Number 1 boys' name Noah may not technically end in A, it does carry the A sound at the end.

Joshua, boy names ending with A in the US Top 1000

 include Luca, Dakota, Ezra, Ira, Asa, and Koa.

 include Elijah, Josiah, Jeremiah, and Isaiah.

While A used to be seen as too soft an ending for boys' names, today it's as acceptable as gender-neutral names or girl names borrowed from the boys.

Browse our entire roster of boy names that end with A here, ordered by current rank on Nameberry. 

Baby boy names that end with the letter A such as Ezra and Luca, along with popularity, origin, and meaning. (Page 135)

925+ Boy Names That End with A