Names Ending in Y for Boys

Sindey

Skippy

Skyy

In line with Sunny, Happy, Joy, and Lucky, Smiley is a upbeat, happy feeling choice. Best known as a description for someone with a smile ever on their face, it is also a surname meaning "small clearing", though it's unlikely that's what people would be thinking about on hearing it.
 
Used quietly for boys throughout the 20th-century, it is more likely reserved as a nickname or perhaps as a middle.

Smiley

Smithy

Sonjay

Sony

A variation of the Greek Sophronius, Sophrony is most notably associated with Sophrony the Athonite, a 20th-century, Orthodox Christian archimandrite (or superior abbot), known for his practise and writings on asceticism. He was canonized as a saint in November 2019.
 
Ultimately from the Greek element sophron. it means "sensible", "prudent", or "self-controlled".

Sophrony

Sory

We've heard of Westley, Easton, North, and Stormi, but Southerly could make a distinctive and ultra rare option. With the flow of Waverly and the sounds of Sullivan, Southerly is connected to the wind and moving southwards. Influencer Southerly Bower is a female bearer of the name.

Southerly

Spanky

Sparky

Speedy

Sperry

Spivey

Srianshreddy

Srijay

Staley

Standley

Standly

Boy names that end in Y are a popular bunch. Over 1300 names for baby boys in our database end with the letter Y.

 in the US right now, ranking in the Top 10.  Along with Henry, other boy names that end in Y in the US Top 1000 include Wesley, Zachary, Remy, and Anthony. 

 and make our recommended list include the Irish Flannery, the presidential McKinley, and the bluesy Ray (bet you didn't see that one coming).

 became popular in the post-WWII US. At this time, the rhyming set Larry, Gary, Jerry, and Terry were among the most common baby boy names.



Here are all Nameberry’s boy names that end with the letter Y, ordered by their popularity on Nameberry. If you're looking for a top boy name ending in Y, you'll find that toward the beginning of the list, while the rarest names are at the end.

Baby boy names that end in the letter Y, with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top Y-ending boy names such as Henry and Zachary as well as unique, uncommon boy names that end with the letter Y. (Page 114)

1330+ Boy Names That End in Y