316 Boy Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)

316 Boy Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with N are at an all-time high right now, thanks to internationally popular baby boy name Noah.

Along with Noah, N names for boys in the US Top 100 include Nathan, Nolan and Nicholas. In Australia, N-starting names Noah and Nicholas are joined in the Top 100 by Nathaniel, Nate and Nixon. And in Norway, male N names Nikolai and Nils both rank near the top of the list.

Long fashionable as an ending sound for cool boy names, now the initial N has finally managed to shed its stodgy image (so long, Norman, Norbert and Neville!) and there's a new energy to the freshest kids on the male N name block: think Nico, Nash and Nova.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with N, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Noah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rest, repose"
  2. Nathaniel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  3. Nico
    • Origin:

      Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  4. Nolan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "champion"
  5. Nathan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "given"
  6. Nicholas
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  7. Nael
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Nathanael, French
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  8. Nash
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "by the ash tree"
  9. Niam
    • Origin:

      Hindi or Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "law or given by God"
  10. Neo
    • Origin:

      Latin or Tswana
    • Meaning:

      "new or gift"
  11. Nero
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "stern"
  12. Nikolai
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of Nicholas
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  13. Niall
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  14. Niko
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "victory of the people"
  15. Nicodemus
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "victory of the people"
  16. Naruto
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "maelstrom; roaring gate"
  17. Neil
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  18. Noam
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pleasantness, charm, tenderness"
  19. Nicolas
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Nicholas
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  20. Ned
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Edward
    • Meaning:

      "wealthy guardian"