854 Boy Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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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The names
Nael
Diminutive of Nathanael or Gwenael, French, Arabic
"gift of God; generous; attainer, winner"
Nico
Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
"people of victory"
Noah
Hebrew
"rest, repose"
Nolan
Irish
"champion"
Nathaniel
Hebrew
"gift of God"
Nicholas
Greek
"people of victory"
Nathan
Hebrew
"given"
Nash
English
"by the ash tree"
Niall
Irish
"cloud"
Niam
Hindi or Arabic
"law; given by God; blessing"
Nigel
Irish
"dark, black-haired"
Neil
Irish
"cloud"
Nolly
Niko
Finnish form and Croatian and Slovene short form of Nicholas, Greek
"victory of the people"
Nicolas
French and Spanish variation of Nicholas, Greek
"people of victory"
Neo
Latin or Tswana
"new or gift"
Ned
English, diminutive of Edward
"wealthy guardian"
Noa
Hebrew
"rest, repose; motion"
Noel
French
"Christmas"
Nero
Latin
"stern"

