851 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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- Nolan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"champion"
- Noah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rest, repose"
- Nathaniel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Nathan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"given"
- Nico
Origin:
Italian diminutive of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nael
Origin:
Diminutive of Nathanael or Gwenael, French, ArabicMeaning:
"gift of God; generous; attainer, winner"
- Nicholas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nash
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"by the ash tree"
- Neil
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Nova
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"new"
- Niko
Origin:
Finnish form and Croatian and Slovene short form of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"victory of the people"
- Noa
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rest, repose; motion"
- Niall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Nakai
- Norman
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"northerner, Norseman"
- Nate
Origin:
Diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel, HebrewMeaning:
"given"
- Noel
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Christmas"
- Ned
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdwardMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Niam
Origin:
Hindi or ArabicMeaning:
"law; given by God; blessing"
- Nayel
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"attainer, winner, brave"
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