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The N sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. This list covers boy names starting with N, popular across American, Greece, Arabic, Hebrew, India traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with N

  • 1,219 boy names start with N in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, Greece, Arabic
  • See the full combined list at Starting With N for all genders

Boy Names Starting With N

1,219 boy names starting with N

#2
Hebrew
movement
#63
Hebrew
He has given or gift.
#65
Ireland
Noble, famous
#112
Greece
victory of the people
#140
Hebrew
Gift of God
#174
Italy↑ Rising
胜利者 (Victorious, conqueror)
#177
France↑ Rising
Νικόλαος (Nikolaos)
#226
Israel↑ Rising
movement
#255
English
At the ash tree
#325
Japan↑ Rising
二子
#429
Israel
נְחֶמְיָה
#487
Arabic
helper
#501
Germanic
Victory of the People
#502
Arabic
Arabic
#504
American
From the North
#505
Italy
victorious, people of victory
#505
American
victorious or conqueror
#505
Spanish
son of the Nazarene
#512
Arab countries
leader; chief.
#513
Spain
Nativity, birth
#521
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#524
American
English
#535
American
A month name
#539
Tanzania
One who loves or shows appreciation
#544
Korea
나다가, 있다
#544
American
The bliss or joy of giving
#544
Hebrew
נתנימ (nāṭānīm) -given, bestowed
#547
Turkey
One who is kind and compassionate
#548
American
son of Nael
#549
English
English
#551
Greece
Νεκτάριος
#551
American
English
#553
France
Hebrew
#554
Ireland
A variant of the name Nigel, derived from the Latin 'Nigellus', meaning 'little black one'.
#558
English
Gift of God
#560
American
a name that could mean 'the place where the moons converge'
#563
Arabic
Victorious
#564
India
Lord of the Universe
#565
Spanish
from the daffodil
#568
American
English
#573
American
Victory
#576
Greece
victory of the people
#577
Israel
motion, movement
#581
Greece
victory of the people
#585
American
English
#586
Arabic
Arabic
#589
Greek
victorious people
#590
Arabic
Clean, pure
#590
Hebrew
Hebrew
#596
English
from the valley with the nettles
#597
English
pleasant, nice
#601
American
a place of abundance or wealth
#605
Russia
Victory of the people
#606
Honduras
the first son
#611
Brazil
little Nil, or swimming
#614
American
Victory of the people.
#616
France
Italian
#616
India
victorious
#618
Middle East
victorious
#632
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#632
American
English
#634
Israel
He has given (נתןם)
#635
Greece
victory of the people
#638
Arabic
Often associated with the idea of 'bright' or 'radiant'.
#653
Brazil
the one who is born from the water.
#654
Greece
Greek
#654
Middle Eastern countries
Arabic
#655
Greece
Victory of the people
#656
Hebrew
Hebrew
#657
Spain
of the North
#658
Kazakhstan
light of the new moon
#659
India
Lotus
#663
Greece
Greek
#663
English
from the northern clearing
#664
American
to be strong
#671
American
victorious people's victory, stemming from Nicholas.
#672
Nigeria
Father's brother or uncle.
#672
Sweden
Victory of the people
#679
India
नंद
#680
Ireland
Descendant of the servant of a champion.
#684
India
pure, clean, untainted
#686
U.S.A.
variant of Darwin, meaning 'dear friend; friend among the family'
#686
Greece
Greek
#687
India
Sanskrit
#688
American
victorious people
#692
Israel
Hebrew
#695
English
Welsh
#697
English
Derived as a diminutive of Edward, meaning 'wealthy guardian'.
#704
American
Flat water.
#705
American
English
#707
Arabic
Arabic
#707
UK
A beloved name with deep roots
#709
Ireland
Champion
#713
India
Calm
#717
American
English
#719
Greece↑ Rising
victory of the people
#721
Italy
Italian
#721
Greece
victory of the people
#722
Greece
victorious
#723
American↑ Rising
English
#724
Turkey
Arabic
#725
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#726
Middle East
Pure, clear
#731
Japan
Japanese
#731
Arabic
Generous, bounteous (نوفل)
#734
Japan
Japanese
#736
American
English
#740
American
victorious people
#743
American
gift of God
#745
French
Lion of the new city
#749
Arabic
worthy of respect; honorable
#752
American
son of Nick; victory of the people
#754
American
gift of God
#755
Spanish↑ Rising
Spanish
#756
American
origin unknown; possibly a modern American name
#757
Hebrew
Rest, comfort
#760
Israel
He gave
#763
Greece
Victory of the people
#764
Italy
Italian
#768
American
African American Vernacular English
#768
English
from the north
#774
Lithuania
new
#775
Armenia
Brave
#778
Arabic
Arabic
#783
American
A unique, modern name, likely stemming from a blend of traditional names.
#783
Sanskrit
Whisper or sound, often associated with sound of bells
#784
English
north village
#794
American
Hebrew
#812
Greece
Greek
#816
American
English
#817
English
Manly, brave
#820
American
A modern creation, possibly a combination name
#825
American
Means 'son of Neil'; in contemporary contexts, it is often used as a given name for girls as a twist on the surname.
#826
India
Sanskrit
#827
American
Referring to a recently born baby
#828
Persia
fresh, new
#828
Brazil
a form of the name 'new' or 'fresh'
#834
India
Light; the sun
#836
Albania
meaning 'brave' or 'heroic'
#843
American
victory
#844
Japan
A name meaning 'honest' or 'truthful'.
#845
Ireland
Noble one
#847
Philippines
English
#849
American
A modern invented name
#851
Ireland↑ Rising
Champion
#853
Vietnam
Angelic or heavenly
#857
Celtic
Celtic
#857
American
A modern or invented name possibly combing elements of 'navy' and 'monte'.
#859
Italy
Of the sea
#860
American
The name Nesean appears to be a variation of the name Naseem, which means ‘breeze’ in Arabic and has a freshness connota
#861
American
A modern variant of the name Juan, meaning 'God is gracious'.
#864
American
Hebrew
#866
Greece
Derived from 'Nikolaos', meaning 'victory of the people'.
#870
Hebrew
miracle
#880
Greece
Greek
#880
Arabic
regulator or administrator
#881
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#883
Greece
Victory of the people
#886
Japanese
cat
#899
American
he has given
#901
India
निकल (Nikul) means 'one who is successful' or 'one who is prosperous'.
#901
Irish
champion
#905
Arabic↑ Rising
gift
#907
Spanish
Spanish
#909
Vietnamese
meaning, righteous
#913
American
Powerful leader
#913
American
Gift from God
#916
Greece
Greek
#919
American
English
#919
England
Valley of the needle or place of the needle.
#920
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#921
Greek
victory of the people
#921
Greece
Victory of the people
#923
India
The one who gives happiness
#926
Hebrew
נֹחַ: Comfort, rest.
#926
Hebrew↑ Rising
he has given, gift
#934
Spain
from the daffodil
#934
Germanic
German
#941
Greek
victorious people
#942
Greece
Victory of the people
#946
American
Arabic
#949
Armenia
Compassionate
#952
Persian
Persian
#956
Norway
northern valley
#960
American
African American Vernacular English
#960
Hebrew
Comforted by God
#962
American
A modern invented name without specific traditional meanings.
#964
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#966
Greece
Victory of the people
#966
Arabic
Arabic
#968
American
English
#971
Israel
Hebrew
#973
American
champion
#974
Greece
Victor of the people.
#980
American
Gift of God
#981
American
variant of Nigel or Niall
#984
Latin
new
#987
India
One who is limitless
#993
American
the champion
#1000
Modern coinage
victorious people — from Nicholas

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