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One-Syllable Boy Names

Short, strong, impossible to shorten — the best one-beat names.

GirlsBoys
50 names
  1. 1JamesHolder of the heel, supplanter#6
  2. 2JackYahweh is gracious#15
  3. 3JohnYahweh is gracious#23
  4. 4LukeFrom Lucania#33
  5. 5MilesGracious, soldier#44
  6. 6CharlesFree man#48
  7. 7BeauBeautiful#60
  8. 8BrooksNear a brook#64
  9. 9GaelGaelic speaker#86
  10. 10KaiBrave spear#93
  11. 11MylesGracious, soldier#100
  12. 12JaceTo heal#114
  13. 13GrahamGravelly homestead#120
  14. 14DeanValley, church official#125
  15. 15GeorgeFarmer, earthworker#126
  16. 16LuisFamous warrior#144
  17. 17JudeWoman from Judea#155
  18. 18JuanBeautiful, graceful#159
  19. 19HayesTree#163
  20. 20AceDefending men#164
  21. 21JayceTo heal#167
  22. 22JettJet aircraft, Intense black#169
  23. 23MaxGreatest#180
  24. 24ColeCoal black#182
  25. 25RhettAdvice, counsel#188
  26. 26ChaseChase, hunt#192
  27. 27Tate#193
  28. 28KnoxRound hill#196
  29. 29FinnFair, white#206
  30. 30JoelYahweh is God#219
  31. 31GrantGreat, large#228
  32. 32MarkGod of war#244
  33. 33CadeRound#248
  34. 34LaneLane, path#250
  35. 35ZaynBeauty, grace#253
  36. 36NashFrom ash tree#255
  37. 37CrewWeir#256
  38. 38PaulSmall, humble#262
  39. 39SaintHoly person#267
  40. 40ColtYoung horse#285
  41. 41KashBox maker#286
  42. 42CashBox maker#287
  43. 43ReidRed#293
  44. 44BanksNear a bank#310
  45. 45BlakeBlack, pale#316
  46. 46JorgeFarmer, earthworker#323
  47. 47ZaneLily, rose#324
  48. 48CruzCross#331
  49. 49JaxSon of Jack#342
  50. 50WadeFord, river crossing, to go, to advance#344

Based on U.S. birth records, 1880–2025.