One Syllable Names for Boys

A unisex Chinese and Vietnamese with an appealingly simple, vowel-rich spelling.

Icelandic word that means "bay." Not a sanctioned Icelandic name.

That double a invests the old Arthur nickname with fresh life.

A warm and musical name with a lovely meaning. There is a popular song called Dembe by famous Ugandan artist named Bobbi Wine, who also ran for President.

Short form of the Biblical name Abiah or Abijah, meaning "my father is God".

A German surname you do NOT want to use as a first.

Old-time nickname that may follow in the fashionable footsteps of cronies Jake and Sam.

Bram has an unusual measure of character and charm for a one-syllable name; it started as a hipper-than-Abe diminutive of the biblical Abraham, but is also an independent Irish and Dutch name, made famous by Irish-born Dracula creator Bram (nee Abraham) Stoker. Bram is currently Number 16 in the Netherlands; Bram Howard was a character on The West Wing.

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

No longer tied to the hapless Ace Ventura, this jaunty, high-flying nickname name is starting to take flight among celebrity and other parents, with its countless positive references to doing well in tests and poker games, on the tennis court and golf course, and in the air.

Simple, friendly, distinctive name heard in several cultures. The a ending may feel more feminine in the US than Ole, though both variations are acceptable in Scandinavia.

All Adolph variations are best avoided, though this takes some of the onus off.

Probably intended as a variant spelling of Kyle, this German word (meaning "wedge") is not used as a name there.