Long names are great, but there’s just something about one syllable boy names. They are uncomplicated, they’re easy to pronounce and spell, and they go well with longer last names. They can also serve as a full name and nickname for your little boy.

One syllable boy names can be used as first names or middle names for boys.

To help you choose, this list of baby boy names includes the meanings. Choose a name that rolls easily off your tongue, and goes well with your last name.

Carefully consider the meaning of the name. When you are naming your child, you won’t know his personality yet. However, experts recommend that you choose a name based on values that you like and appreciate. In a way, it is your opportunity to define your little boy’s personality and character.

This collection of one syllable boy names are conveniently sorted in alphabetical order.

Happy name hunting.

One Syllable Boy Names

Abe

Abe means “father of multitudes”.

Ace

Ace means “unity” or “champion”.

Arch

Arch means “truly brave”.

Art

Art means “noble one” or “bear man”.

Ash

Ash means “ash tree”. 

Axe

Axe means “Father is peace”. Axe is also a word name.

Bear

Bear is an animal name.

Beck

Beck means “one living beside a small stream”.

Ben

Ben means “son of”.

Birch

Birch is a tree name. 

Blade

Blade is a word name.

Blaine

Blaine means “slender” or “yellow”.

Blake

Blake means “fair-haired” or “dark”.

Blue

Blue is a color name. 

Bob

Bob means “bright fame”.

Boone

Boone means “a blessing”. 

Brock

Brock means “badger”. 

Bruce

Bruce means “from the brushwood thicket”. 

Buck

Buck means “male deer”. 

Cale

Cale means “dog” or “devotion to God”. 

Carl

Carl is a variation of Charles which means “free man”. 

Cash

Cash means “hollow”. 

Chad

Chad means “battle warrior”. 

Chance

Chance means “chancellor” or “good fortune”.

Charles

Charles means “free man”. 

Chord

Chord is a music name.

Clark

Clark means “scribe” or “cleric”.

Clay

Clay means “place with good clay”. 

Clint

Clint means “hilltop town”. 

Cloud

Cloud is a nature name. 

Coast 

Coast is a nature name.

Cole

Cole means “swarthy” or “coal-black”.

Cove

Cove is a nature name. 

Crew

Crew means “group”. 

Cross

Cross is a word name. 

Dale

Dale means “valley”.

Dane

Dane means “from Denmark”.

Dash

Dash means “from the ash”. 

Dean

Dean means “church official”.

Drake

Drake means “dragon” or “male duck”.

Drew

Drew means “strong and manly” or “wise”.

Earl

Earl means “nobleman”.

Ebb

Ebb means “foundation stone”.

Ed

Ed means “wealthy”. 

Finn

Finn means “fair” or “white”. 

Finch

Finch means “to swindle”. 

Flint

Flint means “born near the outcrop of flint”. 

Flynn

Flynn means “son of the red-haired one”. 

Ford

Ford means “dweller at the ford”. 

Fox

Fox is an animal name. 

Frank

Frank means “Frenchman” or “free man”. 

Frost

Frost means “freezing”. 

Gage

Gage means “oath” or “pledge”. 

Gale

Gale is a nature name. 

Gates

Gates is a word name.

Grant

Grant means “large”. 

Gray

Gray means “the son of the bailiff”. 

Gus

Gus means “great and magnificent”.

Guy

Guy means “guide” or “leader”. 

Hank

Hank means “estate ruler”.

Hans

Hans means “God is gracious”.

Hawk

Hawk is a bird name. 

Hayes

Hayes means “hedged area”.

Heath

Heath means “the heathland dweller”.

Hugh

Hugh means “mind and intellect”. 

Jace

Jace means “the Lord is salvation”.

Jack

Jack means “God is gracious”.

James

James means “supplanter”. 

Jax

Jax means “son of Jack”.

Jazz

Jazz is a music name.

John

John means “God is gracious”. 

Kent

Kent means “edge”. 

King

King means “monarch”. 

Kirk

Kirk means “church”.

Knight

Knight is a word name. 

Knox

Knox means “round hill”. 

Lake

Lake is a nature name. 

Lance

Lance means “servant”.

Lane

Lane means “a small roadway” or “path”.

Lark

Lark is a bird name. 

Lee

Lee means “pasture” or “meadow”.

Link

Link means “town by the pool”. 

Lux

Lux means “light”.

Mark

Mark means “warlike”.

Moss

Moss means “descendant of Moses” or “son”.

Nash

Nash means “by the ash tree”.

Neil

Neil means “cloud”. 

North

North is a word name. 

Oak

Oak means “tree from the genus Quercus”. 

Paul

Paul means “small”. 

Penn

Penn means “enclosure”. 

Pierce

Pierce means “son of Piers” or “rock”. 

Pine

Pine is a nature name. 

Pike

Pike is a fish name. 

Ralph

Ralph means “wolf-counsel”. 

Reeve

Reeve means “bailiff”. 

Reid

Reid means “red-haired”. 

Rex

Rex means “king”.

Rhett

Rhett means “advice”. 

Sage

Sage means “wise and knowing”. 

Sam

Sam means “told by God”. 

Seth

Seth means “appointed”.

Sky

Sky is a nature name.

Tate

Tate means “cheerful”. 

True

True is a word name. 

Twain

Twain means “divided in two”. 

Van

Van means “of”. 

Vaughn

Vaughn means “small”. 

Vern

Vern means “place of alders”.

Vince

Vince means “conquering”.

Vine

Vine is a nature name.

Voss

Voss means “fox”. 

West

West is a word name. 

Wolf

Wolf is an animal name. 

Wave

Wave is a nature name.

Yann

Yann means “God is gracious”.