Liam
4 lettersFemale #4,829 · 28 reported · Male #1 · 20,818 reported
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Short boy names with room to grow
Leo, Arlo, and Theo all fit into a short written name. Compare how each works by itself, with a middle name, and with your family name rather than choosing by letter count alone.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
What puts these names together
Names in our boy-name catalogue with four letters or fewer, using the spelling shown. This is a shortlist of 24 catalogue names, ordered by the larger published 2025 count across the two recorded-sex categories. It is not a complete list of every qualifying name.
How to compare them
Read the full name at a normal speaking pace. If the family name starts with the same sound the first name ends with, decide whether you like the way they run together. Both partners can save different options before seeing the overlap.
Noah
4 lettersFemale #624 · 468 reported · Male #2 · 20,358 reported
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Levi
4 lettersFemale #2,504 · 71 reported · Male #12 · 9,642 reported
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Luca
4 lettersFemale #2,675 · 65 reported · Male #14 · 8,759 reported
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Jack
4 lettersFemale #13,886 · 6 reported · Male #15 · 8,748 reported
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Leo
3 lettersFemale #5,492 · 23 reported · Male #19 · 8,173 reported
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Ezra
4 lettersFemale #834 · 327 reported · Male #20 · 8,126 reported
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John
4 lettersFemale #13,974 · 6 reported · Male #23 · 8,027 reported
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Owen
4 lettersFemale #4,329 · 33 reported · Male #31 · 7,190 reported
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Luke
4 lettersFemale #10,574 · 9 reported · Male #33 · 6,948 reported
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Beau
4 lettersFemale #2,863 · 59 reported · Male #60 · 5,165 reported
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Enzo
4 lettersFemale #10,350 · 9 reported · Male #72 · 4,556 reported
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Axel
4 lettersFemale #11,077 · 8 reported · Male #79 · 4,140 reported
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Theo
4 lettersFemale #5,894 · 21 reported · Male #82 · 3,945 reported
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Ian
3 lettersFemale #11,297 · 8 reported · Male #83 · 3,924 reported
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Luka
4 lettersFemale #5,174 · 25 reported · Male #85 · 3,873 reported
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Gael
4 lettersFemale #13,778 · 6 reported · Male #86 · 3,860 reported
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Kai
3 lettersFemale #1,054 · 234 reported · Male #93 · 3,768 reported
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Jose
4 lettersMale #95 · 3,678 reported
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Adam
4 lettersFemale #9,464 · 10 reported · Male #101 · 3,501 reported
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Eli
3 lettersFemale #4,099 · 35 reported · Male #104 · 3,418 reported
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Amir
4 lettersFemale #8,899 · 11 reported · Male #105 · 3,297 reported
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Jace
4 lettersFemale #11,316 · 8 reported · Male #114 · 3,083 reported
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Milo
4 lettersFemale #5,849 · 21 reported · Male #119 · 2,974 reported
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