827 Boy Names That Start With E

We’re travelling through the alphabet in search of name perfection, and may we suggest stopping at the 5th letter, E for plenty of contenders for your little man.

Sometimes the search for the perfect baby name is made a little easier thanks to family traditions or personal preference, like only using names that start with a particular letter of the alphabet. It turns out that many of the most popular baby names start with E and we’ve put them all in one handy spot for you.

Perhaps your family has a long line of Edwards, Elijahs or Elliots. Or your other children’s names start with the letter ‘E’. Perhaps you just have an affinity for all things ‘E’ – whatever it is, we ask our huge social community to help us put together a bunch of baby E names and these are what they suggested.

E boy names with a theme

You can find great inspiration from themes, and the letter E brings the goods with plenty of hip options to boot.

Some have been used by royals, others have a rock or musical edge and some are just too cool for school.

• Royal: Edward, Earl, Errol, Earnest, Eric
• Surnames as first names: Egan, Egerton, Edison, Elgin, Elliot, Emmet
• Music inspired: Elvis, Enrique, Elton, Eminem, Ed, Eagle
• Gender neutral: Emerson, Ellery, Eliot, Ever, Eddie, Echo
• Places: Eden, Essex, East, Everest, Edinburgh, Elwood, Elgar
• Uber cool: Emlyn, Ezra, Eiden, Easton, Evander

Unique E names for boys

Don’t mind spelling it out? Give your son a name that’ll turn heads with names that don’t run rampant in the playground:

• Eitan
• Elkana
• Eudall
• Eben
• Edsell
• Eian
• Errigal
• Eanruig

Boy names starting with E that have an edge

These names might be easy to spell, but they’ve got a twinkle in the eye (or ear). If you are a parent that leans into this, here are some eyebrow-raising options for you:

• Elon
• Edge
• Elmo
• Efron
• Epic
• Elphie

Boy nicknames that start with E

Australians just love to shorten or Aussie-fy a name, so it makes sense that we’re comfortable in giving our babies a nickname as their actual name. It’s Eddy thanks, not short for anything!

E has some real gems – could something short and sharp be on your shortlist?

• Eli
• Eb
• Evans
• Eddie
• Eames
• Eth

Celebrities who have sons starting with E

• Alicia Keys’ son, Egypt
• Michael Buble’s son, Elias
• Ellen Pompeo’s son, Eli
• Halsey’s son, Ender
• Kirsten Dunst’s son, Ennis
• Robert Downey Jr.’s son, Exton

More boys names that start with E

If your heart is set on your son having a name starting with E here are (quite a few) to choose from:

Join the conversation

Looking for a boy name that starts with E and still haven’t found one on our list? Head over to our social page, and take a look at the original post, there are more than 3000 names for boys that start with E in the comments.

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