BABY NAME CATEGORY
Short Baby Names (Page 4)
Find short and sweet baby names with 5 letters or less.
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View All Letters →Akemi
GirlAkemi means bright or beautiful.
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- Japanese
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- Japanese
Aki
GirlAki means autumn, clear, or yahweh will establish.
- Usage
- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akiba
BoyAkiba means autumn or leaf.
- Usage
- Hebrew
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- Hebrew
Akie
GirlA lovely baby name of Japanese origin, traditionally chosen for girls.
- Usage
- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akif
BoyAkif means devoted or focused.
- Usage
- Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
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- Arabic
Akiko
GirlAkiko means clear child, crystal child, bright child, or autumn child.
- Usage
- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akio
BoyA lovely baby name of Japanese origin, traditionally chosen for boys.
- Usage
- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akira
UnisexAkira means sun, bright, or clear.
- Usage
- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akito
BoyAkito means chapter, chinese constellation, or person.
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- Japanese
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- Japanese
Akiva
BoyAkiva means grasp by the heel, protect, or supplanter.
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- Hebrew
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- Hebrew
Akli
BoyAkli means slave, servant, or black.
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- Berber
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- All
Akmad
BoyAkmad means dark, not lit, no light, or dusky.
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- Maguindanao, Tausug
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- Filipino
Akmal
BoyAkmal means more perfect or more complete.
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- Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Malay
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- Arabic
Akmat
BoyA variant of Akma, meaning "One who is like a fresh water".
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- Kyrgyz
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- Kyrgyz
Akpan
BoyAkpan means first-born son.
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- Ibibio
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- All
Akram
UnisexAkram means most generous.
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- Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
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- Arabic
Akrom
BoyA lovely baby name of Uzbek origin, traditionally chosen for boys.
- Usage
- Uzbek
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- Uzbek
Aksel
BoyAksel means my father is peace.
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- Danish, Norwegian
- Category
- Danish
Aku
GirlAku means a girl born on Wednesday in Ewe or to increase.
- Usage
- Ewe
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- All
Akua
GirlAkua means born on Wednesday.
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- Akan
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- All
Al
BoyAl means noble or bright.
- Usage
- English
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- English
Ala
BoyAla means excellence or elevation.
- Usage
- Arabic
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- Arabic
Alaa
BoyAlaa means greatness, elevation, highness, blessings, or favor.
- Usage
- Arabic
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- Arabic
Alaba
UnisexAlaba means second child after twins.
- Usage
- Yoruba
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- All
Alaia
GirlAlaia means joyful or happy.
- Usage
- Basque, Spanish (Modern)
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- Basque
Alain
BoyAlain means little rock or handsome.
- Usage
- French
- Category
- French
Alam
BoyAlam means world or universe.
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- Arabic, Urdu
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- Arabic
Alan
BoyAlan means handsome or little rock.
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- Kurdish
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- Kurdish
Alana
GirlAlana means harmony, offering, beautiful, exalted, precious, or child.
- Usage
- English, Breton
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- Breton
Alba
GirlA variant of Alban, meaning "from Alba".
- Usage
- Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French
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- Catalan
Alban
BoyAlban means from Alba.
- Usage
- German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
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- Albanian
Albie
BoyAlbie means From Alba, bright, or noble.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Albin
BoyA variant of Albi, meaning "White; Bright; My heart".
- Usage
- Swedish, French, English, Slovene, Polish
- Category
- English
Albín
BoyA variant of Albi, meaning "White; Bright; My heart".
- Usage
- Slovak, Czech
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- Czech
Alden
BoyAlden means an old friend.
- Usage
- English
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- English
Alder
BoyA variant of Aldercy, meaning "One who is like the chief".
- Usage
- English (Rare)
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- English
Aldin
BoyAldin means old friend or excellence of religion.
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- Bosnian
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- Bosnian
Alec
BoyAlec means defender of the people.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Aleh
BoyA variant of Aleha, meaning "Ascender; Exalted; A beautiful rose".
- Usage
- Belarusian
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- Belarusian
Aleix
BoyAleix means defender or helper of mankind.
- Usage
- Catalan
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- Catalan
Aleks
UnisexA variant of Alek, meaning "Defender of men; Black and white cow".
- Usage
- Russian, Slovene, Polish, Armenian
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- Armenian
Alem
BoyAlem means scholar, noble protection, or little rock.
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- Bosnian
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- Bosnian
Alemu
BoyAlemu means world.
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- Amharic
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- All
Alen
BoyA variant of Aleny, meaning "Torch; Corposant; Moon".
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- Croatian, Slovene, Armenian
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- Armenian
Alena
GirlAlena means torch, corposant, tower, ray of light, or moon.
- Usage
- Belarusian
- Category
- Belarusian
Aleš
BoyAleš means nobleness, nobility, or defending men.
- Usage
- Czech, Slovak, Slovene
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- Czech
Alex
UnisexA variant of Alexis, meaning "helper".
- Usage
- English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
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- Czech
Alf
BoyAlf means elf or magical counsel.
- Usage
- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
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- Danish
Alfie
BoyAlfie means elf counsel.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Algar
BoyAlgar means elf spear.
- Usage
- English (Rare)
- Category
- English
Alger
BoyAlger means elf spear.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Ali
BoyAli means lofty or sublime.
- Usage
- Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian, Somali
- Category
- Muslim
Alia
GirlAlia means noble, sublime, exalted, heavenly, high, or divine.
- Usage
- Arabic
- Category
- Arabic
Alice
GirlAlice means noble, kind, or nobility.
- Usage
- English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
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- Czech
Alida
GirlA variant of Alid, meaning "Noble battle".
- Usage
- Dutch, German, Hungarian
- Category
- Dutch
Alija
BoyA lovely baby name of Bosnian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.
- Usage
- Bosnian
- Category
- Bosnian
Alim
BoyAlim means learned, expert, or scholar.
- Usage
- Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Circassian, Uyghur
- Category
- Arabic
Alina
GirlA variant of Ala, meaning "excellence, elevation".
- Usage
- Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
- Category
- Belarusian
Alisa
GirlAlisa means noble, kind, nobility, or great happiness.
- Usage
- Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, Georgian
- Category
- Georgian
Alix
UnisexAlix means nobleness or nobility.
- Usage
- French
- Category
- French
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some popular names in the Short Baby Names category?
Some popular and meaningful names in the Short Baby Names collection include Akemi, Aki, Akiba, among others. These names are chosen for their beautiful sounds, deep meanings, and cultural heritage.
How do parents choose a name from Short Baby Names?
When choosing a name from the Short Baby Names list, parents typically look for a balance of traditional heritage, positive meanings, and pronunciation clarity. You can use the letter and gender filters to narrow down your search and shortlist your favorites.
What typical themes do Short Baby Names represent?
Names in the Short Baby Names category often represent virtues like wisdom, strength, peace, and spiritual devotion, or elements of nature and light. These names carry a lifetime of positive aspirations and blessings for the child.