Cool 3-Letter Names for Boys

There are many parents who search high and low to find the perfect name. Sometimes it is a matter of "I'll know it when I see it" and other times they have very specific guidelines they wish to follow. For example, perhaps these parents have a long last name to bestow upon a child and want to find a short first name to balance things out. They end up looking for 3 or 4 letter names and fall in love with a list like this one. Thus, little Ian Christensen is named!

Many of these may also be a short-form or nickname of a longer name. For instance, Gus could be short for the much longer Augustus; and while Max can certainly stand alone, it may inspire you to choose Maximilian as a formal name and simply call him Max. Whatever your reasons are for browsing a list like this, be assured that these are some of the very best 3-letter names available to you! Which are your favorites?

Abe           Ace Ade Åke Ala Alf Ali Apu Ara Ari Art Asa Ash Avi Ayo Bas Baz Ben Bix Bob Boq Bud Cab Cai Cal Cam Che Cid Coy Dag Dan Dax Dee Del Dev Dex Doc Don Dov Dow Ean Ebb Edd Edo Eli Ely Fox Foy

Gil Gio Gus Guy Hal Han Huw Ian Ike Ime Ion Ira Irl Isa Ivo Jad Jai           Jan Jax Jay Jed Jem Jet Jim Job Joe Jon Jye Kai Kal Kay Ken Kim Kip Kit Koa Kye Kyo Law Lee Len Leo Les Lev Lew Lex Lir Lon

Lot Lou Loy Luc Lyn Mac Max Mel Mic Mio Moe Nam Nat Ned Neo Noe Nym Oda Odo Ole Olu Ora Ori Ove Pål Pat Pau Pax Per Pio Pip Poe             Rab Rae Raj Ram Ray Raz Rei Ren Rex Rey Rio Rob Rod Ron Roy Rui

Rye Ryo Ryu Sal Sam Sem Sid Sim Sky Sly Sol Tab Tad Tag Taj Tal Tam Tao Taz Ted Teo Tex Tim Tod Tom Tor Tre Tye Tyr Udo Ugo Uri Uzi Val Van Vin Von Wes Wim Wyn Yul Zac Zak Zeb Zed Zen Zev Ziv

If you're looking for a short name, be sure to also view this list of 4-Letter Boy Names and One-Syllable Boy Names for further inspiration!  For a girl, try the Cool, 3-Letter Names for Girls list too!