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Filter by meaning, origin, style, era and sound. Every card shows how the name divides between boys and girls, and how its popularity has moved since 1880. Or see the whole shape of it in the name graph.

1,147,416 names

  • Gaelic · Royal

    Liam

    “the determined protector” · “will”

    100Very commonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Noah

    “rest” · “to comfort”

    100Very commonSteady

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Latin · Nature

    Oliver

    “olive tree”

    96Very commonRising

    >99% boys

  • Greek · Timeless

    Theodore

    “God” · “gift”

    95Very commonRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Latin · Nature

    Olivia

    “of the olive tree; one who is peaceful” · “olive tree”

    95Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Royal

    Charlotte

    “free man”

    95Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Gaelic · Literary

    Sophia

    “wisdom”

    94Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Germanic · Royal

    Emma

    Emma began as a short form of longer Germanic names and has a meaning associated with wholeness.

    94Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Literary

    Amelia

    “one who is industrious and hardworking”

    94Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Germanic · Timeless

    Henry

    “home” · “power”

    94Very commonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Celtic

    James

    “supplanter” · “heel grabber”

    94Very commonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Latin

    Mia

    “who is like God?”

    93Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

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    Mateo

    “gift of God” · “a gift from God”

    93Very commonRising

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Victorian era

    Elijah

    “yahweh is God” · “jehovah is my God”

    93Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Royal

    Isabella

    “my God is bountiful”

    92Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Germanic · Timeless

    William

    “will” · “desire”

    92Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • English

    Lucas

    “a man from Lucania”

    92Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Victorian era

    Levi

    “associated”

    91Very commonRising

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Hebrew · Timeless

    Benjamin

    “son of the right hand” · “son of the south”

    91Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • German · Old-fashioned

    Evelyn

    “a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”

    91Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Elias

    “Jehovah is my God” · “yahweh is God”

    90Very commonRising

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Ezra

    “help” · “one who is helpful”

    90Very commonRising

    95% boys · 5% girls

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    Luca

    “woman from Lucanus” · “surrounded by light”

    90Very commonRising fast

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Hebrew · Timeless

    Samuel

    “God has heard” · “asked of God”

    90Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Greek · Saints

    Sebastian

    “man from Sebasta” · “the revered one”

    90Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • English · Old-fashioned

    Jack

    “God is gracious” · “the son of Jack or John”

    90Very commonSteady

    >99% boys

  • English · Nature

    Hudson

    “one who is adventurous; an explorer” · “the son of Hugh; from the river”

    90Very commonRising

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Greek · Literary

    Julian

    Julian is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is vouthful Julien, Julira.uscant eni Jaun., ilano blyon,.”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Greek · Royal

    Eleanor

    “shining light”

    89Very commonRising

    >99% girls

  • Iranian

    Ava

    Ava is a name with an uncertain early history and a prominent twentieth-century revival or re-creation.

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Daniel

    “God is my judge”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Modern

    Eliana

    “The Lord answers our prayers”

    89Very commonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Norse

    John

    “God is gracious”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Literary

    Sofia

    “wisdom” · “having great wisdom and foresight”

    89Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Saints

    Leo

    “lion” · “resembling a lion”

    89Very commonRising

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Ethan

    “firmness” · “long-lived”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • English

    Cooper

    “one who makes barrels”

    89Very commonRising

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Michael

    “who is like God?”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic

    Owen

    “born of Esos”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Greek · Timeless

    Alexander

    “helper and defender of mankind”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Latin · Mythological

    Aurora

    Aurora is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and 9 other languages.

    88Very commonRising

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Timeless

    Joseph

    “God shall add”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Timeless

    Matthew

    “gift of God” · “a gift from God”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Modern

    Ailany

    “woman who holds rank as high chief”

    88Very commonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Spanish · Royal

    Santiago

    “refers to Saint James”

    88Very commonRising

    >99% boys

  • French · Nature

    Violet

    “resembling the purplishblue flower”

    88Very commonRising

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew

    Asher

    “fortunate” · “happy”

    88Very commonRising

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Hebrew · Biblical

    Gabriel

    “man of God” · “a hero of God”

    87Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

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