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293 names

  • Greek · Royal

    Eleanor

    “shining light”

    89Very commonRising

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Literary

    Lucy

    “light”

    86Very commonRising

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Timeless

    Vincent

    “conquering” · “one who prevails; the conquerer”

    79CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Latin · Old-fashioned

    Vivian

    “white lady” · “one who is full of life; vibrant”

    79CommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Greek · Old-fashioned

    George

    “farmer” · “one who works the earth”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Greek

    Melanie

    “a dark-skinned beauty”

    74CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Persian

    Jasmine

    Jasmine is used as a given name and a surname. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.”

    70CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • English · Vintage revival

    Mabel

    “one who is lovable”

    70CommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Celtic

    Jane

    “God is gracious” · “one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

    69FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Literary

    Amy

    “dearly loved”

    67FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  • French · Timeless

    Russell

    “a little red-haired boy”

    65FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  • English · Shared

    Robin

    “one who is bright with fame”

    63FamiliarRising

    47% boys · 53% girls

  • French

    Mallory

    “an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”

    63FamiliarRising

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Literary

    Joy

    “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”

    62FamiliarEasing

    2% boys · 98% girls

  • Old French

    Rome

    “Rome, Constantinople”

    62FamiliarRising fast

    90% boys · 10% girls

  • Dutch

    Mack

    “the son of” · “the greatest”

    61FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  • English · Shared

    Chandler

    “a candlemaker” · “one who makes candles”

    60FamiliarEasing

    63% boys · 37% girls

  • English

    Fletcher

    “one who makes arrows”

    59FamiliarRising

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • English · Nature

    Mavis

    “resembling a songbird” · “resembling a small bird”

    58FamiliarRising

    >99% girls

  • Hebrew · Shared

    Joan

    “God is gracious”

    56FamiliarRising

    56% boys · 44% girls

  • German · Old-fashioned

    Leonard

    “having the strength of a lion”

    56FamiliarSteady

    >99% boys

  • Latin

    Lionel

    “resembling a young lion”

    55FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  • Old French

    Laurel

    Laurel is a feminine given name from English. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

    54UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • English · Virtue

    Ray

    “a wise protector” · “son of grace”

    53UncommonSteady

    93% boys · 7% girls

  • Germanic

    Odette

    “a wealthy woman; one who is prosperous” · “wielding a spear of the elves”

    52UncommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Latin · Literary

    Lance

    In English use, Lance is a diminutive of Lancelot. One French interpretation is “an attendant; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.” Its derivation is not certain.

    51UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Old French

    Luisa

    “a famous warrior”

    51UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Literary

    Guinevere

    “one with smooth and fair skin” · “the son of a fair-haired man”

    51UncommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Greek · Old-fashioned

    Eugene

    “a wellborn man”

    50UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • English

    Loyal

    “one who is faithful and true”

    50UncommonRising fast

    86% boys · 14% girls

  • French

    Montgomery

    “man power” · “from Gomeric's mountain”

    50UncommonRising

    87% boys · 13% girls

  • Scottish · Old-fashioned

    Wallace

    “foreign, Celtic” · “a Welshman; a man from the south”

    49UncommonSteady

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Latin · Saints

    Quentin

    “the fifth-born child”

    49UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Old French · Modern

    Cherish

    “one who is greatly loved; a darling” · “a cherished woman”

    45UncommonCooling

    >99% girls

  • French · Old-fashioned

    Jewel

    “one who is playful; resembling a precious gem”

    44UncommonCooling

    4% boys · 96% girls

  • English · Shared

    Courtney

    “a courteous woman; courtly” · “a courteous man; courtly”

    41UncommonCooling

    26% boys · 74% girls

  • Latin · Modern

    Oriana

    “born at sunrise”

    41UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  • French · Mythological

    Percival

    Percival is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”

    41UncommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Old French · Nickname-names

    Joanne

    “God is gracious”

    35RareEasing

    >99% girls

  • Germanic · Modern

    Alis

    “noble”

    28RareRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Old French · Modern

    Messer

    “knife”

    23RareRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Old French

    Russ

    “a little red-haired boy”

    22RareRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Germanic · Literary

    Blanche

    “beautiful”

    20RareRising

    >99% girls

  • Old French · Modern

    Mister

    Mister is a given name from Old French, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

    20RareEasing

    >99% boys

  • English · Modern

    Kestrel

    “one who soars”

    20RareRising

    14% boys · 86% girls

  • Danish · Nature

    Jetta

    “resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone”

    19Very rareEasing

    >99% girls

  • Old French · Nature

    Fleur

    “flower”

    17Very rareRising

    >99% girls

  • Germanic

    Richardson

    Richardson is a surname from Old French, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.

    16Very rareRising

    >99% boys

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