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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.

167 names

  • Gaelic · Nature

    Rowan

    “of the red-berry tree”

    87Very commonRising

    74% boys · 26% girls

  • English · Nature

    Hallie

    “from the hall” · “woman of the sea”

    75CommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Royal

    Eric

    “ever the ruler”

    68FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  • English

    Zane

    “one who is bold”

    66FamiliarEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Scandinavian · Royal

    Astrid

    “fair” · “beautiful”

    63FamiliarRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Soren

    “one who is strict; stern”

    61FamiliarRising

    94% boys · 6% girls

  • Basque · Modern

    Kasen

    “one who is pure; chaste” · “protected by a helmet”

    60FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • Old Norse · Norse

    Gunnar

    “a bold warrior”

    57FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • Russian

    Karina

    “one who is dear and pure”

    54UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Rayna

    “one who is pure” · “one who provides wise counsel”

    53UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Boden

    “one who brings news; a herald” · “one who provides shelter or is sheltered”

    53UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Bjorn

    “resembling a bear”

    52UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  • Latin · Nature

    Liv

    “one who protects others” · “from the olive tree”

    51UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Leif

    “a beloved heir”

    50UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  • Old Norse · Old-fashioned

    Harold

    “the ruler of an army”

    49UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • English · Old-fashioned

    Howard

    “army guardian” · “the guardian of the home”

    48UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Norse

    Ingrid

    “having the beauty of the god Ing”

    48UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Kristian

    “an anointed Christian”

    47UncommonEasing

    92% boys · 8% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Osman

    “protected by God”

    46UncommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Kristopher

    “a follower of Christ”

    45UncommonCooling

    >99% boys

  • Latin

    Erica

    “ever the ruler”

    44UncommonCooling

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Biblical

    Hans

    “God is gracious”

    44UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Nature

    Linnea

    Linnea is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”

    44UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Irish · Royal

    Brenda

    “a princess; wielding a sword” · “born to royalty; a prince”

    43UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Literary

    Elvis

    “one who is wise”

    43UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Klara

    “famously bright”

    41UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Valkyrie

    39RareRising

    >99% girls

  • Gaelic · Modern

    Kallan

    “of the flowing water” · “powerful in battle”

    38RareRising fast

    83% boys · 17% girls

  • French

    Gala

    “a merrymaker; of the festive party” · “a singer”

    36RareRising

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Larson

    “the son of Lawrence”

    34RareRising

    92% boys · 8% girls

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Runa

    “of the secret lore” · “a secret”

    34RareRising

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Old-fashioned

    Olga

    “one who is blessed and successful”

    32RareSteady

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Einar

    “a leading warrior”

    31RareRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Hanson

    “the son of Hans”

    30RareSteady

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Espen

    “a bear of the gods”

    30RareSteady

    68% boys · 32% girls

  • Scandinavian · Shared

    Bergen

    Bergen is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who lives on the mountain; one who lives on the hill.”

    29RareRising

    38% boys · 62% girls

  • Scandinavian · Mythological

    Tyra

    Tyra is used as a given name and a surname. Tyra is connected with Tyr.

    27RareEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Sigrid

    “a victorious advisor”

    27RareRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Danely

    “a man from Denmark”

    25RareEasing

    >99% girls

  • Scandinavian

    Aric

    “ever the ruler”

    24RareCooling

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Old-fashioned

    Nels

    “of the victorious people”

    23RareRising

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Old-fashioned

    Ole

    “one who is alert; watchful”

    23RareEasing

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Modern

    Ronak

    “a powerful man”

    22RareRising

    84% boys · 16% girls

  • Scandinavian · Biblical

    Jens

    “God is gracious”

    21RareSteady

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Janson

    “the son of Jan”

    21RareEasing

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian

    Latham

    “one who lives near the barn”

    18Very rareEasing

    >99% boys

  • Scandinavian · Old-fashioned

    Lambert

    “the light of the land”

    17Very rareEasing

    >99% boys

  • English

    Skipper

    “the master of a ship”

    17Very rare

    99% boys · 1% girls

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